Shock for Shotton

Leeholme have taken the lead by one point in Division One at the halfway stage of the season after second-placed Shotton suffered a disastrous defeat when they played Bowburn.

Shotton bounced back with an 8-2 home win over King George V although the most relieved club must be Coxhoe who have been near to the bottom for most of the season but then produced a l0-0 win over Elm Tree, Stockton on Saturday.

Rink scores: (Coxhoe skips first) G Storey 23, L Whitehouse 16; P Gibson 19, A Clarke 17; P Woodward 19, F Dunn 14; D Gibson 23, W Theakston 9. Total 84 - 56.

Other results: Division One Trimdon 2, Glenhilme 8; Leeholme 8, Mainsforth 2; Bowburn 8 Pelton Fell 2.

In Division Two, Ever Ready, who are always strong at the beginning of a season, have won eight of their nine games and share top spot with Addison Park who were promoted from Division Three last year.

Wheatley Hill, who have to play all their fixtures away from home until they get a new green laid, are still at the foot of the table but are improving and did succeed in gaining a draw with Murton.

Rink scores: (Wheatley Hill skips first) A Ellison 13, J Bannister 17; J Barrassford 14, TA Todd 20; K Kendall 21, R Spindler 21; C Bullock 22, S Armstrong 11. Total 70 - 69.

Both Murton and Brandon have been fined by the League Secretary for failing to play a cancelled game within the 14 day stipulated period.

Other results: Division Two Langley Park 8, Brandon 2;. Sherburn Village 4, Ever Ready 6; Vane Tempest 4, Stockton 6.

Newly admitted club, Wingate are enjoying early success in Division Three having won seven of their eight games but as they had a bye on Saturday it allowed Newton Hall to close the gap at the top with a 10-0 win over Witton Gilbert.

Rink scores: (Witton Gilbert skips first) N Thompson 11 0. Mein 20; D Mimms 15 D Fishburn 23; J Doney 13 S R Smith 26; T Richardson 14 A Hardie 25. Total 53 - 94.

Other results: Division Three Wolsingham 4, Nevilles Cross 6; Spectrum (Willington) 10, Fishburn 0; Belmont 8, Kelloe 2.

Durham and District League

Division One

P W D L Pts

Leeholme 9 6 0 3 59

Shotton 9 7 1 1 58

Pelton Fell 9 4 1 4 51

Mainsforth 9 4 1 4 51

Glenholme 9 6 0 3 50

Bowburn 9 4 0 5 48

King George V 9 4 0 5 48

Coxhoe 9 3 0 6 33

Trimdon 9 3 0 5 32

Elm Tree 9 2 1 6 29

Division Two

Ever Ready 9 8 0 1 64

Addison Park 9 8 0 1 64

Langley Park 9 6 0 3 61

Sherburn Village 9 5 0 4 52

Chilton 9 4 0 5 44

Brandon 8 3 0 5 37

Murton 8 3 1 4 36

Vane Tempest 9 3 0 6 35

Stockton 9 3 0 6 30

Wheatley Hill 9 0 1 8 17

Division Three

Wingate 8 7 0 1 60

Newton Hall 8 5 0 3 52

Nevilles Cross 8 6 0 2 50

Wolsingham 8 5 0 3 48

Spectrum 8 6 0 2 47

Fishburn WMC 8 3 0 5 32

Belmont 8 1 0 7 25

Kelloe 8 1 0 7 18

South West Durham League

Leeholme are the new leaders of the First Division after the match between former leaders, Spennymoor A and in form Mainsforth was postponed.

Shildon sides continue to dominate Division Two with The Railway leading the way but Shildon Town A have a game in hand and have lost just once all season.

Results: Division One Addison Park 8, Spennymoor Jubilee 2; Brandon 2, Cockton Hill 8; Glenholme 8, Bishop Auckland 2; Spectrum 4, Leeholme 6.

Division Two Cockton Hill B 4, Cockfield 6; Fishburn 7, Spennymoor Town 3; Kelloe 2, Shildon Town A 8; Shildon Town B 5, Langley Park 5; Wolsingham 2, Shildon Railway 8.

