Queens Beat FSC To Stay Top

November 18, 2014
The Queens Hotel kept up their undefeated streak on Monday night and remain at the top of Wick & District Pool Leagues division two.  Harry Candeland was the key player for Queens as he helped his side to a comfortable 8-4 victory over Francis Street Club.  Retro2 and Mountain Dew are also still undefeated with both teams in joint second place, two points behind the league leaders.  The Retro side won in convincing fashion, defeating Bayview2 10-2, and Mountain Dew were held to a 6-6 draw against Seaforth Club after leading 6-4.  The other match in division two saw Crown2 defeat Harper's 7-5 to clinch their first three points of the season.
Alan Steven's Retro1 side earned their fourth draw of the season, as his team showed great tenacity to come back from 6-4 behind to share the points with Camps2.  Arthur Bruce's 8-ball clearance was the standout moment in the Lybster derby match, as Bayview1 cruised to a 9-3 win againts The Commercial.  Greg Simpson's Sinclair Bay side won their first match of the season, after a hardfought 8-4 win against Blackstairs.  Jordan Tait looks to be back to his best, as his total clearance proved to be the best performance of the match.  Scott Risbridger, Alan Stewart and Colin Banks won all three of their games for Crown1 to help them to an 8-4 home win against Crown1.
The first round of the Rockwater Shield gets underway next Monday night, with the tie of the round seeing Crown1 host defending champions Camps2.


Week 5 Results 

Div1
Camps2 6-6 Retro2
Crown1 8-4 Camps1
Bayview1 9-3 Comm 
Sinclair Bay 8-4 Blackstairs

Div2
M. dew 6-6 Seaforth 
Harpers 5-7 Crown2
Queens 8-4 FSC
Retro2 10-2 Bayview2
 

Bayview1 Stay Top In Week 4

November 11, 2014
Steve Atkins' Bayview1 team remain at the top of Wick & District Pool League's division one after an extremely hardfought 7-5 win over Suzanne Carter's Camps1.  Mark Alexander's 8-ball clearance in the opening frame got the Camps side off to a great start, but Bayview would win the next three to turn thing around.  The newly promoted Camps1 worked hard and would level the match at 5-5 against the experienced Lybster side.  Bayview1 would win the last two frames to clinch victory, with Arthur ...
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Mountain Dew & Queens Top Division 2

November 5, 2014
The Mountain Dew have joined the Queens Hotel at the top of Wick & District Pool League's Division Two, thanks to a convincing 9-3 victory over Crown2 on Monday Night.  Andy Bunn's Mountain side got off to a great start and took a 3-1 lead, but Crown2 bounced back to trail 4-3.  Mountain Dew took control of the match and won the five remaining frames, with John Cowie and Michael Sutherland winning all three of their games.  The Queens Hotel secured another three points this week thanks to a h...
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Crown1 & Camps2 Record First Wins Of Season

October 29, 2014
Alan Larnach's Crown1 side recovered well after last weeks defeat to Bayview1, as they secured the three points in a 8-4 home win against Sinclair Bay.  Colin Banks got the match underway with a fantastic total clearance, and his Crown team would go on to race into a 5-0 lead.  Greg Simpson's Keiss side got themselves back into the match by winning three of the next four frames, but it was Crown1 who held their nerve to win the two frames that would give them victory.  Bruce Honeyman's Camps2...
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2014/15 Season Gets Underway

October 21, 2014
The 2014/15 Wick & District Pool League season got underway on Monday night as sixteen teams looked to get their campaign off to a winning start.  The big match in divsion one saw last years second and third placed teams (Bayview1 & Crown1) go head to head out in Lybster.  Both teams have strengthened their squads significantly over the summer, but it was Bayview1 who hit the ground running as they clinched an impressive 8-4 win.  Eight time division one winners Camps2 looked like they would ...
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League Rankings 2014/15

September 22, 2014
Wick & District Pool League Official Rankings 2014/15. Divisions 1 & 2 will be determined by these rankings, with the top 8 teams guaranteed 1st division pool this coming season.

1. Camps "2"
2. Bayview "1"
3. Crown "1"
4. Commercial
5. Blackstairs Lounge
6. Sinclair Bay
7. Retro "1"
8. Camps "1"
9. Queens 
10. Seaforth Club
11. Retro "2"
12. Crown "2"
13. Harpers
14. Francis St Club
15. Mountain Dew
16. Bayview "2"

We hope to see all teams re-enter at tonights meeting. Any new teams who would like to enter w...

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Carter & Honeyman Win Bfest Pairs 2014

April 27, 2014
The Blackstairs Lounge hosted a great weekend of 8 ball pool as fourteen teams battled it out for the fourth annual Bfest Pairs Championships.  Teams were drawn into two groups of seven, where two teams from each group would qualify for the semi final stage the next day.  Queens pair Harry Candeland and James Dow were in exceptional form on Saturday and ended the day top of the group A with eight wins out of twelve.  Colin Banks and Alan Stewart ended the day in joint second place with Sincla...
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Bfest Annual Pairs Championship

April 24, 2014
Good luck to all 14 pairs for this weekends Bfest Pairs Championships.  Two groups of 7 will battle it out on Saturday with the top two teams from each group qualifying for Sundays semi finals.

The prize fund is £280.

Winner - £160
R-up - £80
Semi Finalists - £20

More prize money may be added, aswell as other prizes.

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Blackstairs Pairs Entrants

April 10, 2014
Closing date for entries is Friday 25th April at 8pm.

1) R. Carter & B. Honeyman 
2) S. Carter & D. Mcgillivray
3) L. Begg & M. Alexander 
4) G. Smith & S. Risbridger
5) A. Coghill & D. Swanson
6) B. Munro & G. Harper
7) J. Dow & H. Candeland
8) P. Campbell & J. Sutherland
9) C. Banks & A. Stewart
10) R. Cook & A. Rosie
11) J. Martin & H. New
12) D. Hendry & M. Hill
13) A. Steven & J. Howden
14) J. Tait & G. Simpson

Contact Ryan Carter on 07450993155 to enter. Entry is £20 per pair.

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Smith Beats Carter In Epic Final

April 6, 2014
Thirty two participants battled it out last Saturday in the Retro Bar for the 32nd annual Captains Cup event.  After twelve hours of pool, it was George Smith who would win his second Captains Cup title by defeating four time champion Ryan Carter 5-4 in an epic final.  In the top half of the draw, Smith defeated Aidan Ross and Alan Steven before knocking out his team mate Tam Sutherland 3-1 in the quarter final.  Bobby Gunn, who scored wins over Suzanne Carter, Colin Banks and James Dow, woul...
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