Moira Anderson denied Port Erin a full house against Mooragh Park, when the visitors were the day’s top scorers. Villa were not far behind as they won 4-2 on games, the two winners for Port St Mary B being Gill Aughton and Roma Ware. Despite losing 4-2 on games, Ballaugh won by 10 points with Jane Teare getting 19 against Moire Turner and Mary Simmonds and Brenda Bowyer both scoring 18, showing the value to the team of fighting for every point. Peel Sunset’s visit to Port St Mary did not go as planned as the home side won four games to single figures. The two winners for Peel were Heather Horsburgh and Mary Moffatt who just came out ahead in a tough tussle against Win Collister. Onchan had a good win over Marown with Dee Lewis and Maureen Payne winning to single figures, while for Marown Mary Black took Joyce Gardiner all the way before going down 20-21. There was another battle royal at Castletown when Sue Peach and Lin Ruscoe fought out a 21-20 game that ended in Sue‘s favour. Castletown finished with a 4-2 advantage, the two winners for Noble‘s being Sylvia Kennaugh and Sonja Lees.

It was Douglas’s turn to record a maximum in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league on Tuesday 12 April. Once again Mooragh Park could only field four players, but showed signs of improvement with three of their team reaching double figures. Castletown had a fruitful visit to Breagle, winning five games with Sylvia Maddrell denying them a full house. Ann Gale spared Ballaugh’s blushes at Peel, where the hosts had five wins, four of them to single figures. Port St Mary A had the better of Marown 4-2 on games, with three wins to single figures, the two winners for the home side being, Mia Moore, also to single figures, and Celia Joughin. There were only four points between the teams when Port St Mary B hosted Onchan despite the visitors winning four games with Maureen Payne not allowing her opponent to reach double figures. In reply Roma Ware also won to single figures while Edwina Reid reached 19 against Marilyn Ellison. It was also close at Noble’s where the match ended level on games, two games for each side being won to single figures. The draw of the match saw a close tussle between Sonja Lees and Muriel Cain, with Sonja eventually coming through 21-20.

It was unfortunate that Mooragh Park could only field four players against Peel Sunset, enabling the Westerners to record the first maximum of the season. Edwina Reid prevented a white-wash for Port St Mary B against champions Port St Mary A while Pauline Worrall also had a good result reaching 18 against Tricia Bull. Douglas were another team who had to give a game away at Port Erin, but managed two wins by Moire Turner and Jan Osborn who edged out Jackie Elliott 21-20.Although winning 4-2 on games Onchan finished level on points with Noble’s after a strong win to single figures by Sylvia Kennaugh. The most exciting game of the match saw Dee Lewis pip Lin Ruscoe 21-20, while Josie Harding was the visitors’ other winner. Marown had a successful trip to Ballaugh where they had the edge on points in a match that ended level on games and it was a similar story for Breagle at Villa.

The JMS Veterans Shield Final is due to be held this Thursday 17th September at Port Erin Bowling Club

It would be great to see some support both for the teams who reach the final and all spectators are welcome. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

The remaining two quarter-finals in the JMS handicap Knock-out competition took place on Thursday 20 August.

The quarter-final between Peel Sunset and Castletown was a strange affair with five of the seven games being won to single figures, four to Peel and one to Castletown, courtesy of Anne Oates. There was also an incident with a mobile phone on the green, which fortunately had little bearing on the result, but should act as a salutary warning for future games in this competition and in the league next year.

The other quarter-final was closer, with Port St Mary B winning 4-3 on games. With all the Onchan A players reaching double figures, Dee Lewis winning to single figures and Maureen Payne reaching 20 against Pauline Worrall, the visitors led 124-120 before the handicap kicked in. However their 15 point advantage on handicap saw Port St Mary B through to the next round 155-144.

The Trend sponsored over 60’s ladies’ league drew to a close on Tuesday !8 August, with Port St Mary A cementing their lead with almost a full house, dropping just one point, courtesy of Jenny Maddrell who just pipped Kath Looney 21-20. Second placed Onchan A did achieve a maximum at Breagle, the feature game being the battle between Hesba Skelly and Flo Kelly which Flo came through to win 21-20.Celia Joughin and Mary Alderson, to single figures, were the two winners for Marown when they visited Onchan B, the home side winning by 8 points .Mooragh Park were, unfortunately, a player short on their trip to Villa where they lost 4-2 on games. Their winners were Lilian Slinger and Ellie Cowell who came through 21-20 against Margaret Corlett. Although winning 4-2 on games Peel Sunset came second to Douglas by one point as Jo Oldam reached 20 against Heather Horsburgh and Patsy Rush lost out to Mary Moffatt by the same score.

Edwina Reid spoiled the party for Nobles, denying them a full house, while Castletown won 4-2 against Port Erin, three of their wins being to single figures, as was Carl Kaye’s for the visitors.

Congratulations to Port St Mary A’s Tricia Bull on winning the individual merit, fending off Joyce Kelly in second place and team-mate Margaret Tasker close behind in third.

