TWO more teams, Bowness B and Crosthwaite B, lost their unbeaten record in the Kendal and District League to leave only K.A. Hale A without a defeat this season.

Division One has a familiar look as both K.A. Hale A and Netherfield A beat their own B teams, 8-2, to be one and two respectively in the table, separated by five points.

Bowness A's hold on second place was for only a week as they went down 7-3 away at Abbot Hall A, to drop to third.

Levens A continued their good form in fourth place by beating Ambleside A 7-3 at home, while Holme A take over fifth from their opponents Windermere A after winning 7-3.

Crosthwaite A and Lower Holker A are still locked together at the top of Division Two, both winning 7-3 at home to Subscription A and Holme C respectively.

With the same score, Burneside A beat Levens B to retain third place but fourth, Kirkby Lonsdale failed to reproduce their home form as they lost 9-1 at Windermere B.

The big Burton green obviously posed no problems for Victoria B as they won 7-3 to lift them two places to fourth.

Division Three continues to be headed by Milnthorpe A as they won 7-3 at home against bottom team Holme D.

Endmoor A are now in sole second place thanks to an 8-2 away win at Levens C. Previous joint second, Holme B, struggled at home against Lower Holker B and only won by nine shots on the aggregate for a 6-4 verdict.

Bowness B lost their unbeaten record in Division Five, going down in style, 8-2 at Sedbergh, whose good form this season sees them in joint third.

From eight points behind Bowness B, second placed Lower Holker C are now just a single point adrift following their 9-1 home win over Milnthorpe B.

Ingleborough B obviously made full use of their big wet green to also win 9-1 against Staveley B, to move them up to joint third. Joining them are Victoria C, 7-3 home winners against Endmoor B.

In Division Five Crosthwaite B lost 9-1 away at Subscription B but retain top place by a single point from Lindale A, 7-3 home winners over Ambleside B.

There was a nail-biting finish in the first round of the Knockout Competition between Victoria A and Heversham A. With games 2-2 both at Victoria and at Heversham, the tie was decided on the aggregates, with Victoria winning by a single point.

Results: Div 1: Abbot Hall A 7, Bowness A 3; Holme A 7, Windermere A 3; K.A. Hale A 8, K.A. Hale B 2; Levens A 7, Ambleside A 3; Netherfield A 8, Netherfield B 2; Victoria A 7, Staveley A 3. Div. 2: Burneside A 7, Levens B 3; Burton 3, Victoria B 7; Crosthwaite A 7, Subscription A 3; Ingleborough A 8, Arnside A 2; Lower Holker A 7, Holme C 3; Windermere B 9, Kirkby Lonsdale 1. Div. 3: Abbot Hall B 6, Heversham A 4; Burneside B 6, Netherfield C 4; Holme B 6, Lower Holker B 4; Levens C 2, Endmoor A 8; Milnthorpe A 7, Holme D 3; Netherfield D 8, Allithwaite A 2. Div. 4: Arnside B 6, Burneside C 4; Ingleborough B 9, Staveley B 1; Lower Holker C 9, Milnthorpe B 1; Sedbergh 8, Bowness B 2; Victoria C 7, Endmoor B 3. Div. 5: Allithwaite B 7, Lindale B 3; Endmoor C 2, Lower Holker D 8; Heversham B 8, Subscription C 2; Lindale A 7, Ambleside B 3; Subscription B 9, Crosthwaite B 1.

Merit Leaders: Div1: I. Nicholson (Netherfield) 15 70; Div 2: A. Slinger (Burneside) 17 55; Div 3: R. Holmes (Milnthorpe) 18 49; Div 4: D.Birch (Lower Holker) 12 46; Div 5: T. Cockburn (Lower Holker) 11 49.

ll JOYCE Foxcroft and Dave Green (Hale) beat Danny Kirby and Ken McQueen 21-18 in the final of Bowness BC Over-60s pairs for the Victoria Challenge Cup on Friday.

