The Pairs Competition was won by Lloyd Wilson and Freddie Beale of Vic Reeves beating Sam Rose and Tommy Prior of Heathens in the final on alley two at the Trinity Club.

In one of the best finals in recent years it came down to the final player to win the match. Vic Reeves raced into a 8-pins lead after three hands with Freddie starting with two 13 stick ups. But a 14 stick up from Sam Rose helped the Heathens pull it back to 3-pins on the fourth hand. Two 9’s on the last hand from the Heathens pair, Sam and Tommy left Vic Reeves 16 to win, Lloyd hit 8 to leave Freddie 8 to win, and he wrapped it up getting his 8 with a ball to spare.

Strugglers are going up to Section B after winning away to Misfits on Friday to finish 2 points ahead of Flingers in Section C. The Goldies outfit won four out of four matches in the run-in including a home win against promotion rivals Flingers who finished up third 2 points behind the Strugglers.

Dewlish Monsters are champions of Section B after beating Bullocks on Friday at the Royal Oak, Bere Regis. The Monsters just missed out last season when they finished joint second with Vic Reeves who went up on the head to head between the teams, but this season Monsters have lost just six league matches to finish 2 points ahead of runners up Trinity Allsorts.

Section A 
Champions - Breakaways , runners up Barmy Army or Skimmers, they both play away on Friday, The Army travel to Briantspuddle to take on Puddletown Wanderers, Skimmers are away to Heathens at the Trinity Club. Barmy Army are 2pts in front but Skimmers have a better head to head. 
Relegated - Swan Abbots and Puddletown Wanderers 

Section B 
Champions from either Dewlish Monsters or Trinity Allsorts. Allsorts trail by 2pts and play first on Thursday away to Muckspreaders, if Allsorts win Monsters will need just a point to win the league when they host Bullocks on Friday. If the teams were to finish level Allsorts would win the head to head. 

Relegated - Hartstoppers and either Steamers or Plodders. Steamers trail Plodders by 2pts so will need a win away to Alcotops on Friday at the Trinity Club. Plodders have a bye, if Syeamers win they have a better head to head with Plodders.

Section C 
Champions Ladettes, runners up will be either Strugglers or Colliton flingers. Both teams are level on points after Strugglers beat Flingers last Thursday. Both play on Friday, Flingers host Nomads, while Strugglers are away to Misfits at Wool. If they finish level on points it's Strugglers that have a better head to head. 

With Breakaways wrapping up the title last week it’s the runners up spot that take the spotlight this week with Barmy Army sitting 2 points in front of Skimmers. If the teams finish level on points it’s Skimmers who have a better head to head. This week both teams are home on Friday, Barmy Army host Legionaires, while Skimmers take on Hammers.

Barmy Army 42pts – Legionaires (H), Pudd Wand (A)
Skimmers 40pts – Hammers (H), Heathens (A)

The two bottom teams, Swan Abbots and Puddletown Wanderers met on Thursday at the White Horse, Litton Cheney, both teams are 4 points from safety so both look to be going down. With the possibility of three or four teams going down with the uncertainty of teams entering next season, it still leaves Woodmen, Wurzels, Patriots and Heathens all still needing wins to keep them out of the danger zone.

Woodmen 22pts – Patriots (H), Wurzels (A)
Goldies Wurzels 21pts – Half Pints (A), Woodmen (H)
Patriots 20pts – Woodmen (A), Breakaways (H)
Heathens 20pts – Vic Reeves (H), Skimmers (H)
Puddletown Wanderers 16pts – Swan Abbots (A), Barmy Army (H)
Swan Abbots 16pts – Pudd Wand (H), Wide Boys (A)

Trinity Allsorts will join Dewlish Monsters in Section A next season after beating Bullocks at home on Friday. Monsters suffered defeat at the hands of Jolly Green Giants meaning that either team could still win the title. Allsorts have a better head to head if the teams were to finish level. Monsters play away to Steamers on Thursday, while Allsorts are away to Swankers on Friday.

Dewlish Monsters 40pts – Steamers (A), Bullocks (H)
Trinity Allsorts 38pts – Swankers (A), Muckspreaders (A)

At the bottom Hartstoppers are already relegated with just 6 points to their name. Plodders beat Wafflers on Friday to give themselves a slim chance of staying up but are still to have their bye, and they have a worst head to head against Steamers, the team that are level on points with them. Muckspreaders and Yokels are on 21 points. Two teams are due for the drop and that yet may become three given that we lost a team out of Section C during the season.

Muckspreaders 21pts – Plodders (A), Allsorts (H)
Yokels 21pts – Ship Apes (H), Wafflers (A)
Plodders 18pts – Muckspreaders (H), BYE
Steamers 18pts – Monsters (H), Alcotops (A)

Strugglers host Flingers on Thursday at Goldies with the winners likely to join champions Ladettes in Section B next season. Flingers currently led Strugglers by 2 points but Strugglers beat Flingers by 12-pins in the first half of the season which will play a part if the teams finish level on points in the head to head.

