First Blues league comes down to the wire

THE second division of the First Blues Lisburn and District Dart League came down to the wire this week with The Crows and Downside fighting it out to be crowned Champions.

Downside at home started brightly, taking two of the first three games with wins by B McMichael (100, 21 darts). A McComb (125).

The Crows winners’ were G McCallister (100, 121), A Hanlon (100), P Logan (100), B Gibb (100). Racing into a four two lead I Gibson (140) got a game back for Downside, only to see D Kay (100, 140), S Gardiner (123) seal the victory and second division for The Crows.

Two other second division matches resulted in wins for Dunmurry Inn and Byrnes B.

DUNMURRY INN 6 LAGANVIEW 2

Dunmurry Inn winners, W McMorran, J Andrews, B Graham, B Holliday, A Hodgen (100,140), P Cross

Laganview winners, N Alister, K Watson (100)

McCRUMS 4 BYRNES B 6

McCrums winners, W Nelson (100), B Johnston (100), A Garrett, G Beggs Jnr,

Byrnes B winners, M McClean, A Furphy, T McKeown (100), C Lewsley, R Patterson (100), G Bassett (100)

First Division Results

Second placed Ballymacash earned a hard fought victory over their visitors Balliderry 6-4

Ballymacash winners, P McKeown (100,140), D White (3x100), L Neill (125,123), I Ringland (2x100, 138), S Crossey, T Heasley (100). Ballinderry winners, M Yeats (4x100,121, 18 darts), N Brown (3x100, 2x125, 135, 18 and 20 darts) G Rea (2x100, 140), C Heasley (134).

Third placed Maghaberry A trounced Pigeon Club 6-0.

M Murdoch (2x100,140), K Lavery (3x100) I Gardiner (3x100,140), P Presho (100), P Kirkwood (2x100,140), A Johnston (2x100, 140)

Fourth placed Marketview overcame visitors Manor Inn 6-1.

Marketview winners S Nugent (2x100) P McGlynn (117, 133) B Jones (2x100), P Burns (100, 125), K Bowden (4x100,120) M McKee. Manor Inn’s lone winner, W Riley

Reids Corner beat their visitors Ballinderry B 6-3. Reids Corner winners, D McCallister (100, 121, 123, 140), G Walsh (2x100), P McCallister (2x100, 125, 140), D Jordan (2x100, 140) W Penny (2x100, 140, 19 darts), Drew McCammon (2x100, 140), Ballinderry A winners, A Smith (2x100), P Warnock (100) T Barnes (2x100). League champions Byrnes A had a walk over.