Widow Pat's face Spell's in League decider

The Roscommon County Darts League Finals.

Saturday, April 9th, Hannon's Hotel, Roscommon at 6 p.m.

Shield Final

McDermott's, Ballinaheglish v Creaton's, Loughglynn.

Cup Final

The Widow Pat's, Knockcroghery v Spell's, Ballaghaderreen.

The Widow Pat's and Spell's of Ballaghaderreen meet next Saturday in Hannon's Hotel, Roscommon to decide the outright Winners of The Roscommon County Darts League.

Spell's reached the final with an 8-3 success over Kate's of Castlerea, while The Widow Pat's did so on the back of a tight 8-6 win over Flanagan's of Castleplunkett. Holding a 4-3 first leg lead, Paul Carton's 3-2 win over Gerry Owens tipped the game in favour of The Widow's, putting them 6-5 up, with Jimmy Reilly and Tony Lyons adding the points to put the Widow's through 8-6 overall.

History says the Knockcroghery side last won the Cup back in 2003, and were runners-up in 2004, 2005 and again in 2007. They contested the Shield Finals for the last 3 years, with success against Spell's in 2009, but that was sandwichwed by losses in 2008 and 2010. The Widow Pat's side have been unfortunate not to capitalise on their talents in recent years, topping the League table in 2010, but winding up beaten semi-finalists in the quest for overall honours. 

Defending Champions, Spell's of Ballaghaderreen are back in the final for the second year in a row, and are aiming to win their fourth League Cup title following with wins in 2006, 2008 and 2010. Spell's topped this years League table by three points ahead of the Widow Pat's. In their most recent meetings Spell's beat The Widow Pat's 4-3 in Ballaghaderreen last November. But, the Widow Pat's enjoyed a 4-3 win of their own in the return game in Knockcroghery in February.

Preceeding the Cup Final is the meeting of Creaton's of Loughglynn and McDermott's of Ballinaheglish in the Shield Final. Creaton's were Cup winners in 2005 and will be aiming to beat the Cup runners-up from the past three years. 

Previous results and happenings count for nothing on Finals night. With nothing seperating these teams, there are sure to be some cracking darts. Best of luck to all teams. All are welcome.

Full League related items can be viewed at www.rosdarts.com and on the Roscommon County Darts on Facebook.

Dates for the diary.

Saturday, April 9th from 6pm: 
The Roscommon County Darts League Finals at Hannon's Hotel, Roscommon Town.

April 16th and 17th. 

The I.N.D.O. Spring Festival of Darts. Percy French Hotel, Strokestown. 

16th I.N.D.O. Mens and Ladies Ranked Singles.

16th I.N.D.O. Mens, Ladies and Youths Ranked Singles.