DARTS C LEAGUE

PORTHCAWL & DISTRICT DARTS LEAGUE A LEAGUE

PYLE RFC B shook off the previous week’s defeat to the Seahorse by overcoming a defiant Prince A side to move one step closer to the league title.

The RFC started off in form with two threes wins for Paul Green, Lee Harben-Jones and Haydn Thomas followed by Martin Rees, Mark Harris and Kevin Allen. The Prince got off the mark in the pairs with a win for Rob Cohen and Mike Clarke with a 114 out for Cohen. The RFC though rallied with wins for the tandems of Allen and Green plus Thomas and Jarrad Vanagas to lead 4-1 going into the singles.

There, Andrew Harman earned a second point for the Prince before Martin Rees put the RFC on the brink of victory. Wins for Cohen and Gary Williams saw the Prince come back to 5-4 but the game was put to bed with wins for Paul Green and Joe Williams with a class 133 outshot for Williams. In the fours, a 2-1 win for the RFC now means they need just three points to clinch the fours league title.

Pyle Legion A jumped back into third spot and kept their faint hopes of runners-up alive with a 9-2 win over the RAFA. The Legion threatened a whitewash with threes wins for John Tossell, Mike Hooper and Stefon Coombs plus Andrew Hart, Steve Lloyd and Peter Lea then three pairs wins for Tossell/Hart, Coombs/Hooper, Lea/ Steve Larner. Singles wins for Hooper and Lloyd made it 7-0.

Evan Jones finally got the RAFA a point before two more Legion wins for Tossell and Coombs. Josh Prescott gained a consolation point for the RAFA. In the fours, the Legion again took the spoils with a 2-1 win.

The Greenacre needed a last-leg decider to see off a determined Pyle RFC A side. The Acres won both threes legs with wins for Mark Grabham, Wayne Morris and Mike Payne plus Dai Payne, Mark Payne and Phil Evans.

In the pairs, Ray Baker and Mark Hearne got the RFC going but a win for Evans and Morris made it 3-1 to the Acres. An RFC win for Steve Pearcey and Kyle Jeffreys reduced the deficit to 3-2 going into the singles.

Mark Hearne levelled the game at 3-3 but two wins for Morris and Grabham moved the Acres to within one leg of victory. However, Pearcey and Alan Mably sent the game into a decider where Mike Payne won the game for the Acres. In the fours, the RFC got a measure of revenge with a 2-1 win

The Swan A came back from behind to defeat a spirited New House side. The threes were shared with a Swan win for Paul Davies, Jim Blaney and Richard Bevington and a New House win for Terry Rawlings, Peter Nicholls and Roger Whale. In the pairs, Davies and Bevington made it 2-1 to the Swan before Rawlings and Neil Lawrence equalised. Stuart Atherton and Brian Edwards made it 3-2 to the Swan going into the singles.

Lawrence again levelled for the New House but Atherton again kept the Swan ahead. Wins for the Rawlings brothers Terry and Peter made it 5-4 to the New House but the Swan pinched it with wins for Davies and Nick Wootton. In the fours, the New House took their chances to pip the Swan 2-1.

B LEAGUE

IN A staggering turn of events with two games to go, three sides sit joint top of the B League.

The Swan B claimed one of the spots with an 8-3 win over the Globe A. The Swan raced into a 3-0 lead with threes wins for Anthony Rickard, Chris Bevan and Alun Smith plus Ieuan Harris, Jake Aitken and Liam McNally. Rickard and Bevan made it three in the opening pairs.

The Globe hit back with pairs wins for Glyn Bowen and Howard Davies as well as Paul Smart and Phil Piper.

In the singles, the Swan dominated with wins for Rickard, Harris, Bevan and Smith. Richard Deeks gained a point for the Globe but the final word went to Liam McNally with the eighth point for the Swan. In the fours, the Swan extended their lead at the top of the fours league with a 2-1 win.

