Ballymoney B open with a win

BALLYMONEY B picked up a 10 shot win over Brooke Park in the opening round of fixtures in the Progressive Building Society Division One.

The home side grabbed six points winning on three of the four rinks.

J Martin beat Jimmy Cuthbert by 10 shots and Archie Scott saw off Ken McConomy by three to put the hosts in control at the break.

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Tommy Smith beat Michael Fahy by nine in the second half before Jimmy Hagan pulled a point back for the visitors with a 12-shot win over K Carson.

Ballycastle also picked up six points as they beat Cookstown B by 34-shots on their travels.

P Mitchell picked up the home side's solitary point as he beat J Hunter by three shots. But that was as good as it got for Cookstown as Bertie White beat Don Mitchell by nine, N McNeill saw off G Smith by 21 shots and J McCormick beat S Quinn by seven.

Limavady made a terrific start to the new campaign as they picked up all seven points following their 45-shot win over Magherafelt.

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Sam Corscadden beat W Greer by seven shots, Wilfie Moore edged out J Martin by four, Gerald Lowry recorded an excellent 15-shot win over A Bates and Keith Lowry wrapped things up with a superb 19-shot win over W Greer.

In Division Two Coleraine B got off to a great start as they beat Fairhill by 22 shots to pick up six points.

Willie Calvin had a good battle with A Spratt before winning by one shot and Jack Logan held on to beat S Kells by four to keep them in front at the break.

Jonathon Elder added another 18 to their total with an excellent win over N Barnes before Norman Hutchinson pulled a point back for the visitors with a one shot win over Robert Madden.

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Culrathain also made an impressive start as they picked up all seven points following their 25-shot win over Riada.

Robert Campbell put them in front with a three shot win over John Milliken and Hugh Connor beat Anthony Quigg by five in the first half.

R Stephens eased past J McMaster by 16 shots before David Calvin edged out S Smyth by a single shot.