Junction hold their nerve to pip unbeaten Wednesfield to title

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Junction have clinched Wednesfield Sunday Darts League by the narrowest of margins.

Parkes Hall, who won the Coseley Friday league and cup | Contributed

placeholder image — Parkes Hall, who won the Coseley Friday league and cup | Contributed

The title race went down to the final match of the season, where a 5-1 success over New Gate saw Junction get over the line on leg difference.

Rich Newey, Mark Curley, Paul Price, Phil Mayo and Ian Stanton won for the new champions.

Wednesfield Legion had an outstanding record of being unbeaten for 46 games, but finished second after being held to a 3-3 draw at The Angel - Garry Marshall, Jim Hennessy and Dave Trainer the Angel winners, with Ryan Bourne, Nick Skitt and Paul Bromley replying.

Dog & Partridge finished third after a 4-2 success over Pheasant, with Paul Lucas, Rich Brown, Roy Rutter and Ant Moseley doing the damage.

Staffs Knot remain 11 points clear at top of the West Midlands Super League after a 5-0 success over Hotshots - Martin Price, Will Beaden, Jack Aldridge, Dan Hands and Shane Price the Knot winners.

Carrington Club had a 4-1 victory over Gilberts A courtesy of Chris McFarlane Jnr, Alfie Corbett, Reece Green and Anthony Whitehouse, while Junction A took a topsy-turvy 3-2 victory at Landywood - Paul Maiden, Kian Rogers and Ian Stanton the Junction winners, with Aaron Ogara and Dougie Cotton replying.

West Midlands’ Ryan O’Connor travelled to Las Vegas to reach the last 32 of the WDF World Masters, going out 5-4 to eventual runner-up Brian Raman.

O’Connor cruised through the group stages, dropping only two legs along the way, and was also joined in World Cricket pairs with Pat Scutfield - making the semi-finals before going out 2-1 to Janno Bottenburg and Ron Meulenkamp.

Junction B dominated the Wolverhampton Tuesday Trebles with Jack Aldridge, Rob Pitt and Callum Parkes taking the final 3-1 over team-mates John Simms, Adam Teasdale and Paul Price.

Gilberts A’s Chris Hill, JJ Rowley and Sara Jones made it to semi-finals, along with Junction’s Ryan Bourne, Paul Bromley and Glen McGrandle.

Bridgetown Social remain joint top of the Cheslyn Hay Monday League after a crushing 6-1 victory at White Horse, with Burn Street B alongside them after a 5-2 success at Swan Brownhills.