Wick & District Pool League

Top 3 Teams All Victorious

January 24, 2012
The top three teams in the Wick & District Pool League's first division all recorded impressive victories this week.  Colin Banks' Crown1 side got revenge for their defeat earlier in the season against Blackstairs2, winning 9-2 in a one sided match.  Bayview1 captain Steve Atkins left George Smith with 7 balls on the table, and his team then went on to defeat Camps1 7-4.  Camps2 remain top after a 9-2 win against the Seaforth Club.  The league leaders won the first 6 frames, but Gary Mcalpine got a frame on the board for the Seaforth Club with a fantastic total clearance.  Blackstairs1 remain in fifth place after a 7-4 win away to Francis Street Club1, and Queens are still bottom after losing 7-4 to Commercial.
Sinclair Bay stretched their frame difference lead over Harper's after demolishing Mountain Dew1 10-1.  Harper's fought hard to get a 6-5 win against Francis Street Club2.  The other match in division two went the way of Crown2, as they put in a great performance to beat Mountain Dew2 8-3.

DIVISION 1 RESULTS
CAMPS1   4-7   BAYVIEW1
SEAFORTH CLUB  2-9   CAMPS2
FSC1   4-7   BLACKSTAIRS1
BLACKSTAIRS2   2-9   CROWN1
COMMERCIAL   7-4   QUEENS

DIVISION 2 RESULTS
CROWN2   8-3   M.DEW2
M.DEW1   1-10   SINCLAIR BAY
HARPER'S   6-5   FSC2

Posted by Ryan Carter.

 

8-Ball Clearances Help Camps1 Advance

January 17, 2012
Harper's were close to a fantastic comeback in the Rockwater Shield Quarter-Final 2nd leg, but were halted by two 8-ball total clearances from Camps1.
Harper's were one frame away from taking the match to a tie-breaker, but Andrew Mcleod completed a magnificent total clearance to book his Camps1 side a place in the semi final.  Mcleod snookered himself on both his last yellow and the black, but somehow still managed to complete his clearance with two outstanding pots.  George Smith also record...

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Blackstairs2 Beat League Leaders

January 10, 2012
Ryan Cook's Blackstairs2 handed Camps2 their first defeat of the season, with a well deserved 6-5 win.
The match looked to be going in Camps2 favour as they quickly took a 3-0 lead, but great clearances from Trevor Banks and Gordie Steven saw Blackstairs2 get back into the match at 3-2.  Ian Mcdonald temporarily halted the Blackstairs comeback by beating Keith Budge to make it 4-2 to the Camps.  Blacktairs2 then dominated play winning 4 of the next five frames, which saw Alex Rosie pot ...

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4 Total Clearances In Eventful Night

December 20, 2011
An eventful week in the Wick & District Pool League saw four players record total clearances, three of them in the Crown1 v Camps2 match.
Crown1 got off to a great start, taking a 2-1 lead with wins from Colin Banks and Bruce Davidson.  Camps2 then leveled the match at 2-2, before Willie Little completed an excellent total clearance to put the Crown side back in the lead.  Camps2 knew they had to up their game if they wanted to continue their unbeaten streak, and thats exactly what they ...

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Camps2 Put On Masterclass

December 13, 2011
Division One's top two teams met in the first leg of The Rockwater Shield quarter finals on Monday night.  Camps2 hosted Crown1 in what was expected to be an extremely close match.
The opening two frames could have gone either way, but it was Camps2 who took a 2-0 lead with wins from James Riach and Andy Mcwatt.  Bruce Davidson hoped to get his Crown side back into it in the third frame, but he never got a shot as Ryan Carter broke off and cleared the table leaving Davidson with seven b...

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Only Frame Difference Seperates Sinclair Bay & Harper's

December 6, 2011
Wick & District Pool League's second division has reached its halfway point, with Sinclair Bay leading the way by only frame difference over Harper's.
Mountain Dew1 put up a good fight but narrowly lost out 6-5 to Harper's.  Crown2 recorded their first win of the season, beating Bayview2 6-5 in a close match.
The other match in division two went the way of Francis St Club2, who go to third in the league after defeating Mountain Dew2 7-4.
In Division one, Defending champions Camps2 made i...

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Camps2 Go 4 Points Clear At Top Of Division 1

November 29, 2011
Camps2 are now four points clear at the top of division one after defeating The Commercial 7-4.  George Zindilis' Commercial side performed well in a close match, but it was the Camps lads who still remain undefeated this season. 
Blackstairs 1 & 2 fell further behind the league leaders as they both lost 6-5 to The Queens and FSC1 respectively.
The Seaforth Club struggled to adjust to their incredibly fast new table, losing out 6-5 to Bayview1.  The singles frames were shared to make i...

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Blackstairs2 Progress After Tiebreaker

November 22, 2011
The Rockwater Shield Last 16 second legs took place on Monday night with the Blackstairs derby the match of the night.  After winning the first leg 6-4, Blackstairs1 required just five frames to progress to the next round.  Stuart Mckenzie and Tam Sutherland outplayed their opponents to put BS1 2-1 ahead, however the next three frames went the way of BS2 with fine wins from Alex Rosie, Ryan Cook and Keith Budge.  The next four frames were shared, which meant a 6-4 win for BS2 taking the...

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First Wins For Seaforth & FSC1

November 15, 2011
The Seaforth Club and Francis Street Club1 secured their first 2 points of the season, both with 6-5 victories.  Seaforth Club hosted their rivals from the second division last year, The Queens.  In a keenly contested affair both teams could not be separated after the singles as it stood at 3-3.  Influentual performances from Gary Macalpine and team captain Craig Durrand were the key factors in Seaforth Club's win.
A fine performance from Graham Harper helped his FSC1 side to victory in ...

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Crown1 & Blackstairs2 Remain Undefeated

November 8, 2011
Colin Banks' Crown1 side travelled out to Lybster to face Bayview1 in an important match for both teams.  Crown1 controlled the match well as they went 4-2 ahead after the singles in mostly tactical frames.  The next two frames were shared to put the Crown side a frame away from victory as it stood at 5-3.  Eric Larnach and Stevie Cunningham combined extremely well in their doubles frame as they clinched a vital two points for Crown1.
Ryan Cook's Blackstairs2 side secured their third wi...

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