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 Carrick & District Pool league sponsored by SKC Gaming NI, Week 5 Tuesday 8th Octber 2024

Bay City Bowlers 2 v 12 Times Bar Scorpions

The Bay City Bowlers welcomed the Tines Bar Scorpions to Carrickfergus Bowling Club. The first game was closely contested, with Lee McIllreevy narrowly defeating debutant Dean Arnold, setting the stage for the Scorpions' momentum. From that point on, the Scorpions displayed their skill with impressive shots, even mixing in some reverse dishes for good measure. By halftime, they had earned a commanding 7-0 lead.

The second half mirrored the first, and the Scorpions quickly extended their lead to 9-0. However, Ryan Ward, making his season debut, managed to secure a win and score a point for the Bowlers. Despite Ward's efforts, in the following game Davy Blair of the Scorpions responded with a reverse dish leaving Arnold in awe. The Bowlers had opportunities to narrow the gap but were unable to capitalize on key moments. That said, Gareth McIlwrath on black ball delivered one of the best shots of the evening, earning another point for the Bowlers.

In the end, the Bowlers were outclassed by a Scorpions team that is clearly poised to challenge for the title. The match was played in good spirits, and the Bowlers extend their best wishes to the Scorpions for the rest of the season.

The result leaves the Scorpions in 4th place in the League table, 1 point off the leaders. Bowlers remain in 12th place.

Times Tigers 8 v 6 Whitehead Trojans

Tigers welcomed the Trojans to the Times Bar. Trojans got off to the best possible start when John Fulton went in-off the black against John Kane, and then Chris Hobson beat Scott Pettigrew in another black ball fight. 2 - 0 to the Trojans.

Stephen Simpson got the Tigers off the mark with an excellent clearance only for John Kane to restore the 2 frame advantage. Sam Sloan and Johnny Eccles then brought the scores level at 3-3.

In the final frame of the first half Thomas Fleming beat Kye Robinson to ensure the Trojans led at the break 4-3

The first two frames of the second half were shared, with wins for Stephen Simpson and Thomas Fleming and then second wins for Johnny Eccles and Sam Sloan put the Tigers ahead for the first time. Score at this stage 6-5 to the Tigers. In the next frame Stevie Hamilton restored parity after laying a great snooker.

However the last two frames would belong to the Tigers! Scott Pettigrew beat Chris Hobson and Tom Mcgurk beat Girvan Fleming to give the Tigers their second win of the season.

The result leaves both teams on 8 points with the Trojans in 8th place ahead of the Tigers in 9th place!

Q Club Titans 12 v 2 Whiteabbey Legion

Titans hosted the legion at home in the Q club; the Titans knew this would be a tight affair but they had a job to do after a few disappointing results in previous weeks.

The Titans kickstarted the match off with a win by Mark Millar, grinding the frame out to go 1-0 up; then stepped up young Jack Carson for a B&D only to miss the black and give the legion an opportunity to level the match, but it was not to be as Jack got back to the table to take frame 2. 

A win from Tyler McKee gave the Titans a 3-0 lead. Next up the Legion had the veteran of the game step up, Rab Butler, to pull one back for the travelling team. 3-1 though kicked the Titans into gear, rolling off the next 4 in a row, making it 7-1 only for Rab to get back to the table on frame 9 to give the visitors another frame on the board.

With the score now 7-2 the Titans got the run of the balls to take the next five in a row seeing the match out 12-2 and help take the Titans back to the top of the league table.

With this result the Legion are in 7th place in the league.

Other results from this week

Grange Ballyclare 6 v 8 Greenisland Colts 

Greenisland Galacticos 13 v 1 Railway Blues 

Pink Ladies 1 v 13 Carrickfergus Golf Club

Week 5 Reports/Scores

 SKC Gaming NI are jostling for higher league positions

With an odd number of teams in the league, this year one team has no match each week. This week is was the turn of the league leaders, Titans. 

Second placed Scorpions welcomed Q Club to the Times Bar, hoping to go back to the top of the league.

