Result from Monday 30th January

Knock Out Cup Semi Final

Gers 8-6 Thatch (played in Pigeon Club)

Results from Thursday 26th January

HEADLINES

THATCH WIN TO OPEN UP 3 POINT LEAD AS IBROX HOLD GATHERUPS ~ GERS STILL IN THE RACE ~ WELL DONE TO LIPS ON FIRST EVER WIN ~ NO. 1 CLUB STROLL TO DERBY WIN ~ STATION TAKE THE POINTS AFTER PLAY OFF WIN ~ ALL SQUARE IN THE PIGEON CLUB

Gatherups 8-8 Ibrox
Gers 9-6 St Comgalls
LIPS 9-7 Larne FSC
Larne FC 8-8 Feathers
No 1 Blues 5-10 No 1 Club
Station Bar 9-7 Eagle Rockets
Ulsterbus 4-11 Thatch

Results from Monday 23rd January

Re arranged League Match
Eagle Rockets 10-5 Larne FSC

Knock Out Cup Quarter Finals
Gers 8-7 St Comgalls
Gatherups 8-4 Station Bar
Feathers 2-8 Thatch
No 1 Blues 5-8 Ulsterbus

Results from 19th January

HEADLINES

THATCH AND GATHERUPS BOTH WIN AT THE TOP ~BLUES TAKE A POINT AT ST COMGALLS ~ WINS FOR IBROX, ROCKETS & THE BUSMEN

No 1 Club 4-11 Gatherups
Thatch 13-2 Larne FC
Ibrox 10-5 Station Bar
Larne FSC 4-11 Ulsterbus
St Comgalls 8-8 No 1 Blues
Eagle Rockets 9-6 LIPS
Feathers P-P Gers

Result from Tuesday 17th January

Station Bar 2-13 Thatch

Interleague round up

Larne Pool League had mixed fortunes at the annual NIPA Interleague Event held this year in the Queens Hall, Newtownards. The 'A' Team under the captaincy of Thatch cueist Ellis Martin lost both group matches 13-17 to Ballyclare and 14-17 to Carrick. A win 12-3 win over Ballyclare in the Semi Finals seen them make the final of the Plate Event where they lost out 9-12 to Clogher Valley.

The B1s captained by Bryan McWhirter done very well in winning their group with a 17-5 victory over Ballyclare and a 17-14 win over holders North Down & Ards B2. They were drawn against North Down & Ards B2s again in the Semi Final but unfortunately got off to a bad start eventually losing 9-17

The fledgling B2 Team run by Scott Hutchinson and Alec Irvine excelled themselves. They only lost out in qualifying for the Semi Finals of the main event by a single frame on frame difference. They defeated NI Ladies 17-6 and lost only 12-17 to eventual winners Carrick B1. In the Plate Semis they won 12-3 against Ballymena B1 but lost out in the Final to North Down & Ards B1 by 8-17

Top point scorers
'A' Team
J.Nelson 90%, N.McKelvey 80%, E.Martin 66%, B.McIlroy Jr 66%, R.Hawkins 55% K.English 50%
B1 Team
D.McDonagh 88%
B2 Team
L.Hogg 88%, Damian Heggarty 75%, Ian McCalmont 75%, Steven Read 70%


The Team Managers would like to thank everyone who travelled to Newtownards to represent Larne. You were a credit to the League.

Top photo - Some of the Larne players and supporters relaxing at the 'A' Team Event
Bottom photo - Eddie Gribben, Bryan McWhirter and Seam McAllister at the 'B' Team Event

Results from Thursday 12th January

HEADLINES
THATCH & GATHERUPS EDGE AHEAD AT TOP OF TABLE ~ No 1 CLUB WIN IN PLAY OFF FRAME ~ FEATHERS FLYING ~ IBROX & LARNE FC BOTH WIN

Gatherups 9-6 St Comgalls
Gers 5-10 Thatch
LIPS 5-10 Ibrox
Larne FC 9-6 Ulsterbus
No 1 Blues 5-10 Feathers
Station Bar 7-9 No 1 Club
Eagle Rockets P-P Larne FSC