The Prince C staked their position at the summit with an 8-3 win over the Ancient Briton. The Brit actually started brightly with two threes wins for Nathan Woodall, Darren Williams and Billy Cuddihy as well as Eric Owen, Andrew Needs and Sam Buffett despite a 180 from the Prince’s Paul Denyer. The Prince though took over with pairs wins for Keith and Ed Williams, Andrew Heaton and Phil Mundy plus Paul Denyer and Shaun Kelly. Singles wins followed for Stuart Davies and Paul Denyer to make it 5-1. Woodall kept the Brit in it but wins for Keith Williams, Phil Mundy and Simon Heaton climaxed the game. In the fours, the Prince were on song again with a 2-1 win.

The USC kept joint top despite a 6-5 loss to the Lorelei. The threes were shared with a Lorelei win for John Butler, Gareth Thomas and Windsor Hopkins and a USC win for Ray James, Dai Pritchard and Steve Lloyd. Dai Thomas and Dean Baker made it 2-1 to the USC. Thomas and Wayne Phillips levelled it for the Lorelei but James and Pritchard put the USC ahead going into the singles.

Wins for Butler and Phillips moved the Lorelei in front but the USC again went ahead with wins for Lloyd and Pritchard. It was then wins for a 180 hitting John Goode and Rob Morse took the game for the USC. In the fours, the Lorelei again pipped the USC 2-1. THE Prince B extended their lead at the top of the C League with a stagger- ing 20 points after a 9-2 win over the Sandpiper A.

The Prince shot to a 4-0 lead with threes wins for Alex Hopson, Gavin Brown and Kyle Buckley plus Jason Evans, Nathan Davis and Kris Morgan followed by pairs wins for Darran Scott, and Davis, Evans and Morgan plus Hopson and Buckley. Dave Williams and Chris Nicholas got the Pipers off the mark in the final pairs.

In the singles, wins for Buckley, Davis, Brown, a 20 darter from Morgan and Hopson ended the rout with a consolation from John Samuel. In the fours, the Prince kept to winning ways with a 2-1 win.

The New Brogden continued their good form with an 8-3 win over the Pier. The Brogden rocketed into a 5-0 lead with threes wins for Will Walker, Colin Deakin and Phil Truelove as well as Ted O’Keefe, Phil Morgan and Matthew Morgan with a 114 out from O’Keefe. Pairs wins followed for Mal Gillet and Walker plus O’Keefe and Clayton Dodd.

In the singles, Anthony Jones opened the Pier’s account but wins for Walker and Dodd claimed the victory. Shane Thomas earned a point for the Pier but Mal Gillet hit double number eight for the Brogden. In the fours, the Brogden moved into second spot in the fours with a 3-0 win.

BRIDGEND & DISTRICT LADIES DARTS LEAGUE

IT’S getting tougher at the top with only six points separating the top four teams and two others hot on their heels.

Currently top with 106 points Pencoed Rugby club were home to the Socialites, who put up a good fight but could only manage two singles and two doubles giving the Rugby club a 5-4 win. On 104 points are Penybont Football club who were home to the Pencoed Social A, on 100 points. It was 3-3 at the end of the singles but Penybont went on to take two doubles for the 5-4 win. A bad night for the United Services club, who were home to the West House A and could only manage one single and one double, giving West House a 7-2 win and taking them to 99 points. West House B, currently on 103 points, had a convincing win against the Coity Castle (formerly the Railway club). They took five singles and all three of the doubles for the 8-1 home win, with Lisa Dowsett of the Coity Castle winning the first of the singles to save a whitewash and prevent West House from a bonus point. Despite being a player short, the Cabo Roche won their third game of the season when they had a 5-4 home win against the White Horse.

It was least said the better, for the Two Brewers who were away to the Pencoed Social B who won 7-2. Taking the first five singles Pencoed had the game won but the Two Brewers’ secret weapon was yet to play in the form of veteran player Audrey Jones. Audrey won her game against Deborah Roberts and stopped a whitewash but Pencoed took the next two doubles with Helen Hillier and Kay Sebburn winning the last double for the Brewers. The Five Bells had a bye.

