LADIES OVER 60s LEAGUE :  Thursday morning, 30 April, two full houses were recorded. First of these was the home derby between Castletown A&B with the A ladies winning 6-0 (189-61). Three of the A team won to single figures with Pat Rigby just missing out on a win when she lost to 20 against Sue Peach.  Second 6-0 win was by Ballaugh A at home to Mooragh Park B (126-78). Michele Cubbon was the only player to win to single figures whilst Rose Waterworth had to battle hard to win 21-20 against Shirley Corteen.  There were four 5-1 wins of the morning; first of these was Mooragh Park A home to a two player short Finch Hill (114-52). Sole winner for Finch was Sue Caley who won to single figures as did Janet Monk for the Mooragh ladies.  Second 5-1 win was by Breagle Glen A home to South Ramsey (115-96) with all games going into double figures.  Sole winner for South was Elaine Moore who won to 10 whilst the closest game saw Trish Bull just edge Gillian Jopson 21-19.  Third 5-1 win was by Nobles Park away to Onchan (115-54)  with four of the Nobles ladies winning to single figures.  Stopping the whitewash was Maureen Payne who won 21-10.  Last of the 5-1 wins was by Marown A away to South Ramsey B (107-72).  Celia Joughin for the Crosby ladies and South’s only winner Sue Collier, both won to single figures with Mair Moore having a nip and tuck game with South’s Jacqui Cooper before crossing the winning line 21-17.  Peel took on Breagle Glen B at home – match finished three all, but Breagle took the win by four points (100-96) with Val Allwood for Peel and Voirrey Curphey for Breagle winning their games to single figures.  Breagle’s Alison Stockham had a tussle with Shirley Corrin eventually running out to win 21-17.  The following morning Breagle C were at home to Ballaugh B winning the match 4-2 (114-89) with Elaine Hawkins and Win Collister both winning to single figures for Breagle.  Closest games saw Dot Mylchreest for Breagle and Jane Teare for Ballaugh both win 21-20 against Gil Malpass and Susan Bigg.

This Tuesday morning, the Nobles Park ladies were on impressive form winning 6-0 (126-30) away to Mooragh Park B with all games being won to single figures.  Breagle Glen A were away to Finch Hill winning the match 4-2 (113-60) with Linda Dawson and Margie Tasker for the southern ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Finch were Iris Kermode and Sue Caley who won 19 and 10.  Castletown B hosted South Ramsey B winning 4-2 and by five points (110-105).  Sue Collier for South was the only player to win to single figures with the closest game resulting in a 21-19 win for Town’s Pat Rigby against Lesley Murray.  Julie Stephens was the other winner for South winning her game to 18.  Peel made the short distance to Marown; match finished three all but the Crosby ladies won on points (98-93).  Rosie Winckle and Lyn Bolton for Marown both won to single figures with Philippa Taylor managing to cross the line 21-17 against Peel’s, Val Allwood. Breagle B took on Ballaugh A at home winning the match 4-2 (113-109). Two winners for Ballaugh were Barbara Graham who won to single figures and Julie Reilly who had a tussle with Jenny Cain eventually winning 21-20.  Rose Waterworth and Michele Cubbon nearly reversed the scoreline when they lost to 20 and 19 against Pauline Worrall and Jacqui Elliott.  Mooragh Park A visited neighbours Ballaugh B and although match was tied on games, Mooragh won points (115-87) helped by Pat Lenton and Janet Monk both winning to single figures. Closest game resulted in a 21-19 win for Gill Clarke against Mooragh’s Joy Morris.  Castletown A made their way north to South Ramsey A coming away winning the match 4-2 (99-89). Hilary Kermode for the Town ladies and Elaine Moore for South both won to single figures with Anne Oates edging it 21-16 against Helen Caley from South Ramsey. Jill Quayle was South’s other winner, winning to 10.  The following morning, Onchan travelled to a one player short Breagle Glen C winning the match 5-1, dropping only one point (125-83). Two close games resulted in 21-19 and 21-18 wins for Onchan’s Caroline Heathcote and Sue McCourt. Sole winner for Breagle was Steph Swift who won 21-20. 

LADIES OPEN AGE LEAGUE :  Breagle Glen A were on impressive form last Wednesday night, 29 April, scoring a full house (189-84) at home against Ballaugh B with four of their games being won to single figures.  Two highest scorers for Ballaugh were Alison Millard and Gail Curphey who lost to 16 and 14.  Another strong performance was by Castletown A who won 7-2 at home against Marown B dropping only six points (183-96) with five of their players winning to single figures.  Two winners for Marown were Rosie Winckle and Lisa Pugh who both won to 18 against Kellie Maddrell and Anne Oates.  Another good home performance was by Peel who won 8-1 dropping seven points only (182-118)against Castletown B with Diane Flemming and Beverley Wilson winning to single figures.  Lone winner for the Town ladies was Debra Cooper who crossed the line 21-14 against Niamh Stringer.  South Ramsey were also on fine form winning 6-3 (176-119) away at Ballaugh A with three of South’s ladies winning to single figures.  Two closest games of the match resulted in 21-18 wins for Ballaugh’s Barbara Graham and Caroline Parker against Lorraine Moore and Judy Kelly respectively.  Douglas visited neighbours Nobles Park coming away with a 6-3 win (157-132). Mel Molesworth, Erin Quayle and Pauline Cowley for the Douglas ladies, plus Joanne Kelly for Nobles all won to single figures.  Closest game saw Harley Garrett for Douglas just pip Jo Smith 21-17.  Mooragh Park travelled to Marown A and although Mooragh won the match 5-4, they lost on points (156-145) mainly due to Philippa Taylor, Helen Withers and Louise  Tebay for the Crosby ladies winning to single figures. Lyn Bolton for Marown and Shannon McMullan for Mooragh both edged home 21-18 against Bailey McMullan and Jayne Smith.