Jason Vorhees was first on the scoresheet, capitalising after Lee McIlreevy snookered himself on the black. Davy Blair levelled before Ian McCalmont put the Q Club back in front. Darren Whiteside was hoping to level with a break and dish but went in off a finely cut last ball and Joel Quinn took full advantage with a tidy finish. Aaron Leslie ripped out a nice reverse dish for Scorpions before Marty Kane and Kyzler Todd stretched the lead for the Q Club. 2-5 at the interval. In a cagey eighth frame, Darren Whiteside took the win after fortunately leaving his opponent snookered on the black then finishing in his next visit. Jason Vorhees ripped out a well-controlled reverse dish. Paul Kerr expertly broke and dished in the next. Ian McCalmont held his nerve and put the Q Club on the hill at 4-7. Davy Blair took out a nice finish to keep Scorpions’ hopes of a draw alive. Michael Wilson snookered himself on the last ball and Jason Vorhees mopped up for the 3 points. At 5-8, Scorpions were hoping to salvage a bonus point but Kyzler Todd was having none of it and took the final frame of the evening. Final score Scorpions 5 Q Club 9. MVP Jason Vorhees on 3/3, Ian McCalmont and Davy Blair 2/2. This win brings the Q Club up to 2nd position in the league.

The defending champions, Galacticos rolled into Whitehead to take on the Trojans. They got off to a great start. In the first 15 minutes of the match, they had taken a 4 frame lead with a reverse dish, break and dish, and two more swift frames The first half finished 2 - 5 to the Galacticos. In the second half, the Galacticos showed their true class winning 6 out of 7 frames. To take the win 3- 11 to begin their slow and steady rise back up the table from 8th to 5th.

Bay City Bowlers faced Colts in Greenisland Working Men's Social Club. The Colts got off to a great start with wins for John McClean, Glen Burns and Joe Patton.

The away side battled back to close the gap before the half time interval with wins for Jim Millar, Aaron Reid and Benny Booysen. A winning streak disrupted by Colt Aaron Waters making the half time score 4-3 in favour of the Colts. Burns took the 8th frame. Bowler Reid won the longest and most tactical frame. Watters secured the next with a precision pinpoint position finish. Joe Patton, it must be said, used every ounce of his experience to win the next. Aaron Watters to give himself an impressive 3/3 whilst securing victory for his team. Chris McCurry increased the score line while potting his penultimate colour from a full ball snooker with perfect black ball position. Colt Joe Patton took the last frame making his evening a perfect 3 from 3 and the final score a 10 - 4 victory for the Colts and leapfrogging their opponents into 11th position in the league.

Railway Blues welcomed the 13th placed Pink Ladies to Mcconnells in Doagh. Blues started strong with wins from Neil McFaul, Stewart, Duff and McIlroy. The ladies pulled back a frame with a good finish from Singleton. Blues won the last two frames of the first session via Laughlin and Kerr. On a side note, the Pink Ladies won all 7 lags in the first session, credit where it's due.

The second session was much more even with three wins for the Pink Ladies from Furgrove-Crawley, Graham and McIlroy, but the Blues got over the line eventually with wins for Stewart, McFaul, Laughlin and McI lroy, moving them up to 8th position in the league. Final score Blues 10 Ladies 4

Whiteabbey Royal British Legion welcomed the Times Tigers in the league. Andrew Arbuthnot kick-started the match with a break and finish. The legion men were inspired and ran out the first half 7-0 with wins for Mark Porter, Lewis Chapman, Rab Butler, Kevin Mullen, John Rainey and Darren McFarland. Tigers regrouped at the interval and got themselves back in the match with wins for Scott Pettigrew, Steven McWhirter, Steven Simpson and John Fulton. Rab Butler mercilessly stopped the Tigers to secure the 3 points. Rab Brown won the next game for the Tigers before Darren McFarlane wrapped it up for the legion. Darren McFarlane and Rab Butler won 2/2.  Final score 9/5 to the Legion, who move from 6th to 3rd position in the league.

5th placed Grange took on 3rd placed Carrick Golf Club. The Ballyclare men raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to Jim Gilchrist and Robin Blair only for Raymond Hagan and Graeme Arthur to tie it up for the golf club Pool Team.

Unfortunately that was as good as it got for the golfers with the visitors rattling off the next three frames to lead 5-2 at the break (Jim Gilchrist, Stephen Herron and Robin Blair).

