AGONY turned to ecstasy for Billington Brass Band 'B' whose long wait for the Ribble Valley Ladies Darts Association title is finally over.

After losing out to De Lacy in a dramatic end-of-season play-off last year, Billington went one better this time around, finishing seven points clear of runners-up Bay Horse 'B' to be crowned champions for the first time in a number of years.

It proved to be a memorable season for BBBC as they also won four more trophies and finished as runners-up in three others.

Captain Eileen Jungbluth led by example by winning the Kath Smith Memorial Trophy final, beating team-mate Pat Dixon in the final.

The pair then teamed up to win the league doubles, beating Barbara Parker and Tracey Devine of De Lacy, last season's league champions.

Parker picked up her second individual award, teaming up with Maria Hargreaves to win the Charity Trophy, beating Bay Horse B pair, Dot Barker and Liz Holden, in the final.

But Dixon's hopes of a treble were thwarted by De Lacy's Parker who gained her revenge for her doubles defeat by winning the Pat Taylor Memorial Trophy singles.

And Liz Holden, Janet Smith and Emma Smith won the Anne Bentley Memorial Trophy trebles beating Mary Northover, Paula Waring and Leanne Sharple of Brown Cow in the final.

In the Marsden Shield, BBBC B's Ann Marie Bellanca finished runner-up to Emma Smith of Bay Horse B.

While De Lacy relinquished their crown, it was a good season for Barbara Parker who added the Kath Smith Memorial Trophy darts title to her Pat Taylor Memorial Trophy darts singles success while she also had the highest score, the maximum of 180 along with Dawn Hodds (Low Moor).

Elsewhere, Emma Smith of Bay Horse B won the Marsden Shield while Tracey Devine and Andy Bolton won the Norman Garner Memorial Trophy.

And Billington Brass Band Club A won the Pat Dobson Memorial Trophy - but this was a season where the B team took star billing.

Roll of honour

Ribble Valley Ladies Darts Association

Marsden Shield

Winner: Emma Smith (Bay Horse B)

Runner up: Ann Marie Bellanca (BBBC B)

Semi Final: Pat Shanley (Bay Horse A), Liz Holden (Bay Horse B)

Norman Garner Memorial Trophy

Winner: Tracy Devine & Andy Bolton

Runner up: Jimmy Hargreaves & Linda Waring

Charity Trophy

Winner: Pat Dixon & Maria Hargreaves (BBBC B)

Runner up: Dot Baker & Liz Holden (Bay Horse B)

Pat Dobson Memorial Trophy

Winner: BBBC A

Runner up Bay Horse A

Heather Shears Memorial Trophy (5-a-side)

Winner: Low Moor

Runner up: Bay Horse A

Kath Smith Memorial Trophy

Darts

Winner: Eileen Jungbluth (BBBC B)

Runner up: Pat Dixon (BBBC B)

Dominoes

Winner: Barbara Parker (De Lacy)

Runner up: Lillian Cook (BBBC A)

Anne Bentley Memorial Trophy trebles

Winner: Liz Holden, Janet Smith, Emma Smith (Bay Horse B)

Runner up: Mary Northover, Paula Waring, Leanne Sharpe (Brown Cow)

Semi Finals: Jackie Pye, Pat Shanley, Pat Leeming (Bay Horse A), Debbie Townsend, June Johnson, Carol O’Neill (Brown Cow).

Doubles

Winner: Pat Dixon & Eileen Jungbluth (BBBC B)

Runner up: Barbara Parker & Tracy Devine (De Lacy)

Semi Final: Dot Baker & Janet Smith (Bay Horse B), Ann Marie Bellanca & Maria Hargreaves (BBBC B)

Pat Taylor Memorial Trophy

Winner: Barbara Parker (De Lacy)

Runner up: Pat Dixon (BBBC B)

Semi Final: Mary Northover (Brown Cow), Liz Holden (Bay Horse B)

League Winners: (BBBC B)

Runner up: (Bay Horse B)

Highest Score: 180 - Dawn Hodds (Low Moor). Barbara Parker (De Lacy)

Highest Finish: 140 - Pat Leeming (Bay Horse A).