Thompsons also wound up with the third high team game and series of the evening, 952 and 2,727 respectively.

Marlboro cruised to a 27-3 win over Team Spirit with Mike McCallum contributing a 632 series, Jim Godwin, 630, and Randy Smith, 611. McCallum and Godwin also took the top two high game positions with scores of 234 and 232 -- efforts that helped Marlboro post top team and series scores of 989 and 2,912.

Troy Darrell spearheaded the losers while Robert Darrell managed to take two points, one with his 221 game.

Tools & Equipment beat Lite Ice 24-6 in a match that had the makings of a tight contest.

The first and third games were just that with the winners taking charge in the final frames to secure the wins.

Buy and Sell and Sparks closed in on leaders Pembroke Juniors in the Barritt's Sportsmen's League after the top team went down 23-4 to Warwick Reds in latest action.

Randy Smith led Warwick Reds with a top series of 653 and second high game of 235. Warwick Reds got on the team honours list with their second high series of 2,634 and third game of 889.

But it was second-placed Buy and Sell who led both the team and individual honours as they had the top series and game of 2,758 and 941 in their 19-8 win over mid-table Mini Forwarders. Kevin Minors, Cliff Maxwell and Miles Smith led them with series of 616, 575 and 569 respectively while Minors also chipped in with a 231 game.

Mini Forwarders rolled a 2,604 team series and 929 game in a losing cause.

Social Club was the other team on the honours list after claiming a 2,597 series and 888 game on their way to a 21-6 win over Young Blood.

GOLF GLF Two three putts on holes 17 and 18 cost Bermudian Madeline Joell a share of the medallist title during the qualifying round of the Doherty Cup at Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Tuesday.

Still, Joell did qualify for the match play which started yesterday, having finished second behind medallist Coral Semple-Thompson who shot a one-over-par 75 to beat out Joell by two strokes. Semple-Thompson played for the US team in the 1994 World Amateur Championships.

A total of 78 players sought 32 qualifying spots in the match play tournament.

The 6,250 yard course was made tough because of wet and windy conditions.

SNOOKER SNO All players are reminded that entry forms for the Bermuda Open Snooker Championships are available at the Old Colony Club. Deadline for entries is tomorrow at 7.30 p.m.