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20/03/2010
Noust 1 player Kevin Critchlow is the West Mainland Singles champ after beating the Legion's Keith Chalmers in the final. Kevin had two 180s, as did Mal Reid, and Keith Chalmers, Don Wilson and Juicy Johnston each had one. Don also had a 126 finish. Click here for more details.
19/03/2010
With the Legion already having won the A180 Men's League, the battle for second place was between the Merkister and Noust 1. The Merkister gave their game difference a big boost with a 12-3 win against the Pomona, and although Noust 1 also won, they had a closer 9-6 score in their derby match against Noust 2. That means that the Merkister have all but wrapped up second place, with Noust 1 having to win both their remaining matches that were postponed earlier in the season 15-0 just to tie. There were 180s from Dennis Watt (Legion), who had two, Erik Walls (Pomona), Neil Croy (Noust 1) and Kevin Critchlow (Noust 1). Juicy Johnston (Smithfield) had a 131 checkout, Joe Doyle (Royal) had a 119, Ken Kennedy (Noust 1) had a 112, and Alan Brown (Noust 2) had a 103.
18/03/2010
The Legion went into their A180 Men's League week 13 match with the Merkister knowing that win would put them out of reach of the other teams in the League. Things didn't start well for the holders though, with their Harray opponents winning the doubles 2-1, then taking the first singles to make it 3-1. Some good darts and close games were played after that, but unfortunately for the Merkister, they couldn't add to their total and the Legion ended up 12-3 winners, securing their fourth straight title in the process. Kenny Gunn (Legion), John Munson (Merkister), Keith Chalmers (Legion), Stuart Kirkness (Smithfield), John Norquoy (Smithfield) and Erik Walls (Pomona) all had 180s and Juicy Johnston (Smithfield) went one better, with two. There were checkouts of 126 and 114 from Dennis Watt (Legion), 124 from Lennie Clouston (Legion) and 117 from Keith Leslie (Noust 1). Donald Clouston (Golf Club) had a 115 finish the previous week.
07/03/2010
Table topping Legion remain unbeaten following their win over third placed Noust 1 in the A180 Men's League on Wednesday. There were also wins for the Merkister, Smithfield and Pomona. Mal Reid (Merkister) hit two 180s and Dennis Watt (Legion), Don Wilson (Legion), Erland Ritch (Legion), Francis Ballantyne (Noust 1), Danny Watt (Noust 1), Juicy Johnston (Smithfield), Paul Irvine (Royal) and Robbie Hewison (Noust 2) each had one. Mal also had checkouts of 139 and 115, Don had a 127 and a 107, Robbie had a 100 finish, and there was a 126 from Keith Johnston (Smithfield) and a 110 from Kevin Sarling (Golf Club).
27/02/2010
The second and third placed teams in the A180 Men's League faced each other on Wednesday, and it couldn't have been closer, with the Noust 1 just getting the better of the Merkister 8-7. Two of the other three matches had the same scoreline, with the Pomona beating the Smithfield and Noust 2 beating the Royal. The other match saw league leaders Legion beat the Golf Club. Don Wilson (Legion) had three 180s, and Dennis Watt (Legion) and Keith Chalmers (Legion) had one apiece. Paul Irvine (Royal) had a 111 checkout.
The Orkney Brewery Premier League was decided last night in the Merkister. Keith Chalmers claimed the title for the second year in a row, just ahead of Dennis Watt, who was also runner up last year. The were 180s from Juicy Johnston, Erland Ritch, Dennis Watt, Lennie Clouston and Kenny Gunn, and Juicy also had a 100 checkout.
Orkney Brewery Singles League winners 2009-10
L to R: Keith Chalmers, Premier League winner, Kevin Sarling,
Orkney Brewery and John Munson, First Division winner.
The seeded doubles competition was won by Juicy Johnston and John Munson, with Dennis Watt and Sean Chalmers runners up. The Premier League high checkout trophy went to Keith Chalmers, courtesy of a 140 finish. First Division winner John Munson's 120 gave him the First Division equivalent. Prizes for the most 180s went to Keith Chalmers and Juicy Johnston, with 6 each. The highest overall average (68.34), highest single match average (77.73), most 100+ scores (126) and most 140+ scores (47) were all achieved by Dennis Watt. Keith Chalmers, Dennis Watt and Mal Reid had the least number of darts for a leg, with 13.
