Report on the Posh Paws of Peel Open Ladies Competition held at Peel on Saturday 16^th August 2025.

The original date set was for Saturday 30^th August, but unfortunately approximately 1,000 Tyrannosaurus Rex’s were to descend on Peel that same day! A charity Run/Walk! Hence the revised date!

There were 14 entries. The scene was set, 3 jacks out, blistering heat, and ladies eager to get on the green! Janet Monk and Shannon McMullan were first off , with Joyce Kelly and Jackie Murley, Grayse Blencoe and Ann Venables following. Blencoe was on fine form and had a convincing win 21-13. Kelly and Murley battled it out with Kelly winning 21-20 and Monk came through to win 21-13. Caroline Whitehead and Shirley Corrin both had byes. Gill Dixon and her teammate Kim Hargraves also had a tough game with Hargraves eventually winning to 21-19. Lynda Wilson and Louise Tebay were next, with a convincing win to Wilson 21-11 our last pair, teammates Val Allwood and Gill Clarke, with Clarke racing ahead to win 21-15.

Into the quarter finals Monk, Blencoe, Hargraves and Clarke all made it to the semi-finals. Monk again had to play against another or her teammates Grayse Blencoe, who played extremely well throughout the competition, but Monk put and end to Grayse success with a score of 21-10. Hargraves versus Clarke ended with Kim winning 21-10.

Now to the final, Janet Monk and Kim Hargraves, Janet was on top form and was accurate with every bowl leaving Kim on the defence and struggled to win the jack back. There were some close ends but Monk came out as winner 21-10.

It was a wonderful afternoon of excellent bowling played under clear blue skies and wall to wall sunshine. Peel Sunset BC Secretary, Lynda Wilson, presented the Trophy and thanked the sponsors Posh Paws of Peel for their generous sponsorship.

Ladies Over 60’s league: On Tuesday morning, 5 August, three 6-0 wins were recorded – first of these was by Nobles at home to South Ramsey B. Closest game of the match was between Paula Firth for Nobles against Anne Buck with Paula crossing the line 21-14. Second 6-0 win was by Peel away to Mooragh Park B; like the match above closest game resulted in a 21-14 win for Mary Moffatt against Mary Bruce. Third 6-0 win was scored by South Ramsey A at home to a two player short Breagle Glen C. Sue Inch for Breagle didn’t quite get over the line losing to 15 against Jill Quayle. Breagle Glen B put in a good home performance winning 5-1 against Ballaugh B. Stopping the whitewash was Brenda Clayton who won 21-18 against Joan Ryder. Another strong 5-1 home performance was by Marown A against Mooragh Park A. Sole winner for Mooragh was Janet Monk who won to 13 against Lynda Cadamy. A third solid 5-1 home win was scored by Finch Hill against Castletown B.  Preventing a full house was Susan Kerruish who won to 7 against Angela Crellin. Elaine McElroy and Marie Ashurst nearly made the score line three all when they lost to 19 and 18 respectively. Ballaugh A hosted Breagle Glen A winning the match 4-2 with Ballaugh’s Julie Reilly winning to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Margie Tasker and Trish Bull who won to 18 and 17. Castletown A were at home to Onchan and although the match finished three all, Onchan won by twenty points helped by Sue McCourt, Pauline Cowley and Jane Lothian all winning to single figures. Two close games saw Town’s Sue Wilshaw and Jenny Saunders both win to 18 against Anne Bannan and Maureen Payne.

