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Improving Bees pick up points on the road Green for go as Ladies line up Lincoln in final
seat and after adding 17 more shots overall to just two from Arun over the final ends, finished with an impressive 86-56 victory.
away to a 12-0 lead against the Venton triple. Five ends later, the Moonfleet ladies trailed by only 2 shots overall at 38-40, as the Gwilliam team nudged ahead and the Chislett triple stormed ahead 16-5.
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With the Venton trio now on the board, there was a surge in determination and, with the help of some very vocal support, they were only two shots behind their rivals by end 15.
With all rinks adding to their scores at this point, the overall total was now 69-54 in Moonfleet’s favour.
From that moment onwards there was no stopping the Weymouth ladies as the cheers from the supporters and quality of play all round increased. Moonfleet were now firmly in the driving
It was a remarkable team effort with everyone holding their nerve. The Chislett trio totally outplayed their opponents finishing with a crushing 33-7 score while the Venton team overcame their earlier struggles to steal victory on the final end.
The ladies are now looking forward to a trip to the national finals day in Nottingham, with their final against Lincoln to be held on Thursday, April 6.
The Bees continued their fine form under the stewardship of Chris Herbst, earning seven points and three clean sheets in a week to see them climb to 12th in the table. Herbst’s charges followed up a comfortable home victory against Holsworthy with four points on the road against mid-table opposition in Cullompton Rangers and Torridgeside. Sol Ayunga, pictured, was a match-winning substitute in the midweek fixture away at Cullompton Rangers, scoring a brace of goals
West Bay Sea Angling Club’s annual presentation night took place at the Jurassic Fun Centre with chairman Rod Barr handing out 49 trophies to winners across various categories.

In the junior category, Mason Price and Lidy Carter were big winners, scooping eight trophies between them.
Mason was the overall winner of the Saturday Junior competitions winning the Saturday Cup, he also won the Hils trophy for the heaviest fish caught in the Saturday juniors’ matches with his thick-lipped mullet.
Lidy Carter was the top junior lady, winning the Ladies’ Junior Trophy and also bagging the Fred Bowditch Memorial Trophy, the Lambert Trophy and the coveted Forward Trophy, which is presented to the most promising junior. The Jurassic League winner was Ross Bourne, with Mason the runner-up. Lidy also triumphed in the Junior Species League, winning with 39pts, while Paul House was the overall winner in the Handicap Species League with 84pts from a handicap of +09. Paul also