WITH the 2012-13 season in the Yeovil Sports Skittles League at the halfway stage, Division One is headed by ODS by five points after their mammoth 71-pin away win over luckless Mixstars.

 

Pete French was tehs tart of the game with a superb 71, while Les Passmore also had a good game with 55.

 

Mixstars' skipper Mike Axe tried to inspire his team with 54, but they could not compete with the leaders who had two other players with 50-plus.

 

In Division Two, Croc's Lot's long run of success was ended by promotion hopefuls Nightriders who beat them by 22.

 

Cretins kept their promotion hopes alive with a 36-pin win over Maybees.

 

There was a great game in Division Three where third-placed Jets beat leaders Incredibles by two pins in a match where 808 pins were hit with ten players hitting 50-plus. D. Saunders top scored with 62 for Incredibles.

 

Division Four is led by RB Legion Sports by four points with Wessex Plus in second place.

 

Division Five promotion chasers Motiv8 and Up and Aways both lost this week, while Marston Boys and Elite moved into challenging positions after gaining vital wins.

 

Division One: Herkey Snerkeys 360, Westland Ex Apps B 262; Bradford Outcasts 310, FK Rebels 323; Motley Crew 271, Go Banana 302; Mix Stars 325, ODS 396; Easy Boys 285, Nightcrawlers 338; Hammers walkover win against Newboys.

Merit scores: P. French (ODS) 71; P. Martin (Herkey Snerkeys) 61; N. Mapletoft (Nightcrawlers) 58; L. Passmore (ODS) 55; M. Axe (Mixstars) 54.

 

Division Two: Ooo Unlucky 303, Yeovil SCB 269; Rejects 251, Tripods 222; Cretins 308, Maybees 272; Nibbs 250, Rovers 250; Has Beens 247, Occasionals 272; Nightriders 280, Croc's Lot 258.

Merit scores: D. Seager (Under-21 Nibbs) 54; M. Watts (Maybees) 53.

 

Division Three: Dropouts 333, Air United 323; Screwballs 336, Casuals 350; Outsiders 341, Oak Originals 313; Pacemakers 293, Richard Edwards 344; Jets 405, Incredibles 405.

Merit scores: D. Saunders (Incredibles) 62; S. Glover (Outsiders) 61; J. Tucker (Air United) 57; B. Martin (Incredibles) 56; R. Lock (Richard Edwards) 56; J. Green (Jets) 56; L. Blackburn (Jets) 55; P. Norris (Casuals) 54; A. Gold (Casuals) 54; I. Martin (Jets) 54.

 

Division Four: VAD 312, Able Eight 320; Par Eight 333, RB Legion Sports 340; Gangbangers 359, Kinnells 344; Apprentices 352, Dads Army 350; RML Sports 331, Nondescripts 318; Mudboys 306, Wessex Plus 323.

Merit scores: C. Wilkinson (Kinnells) 57; L. Pippard (Apprentices) 55; P. Chick (Gangbangers) 54.

 

Division Five: Nomads 317, Labour Club 304; Somerset Sports 329, Motiv8 306; Split Pins 325, Missing Lynx 350; Uncle Albert's Desc 332, Rams 325; Marston Boys 363, Flung Together 344; Elite 317, Up and Aways 302.

Merit scores: A. White (Split Pins) 61; B. Gartshore (Nomads) 56; D. Day (Marston Boys) 56; A. Bartlett (Flung Together) 55.