Dragons on brink of crown
St Georges look to have wrapped up the Furrows Premier Bowling League after their 11-3 home victory over Sir John Bayley. The Dragons went into the match with a 10 point lead over Castlefields - the team that beat them in this season's County Cup final.
Castlefields were home to Childs Ercall and failed to repeat last season's 12-2 success, winning 10-4 to give St Georges a strong 11 point advantage.
Full results: Arch W'ton 9 (+14 J Tew 21-6 ) Newport 10 (D Rudrum 21-10), Meole Brace 10 (+48 A Jennings 21-8) Wem USC 4 (B Thomas 21-8).
Castlefields 10 (+63 S Parsonage 21-1) Childs Ercall 4 (G Mountford 21-15), Donn Wood 5 (J Fletcher 21-9) Ifton 9 (+ 21 M Hughes 21-6), Chester Road 11 (+47 P Williams, A Duckett 21-7) Wrock Wood 3 (S Rhodes 21-6), St Georges 11 (+84 K Keary 21-9) S J Bayley 3 (R Teague 21-16). Ford 12 (+78 P Griffiths 21-2) White Horse 2 (G Cooper 21-14).
Shrewsbury's Jade Jones was defending the British Junior Women's Merit crown at Owley Wood in Weaverham at the weekend. The Telepost girl was joined by 2004 winner Cheryl Caswell (Bylet), Holly Bishton (Bowring) and Daisy Weaver (Audlem) in the under-18 knockout.