Raymond Hagan won his second frame of the night to narrow the gap but the Grange won the last six for a thoroughly deserved 11-3 victory. There were hat tricks for Jim Gilchrist, Robin Blair and Stephen Herron as the visitors proved too strong on the night. This win amazingly moved the Ballyclare men from 5th place to the top of the table. In only five weeks, we have had four league leaders. It is going to be an exciting season. 

Week 4 Carrick & District Pool league sponsored by SKC Gaming NI, Week 4 Tuesday 24th September 2024

Times Tigers 7 v 7 Q Club Titans

The Tigers welcomed 2nd placed Q Club Titans to the Times bar. Titans Mark Millar got his side off to a perfect start beating John Fulton, however excellent clearances from Stephen Simpson and Steven McWhirter put the Tigers 2-1 ahead.

Rhys McLaughlin and Dean McDonagh won the next two for the Titans only for the seesaw pattern of the match to continue with wins for Tom McGurk and Davey Montgomery. Score at half time was 4-3 to the Tigers.

Scott Pettigrew won the first frame after the break with a great win over Mark Millar, and then Dean McDonagh won his second of the night to reduce the lead to one frame once more. Up stepped the flying Scotsman Pettigrew with his second win over Ricky Moulds to put the Tigers up 6-4.

Rab Brown then beat Alan Corrigan to make it 7-4. Could an unlikely win be on the way for the Tigers? or could the Titans maintain their good start to the league and make a comeback?

Holding their nerve the Titans took the next three frames with wins for Andy Quinn, Mark Millar and Jack Carson to clinch the draw.

Player of the night for the Tigers was Scott Pettigrew with 2 wins from 2, while Mark Millar and Dean McDonagh both won 2 out of 3 for the Titans.

The draw moves the Titans to the top of the table with the Tigers in 10th place.

Q Club 10 v 4 Greenisland Colts

Q Club got back to winning ways with a solid 10-4 win over the Colts. It would be the Colts though who got into an early 2-1 lead, aided along the way with an Aaron Watters break and dish in frame 2. Q Club would take the next 4 to go into a commanding 5-2 half time lead, highlight being a very good 6 ball clearance from Joel Quinn in frame 7.

Q Club stayed strong at the start of the second half with the experienced Jason Voorhees and in form Quinn and this paid off as both won their frames to guarantee the home side a point. Aaron Watters kept up the fight for the Greenisland men winning frame 10 however it was left to Marty Kane to get Q Club the 3 points taking out an impressive clearance in the next frame. 

Man of the match was undoubtably Joel Quinn with a superb hat trick, best for the visitors was Aaron Watters 2/3.

The result means that Q Club move into 4th place in the league table with Colts languishing in 12th place ad still searching for their first point of the season

Bay City Bowlers 4 v 10 Carrick Golf Club

The Bay City Bowlers hosted Carrickfergus Golf Club in the first local derby of the season on Tuesday night. The Golfers made an impressive start, landing three early blows. Gary McClure from the Bowlers stepped up to try and halt their momentum, and while he had some success, the Golfers pressed on, going into the break with a commanding 5-2 lead.

The Golfers continued their strong performance in the second half, with Paul Cowan accidentally shanking the white ball off the table, prompting a chorus of "Four" from his teammates. Despite the best efforts of Darren Clifford and Gareth McIlwrath, the relentless Golfers extended their lead. In the end, the Golfers were deserved winners, sealing a 10-4 victory.

A special mention goes to Graeme McArthur, who secured three wins out of three and was undoubtedly the Man of the Match. Congratulations to the Golfers, and with this form, they’ll surely be strong contenders for the title this season. Best of luck to them!

The result pushes Golf Club into 3rd place in the league table with the Bowlers in 11th place

The other results from this week:

Greenisland Galacticos 13 v 1 Whiteabbey Legion

Grange Ballyclare 7 v 7 Railway Blues

Pink Ladies 2 v 12 Whitehead Trojans

Week 3 Reports/Scores

 Carrick & District Pool league sponsored by SKC Gaming NI, Week 3 Tuesday 17th September 2024

Greenisland Colts 4-10 Scorpions

Home team report

Let's face it the Greenisland Colts we're fully aware it was going to be a tough shift against the rightly well regarded and respected Times Bar Scorpions. The league leading Scorpions side took the first half of the evening a comfortable 5 – 2, however a couple of frames as usual cudda shudda went the other way! Greenisland Vice Captain Colin Beckinsale missed a black that he would have usually potted (one of those that would wake you up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat thinking about it) the same can be said though of Scorpion Colin Rafferty going in-off on a potted black ball! 

