7-4 victory over BAA in a make-up match on Saturday.

Stars, the only unbeaten team in the league with a 16-0 record, can assume the top spot over champions Hamilton Parish I, with a result against Prison Officers in their other outstanding match tonight.

On Saturday, new national champion Dexter Smith had three singles victories and Andrew Smith and Craig Trott two apiece as Stars forged into a commanding 7-2 lead after singles play.

To their credit, BAA dug deep to win both doubles match, which were close. But before then Trott came back from a month-long absence through illness and injury, started the victory march with a convincing win over Mike Lindo.

He would later score a rare win over Dave Waltham after being dominated in the first game.

Andrew Smith's win over Waltham was a career first and he later confirmed his recent good form with a solid performance against Mike Lindo.

Dexter Smith's singles outing was highlighted by his third straight victory this season over Nick Frost, the man he replaced as national champion. That came after enduring a scare against Lindo when he won 21-19 in the third.

Frost had the only singles wins for BAA and their effort in the doubles has to give them added hope for a probable semifinal showdown in the Challenge Cup between the two this Thursday.

The quarter-finals will be played tonight with Stars hosting Prison Officers, BAA at home to Cleveland, West Indian Association taking on Parish I and Southampton Princess entertaining Parish II.

Make-up schedule Cleveland v Southampton Princess (Feb. 12); Southampton Princess v BPSA (Feb.

16); Prison Officers v Southampton Princess (Feb. 23).

SOFTBALL SOF Robert Dill and Donald Norford paced the Prison Officers attack as they recorded a double victory in Commercial Softball League action at Bernard Park on Sunday.

The Officers beat Kempe & Whittle 13-5 in the opening game and came right back to crush Flying Chef Flyers 19-2.

Dill hit a home and a double in going two-for-four with two RBI in the opener and then stroked two triples and a doubles with four RBI in going four-for-four in the second match.

Norford's heroics were confined to the first match, however, as he hit a homer and a triple and drove in five runs while going two-for-three.

David Frost was the winning pitcher on each occasion, and in the second game he performed well with the bat in going three-for-three.

Sunday's nightcap saw International Risk Management nip Cooper & Lines 13-12.

Phillipe Bacon went two-for-four with two RBI for the winners and Harold Aitken four-for-four with a homer, double and six RBI in a valiant effort for C&L.

Other weekend results: Sousa's Lawncare & Design 14, Team Fashions 12; Docksiders 17, Advertising Associates 13; BF&M 19, Butterfield & Steinhoff 9; Gray & Kempe 19, Alexander Insurance Managers 16.

HOCKEY HOC There were some close matches over the weekend as play resumed in the Bermuda Ladies Hockey Association leagues.

Sunday saw PHC Canaries A and Coca-Cola Cardinals A draw 2-2. Jackie White scored twice for Canaries, but these goals were offset as Judy Siddle and Gina Evans assured Cardinals of a share of the points.

Earlier in the day PHC Canaries B defeated Coca-Cola B 1-0 on a tally by White, who had a busy day in the goal-scoring department.

Meanwhile, Saturday saw one match played, which had Police Orioles B downing Bluebirds B 1-0 on a goal from Lisa Ray after Marcia Ford created the opening.