Flingers 36pts – Strugglers (A), Nomads (H)
Strugglers 34pts – Flingers (H), Misfits (A)

Breakaways stay three points in front of Barmy Army after a close win against bottom side Wanderers on Friday at Wool. After finishing runners up for the last three seasons the Breakaways need two wins from three games to take the title, and the Wool side have also beaten their challengers twice this season so would finish above them on a head to head. Barmy Army are 4 points in front of third placed Skimmers and would only miss out on the runners up spot if they were to finish level as Skimmers would beat them on a head to head. Both the top two face tricky away games this week, Breakaways play Wide Boys on Thursday, while Barmy Army face Vic Reeves on Friday.

Breakaways 45pts – Wide Boys (A), Imps (H), Patriots (A)
Barmy Army 42pts – Vic Reeves (A), Legionaires (H), Pudd Wand (A)
Skimmers 38pts – Wurzels (A), Hammers (H), Heathens (A)

The eight teams in the bottom half could still be relegated with many meeting each other in the final three weeks. Bottom team Puddletown Wanderers are all but down, although they do have a better head to head than Patriots who are 6 points above them. Swan Abbots occupy the other relegation place 2 points ahead of Wanderers and 4 points behind Heathens and Patriots so look the likely team to join Wanderers in Section B next season. With the possibility of three or four teams going down with the uncertainty of teams entering next season, it still leaves Half Pints, Wurzels, Woodmen and Imps all still needing wins to keep them out of the danger zone.

Colliton Imps 23pts – Woodmen (H), Breakaways (A), Essentials (H)
Woodmen 22pts – Imps (A), Patriots (H), Wurzels (A)
Half Pints 22pts – Patriots (A), Wurzels (H), Hammers (A)
Goldies Wurzels 21pts – Skimmers (H), Half Pints (A), Woodmen (H)
Patriots 20pts – Half Pints (H), Woodmen (A), Breakaways (H)
Heathens 20pts – Hammers (A), Vic Reeves (H), Skimmers (H)
Swan Abbots 16pts – Legionaires (A), Pudd Wand (H), Wide Boys (A)
Puddletown Wanderers 14pts -Essentials (H), Swan Abbots (A), Barmy Army (H)

Dewlish Monsters are heading back to Section A after Magpie Imps lost on Friday to Jolly Green Giants. The Monsters just missed out last season when they finished joint second with Vic Reeves who went up on the head to head between the teams, but this season Monsters have lost just five league matches and have been leading the way for a while. One of the most oldest names in Section A history, the Milborne outfit return to the top section after three seasons in Section B. The title is yet secured but Monsters have a 4 points lead over second placed Allsorts, although Allsorts do have a better head to head if the teams were to finish level on points.
Allsorts are now 4 points clear of the Magpie Imps and will clinch promotion if they beat Bullocks at home on Friday.

Dewlish Monsters 40pts – Giants (H), Steamers (A), Bullocks (H)
Trinity Allsorts 36pts – Bullocks (H), Swankers (A), Muckspreaders (A)
Colliton Magpie Imps 32pts – Steamers (H), Bullocks (A), Swankers (H)

At the bottom Hartstoppers are already relegated with just 6 points to their name. Plodders currently occupy the other relegation spot on 16 points and will be relegated if they fail to beat Wafflers away at Tom Browns on Friday as they have a worst head to head against Steamers the team just above them on 18 points. Muckspreaders are on 19 points and Yokels are on 21 points. Two teams are due for the drop and that yet may become three given that we lost a team out of Section C during the season.

Yokels 21pts – Country Boys (A), Ship Apes (H), Wafflers (A)
Muckspreaders 19pts – Swankers (H), Plodders (A), Allsorts (H)
Steamers 18pts – Magpie Imps (A), Monsters (H), Alcotops (A)
Plodders 16pts – Wafflers (A), Muckspreaders (H), BYE

Ladettes are champions of Section C with three weeks of the season left. Flingers defeat at the hands of Spares on Friday means at best Flingers could only draw level on points with Ladettes if they were to win their remaining three games and Ladettes lost their two, and given Ladettes have a better head to head it’s the ladies and gents from Ladettes who are this seasons Section C champions after joining the Open League in 2023. A fourth place finish in their debut season in Section D was followed by A eight place finish in Section C after Section D was disbanded in 2024.

The runners up spot is between Flingers and Strugglers with the two meeting at the Goldies in a pivotal match in the penultimate week of the season, Flingers currently lead by 2 points and host Brewers Bees this Friday, while Strugglers play away to Funseekers on Wednesday. Strugglers beat Flingers by 12-pins in the first half of the season which may play a part if the teams finish level on points in the head to head. Jokers dropped out of the running with a defeat away to Easy Beats last Tuesday.

Games to play

Flingers 34pts – Brewers Bees (H), Strugglers (A), Nomads (H)
Strugglers 32pts – Funseekers (A), Flingers (H), Misfits (A)