Foxcroft and Green beat Dave Nelson (Victoria) and Brian Nicholson (Netherfield) 21-9, while Kirkby and McQueen (Warton) beat Mr and Mrs Ronnie Boyd (Warton) 21-16. There were 40 entries for the event.

ll NETHERFIELD BC had 64 entries for Saturday's Open Singles, sponsored by Aztec Signs. Skipton-based Ken Brenkley beat Staveley's Roy Compton 21-16 in the final. Brenkley beat Warton's Ken McQueen 21-15 in the semi-finals, while Compton saw off Dave Rowlandson (Netherfield) 21-16.

ll CONISTON B pulled off the only away win of the week in Division One of the Rothay League, at the expense of Windermere. Linda Valentine (21-15), Tony Cockburn (21-13), Anne Hemsley and Joanne Stonehouse (both 21-10) won for the visitors, with Brian Baines (21-18) and David Taylor (21-8) gaining the points for the home team.

In Division Two, all 14 teams had two fixtures, with only Ambleside B, Burneside B and Crosthwaite & Lyth recording double victories. Crosthwaite remain unbeaten but face a crucial fixture when at second-placed Ambleside A this week.

Results: Div 1: Allithwaite A 7 Ambleside C 1, Coniston A 5 Burneside A 3, Leven Valley B 6 lower Holker A 2, Levens A 6 Bowness A 2, Staveley A 6 Levens B 2, Windermere 2 Coniston B 6. Div 2: Allithwaite B 7 Staveley B 1, Ambleside B 7 Coniston C 1, Ambleside B 6 Lower Holker B 2, Bowness B 2 Burneside C 6, Bowness B 4 Langdale 4, Burneside B 6 Allithwaite B 2, Burneside B 7 Hawkshead B 1, Coniston C 0 Ambleside A 8, Crosthwaite & Lyth 8 Leven Valley A 0, Hawkshead A 5 Hawkshead B 3, Hawkshead A 1 Crosthwaite & Lyth 7, Langdale 7 Ambleside A 1, Leven Valley A 6 Burneside C 2, Lower Holker B 1 Staveley B 7.

League positions: Div 1: Staveley A 37 pts, Burneside A 36, Levens A 33, Coniston A 32, Allithwaite A 28, Leven Valley B 28, Levens B 27, Coniston B 27, Ambleside C 26, Windermere 25, Lower Holker A 20, Bowness A 17. Div 2: Crosthwaite & Lyth 63 pts, Ambleside A 57, Langdale 51, Burneside B 43, Staveley B 37, Leven Valley A 32, Lower Holker B 31, Burneside C 31, Allithwaite B 31, Bowness B 30, Hawkshead A 29, Ambleside B 27, Hawkshead B 24, Coniston C 10.

South Westmorland Seniors League: Div A: Holme A 7, Endmoor A 1; Netherfield A 8, Victoria A 0; Subscription A 1, Silverdale A 7; Levens A 5, L Holker A 3; K A Hale 6, Bowness A 2; Warton A 6, Windermere A 2. Div B: Burneside B 2, Milnthorpe A 6; Arnside A 7, K Lonsdale B 1; Allithwaite 6, Heversham A 2; Crosthwaite A 8, Netherfield B 0; K Lonsdale A 5, Burneside A 3; Ingleborough A 6, Warton B 2. Div C: Bowness B 3, Staveley 5; L Holker B 7, Sedbergh B 1; Milnthorpe B 5, Crosthwaite B 3; Silverdale B 5, Arnside B 3; Victoria B 2, Holme B 6; Windermere B 6, Ingleborough B 2. Div D: Carnforth - free date; Lindale 2, Levens B 6; Endmoor B 6, Abbot Hall 2; Heversham B 3, Subscription B 5; Sedbergh A 0, Langdale 8.

Leading pos: Div A: Netherfield A 31 pts; Silverdale A 29; Levens A 28. Div B: Milnthorpe A 40 pts; Burneside A 32; Heversham A 28. Div C: Staveley 36 pts; Windermere B 30; Arnside B 27. Div D: Carnforth 21 pts; Langdale 21; Abbot Hall 17.

South Lakeland Rural League: Kirkby Lonsdale 6, Allithwaite 2; Endmoor 3, Lindale 5; Staveley 6, Heversham 2; Burton in Kendal 7, Hale (K.A.) 1; Levens 3, Milnthorpe 5; Hawkshead 7, Burneside 1; Holme 5, Crosthwaite & Lyth 3.