The penultimate fixture of the season was played on Thursday morning which again saw three 6-0 score lines. First of these was by Peel at home to Finch Hill with Mary Moffatt and Gill Clarke for the Peel ladies winning to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-18 win for Shirley Corrin against Wendy Cowin. Second 6-0 win was by Nobles away to Ballaugh B – all games apart from one were won to single figures with Carol Holt losing to10 against Dee Lewis. Third 6-0 win was by Castletown A who were the away team in the home derby against their B team. Sheila Preston and Marie Ashurst battled hard before losing to 16 and 17 against Sue Wilshaw and Jenny Saunders. Marown were away to Onchan winning the match 4-2 with two of the Crosby ladies and one of Onchan’s ladies winning to single figures. Closest games resulted in 21-13 wins for Onchan’s Jane Lothian and Marown’s Elaine Dewhirst. Mooragh Park A also won 4-2 at home to Breagle Glen B. Two winners for Breagle were Voirrey Curphey and Jacqui Elliot who won to 14 and 18. Home derby between South Ramsey B and A saw the A team winning 5-1.  Stopping the B team’s blushes was Jackie Murley who won to 16 against Lorraine Moore. Breagle Glen A also won 5-1 at home to Mooragh Park B dropping only two points. Peggy Freeman was the lone winner for Mooragh winning to 19 against Win Collister. Friday morning saw Ballaugh A win 5-1 away to a one player short Breagle Glen C. Preventing a full house was Gwen Tuck who won to 15 against Beryl Bridson.

With only one fixture left to play current top of the table Nobles cannot be caught, but the second, third and fourth places are still up for grabs. Many congratulations to the Nobles ladies on winning the league for the second consecutive season.

Ladies Open Age League: Friday evening, South Ramey put in a strong home performance against Breagle Glen A winning the match 8-1 dropping only one point. Sole winner for Breagle was Nicci Cain, who after a tough game with Sue Collier, won 21-20. Two other close games in favour of South saw Fiona Kennish and Gillian Jopson both winning 21-20 against Caroline Whitehead and Mavis Franks. Ballaugh A were at home to Mooragh Park taking the match 6-3. Ballaugh’s Christine McDonald and Maria Dimsdale both won 21-16 against Lacey McMullan and Martha Blencoe, with Mooragh’s Janet Monk also winning to the same score against Louise Tebay. Douglas ladies also won 6-3 at home to Ballaugh B with five games being won to single figures – four for Douglas and one for Ballaugh. A nip and tuck game resulted in a 21-20 win for Yvonne Ward against Douglas’s Rebecca Jacobs. Nobles made their way south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a 5-4 win. Angela Bennett for Breagle and Jo Smith for Nobles both won to single figures with Karolina Urbaniak for Breagle crossing the line 21-17 against Tina Hampson. Another 5-4 win was scored by Peel away to Castletown B with two games for Peel being won to single figures. Closest game saw Peel’s Beverely Wilson run out 21-18 against Melody Marsh. Match between Marown A and Marown B to be rearranged. With only two fixtures left to play Castletown A are currently top on 3,888 points followed by Ballaugh A on 3,464 and South Ramsey on 3,452. With Marown still having four matches to play due to rearrangements, it is still all to play for as they are currently on 3,284 – should be an interesting end to the season!

Ladies Open Age League: Last Wednesday evening South Ramsey put in a strong home performance scoring a full house against Marown B (189-77) with seven of South’s wins being won to single figures. The remaining two games saw Crosby’s Emily Cooper and Celia Joughin lose to 18 and 15 against Sue Collier and Kim Hargraves. Home derby between the Castletown teams resulted in a solid 8-1 win by the A ladies dropping only one point (188-98). Rachel Palmer stopped the whitewash when she won to 20 against Anne Oates. Another 8-1 win was scored by Mooragh Park at home to Peel (176-100). Four of Mooragh’s wins were won to single figures along with Peel’s sole winner Shirley Corrin. Grayse Blencoe had a tough battle with Peel’s Emilie Moss eventually crossing the line 21-18. Two 7-2 wins were also recorded – the first being Ballaugh A at home to Breagle Glen A (180-125). Two winners for Breagle were Caroline Whitehead who won to 16 against Sherriee Pedley and Katy Williams who won to 17 against Elena Dimsdale. Ballaugh’s Christine McDonald and Lola Tebay were the only players to win their games to single figures. Second 7-2 scoreline was by Marown A away to Nobles (183-101) with Crosby’s Philippa Taylor, Debbie Leece and Lynda Cadamy winning to single figures. Two winners for Nobles were Grace Gawne who won to 16 against Lyn Bolton and Jo Smith who had to battle hard to win 21-20 against Zoe Pearson. Breagle Glen B were home to Douglas and although Breagle won 5-4 on games they lost the match on points (137-152). Points tally for Douglas was helped greatly by Jane Lothian, Paula Garrett and Sue McCourt winning their games to single figures. Karolina Urbaniak for Breagle came back from 9 nil down to win her first game 21-20 against Rebecca Jacobs.