21/02/2010
After winning through on Monday, the Noust 1 faced the Legion in Wednesday's final of the Merkister Cup. Unfortunately for the Orphir boys, they didn't produce their best in the final and the Legion ran out comfortable winners. There were three 180s: two from Dennis Watt (Legion) and one from Juicy Johnston (Smithfield).
Two matches were played in the Orkney Brewery Premier League last night - unfortunately for Don Wilson he was on the wrong end of 5-1 and 5-2 scores against Keith Chalmers and Dennis Watt respectively. Keith Chalmers had a 110 checkout.
14/02/2010
The Orkney Brewery Singles League First Division was completed on Friday night in the Legion. John Munson came out as the winner, with Kevin Sarling taking second spot. The Orkney Brewery Premier League still has a few matches left, with Keith Chalmers and Dennis Watt still in with a chance of winning it on the final night in the Merkister on the 26th. There were 180s from Juicy Johnston and Keith Chalmers, who got three each, Don Wilson was in with a chance of a nine darter when both his 180s came one after another at the start of a leg, but unfortunately it wasn't to be, and Dennis Watt, John Munson, Kevin Sarling and Gary Aim also hit 180s. High checkouts came from John Munson (120), Don Wilson (118), Lennie Clouston (114), Kevin Sarling (106), Keith Chalmers (101) and Erland Ritch (100).
12/02/2010
The top four in the A180 Men's League, namely the Legion, Merkister, Noust 1 and Smithfield all won their matches in week 10. There were 180s from Alan Brown (Noust 2), Don Wilson (Legion), Kevin Critchlow (Noust 1), Neil Croy (Noust 1) and Juicy Johnston (Smithfield). High finishes came from Mal Reid (Merkister), who had a 154, Malcolm Smith (Golf Club) with 113, and Joe Doyle (Royal), 108.
06/02/2010
In week 9 of the A180 Men's League, the Pomona v Noust 1 match was postponed because of the snow. The other matches went ahead, with wins for the Legion, Merkister and Smithfield. Dennis Watt (Legion) and Jim Hamilton (Merkister) both had two 180s, and Danny McCaig (Royal) and Shane Sinclair (Smithfield) had one apiece. Jim Hamilton also had a 109 finish, as did Keith Chalmers (Legion), and there was a 106 from Richie Ballantyne (Noust 2) and a 104 from Dennis Sclater (Noust 2). See the results and table for further details.
Week 4 of the Orkney Brewery Singles League was played in the Merkister last night. 180s came from Keith Chalmers, who got two, Dennis Watt and John Munson. Keith also had checkouts of 140, 130, 102 and 100, Lennie Clouston hit a 116, Sean Chalmers checked out 105, and Dennis Watt had a 100 finish. Click to view the results, averages and standings.
30/01/2010
The A180 Men's League resumed on Wednesday. The top three, the Legion, Merkister and Noust 1, all won comfortably and the Pomona had a big win over the Golf Club. 180s were scored by Dennis Watt (Legion) and Keith Leslie (Noust 1).
25/01 2010
In the Orkney Brewery Singles League week 3, there were 180s for Gary Aim, Juicy Johnston and Don Wilson.
The Legion Open Cup was won by the Smithfield Men, who beat the Legion Men in the final. 180s came from Francis Ballantyne (Noust 1), Don Wilson (Legion) and John Norquoy (Smithfield). There was a 112 checkout form Kenny Gunn (Legion).
The Smithfield Cup final was a repeat of the Legion Open Cup, with the Smithfield taking on the Legion. The outcome was different this time though, with the Legion coming out on top. Legion players Erland Ritch, Lennie Clouston and Don Wilson all had 180s, and the Merkister's Mal Reid had a 100 checkout.
The next rounds of the Orkney Brewery Singles League will be on Friday 5th February in the Merkister, then Friday 12th February in the Legion. As always, please contact Dennis on 07748257900 in case of any queries.
06/12/2009
The last cup before the mid season break was played last week. The Golf Club Trophy, competed for by both men's and ladies' teams, as ever produced some interesting battles of the sexes, with some of the top male players being humbled by their female opponents. In the end though, it was the top two men's teams of this season, the Legion and the Merkister, who made it through to the final, and again the Legion just got the better of the Harray boys, winning it 5-3. There were 180s from Don Wilson (Legion), Kenny Gunn (Legion), Lennnie Clouston (Legion), Dennis Watt (Legion) and John Munson (Merkister).
