The Winter League resumed this weekend after the Christmas and New Year break, pick of the Vase games looked to be defending Champions, Mytholmroyd, against this years leaders, Shipley Club.
Paul Fisher, who went five games unbeaten before dropping back to earth with a single figure score in his last game before Christmas, was drawn against Chris Bedford himself unbeaten in six. In a close game as expected Bedford kept his record in tact with a hard fought 21-18 victory.
Dave Warburton against Paul Wilczynski promised another close game and we were not disappointed as local lad Wilczynski came home with maximum points but Warburton claimed four points as he carded twenty in defeat.
Scott McHugh could only reach sixteen against Mike Gadd and Barbara Warburton found Dave Bland too strong going down 21-8.
Shipley taking bragging rights 20–11 but Mytholmroyd can quickly put it right as these two meet again next week but on the No2 green.
Newly promoted All Stars were matched with Moldgreen and this proved to be the closest game of the weekend.
With two winners each, Linda Gledhill and Marie Lockwood were successful for All Stars and Andy Hoult, who was another to keep his unbeaten record intact, and Graham Sigsworth, on his Hove Edge debut, were winners for the Huddersfield team.
The final result being a 14-13 win for Moldgreen which consolidates their mid table position but All Stars need to pick up in the second half of the season to avoid bottom spot.
Cleckheaton Sports and Hanging Heaton were involved in another close match, John Ineson and Mick Armitage set the tone in the first game, Ineson just getting home 21-20. Gordon Bradford gave Heaton the edge as he beat Jack Glazzard 21-16 to put the Batley side in front 9-8. Dave Griffiths swung the game back in Sports favour 13-12 as he beat Steve Wainwright 21-17. It all came down to the last game and while it was close young Ryan Mitchell got Heaton over the line 17-15 as he just got the better of Dave Marshall 21-12.
Mirfield with all winners against Drighlington leap frogged them on the League Ladder to ease any relegation worries. A strong performance by Mel Stradling, Terry Varney, Graham Sheard and Brian Scarth with Charlie Wood the best for Drig.
In the Trophy long time leaders Hit & Miss could only muster one winner against West End as they went down 17-11. There were good wins for Geoff Price, Nigel Parker and Glenda Hartley, with Alan Standing the lone winner for Hit & Miss who hung on to top spot but the pack are gathering.
Oxenhope kept second place with a 17-9 win over Shroggs.
Ripponden had a welcome 17-8 win over King Cross, Mick Skwarek, Claire Broadbent and Kay Lund all had good wins. Terry Jackson, finding a bit of form of late, the only winner for Cross.
The final game found Old Bank too strong for Drighlington 2 as Mark Morton, Dave Sharp, Duncan Terry and Dave Bentley all had single figure wins in their 20-3 victory.