Runcorn Apec Taxis Darts League (From Warrington Guardian)

Runcorn Apec Taxis Darts League

SECTION four leaders Halfway Mixed remain unbeaten following their 6/3 win against Egerton.

They are now four points clear of second placed The Burma who lost by the same margin against Total Confusion.

Trannie Mix gained their first points of the season beating Clarendon 7/2.

Navigators went top of section two after beating bottom of the table Pavilions A 7/2.

Leaders Union Tavern slipped to third place after losing 5/4 to Dreadnaughts, which enabled the winners to go second.

Navvy Lads slipped to fourth after their opponents Royal Oak fought back from 4/2 down to win 5/4.

RNA went above open dated RAOB Buffs after beating Lion 6/3. This match produced a maximum from the losers' Chris Snelson.

Wanderers remain second bottom after losing 5/4 to Halton Marauders.

Section three leaders Dev Superstars maintained their unbeaten record by whitewashing Pavilions B 9/0.

Draymen remain two points adrift of the leaders after beating bottom of the table Fiddlers III 6/3. A further two points back are Grapes in third after beating Lion Stonecutters 5/4.

The Tup went fourth after a 6/3 win against second bottom Weston Point SC.

Jolly Brewer's James Murray hit a maximum but his team lost 6/3 to Prospect Has Beens.

Nigel Peterson and Colin Rigby finished in 16 and 19 darts respectively in helping section leaders Albion to a 5/4 win against Likely Lads.

Brian McNamara finished in 17 and Gary Roberts 18, which included a maximum, in helping Tricorn beat Roundhouse A 5/4 to stay within two points of the leaders.

Navvy remain third after beating Clarry B 6/3, the winners' Ian Darlington producing an 18-dart game, which included a 119 finish.

Tranny Lads exchanged places in fourth and fifth after the former won 6/3. For the winners, Steve Allan finished in 16 darts and team mate Ron Taylor hit a maximum.

Halfway A's Karl Dand hit the night's highest finish of 145 but his team went on to lose 5/4 to Outcasts.

Section two's Union Tavern pulled off something of a surprise in the second round of the Chairman's Challenge cup, beating section one's Tricorn 5/4.

The best for the winners here was a 17-dart game from Kevin Littlemore while Tricorn's Brian McNamara finished in 18.

Another 17-dart game came from Albion's Colin Rigby with his team going on to beat Halfway Mixed 9/0.

Halfway A got revenge on Outcasts for the previous night's league defeat when their 8/1 win included 16 dart games from both Karl Windisch and Neil Connor.

Navvy's 6/3 win against Halfway Gents included an 18-dart game from Ian Deakin with the losers' Peter Holmes also finishing in 18.

Clarry B were unable to field a team against Roundhouse A.

Runcorn Apec Taxis Darts League

Results for November 11: Section One: Albion 5 Likely Lads 4; Roundhouse A 4 Tricorn 5; Outcasts 5 Halfway A 4; Clarry B 3 Navvy 6; Lion Doo Waps 3 Tranny Lads 6; Halfway Gents, no match.

Section Two: RNA 6 Lion 3; Navigators 7 Pavilions A 2; Dreadnaughts 5 Union Tavern 4; Royal Oak 5 Navvy Lads 4; Halton Marauders 5 Wanderers 4; RAOB Buffs, no match.

Section Three: Lion Stonecutters 4 Grapes 5; Draymen 6 Fiddlers III 3; Pavilions B 0 Dev Superstars 9; Weston Point SC 3 The Tup 6; Prospect Has Beens 6 Jolly Brewer 3; Castle, no match.

Section Four: Total Confusion 6 The Burma 3; Trannie Mix 7 Clarendon 2; Egerton 3 Halfway Mixed 6; Quayside, no match; Grapes B, no match.

November 12: Chairman's Challenge Cup: Second Round: Navvy 6 Halfway Gents 3; Tranny Lads 7 Weston Point SC 2; Halfway A 8 Outcasts 1; Halfway Mixed 0 Albion 9; Clarry B 0 Roundhouse A 9; Navigators 3 Lion Doo Waps 6; Pavilions B 4 Jolly Brewer 5; Tricorn 4 Union Tavern 5.

Fixtures for November 25: Section One: Albion v Halfway A; Roundhouse A v Outcasts; Clarry B v Tricorn; Halfway Gents v Likely Lads; Tranny Lads v Navvy; Lion Doo Waps, no match.

Section Two: RNA v Union Tavern; Navigators v Dreadnaughts; Royal Oak v Lion; Wanderers v RAOB Buffs; Halton Marauders v Navvy Lads; Pavilions A, no match.

Section Three: Draymen v Castle; Pavilions B v Fiddlers III; Weston Point SC v Grapes; Jolly Brewer v Dev Superstars; Prospect Has Beens v The Tup; Lion Stonecutters, no match.

Section Four: Total Confusion v Clarendon; Quayside v Trannie Mix; Egerton, no match; The Burma, no match; Halfway Mixed, no match; Grapes B, no match.

November 26: Best Sports Cup: Second Round: Fiddlers III v Navigators; Jolly Brewer v Tranny Lads; Royal Oak v Clarry B; Navvy v Weston Point SC; Halfway A v Tricorn; Navvy Lads v Prospect Has Beens; Lion Stonecutters v Albion; Grapes v Lion Doo Waps.