TENBY FIVE ARCHES 58 (3 pts) SAUNDERSFOOT 98 (11)

Saundersfoot continued their unbeaten start to their league campaign with a convincing 40-shot win away to Tenby Five Arches last week.

The villagers were on top in the early stages, but after 15 ends, only held an 11-shot lead. A strong performance in the latter part of the match, however, saw them comfortably home to gain 11 of the 14 points which the teams were playing for.

On rink one, Don Poole, Paul Blayney, Mackie Brace and skip Steve Poole had a real battle with Viv John, Dave Lloyd, Dai Spencer and Simon Evans and found themselves nine shots adrift at one stage.

By virtue of winning five of the last eight ends, however, and restricting the home four to just three singles, this encounter ended in an honourable 19 shots all draw.

Rink two also saw a notable comeback by the villagers, with Roy Hooper, Brian Dooley, Brian Desmond and Steve Dick trailing by 11 shots with only four ends to play against the Jon Webb four.

Winning all four, however, and picking up nine shots led to a narrow defeat by 21 shots to 19.

Rinks three and four saw big victories for the Saundersfoot boys, between them winning by 42 shots. Dai Davies, Selwyn Price, Joe Dennis and Uncle Berwyn beat Mike Day, Tony Powling, Steve Davies and Arches captain Ashley Hooper by 28 shots to 14, whilst Graham Hughes, Neil Hensman, Alan Brain and Myrddin Dennis defeated their opponents skipped by Neil Dickinson by 32 shots to four.

The team remain top of the Pembrokeshire League Division One league table and tomorrow (Saturday) will be looking to consolidate their position with a home fixture at 2 pm against newly-promoted St. Thomas of Haverfordwest.

ST. ISSELL’S 69 (pts) MARINERS 78 (11)

The St. Issell’s second division team played their first home match of the season against Mariners of Pembroke Dock.

In a match that seesawed overall one way and then the other, the visitors finished the winners by nine shots.

Rink scores, with St. Issell’s first and Mariners skips only, were:

George Cavell, Rod Bramhall, Neil Hensman, Billy Glynn 17; John Haig 17.

Alan Rich, Dennis Ball, Mike Carr, Richard Whittaker 25; Davis Asparassa 6.

Mike Oliver, John Arman, Mike Ashbridge, Barrie Lee 13; Graham Bann 30.

Roy Kennion, John Dugmore, Bob Storey, Nev Ruff 14; Gerard Thomas 25.

CASTLE 50 (2 pts)

ST. ISSELL’S 109 (12)

The St. Issell’s gentlemen recovered from their home defeat against Mariners with a comprehensive win away to Castle of Haverfordwest.

Rink scores, with St. Issell’s first and Castle skips only, were:

Roy Kennion, Peter Williams, Brian Dooley, Nev Ruff 32; D. Davies 7.

Paul Sneyd, Dennis Ball, Dave Walters, Richard Whittaker 34; Mario Perula 6.

Dennis Reed, Bob Storey, Dai Davies, Billy Glynn 27; B. Butters 12.

George Cavell, John Amos, Mike Ashbridge, Barrie Lee 16; Rob Jones 25.

Their next match is against St. Kaths of Milford Haven at home next Sunday.

SAUNDERSFOOT 73 PAGE PARK 67

Saundersfoot played a four-rink friendly last week against Page Park of Bristol and in an enjoyable afternoon won the game by six shots.

Rink scores, with Saundersfoot first and Page Park skips only, were:

Peter Williams, Angie Smith, Pam Bowen, Richard Whittaker 22; R. Netting 14.

Kath Williams, David Hicks, Rod Bramhall, Paul Sneyd 21; M. Conton 15.

Val James, Alan Rich, Mick Smith, Dave Walters 22; K. Ireland 12.

Dennis Reed, Dennis Ball, Diane Disney, Joyce Howe 8; B. Lewis 26.

The next friendly takes place on Friday, June 23,when the St. Andrews club from Bristol will be the visitors.

LADIES TEAMS

The St. Issell’s girls were busy last weekend playing three fixtures.

First up was away trip to play Tasker of Haverfordwest, where they just lost out by five shots, but by winning one of the two rinks at least returned home with two points.

Last Sunday they again visited Haverfordwest, this time to play Picton, and were more successful, gaining all six points in a win by 43 shots to 28

Lynne Reyed, Jackie Ford, Kath Blayney and Sue Roden defeated the Ann Thomas rink by 22 shots to 13, whilst Sandra Ingerson, Christine Ball, Christine Harris and Shirley Cox beat the Julie Thorpe four by 21 shots to 15.

On Monday evening, the two village ladies teams went head to head, with Saundersfoot (four points) defeating St. Issells (two points) by 10 shots.

Rink scores, with St. Issell’s first, were:

Lynne Reyed, Sandra Ingerson, Amanda Lewis, Shirley Cox 18; Joyce Howe, Marion Evans, Steph Amos, Gemma Amos 14.

Kath Blayney, Lynne Statters, Christine Harris, Sue Roden 13; Lorna Bissell, Diane Disney, Alwen Hughes, Viv Edwards 27.

In the league table as at last Monday evening, St. Issell’s were second behind Neyland, with Saundersfoot third and just one point separating first and second and second and third places.

The return match between the teams which was postponed from May 15 due to the weather will now (hopefully) take place on Thursday, August 10.

The new date for the St. Issell’s home game against Whitland, which was another victim of the weather on June 3, is Wednesday, July 19.