On Friday evening, having played against each other in the Jean Kelly Knockout the previous evening, Castletown A took on Marown A at home resulting in a 5-4 win for Town (168-151). Town’s points total was helped greatly by Kath Kinley and Hannah Drewett winning to single figures. Jenny Saunders, Hilary Kermode and Stella Watterson all had to battle hard to win their games to 19, 18 and 19 against Jayne Smith, Rebekah Kelly and Lyn Bolton with Crosby’s  Zoe Pearson holding her nerve to win 21-20 against Kim Foy. Ballaugh A visited Douglas coming away with a 6-3 win (167-120) with three of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures, as did Mel Molesworth for Douglas. Closest game of the match resulted in a 21-17 win for Douglas’s Graiagh Smith against Lola Tebay. Marown B won 7-2 at home against a player short Castletown B team (165-102) with three of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Town were Sue Wilshaw who won to 11 against junior bowler Lillie Barrett and Sue Peach who won to single figures. Mooragh Park made the trip south to Breagle Glen A coming away with a solid 7-2 win (177-116) with the Mooragh’s junior bowlers putting in good performances winning their games to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Mavis Franks and Caroline Whitehead who won to 13 and 17 against Katie Johnson and Madison McMullen. South Ramsey made their way west to Peel winning the match 5-4 (168-139) with three of South’s ladies winning their games to single figures. Two nip and tuck games resulted in 21-20 wins for South’s Kim Hargraves against Shirley Corrin and Beverley Wilson for Peel against Lorraine Moore. Ballaugh B were at home to Breagle Glen B with the Ballaugh ladies winning 5-4 (156-145). Ballaugh’s Maggie Hughes won her game to single figures with Breagle’s Roz Cannon crossing the line 21-18 against Rachel Thomas and Charotte Neeson for Ballaugh winning to 17 against Jean Thackrah.

Ladies Over 60’s league: Tuesday morning, 29 July, saw Ballaugh A score a full house at home to Castletown B (126-67) with three of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures. Town’s Marie Ashurst and Linda Dobinson just missed out on wins when they both lost to 18 against Michele Cubbon and Julie Reilly. Castletown A also put in a good home performance winning 5-1 and dropping only five points against Ballaugh B (121-65) with three of Town’s ladies winning their games to single figures. Sole winner for Ballaugh was Alison Millard who won to 16 against Sue Peach. Marown took on South Ramsey B at home winning the match 4-2 (111-85) with Cath Parker for Marown being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for South were Anne Buck and Sue Collier who won to 14 and 13 against Gill Christian and Celia Joughin. Onchan travelled north to Mooragh Park B coming away with a solid 5-1 win dropping only four points (122-66) helped by three of Onchan’s ladies winning their games to single figures. Gill Hammond was Mooragh’s sole winner winning to 17 against Caroline Heathcote. South Ramsey A hosted Breagle Glen A; match finished three all but Breagle took the honours on points (107-91). Mavis Franks and Caroline Whitehead for Breagle both won to single figures with the closest game seeing South’s Lorraine Moore cross the line 21-18 against Voirrey Curphey. Nobles made their way south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a 4-2 win (118-76) with Paula Garrett and Sue Gawne for the Nobles ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Jacqui Elliot who scored the point needed to win 21-20 against Paula Firth and Pauline Worrall who won 21-14 against Libby Andrade. Finch Hill were at home to Mooragh Park; the match finished three all but the Mooragh ladies won by six points (103-96). All games went into double figures with the closest game resulting in a 21-16 win for Finch’s Anne Hon against Gillian Malpass. The following morning (Wednesday) Breagle Glen C hosted Peel with the Peel ladies winning 4-2 (114-82) helped by  Shirley Corrin and Val Allwood winning their games to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Steph Swift who had a tough game against Lynda Wilson eventually winning to 20 and Di Benson winning to 10 against Beverley Wilson.