New venue

From January 2012 Larne FC will be playing all their home matches out of the Pigeon Club. Any team due to play away to Larne FC, please alter your fixture accordingly

Knockout Cup Draw

Quarter Finals (Monday 23rd January)
Gers v St Comgalls
Feathers v Thatch
No 1 Blues v Ulsterbus
Gatherups v Station Bar

Semi Final 1 (Monday 30th January in Pigeon Club)
Gers/St Comgalls v Feathers/Thatch

Semi Final 2 (Monday 6th February in Pigeon Club)
No 1 Blues/Ulsterbus v Gatherups/Station Bar

Final (Monday 13th February in Pigeon Club)

Results from Thursday 5th January

Feathers 8-8 Gatherups
Thatch 10-5 No 1 Blues
Ulsterbus 3-12 Gers
Ibrox 9-6 Eagle Rockets
Larne FSC 6-9 Larne FC
No 1 Club 13-2 LIPS
St Comgalls 11-4 Station Bar

2012 NIPA Interleague

Larne Pool League will be sending 3 Teams to the Northern Ireland Pool Association 2012 Interleague Competition.

The 'B' Team Event is on Saturday 14th January and we will be sending 2 teams. The 'B1's will be selected by Bryan McWhirter and the 'B2's selected by Scott Hutchinson and Alec Irvine.
The 'A' Team Event will be played on Sunday 15th January, and is managed by Thatch cueist Ellis Martin.  Both Events will be held in the Queens Hall, Newtownards. More details will follow as get them.

Larne Pool League will be supplying transport to the Interleague on both the Saturday and the Sunday. We will depart from the car park behind Larne Library at 9.30am. Please do not be late as we will be leaving promptly.

'A' Team	'B1' Team	'B2' Team
Ellis Martin (M)	Bryan McWhirter (M)	Alex Irvine (M)
Gerry McCorry	Aaron Wright	Scott Hutchinson (M)
Bill McIlroy Sr	Dean McDonagh	Alan Murray
Bill McIlroy Jr	Paul Jingles	Damian Heggarty
Jonny Nelson	Anthony McCorry	Eddie Wilson
Alan Johnston	Stephen Peoples	Gary Johnston
Dessie Cooper	Sean McAlister	Ian McCalmont
Kenny Hylands	Paul McAlister	Lee Gribben
Neil McKelvey	Stuart Houston	Lee Hogg
Colin Montgomery	Eddie Gribben	Martin Stubbs
Robert Hawkins	Ciaran O'Toole	Matt Barr
Kenny English	Glyn Williams	Neil McFaul
Stephen McWhirter	Davy McKendry	Ryan Baird
	Stephen Burns	Ryan Martin
		Steven Read William Irvine

Results from Thursday 15th December

HEADLINES
THATCH KNOCKOUT CUP HOLDERS ~ GATHERUPS & GERS ALSO WIN ~ STATION ON TRACK ~ FEATHERS FLYING ~ BLUES SAFELY THROUGH

Knockout Cup 1st Round 
Eagle Rockets 2-8 Feathers 
Gatherups 8-5 No 1 Club
Gers 8-5 Larne FC
LIPS 4-8 Station Bar
No 1 Blues 8-5 Larne FSC
Thatch 8-3 Ibrox
St Comgalls Bye
Ulsterbus Bye

Condolences

The Committee of the Larne & District Pool League would like to offer their condolences to N.I.P.A Chairman Trevor Harte on the passing away of his Mother on December 12th after a long illness.

Results from Thursday 8th December

HEADLINES

NELSON WINS PLAY OFF TO GIVE THATCH VICTORY ~ MCKELVEY WINS PLAY OFF TO RESCUE GERS ~ STATION HOLD FEATHERS ~ COMFORTABLE WINS FOR IBROX, No1 CLUB, ULSTERBUS and ST COMGALLS

Feathers 8-8 Station Bar
Thatch 9-7 Gatherups
Ibrox 12-3 Larne FSC
Larne FC 8-8 Gers
No 1 Club 10-5 Eagle Rockets
St Comgalls 10-5 LIPS
Ulsterbus 11-4 No 1 Blues

Christmas Transfer Window

The transfer window opens after fixtures played on Thursday 8th December.

