Thursday 12 June

With the Douglas match against Castletown being postponed to 24 June there were only five matches played on Thursday 12 June.

After their break on Tuesday the Port St Mary A team returned refreshed to clock up yet another maximum to increase their lead at the top of the table. Villa were left shell-shocked with four of their players just moving into double figures. Mooragh Park kept the leaders in their sights as they dropped just 2 points to Onchan B, Eileen Thomas being the lone winner for the visitors. Noble’s Mixed proved too strong for Peel Sunset, winning 4-2 on games with Lin Ruscoe winning to single figures, Joyce Kelly and Heather Horsburgh being the westerner’s two winners. Although Port Erin drew on games with Port St Mary B, wins to single figures by Sylvia Shelbourne and Jen Thackrah gave them a comfortable points advantage. Pearl Quinn and Audrey Gardner went all the way with Pearl just edging the game 21-20.With Phyllis Gelling and Lynda Clarke winning to single figures Onchan A had the better of Ballaugh, whose two winners were Jenny Maddrell and Jane Teare, by a margin of 22 points.

After a fortnight off play resumed in the Trend sponsored over 60’s ladies’ league on Tuesday 10 June. Onchan A were top scorers winning five games the only fly in their ointment being Brenda Williams who took a game off them to prevent the full house. The Villa girls all reached double figures to give them a respectable score. Onchan B had a closer encounter with Douglas ending level on games and winning by just 2 points. The outstanding game of the match being Wendy Cowin’s 21-20 win against Joyce Gardiner. It was just as close at Peel where Sunset had a 2 point advantage over Marown in a lower scoring match. Noble’s Mixed had a good win, 4-2 on games with Lin Ruscoe and Josie Harding winning to single figures, with Pearl Quinn and Roma Ware being the winners for the home side, while Mooragh Park also won 4-2 at Ballaugh. Good wins by Ann Gale and Jenny Maddrell for the visitors kept the home team’s score down. The other game of the morning saw a 4-2 victory for Castletown, with Marie Ashurst winning to single figures as did the two winners, Gwen Tuck and Voirrey Curphey for Port Erin. By contrast Sue Peach was taken all the way by Sylvia Shelbourne before coming through 21-20.

Port St Mary A recorded their second maximum of the season to consolidate their position at the top of the table. Mooragh Park had a battle on their hands as visitors Villa drew with them on games, Peggy Chapman edging out Jean Radcliffe 21-20 while Joan Murphy came through against Rita Callan by the same score. Second placed Peel Sunset had a 4-2 advantage against Onchan A in a high scoring match while Onchan B had a close encounter with Noble’s Mixed, ending level on games and losing out by just four points. Sylvia Maddrell was the lone winner for Port Erin against Douglas although Gwen Tuck almost added a second game reaching 20 against Jo Oldam, while Mary Alderson and Shirley Whelan were the two winners for Marown against Castletown.

There was an entry of 25 for the Gladys Cowell Over 60’s ladies’ singles played at Peel on Saturday 17th May. The weather was kind although on a very fast green the increasing wind started to have some effect by the end of the afternoon.

Quarter-finals: Lilian Slinger 21, Pat Robertson 11; Jean Radcliffe 21, Heather Horsburgh 14; Sylvia Kennaugh 21, Connie Pettegrew 13; Shirley Whelan 21, Mary Black 13

Semi-finals: Lilian Slinger 21, Jean Radcliffe 10; Shirley Whelan 21, Sylvia Kennaugh 16

Lilian was imperious in the final taking the first four ends and a lead of 12-6 before Shirley put a 2 on the board. Lilian raced to 19-9 before Shirley tried to stem the tide with another 2. However it was too little too late as Lilian finished it with a 2 the following end to win 21-11.

The presentation was made by Heather Horsburgh who thanked all those who had entered, those who had stayed to watch the final and those who had helped in the smooth running of the afternoon.

League leaders, Port St Mary, did not have things all their own way against Castletown winning only two games. These were to single figures by Val Macfarlane and Margaret Tasker giving them a win on points. The highest score of the morning was recorded by Onchan B at Marown, 4-2 on games with all their players scoring at least 16 points, while Onchan A also came away with a win on points against Port St Mary B. Ballaugh and Peel Sunset produced the closest match of the day, ending level on games with the home team 6 points ahead. Noble’s Mixed and Douglas also ended level on games but with all their players reaching double figures the home side had a comfortable points lead. Mooragh Park won 4 games when they travelled South to Port Erin, although the home side fought well to reach a respectable total.

Tuesday 6 May

Castletown had the better of Onchan A, winning 4-2 on games in a high scoring match, the two winners for the visitors being Lynda Clarke and Hazel Hughes. It was nice to see Flo Kelly back on the green, just losing out 19-21 to Marie Ashurst. It was close at Douglas where despite winning 4-2 on games Marown just took the match by 2 points. The two winners for the home side were Wendy Cowin, who came through a close encounter with Mary Alderson 21-20, and Patsy Rush who won to single figures. Onchan B were, for the main, overwhelmed by league leaders Port St Mary A, who won 5 of the 6 games, two of them to single figures. The lone winner for the home side was Marilyn Ellison who also won to single figures. It was a high-scoring game at Peel with every player scoring at least 15 points. The match ended level on games with a 4 point advantage to the visitors, while the visiting team also won at Port Erin, again with all players reaching double figures, the two winners for the home side being Hesba Skelly and Sylvia Shelbourne. Another “welcome back” at Port St Mary as Pearl Quinn played her first game of the season in a match that was drawn on games although Ballaugh had a comfortable win on points with Brenda Bowyer and Jenny Maddrell winning to single figures.

