FLOODLIT TROPHY
Congratulations to Chris Harding and Mike Milne on winning the Floodlit Trophy, with a 15-9 win in the final against Kez Adams and Darren Edgerley.
AUGHTON LEAGUE – HESKETH HAWKS
Congratulations to the Hawks on finishing as runners-up in Division 2 of the Wednesday afternoon Aughton League. Captained by George Hitchmough, the team won 14 out of their 18 games, to finish just four points champions Ainsdale ‘A’.
SOUTHPORT FEDERATION
The Southport Federation team’s final league match of the season resulted in an 18-14 victory against Bury. This saw them finish just two points behind Heywood to narrowly miss out on promotion to Division 4.
The home leg of the match was held at the Hesketh Arms and thanks go to all those members who came along to support the team and especially to those who helped out with marking cards, selling raffle tickets etc. The result of the home leg was a 9-3 win for Southport, which included wins for Chris Porter (21-11) and Andy Draper (21-5).
The away team travelled to Dobbies Sports & Social Club in Radcliffe, coming away with three winners and these were Kez Adams (21-13), Mark Wilde (21-9) and Mike Milne (21-18).
As a result of finishing second, Southport will remain in Division 5 and will be hoping to go one better in 2025.
The final league standings were as follows :-
PLAYED POINTS
1. Menai 4 87 points
2. Heywood 4 71
3. Southport 4 69
4. Doncaster 4 49
5. Bury 4 44
OPEN SINGLES – SPONSORED BY BIRKDALE INSURANCE GROUP
Members are reminded that the Club’s Open Singles competition will be held on Saturday 31st August. Although the competition is currently fully subscribed, we are taking names for a reserve list and anyone wishing to be added to this list should contact Mike Milne (07752352065) or Chris Harding (07761733024). The entry fee is £10.00 and total prize money for the event is £540.00, with £200.00 going to the winner. The first session starts at 10.00 am and help on the day with marking and measuring would be greatly appreciated.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Although the 2024 season will soon be reaching it’s final stages, there are still two club competitions to be played and it would be good to end the season on a high note with good turnouts for these events.
Sunday 15th September – Vice-Presidents Pairs Trophy (non-random doubles, no plate) 12.00 pm start.
Sunday 29th September – Last Chance Cup (random doubles with plate) 12.00 pm start.