On Friday evening, Castletown A were again on devasting form getting a full house away at Breagle Glen B (189-71) with six games being won to single figures. Elaine Hawkins just missed out on a win for Breagle when she lost to 20 against Chris Price.  Marown A put in a solid performance away to Castletown B winning 8-1, dropping only five points (184-112) with Zoe Pearson, Lynda Cadamy and Clare Cooper all winning to single figures.  Stopping the whitewash was Sue Wilshaw who won to 16.  Another good 8-1 away win and dropping seven points (182-119) was by Peel against Marown B with Val Allwood, Emilie Moss and Louise Horsfall winning to single figures.  Saving Marown’s blushes was Sue Hammond who won to 14.  Ballaugh A made their way to Douglas coming away with a sound 7-2 win (175-110) with four of the Ballaugh ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Douglas were Emma Sayle who won to 11 against Karen Young and Harley Garrett who just pipped Michele Cubbon 21-17.  Breagle Glen A travelled north to Mooragh Park coming away with a 5-4 win and by 11 chalks (165-154) with Janet Monk for Mooragh and Alison Stockham for Breagle winning their games to single figures.  Closest games of the match resulted in 21-19 wins for Mooragh’s Lacey McMullan against Trish Bull and Breagle’s Pauline Worrall against Jackie Hassall.  Ballaugh B played host to Nobles and although Ballaugh won 5-4 they lost the match by two points (149-151). Elaine Fenton and Gail Curphey for Ballaugh, plus Colese Creer and Lisa Bradshaw for Nobles all won their games to single figures with Ballaugh’s Alison Millard and Charlotte Neeson both creeping over the line 21-20 against Jo Kelly and Libby Andrade.

The Ladies Association Millennium Fours competition was held on Sunday on Nobles Park No.1 green in mainly fine, but somewhat blustery at times.  The competition attracted an entry of 15 teams of four with the format being two singles and a doubles, 15 off scratch.

Getting through to the semi-finals were : Fiona Kennish , Kim Hargraves, Jenny Moore and Rebecca Teare (South Ramsey/Castletown);  Lynda Cadamy, Philippa Taylor, Lyn Bolton and Sue Gawne (Marown/Nobles);  Clare Cooper, Jayne Smith, Debbie Leece and Louise Tebay (Marown), and Rose Waterworth, Caroline Parker, Michele Cubbon and Julie Reilly (Ballaugh).

Semi-finals : The first semi was between South Ramsey/Castletown v  Marown/Nobles. This was an extremely good match.  First game pitted Kim against Philippa.  Philippa started off the strongest leading 9-3 on the 7^th end and although Kim responded well, Philippa ran out to win 15-11. Second game saw Fiona take on Lyn and with some good lead bowls, Fiona led 10-7 on the 11^th end and despite Lyn scoring another two points, Fiona ran out to win 15-9.  Doubles game saw Jenny and Rebecca take on Sue and Lynda.  Jenny and Rebecca started off strong leading 14-7 on the 14^th end, but Sue and Lynda dug deep taking the next four ends to make the score 14 across.  Final end saw Jenny and Rebecca get the point needed to win 15-14.  Final points : 41-38 to the South/Castletown team.  The second semi was between Marown v Ballaugh.  This match was a little more one-sided.  Doubles game pitted Debbie and Jayne against Caroline and Rose.  Unfortunately for the Ballaugh pairing, Debbie and Jayne were on devastating form winning 15-0.  Second game was between Louise and Julie and on the 12^th end Louise led 10-5.  This lead was good enough for Louise to take the win 15-7.  Last game of this semi was between Clare and Michele.  Michele started off the strongest leading 13-6 on the 14^th end and despite Clare claiming doubles on the next two ends, Michele’s lead carried her through to win 13-10.  Final points : 40-22 to the Marown team.

Final :  South Ramsey/Castletown v Marown.  The first game of the final saw Kim play Jayne.  This game was initially evenly matched with Jayne leading by one chalk (5-4) on 7^th end. From this point, Jayne upped her game and despite Kim scoring another four points, Jayne ran out to win 15-8.  Second game was between Fiona and Louise. Unfortunately for Fiona, Louise was on exceptional form from the start and despite Fiona’s best effort, Louise won 15-4.  The third game was the doubles between Jenny/Rebecca and Clare/Debbie. This was an evenly contested game with the lead changing several times with the score level at 13 across on 18^th end.  With two good bowls on the following end, Jenny and Rebecca took the win 15-13  . Final points : 43-27 to the Marown four.

Many congratulations to Clare, Jayne, Debbie and Louise on their well deserved win and thanks to all the competitors for taking part and treating the spectators and supporters to some exceptional bowling.  Thanks must also go to Clare Cooper and Jenny Moore (competition committee) for the smooth running  of the competition and to Nobles Park for hosting the event.