Both men's and ladies' East v West fixtures were played on Friday, with the men playing in the Kirkwall Masonic Club and the ladies playing in the Stromness Golf Club. There were mixed fortunes for the West teams: The men's A team started off well, with Chris Seator winning the first singles and Keith Chalmers taking the third to give them and early lead. Unfortunately that advantage was short-lived, with the East's better finishing generally being the difference in some close ones. Lennie Clouston was the only other West player to win his singles. At 9-3 down going into the doubles, the West had a mountain to climb to get the 11 points needed for victory, and in the end it wasn't to be as the East won the first two to secure an 11-3 victory. The West B team had their work cut out against a strong East team, but just as they did last year, they produced some inspired performances. At 7-5 down with only the two fours matches left, they knew they had to come up the goods, and that's exactly what they did, winning both to take it to the single-leg 1001 tie-break. Under incredible pressure it was John 'Birsay' Norquoy who took out double 16 to become the hero and give the West the B trophy for the second successive year. The ladies made it two wins out of three for the West with an impressive 14-7 win over their rivals from the East.
28/11/09
The Merkister, Golf Club, Noust 1 and Legion all picked up wins in week 7 of the A180 Men's League. In the Noust 1 v Noust 2 derby match, Noust 1 player Francis Ballantyne started one leg with six perfect darts, 180 followed by 180. Unfortunately the 9-darter didn't come, and a few missed doubles meant he even lost the leg! Other 180s came from Keith Chalmers (Legion) and Don Wilson (Legion). Malcolm Smith (Golf Club) had a 126 finish, there was a 104 from Davie Hewison (Noust 2) and Dennis Watt (Legion) had a 100 checkout.
The Men's Doubles was retained by Dennis Watt and Keith Chalmers, who beat Gary Aim and Chris Seator in the final. There were 180s from Dennis Watt, Erland Pirie Gary Aim. Click here for the full report.
22/11/09
The draw has been made for the Golf Club Trophy. Click here to view it.
21/11/09
In week 5 of the A180 Men's League, the Merkister kept their 100% record with a big win over the Royal. The Smithfield continued their winning run by defeating the Golf Club, while the Pomona got their first points of the season against Noust 2. There was a 180 from Robbie Hewison (Noust 2) and Juicy Johnston (Smithfield) had a 118 checkout.
The men's teams for the East v West fixture have been picked. Click here to view them.
The top two in the A180 Men's League, the Legion and the Merkister, faced each other in week 6. The Legion quickly raced into a 3-0 lead after the doubles, only for the Merkister to make a brilliant comeback in the first round of singles, taking it 5-1 to lead 5-4 and set up a tense second round of singles. In the end it was the Legion who just managed to get the 4 singles they needed to edge it 8-7. Elsewhere, the Noust 1 got a win at the Smithfield to move level with them on points, the Golf Club won a close one against Noust 2, and the Pomona got their second win in a row by beating the Royal. Dennis Watt (Legion), Keith Chalmers (Legion), Neil Croy (Noust 1) and Tommy Wishart (Golf Club) all hit 180s. Jock Coghill (Merkister) and Ian Donaldson (Noust 1) both had 114 finishes, and Juicy Johnston (Smithfield) checked out 110.
The Pomona hosted night 2 of the Orkney Brewery Singles League. 180s were scored by Sean Chalmers, Don Wilson, Kenny Gunn and Keith Chalmers. Mal Reid had two great finishes of 133 and 126, Erland Pirie had a 117, Keith Aim finished 112, Don Wilson took out 101, and Kenny Gunn had a 100 checkout. Click to view the results, averages and standings.
The Ladies' Singles was won by Pomona player Yvonne Stanger, who defeated Mhairi Gunn from the Legion in the final.
07/11/2009
The Legion beat the Merkister in the final of the Pomona Shield to add another trophy to their collection, but had win the last two singles to come back from 3-1 down then win the 1001 tie-break leg to do so. There were 180s from Erland Pirie (Pomona), Lennie Clouston (Legion) and Don Wilson (Legion). Jock Coghill (Merkister) had a 100 checkout.
The Merkister took full advantage of the Legion's absence from the Barony Cup, beating Pomona 1 4-2 in the final. Chris Seator (Pomona 1) had a 102 checkout.
