Early Season News

The League Committee would like to remind all teams that scorecards must be taken to Spider’s house after matches are finished.

Also, all outstanding money is to be paid in full by all teams before the next League Meeting.

Results - Week 2 - Tuesday 25th October 2011

Diamond Bar Portglenone 2 - 4 Michelin Masters

Drew Sloan got the Masters ahead with a 2-0 win over Adrian Mann. In the second game David Armstrong doubled the score when he beat Damian White also in straight frames. Ricky McMaster made it 3-0 for Michelin when he also had a 2-0 win over Declan Heggarty. Back came the Diamond when they won the next two games both in straight frames  with Brendan O'Mullan and Chris Gordon beating Alan Armstrong and Donald Alexander to leave the score 3-2 for Michelin. In the last game Brian Hanna came from being a frame down to win 2-1 against Ian Boal to leave the final score 4-2 for the Masters.

M.O.M. Chris Gordon 

Slemish Hotshots 5 - 1 Coach Bar 

This game was switched to the Slemish Bar as the Coach table was getting fixed and was not ready for the game. The first two matches went to Hotshots with Ryan Logan and David Calderwood defeating Rodney Shirley and Paul Gray both by 2-0 scorelines. In the third Rodney Fleck came from being one down to win 2-1 against Darren O'Neill. In the fourth game Chris Adams had a win in straight frames over Philip McAllister and Damian Keenan also had a straight frame win over Paul Shaw to make the score 5-0 for the Hotshots. In the final game Aaron Erwin pulled one back for the Coach when he beat Connor Graham by a 2-1 scoreline to leave the score 5-1 for the Hotshots.

M.O.M. Aaron Erwin 

Social Cobwebs 2 - 4 Fairhill Hustlers

In the first game Andy McAlonan defeated Justin Kilpatrick in straight frames. The Fairhill levelled the match through Robert Graham when he beat Stephen Holmes also in straight frames. In the third game Ritchie Irwin had to come from being 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Chris McGaughey. George McCullough made it 3-1 for the Fairhill when he defeated Liam Erwin by a 2-1 scoreline. Paul Hayes made the score 4-1 for the Hustlers when he beat Ricky McNeill by a 2-1 scoreline. In the last game Jimmy Knowles pulled one back for the Cobwebs when he beat Derek Dunlop in straight frames for a final score of 4-2 for the Fairhill.

M.O.M. Andy McAlonan

Michelin Inbetweeners 5 - 1 Connollys A 

The away team drew first blood through Kevin Scullion who beat Gary Ormandy by a 2-0 scoreline. In the second game Lee Wright had to come from behind to win 2-1 against Johnny Walker to level the match. In the third Chris Penny gave Michelin the lead when he beat Damian McAuley in straight frames. Gareth Rowe increased the lead to 3-1 when he beat Alan Smyth also in straight frames and in the fifth game Finton Long made the score 4-1 when he beat Tom Doran by a 2-1 scoreline. In the last game Phil Houston wrapped it all up with a 2-1 win over Connaire McAuley for a final score of 5-1 to Michelin Inbetweeners.

M.O.M. Lee Wright

Horse and Jockey 3 - 3 Moat Aces 

Darren Gilmore got the Aces off to a good start when he came from one down to win 2-1 over Jonny Laing. The second game was a win in straight frames for David Carlisle over Mark Davidson to double the match score for the Aces. In the third game Alan Rainey made it 3-0 for the Aces when he beat Dean Hill by a 2-0 scoreline. This match changed in favour of Horse and Jockey after half way Gary Hillis beat Martin Hill 2-1 after losing the first frame and Sam McCalmont beat Chris Dickson 2-1 after losing the first frame to leave the match score 3-2 for the Aces. In the final game Eddie Maxwell defeated George Crothers in straight frames to leave the 3-3. 

M.O.M. Sam McCalmont 

Connolly's B 5 - 1 Social Sports

Connolly's ran away with this match by winning the first five games all by 2-0 scorelines. Barry McLarnon started it off when he beat Ross Hill then Brett McLaughlin had a 2-0 win with an 8-ball clearance in the first frame over Brian Boyd. Next up was Alan Davidson who defeated Adam Gordon by the same scoreline. In the fourth Pat McAnally beat Richard Turtle. Then Ryan Foster defeated Richard Campbell 2-0 to make the score 5-0 for the Connolly's B team. In the last game Dennis Keenan pulled one back for the Sports when he beat Connor Connolly 2-1 for a final score of 5-1 for Connolly's B.

