THE young bowling aces of Furness had mixed fortunes in their opening David Kay-sponsored Federation of Crown Green Bowls Junior league match.

Facing reigning champions Leeds in their Division One match, the Furness Crown Green Bowling Association team only managed one win - despite several promising displays.

Ethan Lowden was the sole victor. However, Furness completely reversed the score against the Leeds A team, with Sam Naylor and Ethan Lowden enjoying outstanding results.

Fraser Rigg and Jack Last had single-figure wins as the South Cumbrians beat last year's Division two champions Heavy Woollen 7-3 to cement a second-place finish.

With several key players missing for Furness the remaining players deserve credit for winning two of their three matches.

Furness A, playing in Division Three, whitewashed Ormskirk A
10-0 in their opening fixture. Like last year though they lost 8-2 to East Lancashire in their next match.

In the four-player matches, Furness beat Ormskirk A 3-2 but lost 4-1 to their bogey team East Lancashie.

The junior league is designmed for players 16 and under and the Furness A team has an average age of just 11 ½ so it bodes well for the future.

Josh Smith won three games, and Kaitlin Last, Harry Preston, Jack Preston and Daniel Thompson won twice, while eight-year-old Reuben MacPake and ten-year-old Amelia Massey Holmes won once.

Junior Division One results

Furness 1 Leeds 9

F Rigg 18 A Brine 21, R Massey Holmes 15 A Winterburn 21, S Naylor 15 E Tobin 21, E Lowden 14 J Thomas 21, J Brannon 12 A Edmondson 21, J Last 14 K Hainsworth 21, S Fisher 9 O Laurie 21, E Lowden 21 S Worrall 15

Furness 9 Leeds A 1

F Rigg 12 A Tobin 21, R Massey Holmes 21 T Patrick 20, S Naylor 21 W Hanson 6, E Lowden 21 H Risley 9, J Brannon 21 J Hanson 10, J Last 21 R Patrick 19, S Fisher 21 A Cooper 14, F Rigg 21 T johnson 20

Furness 7 Heavy Woollen 3

S Naylor 21 H Wilson 14, R Massey Holmes 21 C Mann 19, E Lowden 17 O Scott Parker 21, J Brannon 17 M Greenlees Smith 21, J Last 21 L Butterfield 9, S Fisher 21 E Wilson 13, F Rigg 21 C Ripley 6, E Lowden 12 L Weatherhill 21

Other results were :- Heavy Woollen 7 Leeds A 3, Heavy Woollen 1 Leeds 9 and Leeds 10 Leeds A 0

Division 1 placing after Round 1

Leeds 28, Furness 17, Heavy Woollen 11 and Leeds A 4 points..

Junior Division Three

Furness A 10 Ormskirk A 0

J Smith 21 J Mather 11, H Preston 21 R Irwin 13, D Thompson 21 L Copeland 15, J Preston 21 L Currie 6, A Massey Holmes 21 H Jones 15, K Last 21 J Fairlie 13, R MacPake 21 H Copeland 11, D Thompson 21 L Currie 12

Furness A 2 East Lancashire 8

J Smith 21 B Mills 13, H Preston 17 T Clamp 21, D Thompson 19 J Bond 21, R MacPake 14 A Clamp 21, A Massey Holmes 11 A Carling 21, K Last 21 S Yerkess 11, J Preston 13 B Mills 21, R MacPake 14 J Bond 21

Furness A 3 Ormskirk A 2

J Smith 18 R Irwin 21, K Last 11 J Mather 21, H Preston 21 H Jones 12, J Preston 21 L Copeland 14

Furness A 1 East Lancashire 4

D Thompson 15 B Mills 21, R MacPake 20 J Bond 21, A Massey Holmes 9 T Clamp 21, J Smith 21 A Clamp 15

Other results were: East Lancashire 7 Ormskirk A 3 and East Lancashire 3 Ormskirk A 2.

Division Three placings after round one:

East Lancashire 22, Furness A 16 and Ormskirk A 7 points.