LODDON Vale ladies produced a good result in the Riversmeet as they overcame the Five Rivers club from Salisbury 94-54 last Saturday.

On Saturday, Vale lost a friendly by just 14 shots to West Berks at Newbury, going down 124-110.

Vale’s winning rinks were skipped by Jim Rainbow (30-20), Fred Goddard (22-16) and John Licence (20-19).

The losing rinks were Brian Ambler (26-18), Mick Jones (28-5) and Bernie Rouse (25-15).

Sunday’s game against Basingstoke Town saw the Vale triumph 129-92.

Their three winning rinks were Ian Laming (37-7), Paul Knowles (25-10) and Fred Goddard (17-15).

Arthur Peters (16-16) and Alan Tait (22-22) drew, while Frank Fuller (24-12) skipped the only rink to suffer defeat.

On Monday, the club entertained a team from the Isle of Wight in a match of two halves.

The island side were winning at tea but Vale then took control of the match, eventually running out 156-134 winners.

The winning rinks were led by the impressive Karen Winter (29-13), Ray Ogg (19-16), Peters (24-17), Ambler (25-16) and Rainbow (24-14).

Sheila Girle’s rink drew 16-16, while the losing rinks were Laming (23-11) and Fuller (19-9).

The Wessex League play-offs start on Sunday, with Vale drawn against Western Division runners-up Torbay.