MICHAEL Polkinghorn and Martin Lowe led the way as Coneysthorpe 'A' defeated Clarence 'B' to remain top of Red Goat York & District Table Tennis League division one.

Champions Topspin 'A' whitewashed an injury-stricken York RI 'B', while John Farmery and Aidan Ranftler were unbeaten as Clarence 'A' thrashed Shiyi Ling 'B' 9-1.

A treble from Calum Goodwin was the highlight as University 'A' beat Topspin 'B' 7-3.

York RI 'C' head division two after braces from Tim Smith, Ady McClaren and Andy Kirk helped them to a 7-3 triumph over York RI 'D'.

Richard Ingleby was on form as Bootham 'B' beat Clarence 'D' by the same margin.

Marcin Kotlinski bagged a treble on his debut as Poppleton beat Clarence 'E' 8-2.

An excellent unbeaten effort from Paul Halmshaw could not prevent Wigginton & Haxby 'A' losing 6-4 to Bootham 'A', while Shepherds 'A' beat University 'B' 7-3 thanks to the unbeaten Ian Williams.

In division three, a treble from Sam Crutchley made the difference as Wigginton & Haxby 'B' retained their 100 per cent record with a 6-4 victory over Clarence 'F'.

A maximum from Paul Kozyra helped Shepherds 'B' draw 5-5 with University 'C'. Paul Lodder was in superb form as Clarence 'G' recorded an excellent 7-3 victory over Ryedale 'B', while Dave Simpson and Howard Broadbent were untroubled at BT 'B' cruised to an 8-2 win against South Bank.

York RI 'E' thumped RI 'F' 9-1 with Marcin Ziolek and Mark Antrobus unstoppable. Simon Prins starred in second-placed Strensall 'B's 8-2 triumph over Shiyi Ling 'C'.

Wigginton & Haxby 'C' are the new division four leaders after they prevailed 6-4 in a close tussle against their 'D' team, with Nathan Fairburn, Rich Bayliss and Malcolm Sandlan all contributing two wins. Wigginton & Haxby 'E', though, lost 7-3 to a Nigel Baker-inspired Shepherds 'C'.