ST HELENS' Steve Lacey is making the most of a return to local rod-bending angling match action.

He is the only angler to finish in the top-three twice in the opening rounds of the Newton-le-Willows Anglers Association Tuesday evening members' sweepstake, though he is yet to grab top spot in the series.

Results:

White Door Dam (Beech Pool), June 30:

1st Mick Collins (Newton le W) peg 10, with carp and skimmers to pole for 19lbs 0ozs 0drs.

2nd Steve Lacey (St Helens) peg 11, with carp and skimmers to pole for 18-12-0.

3rd Gary Morley (Newton le W) peg 25, with Carp and skimmers to pole for 10-10-0.

White Door Dam (Beech Pool), June 23:

1st Kenny Broomfield (Skelmersdale) peg 24, with carp to pellet waggler for 7-4-0.

2nd Tony Fairclough (St Helens) peg 14, with carp and skimmers to pole for 5-3-3.

3rd Mike Casey (Newton le W) peg 10, with all roach to pole for 4-0-0.

White Door Dam, June 16:

1st Paul Collins (Newton le W) peg 16, with carp and silver fish to tip for 18-0-0.

2nd Mark Molyneux (Golborne tackle n bait) peg 24, with carp and silver fish for 16-10-0.

3rd Steve Lacey (St Helens) peg 20, with carp and skimmers to pole for 13-0-0.

Meanwhile, in the Newton Tackle & Baits Summer League, Warrington's Mike Dench and Chris Grehan have twice got themselves in top-four finishes.

Results:

Round two, Havannah Flash, June 28:

1st Ian Alexander (Burt Baits) peg 30, with bream and silvers for 14-1-0.

2nd Mike Dench (Warrington) peg 22, with bream and silvers for 6-10-0.

3rd Chris Grehan (Warrington) peg 19, with tench and silvers for 5-15-0.

4th Denis Gillard (St Helens) peg 25, with bream and silvers for 5-14-0.

Round one, Havannah Flash, June 14:

1st Chris Grehan (Warrington) peg 26, with bream, eel and silvers to pole for 6-9-0.

2nd Ant Henthorne (Gold medal G/B) peg 6, with tench, eel and silver fish to pole for 6-1-0.

3rd Ian Wilson (Newton le W) peg 16, with all silvers to pole for 5-15-0.

4th Mike Dench (Warrington) peg 21, with tench and silver fish to pole for 5-11-0.

Three Disabled & Over 60s members' weekly matches have taken place, with Jimmy Corkish from St Helens making his mark.

Results:

Haydock Park Farm, the Lagoon, July 2:

1st Chris Grehan (Warrington) peg 16, with bream, rudd skimmers and chub to pole for 16-11-0.

2nd Jimmy Corkish (St Helens) peg 14, with roach, skimmers, chub, ide and rudd for 15-7-0.

3rd Eddie Marcroft (Golborne Tackle & Baits) peg 10, with carp and silvers to pole for 14-11-0.

Haydock Park Farm, Cow Hay Dam:

1st Phil Barton (Haydock) peg 8, with all silver fish to pole for 6-11-0.

2nd Stan Roberts (Ashton in M) peg 2, with silver fish to pole for 6-6-0.

3rd Eddie Cook (Warrington) peg 3, with silver fish and bream to pole for 5-8-0.

Yewtree Reservoir, June 25:

1st Jimmy Corkish (St Helens) peg 16, with all silver fish to pole for 12-1-0.

2nd John Boy Howard (St Helens) peg 2, with al roach to pole for 10-14-0

3rd Bernie Breeze (St Helens) peg 18, with a brace of carp to pole for 10-8-0.

4th Chris Grehan (Warrington) peg 24, with carp, skimmers and roach to pole for 8-11-0

White Door Dam, Oak Pool, June 18:

1st John Boy Howard (St Helens), with skimmers carp and roach to pole for 15-14-0.

2nd Jimmy Corkish (St Helens), with silver fish to pole for 11-2-0.

3rd Phil Barton (Haydock), with carp and silver fish to pole for 10-10-0.

White Door Dam, Beach Pool:

1st Mick Collins (Newton le W), with silver fish to pole for 13-12-0.

2nd, Bernie Breeze (St Helens), with skimmers carp and roach to pole for 9-4-0.

3rd, Marck Sanders (Leigh), with all silver fish to pole for 6-13-0

Meanwhile, Newton's Chris Collins won the recent Edward Jolley Trophy match.

Results:

Sankey Canal Upper pound, June 21:

1st Chris Collins (Newton-le-Willows), peg 21, carp and tench on method feeder for 17-3-0.

2nd Mark Brown (Newton-le-Willows), peg 19, bream, eels, roach and perch on pole and maggot for 14-4-0.

3rd Graham Sixsmith (St Helens), peg 13, ide, eels, roach and perch on pole and maggot for 13-10-0.

4th Ray Roughley (St Helens), peg 7, tench and silvers on pole and worm or maggot for 8-4-0.