Mixed week for Veteran teams

BALLYMENA Vets 1 travelled to Mossley last week. Both teams recorded clear cut victories however it was the home team who claimed the extra points for the overall score.

On rink 2 Jimmy Shields, Dessie Shaw, Jim Cameron and Davy Balmer were drawn against G Hall and it was the home rink who made the early running and after 5 ends they had established a 3 shot lead. The Ballymena rink then hit a rich vein of form winning 11 of the remaining ends to record a comprehensive 22-7 victory.

Sammy Rainey, Roy Kernohan, Alex Wilson and John Millar took on B Nutt on rink 3 and they did not make the best of starts when they conceded a full house of 8 shots on the third end and this set the tone for the remainder of the day. The Braid men did manage to win the next 3 ends to trail by 9 shots to 5, however the home rink continued to score heavily over the remainder of the game to run out victors by 28 shots to 11.

Ballymena Veterans 2 (42) Nortel (26)

Ballymena Vets 2 entertained Nortel last Monday and it was a good day for the Braid men who collected all of the points on offer.

The Ballymena rink of Gary Shaw, Derek Greer, Peter Millar and Arnold Kenny made a great start against N Haffern on rink 4 and after 5 ends they had established a 11-1 lead. The remainder of the game was closer and the visitors were actually able to get within 4 shots of the Ballymena men, but the home rink finished strongly to record a fine 19-11 victory.

The scores were level at 6-6 after 8 ends on rink 5 where Allen Stewart, Liam Lyness, Robert McCready and Harold Smyth took on T Hunter. The visitors then won the next 3 ends to establish a 9 shot lead, however the Ballymena rink dominated the remainder of the game when they won the last 7 ends to claim victory by 23 shots to 16.

Ballymena Veterans 3 (34) Mossley 2 (42)

Mossley were the visitors to the Old Ballymoney Road green last week where they took om Ballymena Vets 3. Both teams teams had a rink win but it was the visitors who claimed the extra points on offer.

On rink 2 Bill Wood, Jimmy Alexander, Rowly Woods and Don McKee were drawn against J Kelly and it was a tough day for the home rink. The visitors dominated the first part of the match and they lead by 11 shots to 2 after 8 ends, however 13 shots conceded over the next 3 ends saw the Mossley rink take total charge of the game. To their credit the Ballymena men did not give up and they won 6 of the remaining ends to leave the final score 26-11 in favour of the visiting rink.

Joe Kyle, Tommy Crooks, Keith Burnett and Billy Scullion took on the Mossley rink skipped by W Hamilton on rink 3. They made a tremendous start to their game winning the first 5 ends to race in to a 13-0 lead. The visitors however hit back over the next 8 ends to get on level terms with the Braid rink with the score at 15-15, however Scullion’s men finished strongly and eventually went on to win the game by 23 shots to 16.