Ballaugh scored a maximum in the Trend sponsored over sixties league on Thursday 14 July against Mooragh who were a player short. There were good performances from Peggy Freeman, who reached 16 against Voirrey Oates and Maureen Wright who went one better against Ann Gale .It was a tight match between Port St Mary B and Breagle ending level on games with just 3 points between the two teams. In the closest game of the match Chris Holland was pipped 21-20 by Hesba Skelly. After their close encounter on Tuesday, Peel were more dominant on home territory on Thursday, winning 5 games with Pat Kelly being the lone winner for Villa. Port St Mary A were made to struggle when they travelled to Port Erin, having just two winners in Tricia Bull and Margaret Tasker, the home side ending with a 10 point advantage. Douglas had two winners against Onchan, Jan Osborne to single figures and Sue Caley who edged out Joyce Gardiner 21-19.
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Ladies’ over 60’s Tuesday 12 July
It was unfortunate that Douglas could only field four players against Port St Mary A in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league on Tuesday 12 July, allowing the league leaders to add another maximum to their portfolio. Castletown are fighting hard to keep up with the leaders, and dropped just ten points against Port St Mary B. The featured game of the match saw Chris Holland lose out 20-21 to Marie Ashurst. Onchan and Peel finished level on games, but wins to single figures by Joyce Kelly and Mary Moffatt. gave the visitors a win on points while Villa and Marown also ended level on games, despite Villa being a player short, but that gave Marown the advantage on points. Port Erin put up a strong performance at Ballaugh where Ann Gale and Brenda Bowyer, who edged out Carol Kaye 21-20, were the two winners for the home side
Ladies’ League Friday 15 July
Mooragh Park had three winners against Port St Mary on Friday 15 July, Rosemary Quirk together with Helen Martin and Janet Monk who both won to 20 against Ann Maddrell and Jayne Kneen respectively. With five wins to single figures the home side came away with a convincing win. Philippa Taylor was the lone winner for Peel Sunset at South Ramsey, winning to single figures, However with two 20’s from Joyce Kelly and Mary Moffatt and a 19 from Pat Robertson, Peel managed to amass a respectable total. It was close at Nobles, where the home side won 6-3 on games, but with Sue Peach and Hannah Drewett reaching 20 against Lin Ruscoe and Rebecca Teare their advantage on points was only 3. Port Erin dropped just seven points against Onchan who could only field seven players, while Douglas had a convincing win over Purt le Moirrey with Chris Holland and Tracy Moore being the two winners for the visitors. Ballaugh had a fruitful journey to Marown, winning six games, three of them to single figures.
Ladies’ League Wednesday 13 July
Castletown were in ruthless form against Onchan in their match played in May, re-arranged from Wednesday 13 July in the C Tarlteon Hodgson sponsored ladies’ league, winning all nine games, four of them to single figures, but were unable to make up any ground on league leaders, Port St Mary, who came away on Wednesday with a full house against Douglas. Peel Sunset were another team to pass the 180 point mark, winning seven games against Purt le Moirrey, whose two winners were Linda Dawson and Gill Aughton. South Ramsey just had the better of hosts Port Erin, winning 5-4 on games, and a lead of seven points. Lynda Cadamy fought well to reach 19 against Elaine Moore, while in reply Shelley Kennish lost out 20-21 to Jackie Elliott. Although going down 4-5 on games, Ballaugh managed to come out of their match with Nobles with a 15 point win, the game of the match being Lin Ruscoe’s 21-20 win over Ellie Faragher.
Ladies’ over 60’s Thursday 7 July
It was a tense morning at Douglas in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league on Thursday 7 July, where the home side drew on points with Ballaugh despite winning four of the six games, with all the visiting players reaching double figures. In contrast Port Erin finished with a maximum against Mooragh Park whose top scorer was Moira Anderson on 17 points. It must have been a quick match at Nobles where five of the games, two to Nobles and three to Castletown were won to single figures. The exception was the game between Flo Price and Barbara Young which Flo won 21-19.Shirley Whelan spoiled the party for Onchan by denying them a full house, while Villa enjoyed their trip to Port St Mary B, winning 4-2. Dot Mylchreest came close to levelling the games score, reaching 20 against Brenda Williams. Peel Sunset entertained league leaders Port St Mary A in a match that ended level on games. The home team fought well to all reach double figures, which enabled them to take the match by five points.
Ladies’ league Friday 8 July
It was ironic that South Ramsey and Castletown should meet again in the C Tarleton Hodgson ladies’ league the evening after the Jean Kelly final, where Castletown had won by a narrow margin. In this game the visitors had the better of the match on games, 6-3, but the home side claimed victory by just one point. The game between Purt le Moirrey and Port Erin was another which showed the advantage of fighting for every point, as despite the visitors winning 6-3 the home side taking their three games to single figures meant Purt le Moirrey ended with a 12 point advantage. Ballaugh had a successful visit to Onchan, their 6-3 win being converted to a good win on points, while the other three winning teams passed the 180 point mark. Wins to single figures by Joyce Kelly and Lynda Wilson gave Peel Sunset the advantage at Douglas where the rest of the games were very close, two games going all the way, Cath Parker winning one and Wendy Cowin the other. Rosie Winckle was the lone winner for Marown against Port St Mary, who won 4 games to single figures, while top scorers of the night were Nobles against Mooragh Park who had two winners in Maureen Wright and Rosemary Quirk.