Matches on Thursday morning, 31 July. As I have mentioned previously it is not often a match finishes in a draw and on points, but it happened on Thursday morning when Peel played Ballaugh A at home (107-107). All games went into double figures with Peel’s Joyce Kelly just pipping Michele Cubbon to the post 21-19 and Ballaugh’s Christine McDonald just edging home 21-20 against Gill Clarke. Nobles consolidated their lead at the top of the table with a three all draw at home to South Ramsey A but winning on points (116-79). This was a game of two halves with the first three jacks off being won by South but the final three games being won to single figures by the Noble’s ladies. Closest game saw South’s Judy Kelly cross the line 21-19 against Dee Lewis. Mooragh Park A were at home to Castletown A with Castletown taking the honours 4-2 (104-96). Town’s Jenny Saunders and Gail Corrin for Mooragh won to single figures with  Barbara Young and Kath Kinley for Town winning to 19 and 17 respectively after a tough battles against Maureen Hamilton and Joy Morris. Home derby between Breagle Glen A and C resulted in a solid 5-1 win for the A ladies dropping only five points. Sole winner for the C team was Gwen Tuck who won 21-16 against Angela Bennett. Dot Mylchreest just missed out on a win for the C team when losing to 20 against Trish Bull. Finch Hill made the short distance to Onchan coming away with a 4-2 win and by 14 points (104-90). Wendy McDowell for Onchan and Sue Caley for Finch both won to single figures with Onchan’s other winner, Maureen Payne, getting over the line 21-17 against Wendy Cowin. Breagle Glen B travelled north to South Ramsey B winning the match 5-1 dropping only three points (123-76). Jacqui Elliot and Jean Thackrah won their games to single figures for Breagle with South’s sole winner, Jackie Murley, winning to 18 against Joan Ryder. Marown were away to Ballaugh B winning the match 5-1 (111-89) with Rosie Winckle for the Crosby ladies winning to single figures as did Ballaugh’s only winner Carol Holt. Ballaugh’s Brenda Clayton didn’t quite get over the line when she lost to 20 against Elaine Dewhirst. Castletown B hosted Mooragh Park B winning the match 4-2 (112-87). Town’s points win was aided by Hilary Cooke and Linda Dobinson winning to single figures. Two close games saw Mooragh’s Diane Robinson win to 17 against Elaine McElroy and Susan Kerruish for Castletown winning to 16 against Gil Hammond.

With only three Over 60’s fixtures left to play Nobles are currently top of the league on 3,129 points, Castletown A second on 3,039 closely followed by third place Breagle Glen A on 3,030, but as we all know anything can happen in bowls!

Open Age League: On Friday 18 July, rearranged match from fixture 17 resulted in a 7-2 away win (171-135) for Mooragh Park against Douglas with Janet Monk for Mooragh being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Douglas were Paula Garrett and Katie Jacobs who won to 10 and 14 respectively against Grayse Blencoe and Madison McMullan. 

