LADIES OPEN AGE AND OVER 60s LEAGUE
Ladies Open Age League : Fixture 11, 29 May 2026. Continuing on their good form, Castletown A won 8-1, dropping only seven points (182-126) away to Breagle Glen A. Lone winner for the Breagle ladies was Linda Dawson who won to 14 with teammate Alison Stockham just missing out on a win when she lost to 20 against Stella Watterson. Alison Kearsley and Hannah Drewett for ‘Town’ both won their games to single figures. Another good performance saw Marown A win 7-2 (172-121) at home against Peel. Lynda Cadamy, Lyn Bolton and Jayne Smith all won to single figures for the Crosby ladies as did Lynda Wilson for Peel. Peel’s other winner was Val Allwood who won to 19. Castletown B also won 7-2 (169-115) at home to Breagle Glen B with four of the Town ladies winning to single figures. Two winners for Breagle were Karolina Urbaniak and Pauline Worrall who both won to 11. Closest game saw Castletown’s Melody Marsh just pip Voirrey Curphey 21-18. Home derby between Ballaugh B&A resulted in a 7-2 win (161-117) for the A ladies. Gail Curphey and Elaine Fenton for the B team and Rose Waterworth and Cath Harvey for the A team all won to single figures. Closest game of the match resulted in a 21-16 win for ‘A’ team lady Sherriee Pedley. Douglas won 5-4 (167-137) at home against Marown B. Harley Garrett for the villa ladies was the only player to win to single figures. Marown’s Martha Butler had a good battle with Emma Sayle eventually crossing the line 21-17. Local derby between Mooragh Park at home against South Ramsey resulted in a 5-4 win for Mooragh but South won on points (156-144) mainly in part to Jenny Moore and Lauren Groen being the only players to win to single figures. Katie Johnson for the Mooragh ladies had a nip and tuck game with Jackie Murley with Katie getting the point needed to win 21-20.
Ladies Over 60s league : On Tuesday morning (9 June), Ballaugh A took no pity on their B team when they won their home derby 6-0 (126-66) with three of the A ladies winning their games to single figures. Two closest games of the match resulted in 21-17 wins for Rose Waterworth and Alison Millard. South Ramsey A also scored a full house away at Mooragh Park B (126-41). Even though the South ladies all won to single figures, scoreline did not reflect on how close some of the ends were. Peel Sunset also put in a very good home performance winning 5-1 (123-50) against Breagle Glen C with all five the Peel ladies wins being won to single figures. Lone winner for Breagle was Gwen Tuck who won to 18. The Nobles ladies again put in a solid performance winning 4-2 dropping only five points (121-92) at home against Finch Hill. Two winners for Finch were Brenda Williams who won to 18 and Sue Caley who won to 19. South Ramsey B were at home to neighbours Mooragh Park A and although South won 4-2, they lost the match on points (93-90). Two winners for Mooragh, Janet Monk and Elaine Slack, both won to single figures as did Sue Collier for the south ladies. Two closest games saw 21-16 wins for South’s Ann Gale and Jackie Murley. Breagle Glen B also won 4-2 (101-92) at home against Castletown B. Jenny Cain for Breagle plus Linda Dobinson and Marie Ashurst for ‘Town’ all won to single figures with Judith Moore just missing out making the scoreline three-all when she lost to 18 against Jean Thackrah. Another 4-2 win (116-90) was achieved by Marown away to Onchan with Lynda Cadamy for the Crosby ladies being the only player to win to single figures. Two winners for Onchan were Maureen Payne who won to 14 and Jane Lothian who won to 18. Castletown A drew three all at home against Breagle Glen A, but the Town ladies won on points (107-101). All games went into double figures with Trish Bull and Caroline Whitehead for the visitors, plus Sue Peach for the Town ladies all winning their games 21-16.
The Isle of Man Bowling Festival is due to take place next week so I would like to wish all who are taking part an enjoyable week and good luck!