DAVE O'Hara continued his marvellous York John Smith's Mixed League form against Huntington 'B'.

He threw a fine 20 dart singles game then included two maximum 180s in the pairs.

However, his Bumper Castle side were pipped 5-4 as Huntington's John Smith shot out in 21 darts then took the decider, which included 180.

Leeman 'A' were given a good start with 18 darts from Martyn Turner to beat Victoria Vaults 'A' whose only win came from Roy Cockerill.

L Cole was a lone success for Three Tuns who buckled to Leeman 'B', whose Derek Smallwood shot 21 darts.

Cygnet 'C' team's John Miller included a 177 score and Carol Stubbs partnered Peter Walker to get the decider against Slipper 'B'.

Beeswing's 6-3 win against Slipper 'A' contained a fine 120 finish from Brian Harden while Cygnet 'A' beat Vaults 'B' 7-2.

Dawn Exton contributed 140, 140, 123 scores in a 23-dart 701 with Kev Walton as Cygnet 'A' slammed Vaults 'B' 7-2.

Michell Britton failed to master Angie Hields in last summer season's York John Smith's Ladies League individual final, but she's back for another tilt at the title tonight at Layerthorpe WMC.

Britton used up a fair share when winning the semi-final 2-1 against Clifton's Jo Hodges, who led in with a splendid 20-darter.

Britton meets Tracey Farmeary, a 2-1 victor over Diane Moreland (Cranes). Farmeary found consecutive 180, 100, 98 scores to leave Moreland hopelessly adrift in the decider.

Britton and Karen Fratson were in a similar situation in the Captain-Vice Captain event, but the Bay Horse duo threw 100 then 132 and finished to oust Louise Hart and Sarah Jackson.

Their opponents are Roz Kerr-Sue Lowery, 2-0 winners over Slipper's Anita Weatherstone and Doreen Johnstone.

Dawn Exton dabbed the double to give Cygnet a deciding game win over City Arms in the Triples but City Arms will be represented by Jane Janes, Sue Smith and Farmeary, who survived Clifton's chance of taking a 2-1 win with a shot at bullseye.

Carol Pipes and Bev Harton (City Arms) beat their colleagues Hields and Smith to set up a meeting with Sandra Bruce and Tracey Watkinson (Ox) in the Pairs competition final.

In York White Rose Ladies League division one, Sun's title aspirations were dealt a blow after Tap trounced them 5-2.

Tap's heroines were Joan Woodcock, Jacqui Featherstone, and Gwen Shaw, while Julie Scattergood hit 25 darts in the anchor-leg to avoid Sun any further humiliation.

Fulfordgate took full advantage by convincingly beating Institute, whose only win came from Janet Baron. Fulfordgate lead by five points with four matches remaining.

Crescent needed a big win to have any hope and they didn't disappoint as Milly Mountain inspired them to a 6-1 win against Post.

Lord Collingwood were caught cold as Tadcaster team Coach reeled off the first six games to win the big clash in division two. Irene Bowes prevented the whitewash.

Bumper Castle, with two matches in hand, had Sheila Reynolds throwing a fine 24 darter in a 6-1 win at Palace.

Fulford Conservatives clinched the final two games with Moira Atkinson and Jackie Barnett, to overcome a spirited Tankard.

Emma Webster and Maureen Hisgoe took the first two games for Alice but Huntington replied strongly as Sue Smith put them 3-2 up. However, Webster came back to haunt Huntington, and Yvonne Taylor completed a thrilling last game win for Alice.

Bottom-placed William secured their sixth win by beating closest rivals Tramways thanks to an anchor-leg win by Brenda Bainbridge.

Registration for the winter season must be received by Friday. New teams should contact the secretary on 01904 656361.

Updated: 11:46 Tuesday, September 11, 2001