ACE Welding and Fabrication, Young Brothers-sponsored Heatherton IBC men’s team played their first game of the season in the premier league against Cynon Valley on Saturday, away.

It was always going to be a huge challenge moving up a division, but the Heatherton men displayed their usual determination and team spirit, achieving a win on two rinks.

Rink scores (Heatherton first, Cynon Valley skips only):

H. Davies, R. Whittaker, C. Wynn, S. Reese 16; J. Tomlinson 26.

G. Rycroft, R. Prince, H. John, A. Whitehouse 18; J. Breen 27.

S. Hilling, J. Woodford, M. John, C. Court 15; D. Lewis 27.

J. Haig, B. Dooley, C. Davies, J. Roberts 24; J. Davies 20.

P. Gilder, J. Criddle, M. Evans, M. Jackson 13; T. Holmes 35.

C. White, R. Court, A. Reese, R. Thomas 23; P. Taylor 20.

Overall score: Heatherton 109 (four points) Cynon Valley 155 (18).