Three and easy Girvan fly flag

Leonard’s men one game from perfect record

Girvan cracked opened the champagne on Monday night... and now Auchinleck Talbot are gunning to join them.

The Hamilton Parkers clinched the Ayrshire League with a 3- 0 win at Kello thanks to goals from David Cunningham, David Jardine and Craig Reid.

Now if they win away to Saltcoats on Monday, they will have completed the league season unbeaten.

Boss Peter Leonard said: “Considering where we were last season, it’s a remarkable turnaround.”

Girvan are now chasing a treble. They were due at Kilwinning on Wednesday in the last 16 of the Ayrshire Cup and head to Forth in the Champions Trophy.

A double from David Cunningham and a Scott Dinwoodie strike gave them a 3- 2 win at Muirkirk on Saturday .

Talbot are aiming for revenge when they meet Hurlford in Friday night’s West of Scotland Cup final at Newlandsfield, only two months after Hurlford won 2- 0 in the Scottish Cup quarter- finals.

But Talbot, who have one hand on a fourth successive Premier League title, are out for the double.

Talbot edged closer to the title when they beat Pollok 4- 1 last Saturday with goals from Keir Milliken, Graham Wilson ( penalty), Dwayne Hyslop and Mark Shankland. The visitors had keeper Jordan Longmuir sent off.

On Monday night, a Robert Love doubled rescued a 2- 2 draw away Beith after David Christie and David McGowan had fired the hosts ahead.

Hurlford, who drew 1- 1 with Glenafton, need to win their final three – including a tussle with Talbot next Wednesday – to pip Auchinleck for the flag.

came from behind three times against Irvine Meadow in the Ayrshire Cup. Mick McCann, Daniel Orsi and Cammy Marlow cancelled out goals from Paul Maxwell, Liam Finnegan and Stuart McCann but Meadow won 3- 1 on penalties.

are again facing four games a week as they try to keep their First Division title challenge alive.

They bounced back from a 5- 1 caning at Kilwinning in midweek to beat Bellshill 2- 0 with goals from Aiden Malone and Keir Samson. On Monday, they beat Greenock 2- 1 with goals from Keir Samson and Del Esplin.

On Wednesday, they were due at Blantyre before entertaining Clydebank on Saturday.

who are doomed to the Ayrshire League next season, head to Blantyre on Saturday after their woes continued with a 3- 0 defeat by Shotts.

closed their season with a 2- 1 defeat at home to Darvel who scored through Jordan Ryan and Greg Vernon. Lee Anderson nodded home a Sean Ewart corner for his first goal for the Dam Park men.

ended their campaign with 6- 0 blitz at Muirkirk.