On Wednesday night 23 July, all five matches played resulted in 7-2 scorelines. First of these was by Breagle Glen A at home to Marown B (176-123) with three of Breagle’s wins being won to single figures. Two winners for Marown were Lil Smith and Rosie Winckle who won to 12 and 17. Closest game saw Crosby’s Celia Joughin losing to 19 against Voirrey Curphey. Second 7-2 result was achieved by Castletown B at home to Ballaugh B (177-137) with Town’s Joy Stephens being the only player to win her game to single figures. Melody Marsh for Castletown plus Elaine Fenton for Ballaugh had extremely close games when they both won 21-20 against Alison Millard and Sue Peach with Town’s junior bowler Ruby Keggen winning her first game to 16 against Sandra Buckeridge. Third 7-2 scoreline was scored by Ballaugh A at home to Peel (177-131); again only one player won to single figures and this was by Ballaugh’s Lola Tebay. Mary Moffatt and Beverly Wilson were the two winners for Peel winning to 12 and 18 against Michelle Cubbon and Elena Dimsdale.  Terry Berry nearly made the scoreline 6-3 when she lost to 18 against Sherriee Pedley. Fourth 7-2 result was by Castletown A away to Mooragh Park (165-116). Anne Oates, Hilary Kermode and Alison Kearsley for Town all won to single figures as did Janet Monk for Mooragh. The other winner for Mooragh was Madison McMullan who won to 13 against Kellie Maddrell.  Final 7-2 scoreline was by South Ramsey at home to Nobles (157-136). Even though South won seven games, the closeness in points was helped by Paula Firth and Jo Smith winning their games to single figures, as did Jenny Moore for South. South’s Judy Kelly and Kim Hargraves both had to battle hard to win their games to 19 and 20 against Colese Creer and Keri Hampson. Match between Marown A and Douglas postponed – date to be arranged. 

On Friday evening, three 9-0 results were achieved. First of these was Castletown A who were on outstanding form at home to South Ramsey (189-94) with five of Town’s ladies winning their games to single figures. South’s Sue Collier and Lorraine Moore just missed out on winning when they lost to 20 and 17 against Jenny Saunders and Kellie Maddrell. Second impressive 9-0 scoreline was by Marown A away to Ballaugh B (189-82) with seven of the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Closest game of the match saw Ballaugh’s Karen Young score 14 against Helen Withers. Third 9-0 result was by an on-form Breagle Glen A who were away to Peel (189-122) with three of the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Toughest games of the match saw Peel’s Shirley Corrin, Gill Clarke and Jo Corkill  lose to 20, 19 and 18 against Katy Williams, Linda Dawson and Voirrey Curphey. Marown B took on Mooragh Park at home and although Marown won 5-4, they lost the match on points (140-149). Mooragh’s Lacey McMullan nearly reversed the scoreline when she lost to 20 against Grace Cooper. Nobles were at home to Castletown B winning 7-2 and by 14 points (172-158). Colese Creer for Nobles plus Town’s Debra Cooper had tough games when  they both won to 19 against Melody Marsh and Jo Smith with Noble’s junior bowler, Lara Johnson winning her first game of the season 21-18 against Sue Kerruish. Ballaugh A made their way south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a solid 7-2 win and dropping only seven points (182-112) with four of Ballaugh’s win being won to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Roz Cannon and Jacqui Elliot who won to 19 and 16 against Lola Tebay and Sherriee Pedley.

Ladies Over 60’s: On Friday morning 18 July, rearranged match from fixture 22 between Breagle Glen A at home against Mooragh Park A resulted in a 5-1 win for Breagle (117-82). Mavis Franks and Tricia Bull for Breagle won their games to single figures with Mooragh’s Elaine Slack and Maureen Hamilton both losing to 19 after good battles against Alison Stockham and Margaret Tasker.