Tuesday 11 August

Flo Kelly saved Onchan A’s blushes against top scorers Peel Sunset, on Tuesday 11 August in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league, as her win denied the westerners a full house. There were some close ties at Port St Mary B where three of the six games went all the way. For the home side Pauline Worrall reached 20 against Sylvia Shelbourne .as did Sandi Lowe against Voirrey Curphey. In reply Carol Kaye lost out 20-21 to Roma Ware. Douglas won 4-2 when they travelled to Onchan B, the two winners for the home side being Joyce Gardiner and Wendy McDowell, While Villa also won 4-2 against Ballaugh with a win to single figures for each side. Breagle took two games of Port St Mary A courtesy of Suzanne Ali and Gwen Tuck whose win to single figures helped to keep the league leaders down to 100 points. Marown fought out a draw on games with Nobles, but a win to single figures by Pat Robertson gave the visitors the advantage on points. After the longest journey of the morning, Mooragh Park went down 4-2 on games to Castletown, although

Thursday 13 August

It was a strange morning in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league on Thursday 13 August, with six of the seven matches ending 5-1 on games. Marown were the top scorers, their fly in the ointment being Edwina Reid who won her game to prevent Port St Mary B being white-washed. Chris Holland almost gave them a second game reaching 19 against Mary Black. Ann Hollingworth spoiled the party for Douglas who won 5 games, 4 of them to single figures. Ann also won to single figures in denying them a maximum. Lilian Slinger’s second 21-2 of the week denied Peel Sunset a full house, while at Ballaugh Gwen Tuck spared Breagle’s blushes as she won her game to single figures. After Tuesday’s result Onchan A got back on track, their only problem being Muriel Cain who won her game for Villa, while Onchan B fought well to get a respectable score despite Wendy McDowell being their lone winner, Joyce Gardiner almost added a second game reaching 19 against Sylvia Shelbourne. Port St Mary A won 4-2 on games with Val Macfarlane winning to single figures, the two winners for Nobles being Lin Ruscoe, edging out Wendy Kennaugh 21-19 and Sylvia Kennaugh who won to single figures.

Pat Kelly spoiled the party for Port St Mary A, in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league on Tuesday 4 August, as her 21-20 win over Rita Callister left the host side just one point short of a maximum, while Nobles fell just short of the 120 point mark as Kay Primrose-Smith and Gwen Tuck won their games for Breagle. It was 3-3 at Ballaugh, but wins to single figures by Voirrey Oates and Mary Simmonds gave the home side a comfortable victory. Two matches of note saw Joyce Kelly come through 21-19 against Brenda Bowyer and Mary Moffatt pip Jenny Maddrell 21-20. Onchan B were a player short at Mooragh Park where they had their blushes spared by Eileen Killey whose win prevented their being white-washed. Onchan A had a good win over Castletown, winning 4 games, two of them to single figures. The two winners for the visitors were Ann Hollingworth and Anne Oates while Sue Peach nearly levelled the game score, reaching 19 against Dee Lewis. Douglas and Port St Mary B ended level on games but two wins to single figures and Jan Osborne’s 20 against Edwina Reid gave Douglas the advantage on chalks. The two winners for Marown at Port Erin were Mair Moore, to single figures, and Mary Alderson who came through 21-20 against Mavis Franks.

Port St Mary B were top scorers on Thursday 30 July as they dropped just 10 points against Mooragh Park, although their match ended all square on games as all six players had scores of 16 or better. Wendy Mc Dowell spared the blushes of Onchan B as her win denied Onchan A a full house. Villa Were denied a maximum by Kay Primrose Smith, although Breagle almost got another game as Hesba Skelly reached 19 against Brenda Williams, while it was Mary Moffatt who spoiled the party for Port St Mary A on their visit to Peel with her win to single figures Despite the match ending level on games at Port Erin, the home side winning all three to single figures gave them a strong advantage on points. Shirley Whelan’s win to single figures was the bright spot for Marown against Douglas A although Bunty Corkill’s 19 against Kath King and Margaret Scarffe’s 20 against Patsy Rush gave them a reasonable points total. Apart from the game between Marie Ashurst and Peggy Griffin, which went Marie’s way 21-18, the games between Castletown and Ballaugh were reasonably one-sided with a win to single figures for each side. Winning 4-2 on games also gave the home side the advantage on chalks.

There were only six matches played in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league on Tuesday 28 July. Nobles were top scorers, dropping just two points courtesy of Muriel Cain’s 21-19 win over Josie Harding. Pat Kelly almost added a second game, losing out 20-21 to Pat Robertson. The Castletown players all reached double figures at Port St Mary A, and with Ann Hollingworth having a good win to single figures they ended only 10 chalks adrift despite going down 5-1 on games. Onchan A also won 5 games, Edwina Reid saving Port St Mary B’s blushes, winning to single figures. They nearly had a second game as Pauline Worrall reached 20 against Marilyn Ellison. Moira Anderson and Lilian Slinger both won to single figures for Mooragh Park against Marown, who replied with four wins, three of them also to single figures. Ballaugh were in ruthless mode against Onchan B for whom only Barbara Kennaugh recorded a win, albeit to single figures. The home side won four of their five games to single figures, Eileen Killey being the only other player on the away side to reach double figures Peel Sunset struggled at Breagle, drawing on games and winning by a mere four chalks.