Thursday 1 May

The match between Onchan A and Onchan B had to be postponed because of the inclement weather. League leaders Port St Mary extended their lead with a maximum at Douglas where Tricia Bull won to single figures, while Mooragh Park suffered another set-back going down 4-2 to Noble’s Mixed. Lilian Slinger’s win to single figures was balanced by Sylvia Kennaugh’s result while Pat Robertson won her battle with Rira Callan 21-19.It couldn’t have been much closer at Ballaugh with both teams winning 3 games, one each to single figures, the home side coming through by just one point. Villa put up a strong performance against Port St Mary B with Peggy Chapman and Joan Murphy winning to single figures in a 4-2 win, Brenda Hawkard and Roma Ware being the two winners for the visitors. Marown fell just short of 100 points in their 4-2 win over Port Erin for whom Sylva Shelbourne and Voirrey Curphey were the two winners.

Tuesday 29 April

After five games Port St Mary A have opened a significant gap at the top of the table ahead of Peel and Ballaugh, who are level on points, closely followed by Mooragh Park. The leaders fell just short of a maximum on their visit to near neighbours, Port Erin, where Gwen Tuck was the lone winner for the home side. Second placed Peel Sunset fought well to be level on games with Mooragh Park, and despite Lilian Slinger’s win to single figures, the westerners ended with the advantage on points. Ballaugh won a high scoring game against Onchan B, the match ending 3-3 with all games going into double figures.Noble’s Mixed won five games against Marown with Joan Walton being the only winner for the visitors. Two games went all the way with Lin Ruscoe coming from behind to edge out Shirley Whelan 21-20 while Pat Dacre came through against Celia Joughin by the same score. Onchan A also won five games against Douglas, Jan Osborne spoiling their party with a win to single figures while Kath King gave Phyllis Gelling a good game before going down 19-21. Muriel Cain and Kay McKiernan took two games off Castletown but with Anne Oates and Marie Ashurst winning to single figures the home side had a comfortable win on points.

There were no maximums recorded in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league on Tuesday 22 April. The top three teams all won five of their six games with Mooragh Park leading the way with a score of 125 against Marown, Shirley Whelan spoiling the party by edging out Mary Kinrade 21-20. League leaders, Port St Mary A also won five games, scoring 120, with Val Macfarlane and Rita Callister winning to single figures while Meg Williams was the lone winner for the visitors. Pauline Worrall was the star for Port St Mary B, taking a game off third-placed Peel Sunset who scored 115 with Rose Corfield winning to single figures. Ballaugh drew on games with Douglas, but wins to single figures by Maureen Trustham and Peggy Griffin gave them a comfortable win on points. The closest game of the match was the tussle between Mary Simmonds and Elaine Vincent with Elaine coming through 21-19. Villa had the better of Onchan B, winning 4-2 on games with Peggy Chapman and Kay McKiernan winning to single figures while the two winners for Onchan b were Viv Rush and Dee Lewis who also won to single figures. It was a hard fought match between Onchan A and Port Erin with all six games going to double figures. The home side had the advantage 4-2 on games with the star match being that between Phyllis Gelling and Hesba Skelly where Phyllis just edged through 21-20..

 Tuesday 15 April

The weather was fine for the matches in the Trend sponsored Ladies’ over 60’s matches played on Tuesday 15 April. Despite the match ending drawn on games, Peel Sunset recorded the highest score of the day, with their lowest score being 18, Mona Kerruish reaching 20 against Marilyn Ellison and Joyce Kelly and Cath Parker both winning. to single figures. Last year’s top two teams met at Ramsey, the visitor’s, Port St Mary A, winning 4-2 on games with everyone reaching double figures. Val Macfarlane won to single figures while Margaret Tasker edged out Lilian Slinger 21-20. Marown put up a strong performance against Onchan A, winning four games the winners for Onchan A being Phyllis Gelling, who just pipped Celia Joughin 21-20, and Heather Reynolds. At Ballaugh the home team came through 4-2 with Ann Gale winning to single figures While Flo Price fought well to reach 19 against Voirrey Oates. It ended level on games at the Villa, but a win to single figures by Brenda Williams gave the home team the advantage on points.Port St Mary B had the points advantage against Castletown in a match that ended level on games, Roma Ware and Pauline Worrall winning to single figures as did Marie Ashurst and Ann Hollingworth for the visitors.

Thursday 17 April

There were some high scores on Thursday 17 April with two maximums and a 123. Champions, Mooragh Park were too hot for Port St Mary B to handle as they won all six games with Lilian slinger winning to single figures. The other five home players fought well ti=o get into double figures with Edwina Reid and Pauline Worrall both scoring 18.Ballaugh were ruthless on their visit to Port Erin, with Ann Gale and Pauline Needham both winning to single figures. Sylvia Shelbourne posted the best score for the home side reaching 18 against Jane Teare. Shirley Whelan was the fly in the ointment as Port St Mary A fell just three points short of a maximum thanks to her 21-18 win against Rita Callister. Margaret Scarffe nearly gave Marown a second game, losing out 20-21 to Tricia Bull. Villa did not fare well on their travels, losing out 4-2 on games to Douglas. Villa‘s two winners were Peggy Chapman, and Pat Kelly who edged out Kath King 21-19.. Lesley Nichol’s win to single figures together with Heather Reynold’s 21-20 win over Josie Harding meant that Noble’s Mixed did not have it all their own way against Onchan A, although they did win by 4 games to 2 with Pat Dacre winning to single figures. Peel Sunset travelled to Castletown with several of their players taking some time to get to grips with the pace of the green. Marie Ashurst’ win to single figures was matched by Mona Kerruish, while the rest of the games were close, Sue Peach being the other winner for the home side.