.Transfer fee per player between teams is £25.
.New players who have yet to sign for a team cost £5
.A player who is registered for a team but hasn't played for that team can sign for another team for £5
.Transferred players eligible to play for new teams in League from 5th January onwards
.If a player plays for a team in the Knock Out Cup 1st Round on 15th December, he/she cannot play for a different team in a later round

Knock Out Cup Draw

The draw for the first round of the Knock Out Cup has taken place and ties are as follows -

Eagle Rockets v Feathers
Gatherups v No 1 Club
Gers v Larne FC
LIPS v Station Bar
No 1 Blues v Larne FSC
Thatch v Ibrox
St Comgalls v Bye
Ulsterbus v Bye

. First Round ties to be played on Thursday 15th December
. Players lag for break in every frame
. Matches best of 15, over when a team reaches 8
. Every round redrawn
. Players can only play maximum 1 frame in any session of 5
. Teams to referee alternate frames

Thursday 15th December - First Round
Monday 23rd January - Quarter Finals
Monday 30th January - 1st Semi Final (in Pigeon Club)
Monday 6th February - 2nd Semi Final (in Pigeon Club)
Monday 13th February - Final (in Pigeon Club)

Results from Thursday 1st December

HEADLINES

TOP 6 ALL WIN COMFORTABLY ~ ST COMGALLS GOODS FORM CONTINUES ~ FEATHERS FLYING HIGH

Eagle Rockets 3-12 St Comgalls
Gatherups 11-4 Ulsterbus
Ibrox 10-5 No 1 Club
LIPS 2-13 Feathers
Larne FSC 5-10 Gers
No 1 Blues 4-11 Larne FC
Station Bar P-P Thatch

Results from Thursday 24th November

HEADLINES

CHAMPIONS OUT OF THE RACE ~ TOP 3 ALL WIN ~  BUS WIN AT TRAIN STATION

Feathers 10-5 Eagle Rockets
Gers 11-4 No 1 Blues
Larne FC 5-10 Gatherups
No 1 Club 13-2 Larne FSC
St Comgalls 9-6 Ibrox
Thatch 13-2 LIPS
Ulsterbus 9-6 Station Bar

Richard Bowen Memorial Individual Results

MONTY IS THE MASTER !!!

Colin Montgomery from Larne FC Pool Team is the new 2011/2012 Winner of the Richard Bowen Individual Memorial Competition. After making his way to the Final he held the trophy high after a memorable match against Stephen Burns from Ibrox Pool Team. Both players overcame tough opponents on their route to the Final which went down to the 7th and deciding frame.

Quarter Finals
Stephen McWhirter 2-3 Stephen Burns
Stuart Houston 1-3 Colin Montgomery
Ellis Martin 3-1 Tristan Scott-Heyes
Alan Johnston 3-1 Ian Haveron

Semi Finals
Ellis Martin 1-3 Colin Montgomery
Alan Johnston 2-3 Stephen Burns

Final
Colin Montgomery 4-3 Stephen Burns

Frame by frame in the Final
Frame 1 - Montgomery wins it with a long black, 1-0
Frame 2 - Montgomery again, 2-0
Frame 3 - Burns wins a black ball fight to trail 1-2
Frame 4 - Burns levels at 2-2
Frame 5 - Montgomery again edges ahead with a break and dish, 3-2
Frame 6 - Burns wins another blackball fight to take the match into the deciding frame, 3-3
Frame 7 - Montgomery takes the frame, match and title after controlling the decisive rack.

