CHESHIRE Stars S, already guaranteed to stay in the South Cheshire Premier League’s second tier for another season, lost in the promotion play-offs on Monday.

The Middlewich-based side went down against Indigo, who had finished fourth in the Championship Division.

Meanwhile Stars R fell at the final hurdle in their bid to climb from the fourth tier, going down 29-24 in a play-off final against higher-ranked Scorpions last night, Wednesday.

They had progressed to that stage following impressive wins against Wildcats and Ladyhawks O after classifying third in Division Two.