League leaders York Indoor Bowls Club secured the Yorkshire Ladies League for the sixth year running.

With a game to play, they secured the title when beating second-placed Harrogate 88-57.

At home, Helen Walker's team had a slender 6-5 lead with eight ends gone, but won all but two ends to win 28-11. Linda Harrison's rink trailed 9-5 at the half-way stage but made a great recovery to triumph.

At Harrogate, Melanie Brooke's team led from the start to ease home 22-11. Sheila Turpin's side trailed 19-14 with two ends to play, but a two, followed by a four, gave them a narrow victory.

In division two, New Earswick had a great 96-74 win over Thornaby, winning three rinks and taking eight points.

Kath Sykes' team only lost four ends as they won 29-5, while, also at home, Diane Hardy's team impressed against Joan Mason's four. Leading 19-10 with five ends to play, they lost four of them but eventually triumphed 22-18.

Away, Margaret Moss's team finished in style. Down 21-18 they scored a three, followed by a four, and then on the last end notched a five to win 30-21. However, Peggy Walker's team failed to score after going 15-7 up to lose 30-15.

New Earswick just about sealed York B's relegation from the Yorkshire Over-55s League division one after beating them 101-77, winning three rinks and collecting 14 points to leave York B' 17 points adrift of safety with only two games to play.

At Huntington Road, Barry Johnson's rink trailed 9-2 to Brian Thomas' team after seven ends before going on a winning run. They took 11 of the next 12 ends to win 31-17. Barry Harrison's team had an easy time beating Ken Hutson's four 36-3, including notching 25 shots without reply.

At Thanet Road, Ralph Tiplady's rink were in control up to the 14th end where they led 20-8, but then Ron Kirkpatrick's seized five successive ends to reduce the arrears to one shot before the visitors picked up a two en route to winning 22-20. York's only consolation came from Dennis Haw's team who had a fantastic 37-12 victory over Bob Howland's team and picked up a maximum eight on the 13th end.

For the third year running a team from York IBC have made it to the national finals of the mixed fours.

This time it is Kevin Davey, Zoe Eagles, Michael Bruce and Carol Instone. Bruce and Instone last appeared in the competition's finals in 2004 when they finished as runners-up.

Hornsea's Sue Westoby was on top form at New Earswick IBC in the final of the mixed pairs as she and her partner Ian Paddy, subbing for Mark Walton who is on international duty, made the most of an excellent start which saw them leading 10-0 after five ends before beating York's Frank Turner and Joan Jackson 25-14.