The second half was the same 5 - 2 score line with the only Colt wins being that of Chris McCurry and Colt Captain Harry Warwick. Both teams being friendly yet obviously competitive as always made for an enjoyable night of CDPL pool.

Away team report

In a game of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ it was the league leaders, the Scorpions who prevailed in Greenisland. Colts had their chances in some frames and the score line could have been closer. Glen Burns was first to the black, but it was Lee McIlreevey, who converted, to give Scorpions the opener. Stephen Johnston made it 2 and a reverse dish from Darren Whiteside made it 3. 

Vice-captain, Colin Beckinsale missed a black 2 inches from the pocket and Michael Wilson was relieved to mop up to make it 0-4. Joe Patton used all of his experience to overcome Aaron Leslie with a fine finish to get the Colts on the scoreboard. Like London buses, Glen Burns swiftly followed for Colt’s second after Colin Rafferty went in off the black. Davy Blair finished off the final frame of the first half with a pinpoint double to middle with screw and running side to land plumb on the black. 

Aaron Leslie started the second half with a beautiful reverse dish. Stephen Johnston put Scorpions on the hill and Paul Kerr secured the points with a nice finish. Darren Whiteside extended the lead with another reverse dish before Chris McCurry took advantage of Colin Rafferty’s nappy leakage. Lee McIlreavey ripped out another for the Scorpions before Harry Harwick took the last frame of the night to restore some pride for his team. Final score Colts 4 Scorpions 10. This cements Scorpions’ spot at the top of the league before their bye next week when we expect to see a new league leader.

The Colts, having played a game less are in 12th place.

Q Club Titans 9-5 Galacticos

What an incredible night of pool at the Q club between the Titans and Galacticos. This one really was a clash of two titans which did not disappoint many of the onlooking spectators.

Reigning champions Galacticos travelled down to the Qclub not knowing what to expect from this newly formed team.

Up stepped Mark Millar for the Titans vs Galactico Aaron Rolston, with Aaron winning the lag only to break dry with Mark clearing the table for a reverse dish.

Next up was young Jack Carson vs Gary Wallace with Jack winning the lag then took out a fast but beautiful break & dish to leave the Titans leading 2-0. 

But the Galacticos had other ideas with a great break & dish from Roger Smyth and Aaron Rolston levelling the score at 2-2.

With the Titans and Galacticos playing at such a high standard it was a just a matter of time before one slipped up; it was then the Titans really took advantage and rolled off the next 5 in a row making it 7-2 Titans, but the Galacticos were not going down without a fight and really showed a bit of class winning the next 3 with wins from Aaron, Chris and Gary score now 7-5!

With a potential come back on the cards the Galacticos had a little twinkle in their eye, maybe it was excitement, maybe it was ‘now we have a chance’. Only for Ryan Mckillop to end their hopes and dreams for the visitors. 

And to finish a great night of pool off Rhys McLaughin reverse-dished Gary Wallace with Gary having an unfortunate in-off on the break! 

The final score Titans 9-5 Galacticos lifts the Titans into second place in the league table with 8 points from their 3 matches, Galacticos are in 8th place but have only played 2 matches

Whitehead Trojans 5-9 The Grange

The Grange arrived in Whitehead with a very strong team. Whitehead Trojans won the first frame, then Grange won the next 5 frames including a Paul Shannon break and dish in frame 4. 

Ryan Scott nearly had his own break and dish but missed his last red. This was the longest game of the night. Both players missed balls to win the frame, but Ryan came out the winner in the end. First half finished 5- 2 to Grange.

