Pontefract could be one win away from wrapping up their first Yorkshire Premier League title for 15 years following Wednesday night's demolition of Queens.

The runaway leaders whitewashed the 2022 champions 20-0 in a ruthless display which puts them 41 points ahead of second-placed Hallamshire with three matches of the season remaining.

Although the trophy is as good as sealed already, victory away at Woodfield next Wednesday evening with a maximum 20 points will mathematically get Ponte over the line - but if they drop points and Hallamshire win by a greater margin away at Dunnington, the inevitable will be postponed for one further week.

Wednesday's slaughter of Queens was begun by captain Matt Godson who, after he'd saved several game balls in the first against Lewis Harding, took firm control thereafter to win in three. Meanwhile, Ponte no.4 Adam Taylor sped past Danny Bray on the adjacent court.

Youngster Chester Dockray stretched his 100% record to nine this season by downing Queens skipper and former world no.15 Sarah Campion. Ponte's big guns, the resurgent Sam Todd and Scottish international Rory Stewart, then applied the coup de grace with rapid victories over Bahder Almaghrebi and James Earles respectively.

Second-placed Hallamshire narrowly squeezed past crosstown rivals Abbeydale in Wednesday night's Sheffield derby. In a see-saw encounter, there was one win apiece for the visitors' Hayden Tetley and the hosts' Nick Hargreaves in the lower order, then Hallamshire's Oliver Jones beat Kieran Heaphy while Abbeydale no.2 Michael Tallentire beat England international Lucy Turmel at no.2. 

Nick Matthew, the three-time world and Commonwealth Games champion, finished the job for Hallamshire with a 3/0 victory over Jordan Hardwick to seal a 14-7 win.

Those seven points were actually very handy for Abbeydale in their relegation dogfight, which increasingly looks like a two-team tussle with Cleethorpes. The Lincolnshire side went down heavily 20-1 at third-placed Harrogate and are now eight points from safety.

Defending champions Doncaster moved further clear of trouble, leapfrogging opponents Woodfield into seventh place by winning their local derby 16-8. Wins for Craig Huckerby, David Turner and skipper Joel Arscott sealed the win, although Woodfield got consolations through Alex Cutts and a classy display at no.1 by George Parker against world no.51 Simon Herbert.

Dunnington remain fourth after winning a mid-table clash 15-7 at Ferriby Hall thanks to victories from Sam Gibbon, Jamie Brown and Kai Younger.