HAVING won the Jack Stephens League for the 12th year on the trot, Watchet were hosts to Minehead and Porlock for the Wilf Groves Shield on Monday evening.

On a green that was not as free running as usual, Minehead and Porlock tied for second place with 52 shots each, but for the third year running Watchet won the trophy with 95 shots.

Rink scores: Minehead (T Morgan, I Holmes and K Powis) lost 15-21 to Porlock (R Battle, P Glasse and I Glanville); Porlock (J Watt, D Dascombe and R Prince) beat Minehead (D Veale, G Hooper and A Blackmore) 17-10; Watchet (C Bryant, N Chidgey and R Somerfield) beat Minehead (B Seldon, J Munson and J Male) 17-12; Minehead (A Blundell, J Dodd and J Freeguard) lost to Watchet (I Trunks, M Webber and C Bowden); Porlock (T Hudson, M O’Keefe and P Savory) lost to Watchet (R Coleing, M Arnold and A Rendell); and Watchet (S Slade, G Thorpe and R Rendell) beat Porlock (M Corfield, E Mills and M Sage) 42-3.