The second half started with another break and dish from Richard Kitson. The next frames were close frames, each team winning frames. The 10th frame Ryan had another go at a break and dish, but again missing his last red but still went on to win the frame. The final score was 5 - 9 to the Grange. Two players won 3/3 Trojans Gary Fitzsimmons and the Grange Jim Gilchrist and Ryan Scott 2/2

The result lifts the Grange up to 4th place in the table with 7 points from 3 games, while the Trojans are in 7th place

Golf Club 10-4 Q Club

The Golf Club earned their second victory of the season with a hard-fought win over the Q Club. The match was much tighter than the 10-4 scoreline suggests with several frames that could have gone either way.

A tight first frame went the way of the home team before Paul Cowan made it 2-0 with a fine break and dish. Rorie McAllister pulled one back after a great safety shot paved the way for an easy black. The home team extended to 4-1 before great finishes from Q club’s Jason Voorhees and Karl Crozier for the golf club left the score at 5-2 at half time.

Jason got very unlucky in frame 8 leaving a touching ball on his last yellow which led to an in-off. Alan Lunn finished to make it 6-2. Ciaran O’Toole made some great pots on his way to a comfortable victory over Freddie Williams. Paul Cowan came out on top in a cagey 10th frame that could have gone either way. Raymond Haggan doubled the black to edge frame 11 and Alan Lunn completed his hat-trick to make it 9-3. Another excellent finish from Ciaran O’Toole made it 9-4 before Paul Cowan won a tight final frame to also complete his hat-trick.

Final score 10-4 to the Golf Club, a result which moves them up to 5th place in the league, just above Q Club in 6th place.

Whiteabbey Legion 14-0 Pink Ladies

The other result of the night saw the Pink Ladies travel to Whiteabbey Legion in search of their first point of the season, however a 14-0 victory for the Legion left them rooted to the bottom of the table and lifted the Legion up to third with 8 points from their 3 games!

Week 2 Reports/Scores

 Scorpions 13 Carrick Golf Club 1

League leaders, Carrick Golf Club travelled to second placed Scorpions in to the Times Bar. In the first frame Lee McIlreevy benefitted from a Paul Cowan juggled black to put the home side 1 up. Two for Paul Kerr, Darren Whiteside, Davy Blair, Michael Wilson and Stephen Johnston took the score to 7-0 at half time. 

Michael Wilson chipped in with some crisp potting to secure the points in frame 8. Stephen Johnston broke and finely dished before Davy Blair made a complicated finish look easy for 10-0. In an epic tactical frame Raymond Hagan finally got on the scoreboard for the Golf Club. With the black over the pocket, Karl Crozier potted his penultimate ball but screwed the cue ball into the middle pocket. Michael Wilson gratefully accepted the gift for his hat trick. 

Darren Whiteside took two more frames securing his hat trick and a solid 13-1 victory. Scorpions leapfrog the Golfers and reach the summit early. A few of the frames could have went either way but the experienced Scorpions took their chances more clinically than the Golf Club, who will improve over the season. Golf Club move down the table to 8th place following the result.

Q club 9 Railway Blues 5

Q Club opened their 24/25 home campaign with a tightly fought victory over the Railway Blues. Q Club had a number of debutants on show and the Blues were boosted themselves with the signing of former Galactico Neil McFaul.

Q Club got off to a fast start with a 4-1 lead although that probably flattered the hosts with the visitors missing a couple of good chances. A McFaul and Laughlin double brought the Blues back into it at half time, each with good finishes. 

Q Club used the experience of Jason Voorhees to edge to a 5-3 lead, Tiger taking out a magnificent cut on his final ball to deny McFaul a hat trick. 

This was enough for the hosts to take 3 of the next 4 to take the 3 points. Shout out to vice captain Rorie McAllister for his impressive clearance in frame 11.

Best on the night was Blues Craig Laughlin with a fine hat trick. For Q Club there were doubles for Jason Voorhees, Marty Kane, Ian McCalmont and Ciaran O’Toole.

Q Club move up to joint second place in the league table.

Grange Ballyclare 7 Whiteabbey Legion 7

The Grange welcomed Whiteabbey legion for their first home game of the season. The legion raced into a 4-0 lead with wins for Kevin Mullen, Mark Porter, Jessie McCullough and a fine reverse dish from Rab Butler.

The game then turned when Andy Arbuthnot inexplicably went in off after potting the black.

