CHAMPIONS Bootham 'A' beat Coneysthorpe 'A' 6-4 in division one of the York Table Tennis League despite Martin Lowe winning all his games for Coneysthorpe.

York RI 'A' look like finishing as runners-up after edging out bottom club Groves WMC 'B'. Richard Crowther was unbeaten for RI.

Holgate WMC 'A' should finish third after their 9-1 win over Groves WMC 'B'.

Runaway leaders in division two, Poppleton 'A', have had their lead cut, but should win the title even though they are being pushed by Nestle Rowntree 'A'.

University 'A' beat Bootham CC 'B' 7-3 with Simon Jackson winning all his games for the students, who finished their season with a 7-3 win over Poppleton 'A'.

Simon Prins was undefeated as Holgate WMC 'B' beat York RI 'C' 7-3.

Dave Lamb and Keith Webster were maximum men as Nestl Rowntree thumped York RI 'D' 9-1.

Father and son John and Daniel Foxter were unbeaten as Coneysthorpe 'B' defeated Poppleton 'B' 8-2 in division three.

Both the BT teams managed to pull themselves clear of relegation despite defeat. The 'B' side lost 7-3 to Groves WMC 'C' and the 'A' team sswent down 6-4 to Bootham CC 'C'.

Division four remained a two-horse race between Shepherd 'A' and Holgate WMC 'C' Shepherds had a 7-3 win over York RI F who only had two players.

The Poppleton derby finished in a 6-4 win for the 'C' team whose Tom Wright won all his matches.

York RI 'H' continued their late challenge in division five. They beat both Nestle Rowntree 'B' and York RI 'G' 8-2. Luke Blackburn was unbeaten in both matches.

Three wins from Dick Kendall helped Session 'C' to a 6-4 win over Nestl Rowntree 'B'.

NEDL York and District

Table Tennis League

Div 1: York RI 'A' 6 (Crowther 2), Groves WMC 'A' 4 (Kenyon 2, Potter 2); York RI 'B' 5 (Rounce 2, Blackburn 2), Sessions 'A' 5 (Parker 2, Horsley 2); Groves WMC 'B' 1, Holgate WMC 'A' 9 (Farmery 3, Hatfield 3, Eastwood 2); Coneysthorpe 'A' 4 (Lowe 3), Bootham CC 'A' 6 (Eastwood 2, Wooldridge 2); Groves WMC 'A' 7 (Hood 2 Potter 2 Kenyon 2), Coneysthorpe 'A' 3.

Div 2: York RI 'D' 1, Nestl Rowntree 'A' 9 (Lamb 3, Webster 3, Simpson 2); Bootham CC 'B' 0, Sessions 'B' 10 (Nicholson 3, Elsegood 3, Hough 3); Holgate WMC 'B' 7 (Flintoft 3, Prins 3), York RI 'C' 3; University 'A' 7 (Price 3, Jackson 2), Poppleton 'A' 3; University 'A' 7 (Jackson 3, Price 2, Fitzgerald 2), Bootham CC 'B' 3.

Div 3: Northern Electric 0, York RI 'E' 10 (Church 3, Houlison 3, Stott 3); BT 'A' 4 (Broadbent 3), Bootham CC 'C' 6 (Milner 2, Bryning 2, Plant 2); BT 'B' 3, Groves WMC 'C' 7 (Hutchinson 2, Long 2, Kozyra 2); Coneysthorpe 'B' 8 (D Foxton 3, J Foxton 3), Poppleton 'B' 2.

Div 4: Holgate WMC 'C' 10 (Taylor 3, Reed 3, Temple 3), Shepherds 'B' 0; Shepherds 'A' 8 (Surtees 2), York RI 'F' 2 (Walton 2); Poppleton 'C' 6 (Wright 3, Soanes 2), Poppleton 'D' 4 (Collier 2).

Div 5: York RI 'H' 8 (Blackburn 3, Megone 2, Dinsdale 2), York RI 'G' 2; Nestl Rowntree 'B' 4 (Thompson 2), Sessions 'C' 6 (Kendall 3, Stokes 2); Sessions 'C' 7 (Stokes 3, Kendall 3), Shepherds 'C' 3; Groves WMC 'D' 4 (Belton 2, Potter 2), Holgate WMC 'D' 6 (Wands 2, Dickson 2, Holroyd 2); York RI 'H' 8 (Blackburn 3, Megone 3), Nestle Rowntree 'B' 2.

Div 6: University 'B' 4 (Coleman 3), Norwich Union 'B' 6; Poppleton 'E' 7, University 'B' 0; Norwich Union 'B' 6 (Slezark 3), Shepherds 'D' 4 (Withers 2, Melling 2).

Updated: 09:00 Saturday, March 25, 2006