Southport 5 Falcons 13

1st match of the season on a sunny day but with a cold breeze at the Southport lawns.

Ready for the off at 10am prompt, all except Colin who had to return to his car for his mallet!! However, he put it to good effect winning in the doubles with Derek and all his singles. Derek won 3 out of 4 and reduced his handicap to 9. Barry only lost 1 but it was close 6 - 7. A 13 - 5 win - a great start to the 2025 campaign.

Posted by Barbara, 22nd April

Coasters 11 Chester 7

Chester arrived nice at early – 9.00 am expecting lots of traffic with it being a Bank Holiday only to find that the roads were very quiet.

After a warming cup of tea we started the doubles matches fully attired with hats, gloves and coats as it was drizzling and cold. Not the weather you expect in April! Fylde must be more used to the cold weather as we won both double matches fairly easily 7-4/7-2.

The singles matches were all much more tightly contested with a lot of the games going to 6-7, with every hoop being fought for. I won one hoop with a longish jump shot that even my admitted it was a good shot. I must confess I was a little surprised myself! Everyone played well and most of us only lost one game – well done everyone.

The Chester team enjoyed their trip to Blackpool and it was a very enjoyable day. Thank you to those who came down to support us. I must give a special thank you to Barbara (Walker) for helping me navigate the job of team captain for the first time. Her help before was much appreciated.

Posted by Ursula, 19th April