M.O.M. Brett McLaughlin

Results - Week 1 - Tuesday 18th October 2011

Fairhill Hustlers 2 v 4 Michelin Inbetweeners

Lee Wright got the away team off to a good start when he had a win in straight frames over Paul Hayes. The next two games took the same path with Fairhill winning the first frames through George McCullough and Robert Graham but both games were won by Michelin through Finton Long and Gareth Rowe who both won the last two frames for 2-1 wins and a 3-0 lead for Michelin. In the fourth game Derek Dunlop pulled one back for Fairhill when he beat Gary Ormandy 2-1. In the fifth Fairhill pulled another game back when Justin Kilpatrick had a 2-0 win over Chris Penny to make the score 3-2 for Michelin. In the last game Ritchie Irwin won the first frame but lost out to Phil Houston  who won the last two frames for a 2-1 win and a 4-2 victory in the match.

M.O.M. Phil Houston

Michelin Masters 2 v 4 Connollys B

8 Ballers are playing out of Connollys this year and they got off to a good start when Gary Erwin beat David Armstrong 2-0. Drew Sloan levelled the scores when he beat Pat McAnally by a 2-0 scoreline. Barry McLarnon got the lead back again when he beat Alan Armstrong by a 2-1 scoreline. Rick McMaster came from one down to win 2-1 against Brett McLaughlin and level the score again at 2-2. The away team ran out 4-2 winners when Ryan Foster and Gary Clarke both had 2-0 wins against Harry Eagleson and Brian Hanna

M.O.M. Drew Sloan

Slemish Hotshots 4 V 2 Social Cobwebs

Andy McAlonan got the away team off to a good start when he defeated Gary Rodgers in straight frames. Ryan Logan levelled the match when he beat Ricky McNeill 2-1 after being 1-0 down. The Slemish took the lead through Rodney Fleck who had a 2-1 win over Jimmy Knowles and Chris Adams increased the lead when he beat Liam Erwin in straight frames. David Calderwood made the score 4-1 when he beat Chris McGaughey by a 2-0 scoreline. In the last game Stephen Holmes pulled one back for the Cobwebs when he defeated Damian Keenan  in straight frames to leave the final score 4-2 for the Slemish.

M.O.M. Chris Adams

Connollys A 2 V 4 Horse & Jockey

The Horse and Jockey won the first game when Johnny Laing defeated Amy Lynn in straight frames. Mark Davidson increased the lead when he beat Johnnie Walker by a 2-1 score. Connaire McAuley pulled one back for Connollys when he defeated Sam McCalmont by a 2-0 scoreline. Horse and Jockey restored the two game difference when Dean Hill came from being one down to win 2-1 against Martin O'Loughlin. Back came Connollys to win the next game through Alan Smyth who won in straight frames against Gary Hillis. In the last game Henry Butler made the final score 4-2  for Horse and Jockey when he defeated David Cummins by a 2-1 scoreline.

M.O.M. Mark Davidson

Moat Aces 3 V 3 Diamond Bar Portglenone

The home team won  the first game through Darren Gilmore who beat Ian Boal in straight frames. In the second game Declan Heggarty defeated Martin Hill by a 2-1 score. In the third game Chris Dickson came from behind to win 2-1 against Adrian Mann. Brendan O'Mullan levelled the match at 2-2 when he defeated David Carlisle by a 2-1 scoreline. The Diamond moved into the lead when Chris Gordon had a win in straight frames over KD Crabbe. In the last game the Moat Aces got a great win through George Crothers who was making his come back after illness when he beat Damian White 2-1 to leave the final result a draw. The Michelin Ballymena Towers Pool League would like to wish George all the best and hope he continues to improve.

M.O.M. George Crothers

Social Sports 2 V 4 Coach Bar

The Coach won the first game when Billy Andrews had a 2-0 win over Ross Hill. Richard Campbell levelled the match when he beat Chink O'Neill also by a 2-0 score. Aaron Erwin gave the Coach the lead again when he had a 2-0 win against Adam Gordon. Paul Shaw increased the lead by beating Richard Turtle 2-1. Paul Gray made it 4-1 for the Coach when he beat Rosie Turtle in straight frames. In the last game Brian Boyd pulled one back for Sports when he beat Philip McAllister 2-0 for a final score of 4-2 for the Coach.

M.O.M. Brian Boyd

Fixtures Week 1 - Tuesday 18th October 2011

The league season is once again upon us. From now, the site will continuously be updated with all sorts of information including league table, individual standings, pool news and of course results. So please continue to visit and support the site.

If you have any suggestions, idea’s or general feedback, please email me.

Cheers,

Ritchie.

The following Week 1 fixture’s will be played on Tuesday 18^th October 2011:

Michelin Masters -V- Connolly’s B

Fairhill Hustlers -V- Michelin Inbetweeners

Social Sports -V- Coach Bar

Slemish Hotshots -V- Social Cobwebs

Connolly’s A -V- Horse & Jockey

Moat Ace’s -V- Diamond Bar Portglenone