In week 4 of the A180 Men's League, the Merkister got the better of the Noust 1 to move above them into second place. There were 180s from Keith Chalmers (Legion), Lennie Clouston (Legion), Jock Coghill (Merkister), Neil Croy (Noust 1), Marcus Wood (Smithfield) and two from Dennis Watt (Legion). Dennis Also had a 125 checkout, Juicy Johnston (Smithfield) had a 120, Francis Ballantyne (Noust 1) finished 105, and Don Wilson (Legion) took out 102.
The Orkney Brewery Singles League got underway in the Smithfield on Friday. Click the links to find out more: Results, Tables, Averages.
18/10/2009
After 3 weeks of the A180 Men's League, the Legion, Noust 1 and Merkister all still have a 100% record, with the Smithfield a game back having won their last two. Click here to see the A180 Men's League table.
The Orkney Brewery Singles League qualification took place in the Pomona on Friday. There are 16 players entered this year, who will be split into two leagues of eight. Click here to see the qualifying scores.
There were 180s from Malcolm Smith (Golf Club), Dennis Watt (Legion), Juicy Johnston (Smithfield) and two from Kevin Sarling (Golf Club). Dennis Watt also had a 120 checkout and a 13 dart leg.
The draw for the Men's Barony Cup has been made and can be viewed here.
11/10/2009
The draw for the Pomona Shield, which starts on Monday 19th October, has been made and can be viewed here.
08/10/2009
The Legion, Noust 1 and Merkister made it two wins out of two after this week's round of matches in the A180 Men's League. The Smithfield beat the Noust 2 to pick up their first win of the season.
There were 180s from Jim McDill (Legion), Marcus Wood (Smithfield), Juicy Johnston (Smithfield), Kevin Sarling (Golf Club), Neil Croy (Noust 1) and Chris Seator (Pomona). Dennis Watt (Legion) had a 125 checkout, Rab Wilson (Merkister) had a 112, Marcus Wood had a 110, and there were 101 finishes from Adam Savage (Noust 2) and Ian Donaldson (Noust 1).
04/10/2009
Home advantage counted for nothing in the first week of the A180 Men's League, as all four fixtures resulted in away wins: the Legion, Noust 1, Merkister and Golf Club were the teams who got off to winning starts.
180s came from Keith Chalmers (Legion), Dennis Watt (Legion), Jim Hamilton (Merkister) and John Munson (Merkister). There were high finishes of 116 from Derry Sinclair (Smithfield), 111 from Kevin Critchlow (Noust 1), and 100 checkouts from Dennis Watt and Neil Skinner (Royal).
26/09/2009
The Legion continued their fine start to the season by retaining the Noust Cup on Wednesday. It wasn't all plain sailing for them though, as they could, and possibly should, have been beaten by the Royal in their first match. They did eventually make it through to the final, where they won a close one against the Noust 1 by a 4-2 scoreline.
There were 180s this week from Ian Donaldson, Kevin Critchlow, Derry Sinclair and Keith Leslie. There was an excellent 151 checkout from Francis Ballantyne, Ian Donaldson took out a 126, which was made more impressive by the fact it was right on the back of his 180, and Dennis Watt had a 114 finish.
17/09/2009
The final of the Royal Cup last night turned out to be a very close encounter between the Legion, who won it last year, and the Smithfield. With the match at 3-3 after the doubles and singles, the 1001 tie-break came into play, and it was the Legion who edged it to retain the trophy. Click here for the results.
Mal Reid and Francis Ballantyne hit 180s this week, Keith Johnston had a 120 checkout, but without doubt the highlight of the season so far was Don Wilson's magical 170 finish in the final of the Royal Cup. He claims "it was not a fluke!"
12/09/2009
The first cups will be competed for this week, with the men's Royal Cup and ladies' Noust Cup getting underway on Monday 14th September.
08/09/2009
The AGM was held in the Pomona Inn on Sunday 30th August. The office bearers for the forthcoming season are: President, John Munson; Vice President, Neil Croy; Men's Secretary, Keith Chalmers; Ladies' Secretary, Lorraine Work; Treasurers, John Munson & Neil Croy. Their are 8 entries for the Men's League, with the Royal entering a team for the first time in a few years, and 8 in the Ladies' League, with the Barony dropping out.
Check out the archives for old news, results and standings.