Champions kick off with a win

With the ladies not entering a team this year Floyd’s have put together a couple of mens teams. Forge also have two teams with Sperrin and Coleraine RBL making up the rest.

Last years winners, Social Club A, kicked off the new season against this year’s newcomers, Social Club B and wasted no time in showing the quality they possess in a match which was more of a contest that the scoreline would suggest.

AMartin (180,140,123,2x100,14 darts) took the first game for the ‘A team against a tough opponent in S McErlain (140,100,125,18 darts). He was followed by D McDonald (2x135,101,131,140,15&16 darts) who wasted no time in making it 2-0. A McCoosh (2x100) made it 3-0 taking out M Morrow (134,100) before captain D Morrow (140,133) beat C McCaw (2x100) to put the ‘A team 4-0 up at the end of the singles games.

In the pairs S McErlain/M Morrow (2x100,180) found the pairing of A Martin/A McCoosh (2x140,100,118) too strong as they made it 5-0, they were followed by D Brennan/D Morrow (2x100,2x140,133) who made it 6-0 beating J Woods/C McCaw (3x100).

Forge showed their commitment to the league by entering two teams this year who came up against each other in the opening game. It was Forge A who drew first blood with D Ramage (139,3x100) beating A Hall (100). Forge B came back though winning the next two games through D Boyd (2x100) and J Boyd (140) who came out on top of the high scoring G Kennedy (5x100,140).

Forge A levelled the match when J Evangelista (3x100) beat R Kennedy (4x100,140,125) in the final singles game.

In the pairs A Hall/J Boyd (2x100,135) got the better of D Ramage/G Kennedy (4x100) to give Forge B the advantage before D Boyd/R Kennedy won the final game for Forge B.

Last year’s runners-up, RBL, faced Sperrin in the opening match and got off to a great start with R Kane(140,5x100,21 darts) beating J Campbell (121), but Sperrin came back with T Campbell (133) followed by M Sweeney (3x100,139) to put Sperrin 2-1 up.

W Gault (2x140,120,3x100) then won the final singles game for RBL to level the score.

In the pairs J Campbell/M Sweeney won to put the Sperrin into a 3-2 lead, but RBL went on to win the final game through K Kane/W Gault to give both teams a share of the points.

Floyd’s have pulled together a mixture of players from their Friday night teams to make up a couple of teams that could prove difficult to beat throughout the season.

First up for the Flights was W Bradley who came out on top over A McBride (140,100), he was followed by A Mulholland (100) beating S McNeill (100) and S Collins (2x140,125,100) beating D Collins (2x100,116) to put the Flights 3-0 up.

A Allen (125) made it 4-0 by taking out J Johnston (120) in the last game of singles. A Mulholland/A Allen (125,100) then paired up to take out A McBride/D Collins (2x100) before W Bradley/S Collins (140,100,116 finish) made it 6-0 to Flights winning their game over S McNeill/J Johnston (125).

Fixtures for Thursday 21 October: Forge A v Floyd’s; Floyd’s Flights v Forge B; Social Club B v Coleraine RBL; Sperrin v Social Club A.

* THE third annual May Kane Memorial Darts Competition will be held in Coleraine Royal British Legion this Saturday.

Entries will be taken up until 1:45pm for games to start at 2pm. Entry is 3 and everybody is welcome

Prizes are as follows: Winner 60 and Cup; Runner-up 30; Semi-finalists 15.

All other monies raised on the day will be donated to Marie Curie Cancer Care.