RESULT of the week in the Kendal and District League came in Division One when bottom team K. A. Hale B defeated unbeaten Victoria A 7-3.

Netherfield A have stretched their lead to six points as a result of their 9-1 win over Windermere A', Peter Dobson supplying their only win. Holme A retain second place, winning on the aggregate away at Levens A.

K. A. Hale A had an excellent 8-2 away victory at Ingleborough A, to take third place from Victoria A.

Abbot Hall A are showing good home form and beat Bowness A 6-4 by a one-chalk aggregate advantage.

Although Holme B lost the games 5-3 against Netherfield B, they won the aggregate to draw the match.

Victoria B remain unbeaten in Division Two by defeating another unbeaten team Arnside A 8-2 and lead the table by ten points.

All matches ended in convincing home wins, with Crosthwaite A securing their first win of the season by 9-1 against Levens B.

Subscription A also won for the first time, 7-3 against Netherfield C but remain at the bottom of the table.

Division Three has joint leaders in Staveley and Subscription B.

Staveley had a resounding 9-1 away win at struggling Sedbergh, Robert Brown scoring the only home point.

Bowness B ended Subscription B's 100 per cent record, winning 7-3. Burton mastered the Lower Holker green to defeat their C team 8-2, to move up to fourth place.

In the clash of the 'big greeen' teams, Ingleborough B inflicted a 6-4 defeat on home team Victoria C.

In Division Four, Heversham A maintained their unbeaten record by the narrowest of margins.

Although winning the games 5-3 away at Subscription C, they lost the aggregate by just one chalk and had to settle for a draw.

Levens C are joint top with Heversham A after crushing Victoria D 10-0. Netherfield D are third after their 8-2 win over Holme D. New team Allithwaite B secured their first win, accounting for previously unbeaten Crosthwaite B 8-2.

Lower Holker D moved into the top half of the table thanks to an excellent away win at Heversham B.

Results: Division One: Abbot Hall A 6, Bowness A 4; Holme B 5, Netherfield B 5; Ingleborough A 2, K. A. Hale A 8; K. A. Hale B 7, Victoria A 3; Levens A 4, Holme A 6; Netherfield A 9, Windermere A 1.

Division Two: Crosthwaite A 9, Levens B 1; Kirkby Lonsdale 7, Burneside A 3; L. Holker A 8, Abbot Hall B 2; Milnthorpe A 8, Ambleside 2; Subscription A 7, Netherfield C 3; Victoria B 8, Arnside A 2.

Division Three: Arnside B 8, Burneside B 2; Bowness B 7, Subscription B 3; Holme C 6, Allithwaite A 4; L. Holker C 2, Burton 8; Sedbergh 1, Staveley 9; Victoria C 4, Ingleborough B 6; Windermere B 6, L. Holker B 4.

Division Four: Allithwaite B 8, Croshwaite B 2; Burneside C 6, Milnthorpe B 4; Heversham B 3, L. Holker D 7; Levens C 10, Victoria D 0; Netherfield D 8, Holme D 2; Subscription C 5, Heversham A 5.

League Handicap Trophy: Kirkby Lonsdale 3, Ingleborough A 1; Ingleborough A 1, Kirkby Lonsdale 3; L. Holker A 1, Holme A 3; Holme A 2, L. Holker A 2; Bowness A 3, Levens B 1; Levens B 2, Bowness A 2; Netherfield A 3, Subscription A 1; Subscription A 1, Netherfield A 3; Milnthorpe A 4, Netherfield B 0; Netherfield B 3, Milnthorpe A 1; Burton 4, Ingleborough B 0; Allithwaite A 1, Heversham A 3; Heversham A 4, Allithwaite A 0; Endmoor 4, L. Holker B 0; L. Holker B 2, Endmoor 2.

South Westmorland Seniors: Division A; Arnside A 2, Victoria A 6; Burneside A 4, Ingleborough A 4; Holme A 7, Crosthwaite A 1; L. Holker A 5, Warton A 3; Silverdale A 6, Bowness A 2; Levens 2, Netherfield A 6.

Division B: K. Lonsdale B 7, Endmoor A 1; Burneside B 2, Subscription 6; K. A. Hale 6, K Lonsdale A 2; Windermere 7, Allithwaite 1; Silverdale B 6, Warton B 2; Milnthorpe A 8, Sedbergh B 0.

Division C: Bowness B 5, Holme B 3; Crosthwaite B 6, Arnside B 2; Ingleborough B 1, Heversham A 7; Netherfield B 6, Staveley 2; Victoria B 7, Endmoor B 1; Milnthorpe B 5, Sedbergh A 3; Heversham B 1, L. Holker B 7.

Joint leaders in Rothay ROTHAY League Division One, Bowness A and Levens A share the lead on 23 points, one ahead of Burneside A who remain unbeaten this season. Coniston B have slipped to fourth following their defeat away to Ambleside A. Lol Luisi of Burneside A, Sue Todd of Coniston B and Joyce Athersmith of Coniston A are joint leaders of the individual merit table.

Results: Division One: Ambleside A 6, Coniston B 2: Burneside B 3, Ambleside C 5: Coniston A 6, Levens B 2; Crosthwaite & Lyth 2, Bowness A 6; Langdale 3, Burneside A 5; Levens A 8, Windermere 0.

Division Two: Ambleside B 8, Hawkshead A 0; Bowness B 8, Burneside C 0; Coniston C 3, Lower Holker B 5; Hawkshead B 2, Allithwaite 6; Lower Holker A 8, Staveley B 0; Staveley A 8, Leven Valley 0.

Rural leaders HALE, currently with a total of 33 wins, have occupied top spot from week one in the South Lakeland Rural League.

Results: Week 5 Alithwaite 3, Kirkby Lonsdale 5; Holme 7, Staveley 1; Burton in Kendal 6, Endmoor 2; Hale (Kings Arms) 6, Crosthwaite & Lyth 2; Haversham 1, Milnthorpe 7; Levens 5, Burneside 3.

Leading positions: 1 Hale (Kings Arms) 33; 2 Burton in Kendal 27; Milnthorpe 23; Kirkby Lonsdale 23; Holme 22; Crosthwaite & Lyth 20; Allithwaite 18; Endmoor 18; Levens 17; Heversham 14; Staveley 13, Burneside 11.

l RAY GOTT and Dorothy Hodgson beat Paul and Violet Dennison 21-17 in the final of a mixed pairs competition at K. A. Hale, sponsored by Willacy (Building and Landscape Supplies. In the semi-finals Gott and Hodgson beat Trevor Foxcroft and Julie Johnson 21-17. The Dennison beat Morgan Dart and Jane Griffin 21-9.