NOBLES OVER 60’s LADIES LEAD THE WAY
LADIES OVER 60’s LEAGUE: Heavy rain last Thursday morning resulted in only three matches being played with three being postponed to the following morning and two postponed to a later date. Braving the weather on the Thursday morning were the Onchan ladies who played at home against the Castletown B ladies. Onchan won the match 4-2 dropping only seven points (119-95) with Jane Lothian for the home team being the only player to win to single figures. Two close games resulted in 21-18 wins for Onchan’s Kay McKiernan and Castletown’s Marie Ashurst. Another match that went ahead was a player short Finch Hill who were at home to Breagle Glen B. The Finch ladies won the match 4-2, but due to being a player short won by only two points (87-85). Lil Smith and Iris Kermode for the home-side plus Alison Stockham for Breagle all won to single figures. Closest game saw Finch’s Wendy Cowin just get the better of Jenny Cain winning 21-16. The third match to be played was Mooragh Park A at home against Ballaugh A. Match finished three all, but Ballaugh took the honours on points (93-88) with Maureen Hamilton and Janet Monk for Mooragh plus Rose Waterworth and Christine Macdonald for the visitors all winning to single figures. Mooragh’s Joan Henderson had a good tussle with Julie Reilly eventually crossing the line to win 21-15. The following morning, and in much brighter weather conditions, the Nobles ladies had a convincing 6-0 win away to a player short Breagle Glen C (126-37) with Sue Gawne and Paula Garrett winning to single figures. Closest game saw Libby Andrade just pip Gwen Tuck 21-15. South Ramsey A were at home to Marown; match finished three all, but South won on points (100-78) with Elaine Moore and Joyce Ogden for South and Rosie Winckle for Marown winning their games to single figures. Marown’s Philippa Taylor had a good battle against Lorraine Moore with Philippa eventually winning 21-18. Ballaugh B hosted neighbours Mooragh Park B who were a player short. Match finished three all (116-81) with Gill Clarke for the home team being the only player to win to single figures. Three winners for Mooragh were Mary Bruce and Irene Goodall who both won to 19 and Diane Robinson who won to 15. Matches between Breagle Glen A vs Peel Sunset and Castletown A vs South Ramsey B have been postponed to Friday 26 June.
LADIES OPEN AGE LEAGUE: Last Friday evening South Ramsey were on good form winning 8-1 (185-89) at home to Ballaugh B with five of south’s wins being won to single figures. Stopping a full house was Victoria Johnson who won to 17 against Joyce Ogden. Another 8-1 win was scored by Marown B at home to Castletown B (171-132) with Celia Joughin and Lil Smith for the Crosby ladies plus sole winner for ‘Town’ Debra Cooper, all winning their games to single figures. Sue Wilshaw and Barbara Young just missed out on wins for Castletown when they both lost to 20 against Lillie Barrett and Elaine Dewhirst. Douglas were at home to Peel winning the match 7-2 (166-141) with Jane Lothian for the home-side and Karen Moss for the Peel ladies winning to single figures. Beverley Wilson nearly got another win for Peel when she lost to 18 against Paula Garrett. Mooragh Park travelled south to Breagle Glen B coming away with a solid 7-2 win (159-116) with five games (three to Mooragh and two to Breagle) being won to single figures. Closest game of the match resulted in a 21-15 win for Mooragh’s Grayse Blencoe against Jean Thackrah. The Nobles ladies also put in a good away performance at Ballaugh A winning the match 5-4 (157-135) with Colese Creer and Sylvia Kennaugh for the visitors winning to single figures. Rose Waterworth for Ballaugh had a nip and tuck game with Keri Hampson before running out to win 21-18. Castletown A were at home to Marown A; with both of these teams vying for the top spot it was a well contested match with Castletown winning 6-3 and by seventeen points (150-133). Five of the nine games were won to single figures (three for Castletown and two for Marown). Hilary Kermode for the Town ladies played Lynda Cadamy; game could have gone either way, but Hilary managed to get the final point to win 21-20.