There was a pause in the league action, as attention turned to the team knock-out events. Premier Division leaders, Brierley Hill SC A tried to concede 195 points away to Amblecote RBLA, and although all five players won, Amblecote kept hanging on by taking the all important colours. David Gilroy held David Oakes to three points , and Darren Waldron held the final frame challenge of Darren Oakes.
The nerves are starting to show at the top of the Cookley Indoor League Division One with defeats for the top two.
Honing talents at home 9:52am Thu 6 Mar 08 DUDLEY'S Darren McDermott has swapped a run-down pub cellar for a purpose-built gym at the end of his garden as he prepares for a shot at the British middleweight title.
TREMENDOUS trebles for Shaun Rochelle and Kingsley Parker, and two wins from Ken Worton saw Jim's Gym to a comfortable 9-1 win away to Dudley Leisure A and maximum points to take a seven-point lead in Division One of the Dudley and District Table Tennis League. Woodsetton Steels stay second with a 6-4 away win at Bromley A, two wins each for Kevin Flavell, Gary Webster and Roy Munday. Dave Whittingslow starred for Bromley with three wins. Thimblemill B could only draw 5-5 with their struggling C team, despite three wins from Graham Williams.
Brierley Hill's lead at the top of the Premier Division was trimmed to just four points despite beating third-placed Bearwood Cons 3-2. Mark Ganderton beat Joe Anderson, who had won his last nine frames.
Jubilant Jim's Gym's trio of Shaun Rochelle, John Stafford and Kingsley Parker continued their winning ways with a 10-0 hammering of Dudley Leisure B in Division One.
Darren’s date with destiny 3:06pm Thu 21 Feb 08 Dudley's Darren McDermott will have no fears about having to enter the lion's den to win the British middleweight title after it was announced he will have to take on the champion in his own back-yard.
Current Stourbridge Indoor Pairs League leaders Geoff Brooks and Roy Harper suffered a shock 14-6 defeat against Phil Baker and Chris Markham, who now move into third spot.
Woodsetton Steels had an easy 9-1 win at home to Dudley Leisure B,while Jim's Gym comfortably saw off Thimblemill A's challenge 8-2 in Dudley Table Tennis League Divsion One.
Smashing success 10:53am Thu 7 Feb 08 A Top Brierley Hill tennis tournament was once again a smashing success as more than 350 players took to the court to compete in the Vets Tennis GB Indoor Tournament.
WOODMAN Mount Pleasant inflicted a 14-10 defeat on leaders Netherton Cons in Division One of the Cookley Indoor League to allow Swan A' go joint top after a 25-9 win over Cradley Labour.
STOURBRIDGE schoolboy, Joshua Barnbrook, showed ofF his super-strength to see off strongmen from across the country to claim the British Junior Powerlifting Championships.
AT the half way stage of the season in the Stourbridge Labour Indoor Pairs league Geoff Lowe and Martin Griffiths although losing to Paul Hickman and George Smith 12-6 lead the table by two points.
Brierley Hill Snooker Centre A took another step to towards capturing the Premier Championship by winning 3-2 on the tables of fourth placed Kinver Constitutional A and they now have an eight point cushion.
CHRISTMAS has come a couple of weeks late for Dudley's Darren McDermott after his wish for a shot at the British middleweight title was finally granted.
