The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
The Pinchbeck and District Winter Darts League came to an end with its recent finals night.
Held at Spalding Services Club, the evening started with the H&H Cup final between Consti Club Z and Pinchbeck FC.
Thanks to wins from Malc Kelk, Craig Woods, Jason Waltham and Mark Dixon, Pinchbeck came out on top.
This was followed by the fours competition final between Green Dragon A and Tigers Club A. In another close encounter the Dragon defeated the Tiger 3-2.
The Division A singles semi-finals saw Jimmy Tennison (Green Dragon B) and Karl Rolfe (Lincoln Arms A) making the final, beating Dan Gent and Mark Thompson (both Lincoln Arms D).
The Division B singles semi-finals saw Dean Murray (Services Club) and Rob Green (Consti Club Z) triumphant against Paul and Josh Faulkner (both Consti Club C).
The Division A pairs semi-finals concluded with Steve Stancer and Andy Bingham (Lincoln Arms A) and Andy Taylor and Tony Clark (Riverside Inn) making the final beating Sean Trafford and Andy Porter (Green Dragon B) and Jason Williams and Jason Taylor (Green Dragon A).
The Knockout Cup final was contested between league champions Lincoln Arms A and Green Dragon A.
Singles wins for Bingham, John Charlton, Paul Blow and Steve Gaughan gave the Lincoln Arms a 6-3 win to complete the league and cup double.
The first individual final of the night was the Ladies’ singles final between Sharon Barnard (Tigers Club) and Stacey Banister (Lincoln Arms D) with Banister taking the win 2-0.
The Captain’s Cup final between Stancer and Paul Faulkner saw Stancer picking up another trophy with a 2-0 victory.
Next should have been the mixed pairs final between Casey Hill and Ash Allen and Claire Brookin and Duggie McInerney but unfortunate circumstances mean Hill and Allen got a walkover.
The Division B pairs final saw Matt Broderick and Stu Ewins take on their Consti Club B teammates Carl Pogson and Chris Hollands.
Broderick and Ewins took the bragging rights with a 2-0 victory.
The Division A pairs final between Stancer and Bingham and Taylor and Clark saw Stancer add to his trophy haul with him and Bingham having a comprehensive 2-0 victory.
The penultimate match of the evening saw the first game for the new Les Pell Trophy. This is the singles final for Division B players.
Murray took the title with a 2-0 win against Green.
The final game of the evening was the prestigious Division A singles between Rolfe and Tennison.
Veteran Rolfe, who has played in the league for more than 40 years, was victorious 3-0 to win his first singles title.
The league would like to thank MC Ian Tilley for another outstanding performance and for all his help throughout the season, the Services Club for their hospitality, the Spalding Voice and Lincs Free Press for their coverage of the season, Di Langston for taking the photographs, Angie Chapman and Matt Broderick for their help with the raffle and everyone who supported the event.