Fixtures: Division One Glenholme v Addison Park; Mainsforth v Cockton Hill; Bishop Auckland v Leeholme; Brandon v Spectrum; Spennymoor A v Spennymoor Jubilee.

Division Two Spennymoor Town v Cockfield; Cockton Hill B v Kelloe; Langley Park v Shildon Railway; Shildon Town B v Shildon Town A; Fishburn v Wolsingham.

CIU Individual Championship

Results: First round J Blair (Shotton Comrades) lost to J Trotter (Ferryhill); B Taylor (Fishburn) beat T Craven (Vale of Derwent); N Nixon (Sacriston) beat D Stoker (South Moor); G Craggs (Leadgate) beat L Simpson (South Durham Malleable); C Jefferson (Trimdon Colliery & Deaf Hill) lost to G Robson (Leadgate); J Taylor (Fishburn) beat L Peacock (Leadgate); P Coulson (Leadgate) beat A Hunter (Simonside); E Platt (Haswell Plough) lost to P Whitfield (Crowtrees); J Wolfenden (Crawcrook) beat P Hughes (Leadgate); D Hume (Darlington) beat J O'Hara (Middlestone Moor); S Montgomery (Leadgate) beat G Hayles (Fishburn); P Hardy (Crawcrook) lost to I Brown (Spennymoor); J Coulson (Fishburn) lost to R Hughes (Shotton Comrades); B Reed (Leadgate) beat M Mordue (Leadgate); P Gibson (Spennymoor) beat D Morrison (Fishburn); R Richardson (Leadgate) beat W Armstrong (Haswell Plough).

CIU Pairs Championship

Results: First Round M Smith & J Wilson (Simonside) beat T Bowes & D Bowes (South Durham Malleable); A Maddison & G Bayles (Leadgate) lost to A Bailey & P Haddrick (South Moor); G Craggs & G Bell (Leadgate) beat W Hill & T Cook (Burnside); J Coulson & G Hayles (Fishburn) lost to M Branthwaite & A Atkinson (Bowes); W Kirk & J Emmerson (Sacriston) lost to P Whitfield & G Hutchinson (Crowtrees); J Kelly & A Healer (Wingate) lost to P Gibson & D Gibson (Spennymoor); A Johnson & J Wolfenden (Crawcrook) lost to T Nee & R Forster (Simonside); J Spraggon & E Henry (Sunniside) beat B Pickles & G Pickles (Usworth & Washington Gardeners); R Irwin & D Metcalfe (Leadgate) beat T Kirtley & J Thurburn (Usworth & Washington Gardeners); D Morrison & G Smith (Fishburn) beat R Evans & L Rutherford (Tanfield Lea); K McLean & W Potter (Shildon Elm Road) lost to G Longbottom & K Gibson (Fishburn); J Patterson & S Hubbard (Crawcrook Catholic) beat G Hall & J Gregory (Sacriston); T Airey & PHeath (Spennymoor) beat P Davies & R Curry (Brandon); G Bond & D Rutter (Simonside) lost to D Stoker & A Charlton (Southmoor); R Bailey & J Harris (Annfield Plain) beat J Trotter & S Farry (Ferryhill); J Spowart & C Elliott (Simonside) lost to I Young & K McDonald (Sacriston); G Robson & P Coulson (Leadgate) beat J Duffy & CDuffy (Leeholme); C Jefferson & R Jefferson (Trimdon Colliery) beat S Gourley & D Heseltine (Darlington); R Hughes & L Hammond (Shotton Comrades) beat E Platt & N Armstrong (Haswell Plough); L Keegan & J Shield (Leadgate) beat R Presho & W Hughes (Wingate); H Peacock & J Peacock (Leadgate) beat J Harper & A Hall (Fishburn); J Moist & F Raymond (Relton Terrace) lost to M Fenwick & J Chance (Browney); G Alderson & N Collin (Crowtrees) beat K Seymour & D Walton (Ferryhill); T Cowley & J Webster (Sherburn Village) lost to J Stewart & W Edwards (Crawcrook Catholic); P Hardy & R Butler (Crawcrook Social) beat J Blair & T Patterson (Shotton Comrades); M English & B Robinson (Dipton) beat J Taylor & B Taylor (Fishburn); H Teasdale & H Brain (Wingate) beat W Lovett & R Bainbridge (Leadgate); M Campbell & J McCabe (Leadgate) beat A Riley & A Batey (Relton Terrace); T Burt & M McDonald (Sherburn Village) lost to D Allen & N Whiteford (Tanfield Lea); T Snell & W Lee (Usworth & Washington Gardeners) beat L Toward & R Smith (Dipton); F Richardson & B Reed (Leadgate) beat H Colbeck & E Nicholson (Relton Terrace); T Craven & B Watson (Vale of Derwent) beat C Thompson & V Rodgerson (Relton Terrace).