Further wins for Paul Shannon and Stephen Herron left the half time score 4-3 to the legion.

The second half started the same as the first with the legion taking the first 3 frames through Kevin Mullen, Mark Porter and Rab Butler.

The Grange boys dug deep and took the last 4 frames to salvage a draw with wins from Jim Gilchrist, a fine finish from Paul Shannon, Jackie Murdock and another fine finish from Ryan Scott in the final frame.

Doubles on the night for K Mullen, M Porter, R Butler, J Murdock and P Shannon.

The result leaves Whiteabbey Legion in fourth place and the Grange in sixth place in the table

Carrick Bowlers 4 Whitehead Trojans 10

The Carrick Bowlers hosted the Whitehead Trojans in a highly anticipated clash. The Bowlers got off to a strong start, but the Trojans quickly rallied with four consecutive wins that left the Bowlers reeling. By the break, the Trojans held a commanding 5-2 lead.

After the interval, the Trojans continued their momentum and the Bowlers pulled one or two back but ultimately the Trojans secured the victory. While the scoreline of 10-4 suggests a comfortable win, it doesn't fully reflect the close nature of many games in the second half. Some missed chances proved costly for the Bowlers, as the Trojans capitalized on every opportunity.

The match was played in great spirits by both teams. Special mention must go to Gary Fitzsimmons, whose shot of the match was an impressive black ball pot while in a tight snooker.

Trojans move to 5th place in the league, with Bowlers 10th.

Greenisland Galacticos 13 Times Tigers 1

Following their bye in week 1, Greenisland Galacticos started their title defence with a tricky tie at home to the Tigers. Honours were even after the first two with Roger Smyth opening for the hosts and Stephen Simpson equalising for the visitors.

The next two went the way of the home side as Gary Wallace and returning ace Aaron Rolston edged two tactical frames but after a nervy start the hosts didn't lose another frame.

Hat tricks for Rolston, Wallace and Marcus and a brace each for Smyth and Crawley gave the defending champions an ideal start to the season.

The result moves them into 7th place in the table, with the Tigers in 9th place.

Pink Ladies 1 Q club Titans 13

Tough start to the season for the Pink Ladies saw them lose 13 1 to Q Club Titans. Jean McIlroy was the only winner for the Ladies, while the dominant Titans standout players were Tyler McKee and Mark Millar with hat-tricks and Jack Carson, Rhys McLaughlin and Dean McDonagh with two wins each.

The result saw Titans move to third place on 5 points from 2 games, with the Ladies propping up the table in 13th place.

Early days though and plenty of matches for things to turn around.

Week 1 Reports/Scores

● What a fantastic debut in the CDPL for Carrickfergus Golf Club. They got off to a flying start leaving the Greenisland Colts trailing by 5-2. The Colts hoped to do better in the second half but quite apart from it genuinely being one of those nights with missed blacks and cue ball in offs from breaks they did seem to still be on holiday after the summer recess. That is not to take away from the Carrick teams performance in any way as they really did prove to be a very attacking team with good strong potters and infact went on to do even better in the second half making the final score on the evening Carrickfergus Golf Club 11 - Greenisland Colts 3

The Colts welcomed the Golf Club to the league and the Golf Club welcomed the Colts to their Club. A very friendly enjoyable start to the league new season for both teams.

● The Q Club started the season well, taking the first 4 frame in Whitehead, but the Trojans fought back to make to 4- 3 in the first half. In the second half, there were lots of very close frames, but the Q Club had their experience to fall back on and took the second half 4 game to 3. Congratulations to the Q Club on a great win . Top player for the Trojans was Thomas winning 3/3 and top players for the Q Club was Andrew and Marty 2/2

