Underdogs fail to blunt leaders' title hopes
League leaders and defending champions United won 7-3 in Ballylumford and in the pigeon club, the Ladies beat the Wings 6-4. In an all-island encounter, Islandmagee had a 6-4 victory over Ponderosa.
No1 Ladies remain in second place despite a 6-4 defeat to St John’s; Eagle beat Thatch 7-3; and both the Fleet Ladies v Rangers and Legion v St Comgall’s games were drawn.
Match details:
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Hide AdNo1 Ladies 4 - L Dummigan, J Baxter, P Hopkins, A Davidson; St John’s 6 - D Gannon, V McDonnell, J Montgomery, C McCormac, S Morrow, T Collins.
United 7 - E McGarry, J Gillespie, J Irvine, N Irvine, D McFaul, M Hunter, A Vine; Ballylumford 3 - E Ferguson, J Burgess, V Blair.
Legion 5 - W Woodside, J Spence, E Yendall, J Tennent, D Scott; St Comgall’s 5 - J Clarke, M Kelly, P Johnston, M Evans, E Toner.
Thatch 3 - C McMeechan, C McAuley, W McNinch; Eagle 7 - L Swann, J Spiers, N Roberts, J McIlroy, M Hardy, J Graham, P King.
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Hide AdPigeon Ladies 6 - J Johnston, J Norrell. C McDowell, J Hill, P Currell, K Norrell; Wings 4 - A Johnston, J Ferguson, J Todd, A Reid.
Islandmagee 6 - G Jones, F Kirk, M Jones, L Maguire, C Livingstone, L Addy; Ponderosa 4 - H McCalmont, A McConnell, S Black, L Irvine.
Fleet Ladies 5 - L Houston, J Hood, K McNeill, S Brignall, H Hood; Rangers 5 - I McFaul, M Picken, S Holden, M Mansfield, A Longmore.
Strikes over 100 - M Henry, St Comgall’s, 125; D McIlhatton, Thatch, 121; M Picken, Rangers, 119; K Norrell, Pigeon Ladies, 113; S Dummigan, No1 Ladies, 111; J Gillespie, United, 111; L Swann, No1 Ladies, 105.
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Hide AdFixtures for Tuesday, March 16 - Ballylumford v Pigeon Ladies, Ponderosa v United, Eagle v Islandmagee, St John’s v Thatch, St Comgall’s v No1 Ladies, Rangers v Legion, Tech v Fleet Ladies; Wings - bye.