Entering its second year at the new location of Trinity Sports Facility in Carmarthen, the Dyfed Netball League continues to attract teams from across all West Wales counties.

Included in this year's line-up are Pembrokeshire teams Milford, Pembroke A and B; Carmarthenshire teams including the Aces, Dragons and youth team - the Colts; Lampeter, St. Clears and two teams from the Cardigan stronghold in Ceredigion.

Season 08-09 follows the same structure as the previous season, with five teams randomly entered into two pools up until Christmas. Following the league's netball point system, once again by January it will be clear which teams will be playing in Division One and Division Two, and most importantly which teams are the favourites to walk away with the season's trophies!

League matches will get an explosive start on October 20, with evenly pegged fixtures involving St. Clears v Dragons, Milford v Cardigan A, Pembroke B v Carmarthen Colts and Carmarthen Aces v Lampeter.

In the meantime, Monday, October 6, launched the Dyfed Netball Cup for this season. In the first round, the two games played on the night involved Pembroke B playing Carmarthen Dragons, while Cardigan A played Carmarthen Colts.

Both games were evenly matched in terms of netball skill and movement around the court. Stamina and playing to the final whistle became the deciding factors as to which teams would progress through to the second round and which teams would be out of the cup until next season.

Pembroke B had a flying start against Carmarthen Dragons, combining fantastic defensive play to attacking phases of the game, enabling a score of 11-6 after the first quarter. The second quarter saw a rejuvenated Carmarthen team pull the score back to equal terms, ending in 16-all at half-time and all to play for.

The second half of the game followed a goal for goal pattern, keeping the scoreline within a few goals of each other. The game ended in a 37-34 win for the more experienced Carmarthen team, who will face the winners of the other cup match played on the night, Cardigan B, who defeated Carmarthen Colts 35-30.

Monday, October 13, will see the second round of the cup,, including the epic game between high-flying teams, Pembroke A and Carmarthen Aces.