Richard Bowen Memorial Draw

The draw for the Richard Bowen Memorial Individual has taken place and first round matches which will be played on Thursday 17th November are printed below. The 2 winning red matches meet each other at 9.15pm with the 2 winning blue matches meeting each other at 9.45pm. The remaining 2 players in each bar/table will then play off to get an outright winner from each of the 8 bars/tables. The Competition will be played to a finish on Monday 21st November. The draw has thrown up some interesting ties. Reigning Champion Ed McDowell opens up his defence against clubmate Scott Hutchinson whilst Thatch stalwart Bill McIlroy plays No 1 Club boss Alex Irvine. Dean McDonagh from St Comgalls plays Larne FC cueist Colin Montgomery and there is an all Feathers tie with Alaister Law meeting Jeff Hagan. In each bar, the Last 8 round and Last 4 round are best of 3 frames only. The remaining 2 players will play out a best of 5. Good luck to everyone.

No matches are allowed to be rearranged

Eagle (upstairs table nearest door)
bye - J.McMichael (to be at venue for 8.45pm)
7.45pm K.Hylands v G.Williams
8.15pm S.Burns v P.McLernon
8.45pm J.Heffron v T.Whiteside

Rangers Club (bar table)
bye - Bryan McWhirter (to be at venue for 8.45pm)
7.45pm P.Gingles v M.McGowan
8.15pm L.Swann v I.Haveron
8.45pm C.McConaghy v M.Stubbs

Pigeon Club
bye - S.Houston (to be at venue for 8.45pm)
7.45pm K.English v L.McCormick
8.15pm A.Law v J.Hagan
8.45pm A.Irvine v B.McIlroy Sr

Larne FC (downstairs table)
bye - E.Pratt (to be at venue for 8.45pm)
7.45pm A.Johnston v I.Nicholl
8.15pm V.Barkley v P.McAllister
8.45pm E.McDowell v S.Hutchinson

No 1 Club
bye - T.Hagan (to be at venue for 8.45pm)
7.45pm E.Gribben v E.Martin
8.15pm S.Greenberg v I.McCalmont
8.45pm R.Baird v D.Lowe

Thatch
bye - S.McCallister (to be at venue for 8.45)
7.45pm Dean McDonagh v C.Montgomery
8.15pm N.McFaul v S.Peoples
8.45pm N.McKelvey v W.Irvine

St Comgalls
7.15pm M.Douglas v P.McCann
7.45pm M.Barr v R.Hawkins
8.15pm L.Hogg v H.McMurtry
8.45pm J.McIlroy v T.Scott-Heyes

Rangers Club (table in old snooker room)
7.15pm G.McIlroy v M.Wilson
7.45pm S.McWhirter v A.McCorry
8.15pm G.McCorry v R.Todd
8.45pm H.Manson v A.Wright

Results from Thursday 10th November

HEADLINES

GATHERUPS GO CLEAR AT TOP ~ LARNE FC KEEP UP GOOD RUN ~ BOTH No1 TEAMS DRAW

Eagle Rockets 3-12 Thatch
Gatherups 9-6 Gers
Ibrox 9-6 Feathers
LIPS 6-9 Ulsterbus
Larne FSC 8-8 No 1 Blues
No 1 Club 8-8 St Comgalls
Station Bar 6-9 Larne FC

Results from Thursday 3rd November

HEADLINES

TOP 3 ALL WIN ~ ST COMGALLS UP TO 6TH ~ No. 1 CLUB WIN AWAY ~ ULSTERBUS WIN IN PLAY OFF

Feathers 6-9 No 1 Club
Gers 15-0 Station Bar
Larne FC 9-6 LIPS
No 1 Blues 4-11 Gatherups
St Comgalls 13-2 Larne FSC
Thatch 10-5 Ibrox
Ulsterbus 9-7 Eagle Rockets

Results from Thursday 27th October

Eagle Rockets 7-9 Larne FC
Ibrox 10-5 Ulsterbus
LIPS 2-13 Gers
Larne FSC 4-11 Gatherups
No 1 Club 2-13 Thatch
St Comgalls 9-6 Feathers
Station Bar 2-13 No 1 Blues

Result from Monday 24th October

St Comgalls 8-8 Gatherups

Results from Thursday 20th October

Feathers 14-1 Larne FSC
Gatherups 13-2 Station Bar
Gers 9-6 Eagle Rockets
Larne FC 4-11 Ibrox
No 1 Blues 10-5 LIPS
Thatch 9-6 St Comgalls
Ulsterbus 8-8 No 1 Club