MASON, W.Va. — Carl Stone of Ripley has sealed his claim to the first half championship in the Riverside Senior Men’s Golf League.

Stone has a total of 144 season points and holds a 22.5-point lead over the competition with one week remaining.

Claude Proffitt of Patriot currently sits second with 118.5 points, followed by Chet Thomas (Patriot) with 114 points. Ralph Sayre of New Haven is in fourth with 108.5 points, while Mick Winebrenner of Racine rounds out the top-five with 103 points.

Seventy-nine players were out for league play Tuesday, with 19 teams of four and one team of three participating for a total of 20 points. The low score of 58 (12-under par) was shot by two teams.

The trio of Howard Lee Miller (Point Pleasant), Jim Gordon (Shade) and Jack Maloney (Gallipolis) — as well as the quartet of Carl Stone, Craig Barnes (Gallipolis), Tom McNeely (Point Pleasant) and Bub Stivers (Pomeroy) — both combined to post the low scores of the day.

The third place team of Siebert Belcher (Pomeroy), Jim Lawrence (Racine), Rich Gilkey (Middleport) and Bill Pethtel (New Haven) was one shot back with a combined 59.

The closest to the pin winners were John Thompson (Point Pleasant) on No. 9 and Gary Minton (Gallipolis) on No. 14. A total of 119 different players have attended the first half of the season.

Carl Stone 144.0

Claude Proffitt 118.5

Chet Thomas 114.0

Ralph Sayre 108.5

Mick Winebrenner 103.0

Earl Johnson 98.5

Haskel Jones 93.0

Dick Dugan 93.0

Ken Whited 92.0

John Thompson 91.5

Bob Oliver 91.0

Don Corbin 90.0

Jim Lawrence 90.0

Curtis Grubb 89.5

Bill Pethtel 89.0

Rich Mabe 87.0

Jimmy Joe Hemsley 85.0

Bob Stewart 83.0

Butch Bookman 82.5

Pat Williamson 82.5

Siebert Belcher 81.5

Bill Winebrenner 81.0

Jim Gress 79.5

Jim Spencer 79

Bob Hill 79.0

Bub Stivers 77.5

Willis Dudding 77.0

Bob Avery 77.0

Jerry Arnold 76.5

Bob Humphreys 74.5

Don Waldie 73.0

Ed Debalski 72.0

Bill Yoho 71.0

Jack Ocheltree 70.0

Frank Brown 69.5

Craig Barnes 69.5