DARTS: Magic Monday night recovery by Tara na Ri

Tara na Rí staged a sensational recovery against Maguire’s, Kentstown in the Navan & District Darts League on Monday night.

Trailinbg 0-3 after the opening salvo of games against the Maguire’s team of Kenny Hand, Matthew O’Connor, Dane O’Connor, James Rattigan, Peter Hackett, Antoinette Mullen, Olive Maguire and Paula Kearney, Tara na Rí got basck into contention.

For Maguire's, needed just one more game to claim the spoils, it was a serious collapse and after losing the fourth game 2-3 they started to look nervous.

The Tara na Ri players, Alan Hughes, Pat Callan, Micheal Flood, Mark McCormack, Shane Curtis, Stephen Duffy and Aaron Curtis edged the fifth game with another remarkable 3-2 win and as they headed into the final match of the night the visitors knew they had their hosts rattled.

The final match proved to be another thriller as Tara na Ri completed their remarkable comeback to snatch a point when Pat Callan defeated Peter Hackett 3-2.

In the night’s other Div 2 contest Lynch’s, Slane made amends for the previous week's 2-4 loss to Tara na Ri by taking the spoils against Lantern B.

With the contest between Old Bridge Inn A and Teach na Teamhrach being called off the only contest in Div 1 saw the Round O maintain their title push with a 4-2 win over a struggling Lantern A side who occupy the one of the basement positions.

NAVAN & DISTRICT LEAGUE
RESULTS
DIVISION 1
Round O 4, Lantern A 2;
DIVISION 2
Maguire’s Kentstown 3, Tara na Ri 3;
Lynch’s Slane 4, Lantern B 2.
FIXTURES
MONDAY 15th FEBRUARY
DIVISION 1
Lantern A v Old Bridge Inn A;
Old Bridge Inn B v Round O.
DIVISION 2
Tara na Ri v Lantern B;
Maguire’s Kentstown v Lynch’s Slane.

DULEEK & DISTRICT LEAGUE
RESULTS
Premier - Punt Bar 3, Molly’s Bar 5; Thatch A 1, Big Tom’s 7; Carranstown A 4, Daly’s 4; Coast Tavern 3, Whtye’s 5;

Div 1 - Mariner 4, Lynch’s A 4; Carranstown B 4, Morning Star A 4; Fox’s 5, Black / White Thatch Inn 3; Boyne Rovers 5, Matthews’ 3;

Div 2 - Lynch’s B 5, Maguire’s 3; Sally Inn 7, Admiral’s 1; Morning Star B 7, Grennan’s 1; Watters’ 5, Valley Inn 3;

Div 3 - Matthew’s B 5, Thatch C 3; Hill Bar 5, O’Casey’s 3; Barney Mac’s 7, Thatch B 1; Railway Bar 7, Mariner B 1.

FIXTURES
Friday 12th February:
Div 1 - Matthew’s A v Mariner; Lynch’s A v Carranstown B; Black / White Thatch Inn v Boyne Rovers; Morning Star v Fox’s
Div 2 - Admiral’s v Lynch’s B; Grennan’s v Watter’s; Valley Inn v Sally Inn; Maguire’s v Morning Star B
Div 3 - O’Caseys v Matthew’s B; Thatch B v Railway Bar; Thatch C v Barney Mac’s; Mariner B v Hill Bar;
Monday 15th to Friday 19th February:
Tom Grimes Cup semi-finals - Punt Bar v Carranstown A; Morning Star A v Fox’s;

Friday 19th February:
John Speedy Heavey Cup semi-finals - Grennan’s v Maguire’s; Sally Inn v Watters.
Sunday 21st February - singles competition, Westcourt Hotel Drogheda, 2pm, entry €10.
Sunday 6th March - doubles competition, Westcourt Hotel Drogheda, 2pm, entry €10 per player.