Horton’s Euro record matched - JERSEY golfer Tommy Horton’s record of four consecutive European Seniors golf tour victories was matched by England’s Carl Mason in the £125,000 Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic yesterday.
Said Mason: ‘It’s terrific to match Tommy’s record, I am really pleased with that.
When I came here everyone was saying that I could match the record and so the pressure was on, so to win is great.’
Grand gold for Agathangelou - RISING badminton star Mariana Agathangelou won a doubles gold in the Junior challenger Grand final at Milton Keynes over the weekend.
The competition was for the top six points-scorers during the Junior Challenger tournaments.Wanderers blow hard in plate final - JERSEY Wanderers won the Doug Tranter Plate 22-6 on Sunday afternoon at the Jersey Rugby Club.
Trailing 6-0 at half-time to two Les Quennevais penalties they used the wind to their advantage in the second half and eventually ran in three tries through Steve Workman, Guy Hinks and Steve Byrne.
Phil Walker scored seven points with two conversions and a penalty.Tower’s title - FIRST TOWER secured the point they needed to retain the Lloyds TSB Junior League Division I title at La Hague Manor yesterday morning, by holding nearest rivals St Paul’s to a 2-2 draw.
Peter Vincenti scored twice for Tower.
to ensure Tower contest the Junior Upton against Guernsey’s junior champions later this season.GOLF - In the preliminary round of the 2004 Hampshire seven-a-side competition played at the Royal Jersey GC on Saturday, the hosts beat Les Ormes GC 6-1.HOCKEY - The results of the Minor Cup matches played this weekend.
JWHA 2, OV Veterans 2; Crusaders 2, OV Veterans 1; Hautlieu HC 5, JHC Lions 1.SHOOTING - Joint top scorers in the three-positional (prone, standing, kneeling) small bore Island shooting championships on Saturday were Richard Bouchard and Peter Le Marinel with 523.
Equal third were Craig Marett and Tony Edwards with 515.VOLLEYBALL - Results of the matches played in last night’s Insurance Corporation league were: Men: Pentagon RHT bt Island Ladies 3-0 (25-15, 25-13.
25-12); Ladies: Casa Madeira Panthers bt Eastern I 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-16); Insurance Corporation Jets bt Crills 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-12); Mixed: Dream Team bt White Knight Nads 2-0 (25-17, 25-11); Ernst & Young D’Oh bt Peter Green Builders 2-0 (25-22, 26-24).GOLF - Roger de Sousa won the Demi Golf Society Monthly Medal Championship played at St Clement’s on Saturday with a nett score of 63 off his 11 handicap.
Ray Pearce was second with nett 67, handicap 13 and with nett 68 and 11 handicap Kenny Mitchell was third.
The result of the Hustle was Jon Carter first with 59, 16 handicap; Jorge Moniz second with 60, 16 h’cap and Gary Parsons third with 60, 12 h’cap.GOLF - Winners of the Four Ball Better Ball Edwin Perchard Memorial Trophy team competition, with 81 points, were Mark Wanless, Clive Dobin, Bryan Hickson and Dave Bushnell.SHOOTING - Winner of Class A and High Gun in yesterday’s Crabbé Clay Pigeon Club 50-bird sporting shoot was Richard Le Brun with a score of 40 ex 50.
Adrian Le Moucheux won Class B with 30 ex 50 and Robert Wilson won Class C with 25 ex 50.BOWLS - In the semi-finals of the Lloyds TSB mixed pairs, John Lowery and Karina Horman beat Gus Hodgetts and Gina Le Long 21-18 and Lindsey Greechan and Peter Le Long beat Allan Quémard and Gaynor Thomas 17-16.
Carole and Dickie Allen beat Yvonne and Chris Andrews in the married pairs semi-final 18-11.
In the open fours semi-final Lindsey Greechan, Peter and Gina Le Long and Gus Hodgetts beat the Allens and Karina and Colin Horman 25-16.
Thomas Greechan, John Lowery, Jamie MacDonald and Scott Ruderham beat Sue Dingle, Jenny Allo, Claudette Renouf and Gaynor Thomas 27-13.
Last year’s parent and offspring winners Lindsey Greechan and Peter Le Long beat Melvyn and Alison Birch 19-6 and Jean Cooper and Gina Le Long beat Roddy and Jamie MacDonald 19-14.
The finals take place next weekend with winners playing in the CI finals against Guernsey in April.
Article posted on 22nd March, 2004 - 12.00am
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