Rangers hit top spot for the first time with little problems against a Torrisholme side weakened by injuries and goals by Matthew Yarwood, Gavin Darby and David Glennie ensured maximum points.

TIC Dynamos again showed their inconsistency as they lost to Kirkby Lonsdale and dropped off the summit.

TIC Dynamos started brightly and went in front after just 10 minutes when recent signing Lee Rendell scored.

But a mistake allowed Kirkby's Brian Pennington to equalise and he fired home his side's second before the break.

They held onto the lead against a TIC side who are now unlikely to finish in the top two.

Morecambe Royals had to battle hard to beat Galgate in a game spoilt by the wind.

Chances were few and far between but Joe Lambert gave the Royals a first-half lead which they held onto thanks to goalkeeper Tony Milne.

The killer goal came midway through the half and was scored by Nick Edmonds to move Royals into the heady position of fifth.

In the Division One Holdens Solicitors/ Gibson Cup second round, a strong Ingleton Reserves side surprised Morecambe Hoops by knocking them out with a 6-4 win.

Ingleton dominated the first half and raced into a 3-0 lead with good goals from Jack Bland, Curtis Wood and Jonathon Boadle.

Hoops had only lost once this season, in the Lancashire Amateur Cup, and came out strong for the second half.

Chris Bibby scored for Ingleton but a fantastic hat-trick from Kevin Burns and a James Dempsey goal with 10 minutes left made it 4-4 with Hoops on top.

But, in the dying minutes, Bibby and Michael Loughl made sure Ingelton would progress to a semi-final at Halton Rangers on Saturday, March 15.
In the League, leaders Bentham beat Vine Fc 5-1.

Bentham got off to a good start when they scored an early goal through Jamie Parker.

James Earnshaw made it 2-0 but the key period was just before the break when Stuart Ralph and an unlucky Richard Simmonds own goal made it 4-0.

The second half was much better for Vine and they pulled one goal back when Sean Gordon scored his second in successive games only for Gary Louth to make it 5-1.

Halton Rangers had a tough game with a Westgate Wanderers who have improved under new player-manager Andy Lockley and Lee Holman.

Rangers led through Adam Lund only for Kevin Burns to level at the break. But Rangers prevailed in the second half with goals from Jonathon Pink and Lee Richardson.

Boys Club will be kicking themselves after throwing away two points when Grange held them to a 2-2 draw.

Boys Club took the lead when veteran Adam Rawlins scored, Ryan McKenny equalised before Daryl McHugh put Boys Club back into the lead.

But disaster struck for the Boys Club in the last minute when a Michael Purvis free-kick was allowed to go into the net.

Marsh United Reserves and Cartmel Reserves both fielded strong teams but cancelled each other out in a 0-0 draw.

Storeys Reserves maintained their impressive unbeaten run with a 4-2 win over Millhead, goals coming from Liam Westworth, Mark Chisholm and Steven Creed (2). Millhead replied through Anthony Leonard and James Rafferty.

Bowerham reached the final of the Division Two Whiteside Cup by thrashing Burton Thistle 8-0.

Burton were under strength and could not cope with the strong running Bowerham side who scored through Joe Bouskill (2), Andy Doggart (2), Tom Devlin (2), Simon Gillespie and Jamie Vinnicombe.

Bowerham will play Freehold who made it third time lucky against a Morecambe Cricket club side who had beaten them twice in the league this season.

Andy Armistead's shot went just under the bar to put the Cricket Club ahead at the break.

But Freehold raised their game and Phil Bushell equalised before a Mark Edmondson own goal and a Richard Chambers strike made it 3-1.

A Freehold own goal gave MCC a lifeline with 15 minutes to go and they almost levelled at the death but Graham Cassidy's shot was just wide.

Kirkby Lonsdale Reserves had to settle for just one point in the League when for the second week running they drew with Swarthmoor Reserves, 0-0.

Arnside made it look easy against a strong Caton United Reserves side, goals by Mark Rogerson, James Bland, Luke Gorst and Chris Henneberry giving them a 4-1 win. Andrew Kehoe scored a consolation.

In Division Three, the replayed Bolton-le-Sands Reserves v Gregson Fc, which ended 1-1 first time but had to be played again due to Gregson playing an unregistered player, went Gregson's way this time.

Gregson played some very good football and goals from Chris Hinchcliffe and Dominic Williams (2) did the damage, Nicholas Pidcock scoring again for Sands, who are still top.

James Kirkham gave Arnside Reserves had a surprise 1-0 win over Galgate Reserves while Grange Reserves did the double over Allithwaite Rangers with a 2-1 win.

In the Kelly/ Flynn/ Cunningham Cup semi-finals, last season's runners-up Bentham Reserves beat Halton Rangers Reserves in a thrilling semi-final.

The dynamic Tomi Tatham scored all four of Bentham's goals while Halton's Richard McDonnell scored two.

Squires Fc also reached the final with a 2-0 win over Moghuls. An early Richard Howard goal set them on the way and Josh Brockbank made sure with an 8-th-minute second.

In the League, Gregson Reserves made it five wins from five when they overran Burton Thistle Reserves 7-1. Ingleton A came out on top 3-0 against bottom team Overton Reserves.

* SUSPENSIONS imposed include Ryan McKenny (Grange) 21 days from March 13 to April 4; Chirag Patel (Moghuls) 35 days from March 10 to April 13; Stuart Connorton (Slyne-with-Hest (LCC)) 112 days from March 10 to to May 11 and from August 11 to September 29; Ben Donnan (Swarthmoor) 35 days from March 10 to April 13; David Harrison (Swarthmoor) 35 days from March 24 to April 27; Hamil Essa (Moghuls) suspended by the Lancashire Football Association with immediate effect.