GERONIMO are off the mark at last in the Wellington Ladies Skittles League.

After 17 matches without a victory, they came good on Monday night when they beat former champions All Blacks away by three pins. Star skittler of the match was Michelle Macdonald who hit a fantastic 63.

In the big game of the night, champions Jolly Blues beat Split Pins by ten pins away to move four points clear of their title rivals - with only two matches to play.

Land Girls, who won the KO Cup the previous Monday, remain third but are out of the title running despite winning by three pins away to LOA Spare with Carol Gamlin being their leading skittler with 46.

Magan Lang was in good form for Wanderers, scoring 56 but her side went down by ten pins at home to Wobbly Pins.

Results: All Blacks 364 (Hannah Binney 53), Geronimo 367 (Michelle Macdonald 63); LOA Spare 319 (Kim Norman 47), Land Girls 322 (Carol Gamlin 46); Water Babies 316 (Mandy Hutchings 49), Muppets 295 (Emily Milton 44); Wanderers 309 (Megan Lang 56), Wobbly Pins 319 (Lisa Newstead, Lorraine Taylor, Jenny Nutkins, Linda Perry 42); Split Pins 324 (Jo Fenn 46), Jolly Blues 334 (Anne Shire 48).

Fixtures for Monday, March 9: LOA Spare v Pin & Tonics, Water Babies v Geronimo, Wanderers v Land Girls, Split Pins v Muppets, Jolly Blues v Wobbly Pins. Bye: All Blacks.

Monday, March 16: Split Pins v Water Babies, Jolly Blues v LOA Spare, Wobbly Pins v All Blacks, Muppets v Pin & Tonics, Land Girls v Geronimo. Bye: Wanderers.

Fixtures in Wellington Ex-Services Skittles League’s Gerald Thorne Championship, Friday, March 6: Holywell Lake v Relyon, Fireguard A v Club Rockers, Report Centre A v Queens Legs, Oaks v Home Guard II, Reservists v Rebels, Hot Shots v OBA, Cottage Pies v Shooters.