Ladies’ over 60’s Thursday 30 June
There were only five games played in the ladies’ over 60’s on Thursday 30 June as the Mooragh Park team were attending Lilian Slinger’s funeral.
Villa put up a tremendous performance against Nobles winning all six games, three of them to single figures, Lin Ruscoe putting up most resistance reaching 16 against Brenda Williams. All the other matches played finished 5-1 on games, Onchan getting the highest score when dropping a mere three points to Port St Mary B, whose lone winner was Pauline Worrall. Breagle’s Sylvia Maddrell was the fly in the ointment for Castletown who finished with a score of 122, while Margaret Scarffe prevented a white-wash for Marown against Port St Mary A. Peel Sunset were pleased with their performance at Ballaugh where only Voirrey Oates stood in their way towards a full house, but did not, at the time, realise that they would be the lowest scoring winners of the morning !!
Ladies’ over 60’s league Tuesday 28 June
The return matches in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league started on Tuesday 28 June. Peel Sunset started with a maximum against Mooragh Park, while Port St Mary A fell just two short against Port St Mary B, Gill Aughton being the lone winner for the “home” side. Nobles and Onchan shared the games in a high-scoring encounter, the featured match-up seeing Sonja Lees just lose out 20-21 to Maureen Payne. Ballaugh found the journey to Marown worthwhile, coming away with four wins, two, by Ann Gale and Brenda Bowyer, to single figures, while Margaret Scarffe took Maureen Trustham all the way before going down 20-21.Villa had a 4-2 advantage on games over Breagle, while Douglas and Port Erin shared the games with the home side having the advantage on points.
Castletown Win 5th Jean Kelly
Jean Kelly Winners 2016 - Castletown
Castletown Top Row L-R: Marie Ashurst, Barbra Young, Ann Hollingworth, Kim Foy, Hilary Kermode, Hannah Drewett, Kath KinleyFront Row L-R: Anne Oates, Joy Stephens, Heike Perry, Sue Peach
The mists were rolling in and foghorns were sounding as South Ramsey and Castletown met at Onchan to contest the final of the Jean Kelly Memorial team handicap competition The teams, who had finished second and third in the league last year, were off the same handicap and a close match was anticipated. The first three matches to finish were strongly in Castletown’s favour giving them an early lead of 68-32, including handicaps. South Ramsey replied with wins in the next two games, making the score at the end of the first block of five games 93-74 to Castletown. South Ramsey were not giving up, and the next game off reduced their deficit to ten points. They also won the next two games and with just one game left on the green, between Jill Quayle and Kath Kinley, they had taken a lead of 4 points, 137-133. Despite a valiant effort by Jill, Kath came through 21-12 to give Castletown the trophy for the fifth time with the final score 154-149.Congratulations go to the ladies of both teams for providing a game to match the occasion.
Association president, Rosie Winckle, thanked all those who had come to support the teams, the two teams for providing such a good match, Onchan for the use of their green and facilities. Most of all she thanked Moore Kelly for his continued support, and his friends and family for providing the wonderful buffet enjoyed by all. Moore reminded us that this was the eighteenth year the cup had been played, and in that time it had been shared around the island with nine different clubs winning. Castletown had won four times before making this their fifth victory. He then introduced his daughter-in-law, Carol Kelly, to present the two teams with their prizes.
Front Row L-R: Jenny Moore, Lauren Groen, Shelly Kennish, Fiona Kennish, Nicola Kneale
Ladies’ league Friday 1 July
The rain which had been threatening all day on Friday 1 July stayed away from most of the matches played in the C Tarleton Hodgson sponsored ladies’ league that night. With all the re-arranged matches the top of the league table is a bit distorted, but Port St Mary, Castletown and South Ramsey seem to be the teams fighting for top spot. (Can I remind captains to let me know when matches have been re-scheduled and the date on which the match will actually be played ). Top scorers of the night were Castletown, dropping just one game to Purt le Moirrey, whose lone winner was Chris Price .Port St Mary were pegged back by Nobles in a low scoring encounter winning just 4 of the 9 games, three to single figures which did give them the advantage on points despite Paula Firth’s good win. South Ramsey won 7 games but with the two winners for Ballaugh, Christine MacDonald and Jenny Maddrell, winning to single figures, they too ended with a disappointing total. Marown had a terrific win against Douglas, ending as second highest scorers of the evening, with some very close games particularly the 21-20 win by Pat Withers over Sue Caley. There were also good wins for Peel at Port Erin and for Mooragh Park who had six wins against Onchan.