Tuesday morning, 22 July, a closely contested match took place between second placed team Castletown A at home to current leaders Nobles. Match finished three all, but the Nobles ladies took the win by one point only (110-109) with all games going into double figures. Two keenly contested games saw Town’s Sue Peach and Nobles’s Marilyn Ellison both win to 19 against Paula Firth and Anne Oates. Breagle Glen B made their way to Marown and even though the match finished three all, the Crosby ladies won by ten points (98-90). Cath Parker and Lynda Cadamy for the Crosby ladies plus Jacqui Elliot for  Breagle all won to single figures with Pauline Worrall for the southern ladies winning her game to 18 against Mair Moore. South Ramsey B visited Finch Hill and although the match finished 4-2 on games to Finch, South won by one point (93-94) helped by South’s two winners, Ann Gale and Sue Collier, winning their games to singles as did Anne Hon for Finch.  Pat Heesom for Finch had a nip and tuck game with Jackie Murley eventually getting the point she needed to win 21-20. Mooragh Park A travelled to neighbours Ballaugh A coming away with a solid 4-2 win and by eleven points (108-97) Ballaugh’s Kay McKiernan nearly made the match three all when losing to 20 against Lynn Mayers. Breagle Glen A put in a solid home performance against Castletown B winning 5-1 and dropping only five points (121-66) with three of the Breagle ladies winning to single figures. Stopping a full house was Susan Kerruish who won to 16 against Alison Stockham. Ballaugh B travelled east to neighbours Mooragh Park B coming away winning 4-2 (119-81). Brenda Clayton for Ballaugh was the only player to win to single figures with Mooragh’s Mary Bruce and Jane Casey managing to cross the line 21-19 and 21-16 against Ann Kinvig and Jane Teare. South Ramsey A hosted Peel and whilst the match finished three all, South won by ten points (110-100) with Joyce Ogden for South and Mary Moffatt for Peel winning their games to single figures. Two nip and tuck games resulted in Peel’s Beverley Wilson and Shirley Corrin winning to 20 and 19 against Helen Caley and Judy Kelly. The following morning, Onchan were on good form when they won 4-2 away to Breagle Glen C dropping only four points (122-79). Two winners for Breagle were Edwina Reid who after a hard fought game won 21-20 against Norma Cowell and Steph Swift who had a good tussle with Caroline Heathcote winning her game to 18.

Last Thursday morning, local derby between the Mooragh teams resulted in a 5-1 win for the A’  team (115-54).  Stopping the whitewash was Gill Hammond who won to 10 against Karen Bentley, with Maureen Hamilton, Joy Morris and Janet Monk for the A team all winning to single figures.  South Ramsey A made their way south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a 4-2 win (110-71) with Gillian Jopson and Judy Kelly for South winning to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Pauline Worrall and Voirrey Curphey who both won to 13 against Lorraine Moore and Jill Quayle. Ballaugh A visited Onchan winning the match 5-1 (115-60) with four of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures. Lone winner for Onchan was Jane Lothian who won to 10 against Pat Mason, with Maureen Payne just missing out on another win for Onchan when she lost to 20 against Julie Reilly. Breagle Glen A were away to Peel winning 4-2 on games and by only two points (110-108). Two winners for Peel were Terry Berry who won her game to single figures and Val Allwood who won to 17 against Margie Tasker. Closest games saw Breagle’s Mavis Franks and Trish Bull win to 19 and 18 against Mary Moffatt and Joyce Kelly. Ballaugh B hosted Finch Hill with the match finishing three all with Finch taking the honours on points (105-94). Ballaugh’s Carol Holt was the only player to win to single figures whilst the closest game saw Ballaugh’s Alison Millard win to 19 against Pat Heesom. Breagle Glen C travelled the short distance to Castletown B and although they lost the match 4-2, the Breagle ladies won on points (106-109) helped by Gwen Tuck winning to single figures. The other winner for Breagle was Edwina Reid who won to 17 against Marie Ashurst. Susan Inch just missed out making it three all when she lost to 19 against Town’s Linda Dobinson. Castletown A were away to South Ramsey B winning the match 5-1 (118-69). Three of Town’s wins were won to single figures with Ann Gale stopping the whitewash when she won to 13 against Barbara Young.  Nobles played Marown at home in a close fought contest – match finished three all but Nobles won by four points (111-107) with no games being won to single figures. Two tough battles resulted in a 21-17 win for Crosby’s Elaine Dewhirst against Marilyn Ellison and a 21-18 win for Libby Andrade for the Nobles ladies against Philippa Taylor.