CUMBRIA’S Mick Connerton ... Pontin’s Darts Champion of the Year

"Pontin’s pride for Mick

WITH Stan Launder

CUMBRIA’S Mick Connerton ended the year as the Pontin’s Darts Champion of the Year with a 3-1 win over West Glamorgan’s Paul Nation from a field of 59 heat winners from Pontin’s Holiday Camps all over the country.

Mick won his heat at Southport earlier in the year and eventually the title and the £500 first prize when the 59 winners congregated at Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp.

Meanwhile, on the Mediterranean island of Malta, Cumbrians made their presence felt in the Open Tournament.

In the men’s singles, Buckingham’s Joe Palmer just edged out Cumbria’s Dave Hirst in the final.

Dave then teamed up with Pecker Woods and they formed a very potent partnership which won the men’s pairs title.

In the ladies’ event, Laura Tweeddale and Anita Ward both got to the last 16, while Laura, partnered by Lesley Storey, took the silver medal in the ladies’ pairs tournament.
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