●Tonight, The Q club titans where up against the Grange with the match sure to be tense with both new teams in the carrick league and really did not disappoint. Kick starting the titan's off was Rhy's giving the titans 1-0 lead which Quickly followed on 3 more good frames from Tyler,mark,dean making it 4-0 to the titans before richard kitson stepped up for the grange and Kick started the grange off the mark now 4-1 with then ryan mckillop making it 5-1 to the titans but the never say die attitude from the grange instantly woke up from life support winning the next 4 in a row from jim gilchrist,gary cowan,richard kitson,paul shannan. Then up stepped tyler sharp shooter mckee to stop the rot for the titans, with the newly crowned player of the season ryan mckillop in larne pulled out a great finish, only to go in off the black very unlucky, ricky moulds steps up next with a great technical battle against richard kitson only too just come out ontop making it 7-6 titans, Alan and paul final match of the night with a alan win gets the win for the titans or paul win for a draw for the visitors it was paul that come out on top with a great clearance to take the frame under extreme pressure. Finish in the night 7-7 Great bunch of lads and great night had by all,

Players of the night

Tyler from titans 2-2

Paul from grange 2-3

● Last season's runners up scorpions travel to The McConnell's Of Doagh to Play lasts years Harbour Cup winners The Railway Blues. The first frame seen Lee Mcilreavy see off Ryan stewart to take the first point of the night. Second frame seen a dry break from Neil McFaul only for him to watch Paul Kerr make a lovely reverse dish. Wesley Smyth got the blues off the mark in the third frame. The scorpions stepped up a gear taking the next four frames with wins from Darren Whiteside, Michael Wilson, Colin Rafferty and debut cueist Stephen Johnston leaving the first session with a scoreline of 6-1. A second debut for Davy Blair kicked off the second session with a win. Neil McFaul got the blues there second frame on the board after a tactical frame against Paul Kerr. The blues pushed on with Wesley Smyth winning his second frame of the night beating Stephen Johnston. Darren Whiteside got his second of the night beating Robin Kerr. Sammy Duff clawed one back for the blues after a slip up from Michael Wilson. Lee Mcilreavy and Colin Rafferty won the last two frames of the session to see out the win for the Scorpions. Final score was 10-4 in the scorpions favour.

● The Whiteabbey royal British Legion welcomed the Carrickfergus bowling club this was a tight match it went one way and then the other way Kevin Mullen got the legion of to a good start the bowling club got the next two with wins for Gary McClure and lan McMillan Rab butler made it all square Ricky topping put the match all square the legion rattled off 4 games in a row with wins for Gareth Robinson Darren McFarland John Rainey and Dessie McCullough before Ian McMillan got one back for the bowling club it was a great match and I wish the bowling club all the best in the future games. Results 8-6

Charity Shield Sponsored By SKC Gaming

Great start back to league tonight Tuesday 27th September 2024 it was missed last season.
As Whitehead Trojans took on the mighty Greenisland Galacticos final score 8-3 well done Greenisland Galacticos (Without talismanic captain Whiteside, Old Man Harris stepped in as the elder statesman of the Greenisland team lol)
Big shout out to Carrickfergus Bowling Club for hosting... Our Charity this year and very close to our hearts is Macmillan Cancer Support
Well done to both teams by kindly donating £50 each tonight very much appreciated it... Can't wait till next week now when league kicks off 🎱

Winning Silverware in Railway Blues First Season Is ACE

This match quite literally had everything a break & dish a reverse dish fabulous attacking pots and tactical safety play in fact one could say it was appropriately entertaining given the events sponsor and the last match of our season.
The Times Tigers roared away to a great start of this evenings CDPL Harbour Cup Final Sponsored by the ACE Amber Castle Entertainment.
Quite quickly they found themselves 5 - 2 in front of this year's newcomers The Railway Bar Blues.
You could have been forgiven at this point for thinking that perhaps with this being The Blues team's debut in a Cup final match of this magnitude that it was possibly going to prove a little too much on this their first competitive season.
The Newtownabbey men however had other ideas and suddenly somehow stoked the fire in their engine to steam back at their more experienced Times Bar Belfast opponents.
Soon equalising prior to forging ahead to an eventual 7 - 6 lead.
With the Tigers needing the next game to draw level and of course The Blues requiring just one more to cross the finish line it was indeed as I'm sure you can well imagine a tense atmosphere within the

Greenisland Working Men's Social Club.
Said game however culminated with Railway Blue Craig "The Equaliser" Laughlin being victorious holding his nerve and potting his penultimate ball from a snooker to clinch the 2024 Harbour Cup Winners title along with his team mates.
Well done Railway Blues and commiserations to Times Tigers.