Two home wins out for two for Lisnagarvey

Garvey have only played two home matches to date in NIBA Division One and they recorded a second win on Tuesday night by nine shots against Castle, from which they took 5.5 points.

Down 8-17 at the tenth and 11-18 at 15 ends Davy Boal lost by 16 shots.

Neil Mulholland lifted two threes to lead 9-4 at the tenth and 15-6 at 15 ends before winning by ten shots.

Ivan Craig lifted a four but it was 7-7 at the tenth and 12-8 at 15 ends. Garvey were 17-12 ahead at 19 ends but dropped four, one and had to settle for a tie.

A four helped Noel Graham to a 13-7 lead at the tenth and another four made it 19-9 at 15 ends. Garvey finished with two, five, one to win by 15 shots.

S. Irwin, J. McCloughlin, D. Beattie, D. Boal 13, H. McFarland 29; M. Nelson, T. Vint, K. Morrison, N. Mulholland 20, M. McKeown 10; C. Aicken, M. Beattie, S. Skelton, I. Craig 17, M. Stevenson 17; S. Jess, C. Hill, P. Cromie, N. Graham 27, G. Peters 12.

Garvey B take all seven

LISNAGARVEY B 98 (7) HOLYWOOD 48 (0)

Lisnagarvey B took all seven points from a massive 50 shots win at home to Holywood in NIBA Division Four.

Ahead 11-3 at the tenth and 16-4 at 15 ends Ken Armstrong won by 11 shots.

Despite lifting a three, Denis Rankin was 8-9 down at the tenth and 9-15 at 14 ends, but he lifted four at 15 ends and went on to win by two shots.

A three and a four helped Alton Reid to a 13-10 lead at the ninth and a four made it 22-11 at 15 ends before Garvey won by 14 shots.

Two threes helped Bobby Carroll to a 17-2 lead at the tenth and he added a four to lead 24-5 at 15 ends before Garvey won by 23 shots.

A. Smyth, M. Adamson, A. McNevison, K. Armstrong 19, P. Getty 8; K. Johnston, J. Nelson, P. Hughes, D. Rankin 20, C. Lock 18; W. Scott, D. Porter, P. Lavery, A. Reid 28, R. Mallon 14; J. Riley, B. Lemon, J. Chapman, R. Carroll 31, C. Scott 8.

On Tuesday night, Lisnagarvey B travelled to Antrim in NIBA Division Four and came home with six points from a 22 shots win.

Garvey ladies go down by a shot

LISNAGARVEY 60 (2) LURGAN 71 (5)

Lisnagarvey lost by a shot in an exciting finish against Lurgan in the NIWBA Senior League on Thursday.

Two threes helped Caroline Keys to a 13-4 lead at the tenth and 15-8 at 15 ends and Garvey won by six shots.

After starting with four, three, three, two, one, one Iris Scott slipped to 14-10 at 12 ends. But Garvey finished with two, six, two to win by 17 shots.

Down 6-14 at 11 ends and 9-17 at 15 ends Sheillagh Stephenson finished with one, one, five but lost by a shot.

Down 1-13 at the seventh and 4-27 at 13 ends Betty Campbell came back to 10-27 but lost by 23 shots.

M. Oak, G. Jeffers, M. Snodden, C. Keys 16, I. Anderson 10; J. Ferguson, M. Stevenson, D. Smith, I. Scott 28, G. Little 11; W. Cameron, H. Jess, M. McLean, S. Stephenson 16, A. Thompson 17; M. Gibson, M. Kerr, N. Park, B. Campbell 10, W. Kirkwood 33.