BRIDGEND & DISTRICT DARTS LEAGUE

WITH Division Two finishing their season last week all eyes were on the battle at both ends of the table in Division One.

The battle for runnersup spot will go down to final game next week with just one point separating the Coity B and the Social after this week’s results.

The Social, lying in third, were at home to the Five Bells, who are themselves involved in a battle for points to avoid relegation. All-square after the threes the Social forged ahead taking all the pairs to lead 4-1 at the break.

Steve Bowen and Chris Packman put the home side 6-1 in front claiming the first two singles legs before the Bell men pulled two legs back through Graham Hayter and Lee Hapgood to make the score 6-3 with John Picton and Nick Winn ensuring victory went to the Social as they claimed the next two. Dai Smith took the final game for the Bells but the Social ran out 8-4 victors to keep the pressure on second-placed the Coity B, who had a tricky home match against mid table the Jolliers.

The Jolliers made the better start as they claimed both the threes to go 2-0 up. The Coity came back in the pairs but still trailed 3-2 going into the singles.

Iorrie Jones, Russell Wilks and Tim Pound put the Jolliers 6-2 ahead as they took the three opening singles legs. The home side staged a remarkable comeback as Chris Lawrence with a 113 out, Gavin Buffton, Mark Davies and Dan Brian took four legs on the trot to salvage a valuable 6-6 draw.

Two sides involved in the dog fight at the bottom of the table faced one another as the Colliers played host to the Coity A. All-square after the threes the Coalmen edged the pairs to lead 3-2 after the opening exchanges.

It was a cagey affair in the singles as the Colliers claimed two legs through B McGlinchey and Tony Gronow and the Coity replying as Gerwyn Haris and Andrew Phillips claimed the next two.

Victories for Andrew Hermoile and Mathew Martin made sure victory went to the Colliers 7-5 with Andrew James hitting a 180 as he took the final leg for the Coity A.

The final game this week saw the champions the Penybont take on the GWR A. The footballers had the better of the opening exchanges in the pairs and threes to lead 4-1 at half-time. In to the second half and wins for Alan Payne and Tim Jones hitting a 180 along the way increased the home side’s lead to 6-1 before Roy Mills and Mal Hooking pulled two legs back for the Railway men but alas that was their last as Ray Johnson, Darren Rees and a 180 from Alwyn Collins saw the Pen y bont home with a 9-3 victory.

OGMORE VALE & DISTRICT DARTS LEAGUE

THE season came to a conclusion last Friday when the singles and presentation night were held at Blaengarw rugby club.

In the singles, there were nine 180s hit, plus numerous 14 and 16-dart legs, and a best of season 11 darter from Dan Gillett. The highlights of the early rounds were two maximums from the Con’s Clive Carpenter although he lost his game to Dan Gillett. Kurt Parry of the Junction, and the Social’s Nick Winn also hit 180s as did the Blaen’s Scott Evans who also hit a 16dart leg. Andrew Woods of the Vetz hit a 111 finish, and his teammate Mike Huntley 14 and 16-dart legs in the same game. In round three, home player Peter Jones “boned” a 180, the Inn Lion Mark Lewis clawed a 120 finish in an 18-dart leg, and razor sharp Dan Gillett became only the fourth player in the history of the league to hit an 11 darter following in the footsteps of Steve Gillett, John Collins and Kurt Parry, plus a 180, and was unbelievably beaten by Kurt Parry, who nailed his second maximum of the night and 12th in total. In the quarters, Lewis beat Woods, Parry overcame Con stalwart Gary Acreman, Huntley proved too strong for the Colliers’ Tony Gronow, and Jones beat Winn, with Peter hitting his second 180 of the evening. The semis saw Parry hunt down Lewis, and Huntley winning a close game with Jones. The best-of-five final, between Parry and Huntley, started with Mike taking the opening two legs in 18 and 15 darts, then finished the match in style hitting treble 19, 19 and bull for a 126 check out in a 12-dart leg a fantastic 106 avg to reclaim the crown he won two years ago, and bring the curtain down on another season of top quality darts.