North East Women's League

Visiting the Park Club at Hartlepool, Blackhall club lost by 70 to 54. Each side won two rinks and as winners of the game the Park collected three points to Blackhall's two.

Scores: (Park skips first) B Wilkinson 13, M Coatex 15; P Tweddle 11, B Alderson 12; A Ingham 26, J Wilton 12; P Packham 20, J Winn 15.

Entertaining Staby House in another game, Blackhall club won by 87 to 59. They won three of the four rinks and so collected four points to the opposition's one.

Scores: (Blackhall skips first) J Winn 18, J Winsmoor 11; M Coates 30, J Bentley 13; J Wilton 23, D Warburton 8; V Heppell 16, F Kitching 27.

Other league results: Wingate 1, Peterlee 4; Hartlepool 2, Grayfields 3; Brinkburn 0, Owton Lodge 5.

Hartlepool are the current league leaders with 38 points, followed by Wingate 31, Peteree 30, Owton Lodge 30, Grayfields 26, Brinkburn 26, Burn Valley 24, Shotton 20, Blackhall 15, Hartlepool 12, Staby House 12, Horden 10.

East Durham Welfare Veterans League

EBlackhall Veterans in the league, Easington Colliery Veterans won by 91-55. They won three of the four rinks and so collected four points to Blackhall's one.

Scores: (Easington skips first) K Knapper 28, R Tomkins 13; F Hardy 29, J Davies 15; W Metcalfe 13, Roland Winn 17; T Appleby 21, J Williams 10.

Other results: Hetton Workmen 3, Peterlee 2; South Hetton , Shotton 4; Horden 4, Wheatley Hill 1; Wingate 4, Houghton 2.

Howden Veterans are the current leaders with 37 points, followed by Shotton 36, Wingate 32, Easington 31, Wheatley Hill 31, Blackhall 25, Hetton Workmen 22, Murton 20, Houghton 20, Peterlee 19, South Hetton 12, Lowhills 11.

Darlington and District WMC

Monday League

P W L Pts

Harrowgate Hill 7 6 1 16

Central 7 5 2 15

Cockerton 7 4 3 11

East End 7 4 3 11

Darlington 7 4 3 9

Hopetown 6 1 5 5

Albert Hill 7 1 6 4

Friday Veterans League

Hopetown A 6 6 0 14

East End 6 3 3 11

Cockerton 6 4 2 10

Central 5 3 2 10

Darlington 6 2 4 6

Albert Hill 5 1 4 5

Hopetown B 6 1 5 4

The Eston Charity Shield 2000 football tournament, which raises money for local children's charity, Jennifer Trust for Muscular Atrophy, has now signed up all 16 teams required.

The format is based on Euro 2000 and will begin with four groups of four with teams progressing to quarter and semi finals, just like the international tournament.

It runs from July 28 to August 15 at Mannion Park, Grangetown, Middlesbrough and a presentation night is held on August 17 where there will be entertainment and possibly a Middlesbrough FC player presenting the trophies.

The teams involved are Bells Stores FC, Eston and Normanby Dynamo, Eston and Normanby Social, Eston Labour Club, Eston Ship Inn FC, Eston Villa, Gables, Harrys Place (formerly Crown and Anchor), Huntsman FC, Hydro (formerly Elgins), Marske WMC, Newmarket West Two, Normanby Hotel, North Ormesby Institute, Teesside Link FC and Yorkshire Dragoon FC.

Organisers are looking a sponsor for the event which is now in its fifth year and anyone interested should contact Mr Carl Waldon on (01642) 518124 or (07801) 705732