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Will it be Seven-Up or maybe seven up!
The first maximum score of the campaign was the highlight over the weekend in the Manx Petroleum sponsored Outdoor Winter League Bowling Clubas the final four teams made their introduction into league action.
Now that all the sides have played I think it is safe to say there are four outfits which are in the mix for a shout at being crowned champions come next March.
They are current champions, Rule Breakers, with six championship wins under their belts; Seven-Up, who have completed a run of nine finishes in the top half of the table; Louie’s Angels, have also been there or thereabouts on a number of occasions;and Bowling for Soup who are the only other side to have won the title during the past seven seasons with success in 2011.
As to the finishing order is anybody’s guess, but my money would be on Seven-Up to go one better than last season and get their hands on the shield for the first time.
Saturday’s fixtures began with Rule Breakers recording a maximum points win over Govags; while Bowling for Soup kicked off with a hard fought 4-2 success against Castletown Corkers.
Govags did fare a little better next time out, but left with an average of just 80 after defeat by Corkers. Finally Bowling for Soup came out on top by the closest of margins in a fairly low scoring encounter against Rule Breakers, which saw both of them drop over 30 points each.
Results for Saturday, 11 October: Rule Breakers 126 (6) Dave Bradford, Govags 74 (0) Darren Young; Castletown Corkers 93 (2) Derek Lewney, Bowling for Soup 115 (4) Mike Alexander; Govags 86 (2) Allan Cromwell, Corkers 117 (4) Casey and Sid Bolton; Bowling for Soup 95 (3) Phil Kerruish, Rule Breakers 94 (3) Dave Bradford and John Kennish.
A glorious afternoon welcomed the participants the next day, with seven of the totals recorded being over the 100 point mark and topping the list were Erin Porters dropping just eight against Castletown Cannons.
Unfortunately they also had the lowest tally when they were defeated by Louie’s Angels, who had another successful session and fluttered back home after two hard fought wins.
Parkers meanwhile rallied but missed out by just six points in their opener against Angels, before getting the better of Cannons by a margin of only four.
Results for Sunday, 12 October: Louie’s Angels 111 (3) Marg Tasker, Parkers 105 (3) Peter Kniveton; Castletown Cannons 100 (2) Alan Phair, Erin Porters 118 (4) Derek Cadamy; Porters 87 (2) Mavis Franks and Lynda Cadamy, Angels 106 (4) Trish Bull; Parkers 111 (4) Brian Woodall, Cannons 107 (2) Alan Phair.
The second midweek round robin was held with another good entry of 38 and they played exactly the same format as the previous Wednesday. The pairing of Jo Smith and Kevin Quirk were clear winners of the yellow jack group, ahead of Mike Skelly and Derek Clarke.
This, while the trio of Derek Allen, Allan Cromwell and Lynda Clarke were triumphant in the black section, ahead of Derek Cadamy, Shirley Whelan and Jordan Cain.
New chapter begins
The opening sessions in the Manx Petroleum sponsored Outdoor Winter League Bowling Club was held between two spells of very heavy rain last weekend as they started a new chapter in their history with all games now being played off six, up to 21, rather than the former 15up.
This means that 126 points are now up for grabs in each fixture and two teams came very close to that mark dropping just two apiece in their opening clashes; Louie’s Angels were first on the card, followed the next day by Seven-Up, who also notched up a 123 to head the averages.
Four new names appear in the list of teams – Rule Breakers, formerly Incredabowls, Roller Bowlers (previously Beachcombers), Mooragh Lakers (Spare Parts) and Bowling for Soup, who last season played under the name of Regular Bowl Movements.
As always there are changes to almost all of the squads and as the sides take part with any new faces, a better picture will emerge of who will be thereabouts at the top come the end next March. Seven-Up and Louie’s Angels have already shown their intent dropping just 13 points between them.
Nobles No 1 hosted the opening round robin session due to some maintenance still taking place at No 3 green. A good entry of 38 competed in two groups, with the winners in the yellow triples being Viv Grills, Viv Rush and Hazel Hughes; with second going to Rita Callister, John Lightfoot and Doug Allan.
The other gang was doubles with Chaz Grills and Derek Clarke heading the pack, just in front of Flo Kelly and Margaret Tasker.
RH Green Fours
18 Pairs entered the last Open of the 2014 Season – The R.H. Green Fours (Men’s Doubles) which was held at Finch Hill Green on Sunday 28th September, on a pleasant sunny afternoon.
Some well known names did not progress beyond the first two rounds, which made the competition all the more interesting!
The semi – finals consisted of four pairs who had been on sparkling form all afternoon, with Mark Moorley and Jeff Kinley pitted against Dave ( Barney) Kelly and Bob Clark. Which resulted in a 21 – 15 win for Kelly and Clark.
The other semi was an all home green affair – Steve Bridson and Paul Doughterty versus Mervyn Sayle and Keith Fearnley. The result was 21 – 13 in favour of Bridson and Doughterty.
The final was between Dave ( Barney ) Kelly and Bob Clark versus Steve Bridson and Paul Doughterty.
Steve and Paul did not continue their earlier form and had no answer to the extremely accurate long marks set by Barney and Bob who were most certainly worthy winners.
The Prizes and Cup were presented by long time Finch Hill Official Eric Cain.
Report by Peter Hughes
JMS Veteran’s Shield Final
The final of the JMS Veteran’s Team handicap competition took place at Finch Hill on Thursday 18 September on a warm sunny morning. The first four matches played went the way of Peel Sunset with Mary Moffatt winning to single figures, the score at that point being 99-76 to the westerners, taking the handicaps into account , giving them a 23 point lead. The next game off was a 21-2 win to Viv Rush which slashed the lead to just 4 points, leaving two games on the green in a nail-biting finale. Dee Lewis came through 21-14 giving Onchan B a three point lead leaving Cath Parker and Irene Cowin battling out the last game. A 21-13 win to Cath saw Peel Sunset through by 5 points. The winner’s results throughout the competition justified the handicapping as they had three narrow wins beating Castletown by 6 points, Port St Mary A by 6 points and Onchan B by 5 points.
The presentation was made by Janet Shilling who had set the competition in motion two years ago. She congratulated both teams and thanked Finch Hill for the use of their green and facilities, and everyone who had contributed to the smooth running of the event.
PEEL SUNSET (+15) 136, ONCHAN B (+25) 131
Joyce Kelly 21, Marilyn Ellison 15; Jean Quine 21, Barbara Kennaugh 13; Mary Moffatt 21, Eileen Thomas 9; Heather Horsburgh 21, Theresia Britten 14; Rose Corfield 14, Dee Lewis 21; Cath Parker 21, Irene Cowin 13; Mona Kerruish 2, Viv Rush 21.
JMS Veteran’s Shield Semi-finals
The JMS Veteran’s Shield semi-finals were played on Tuesday 16 September in weather conditions fit for the occasion.
Port St Mary A (scr) 122, Peel Sunset (+20) 128
Peel Sunset got off to a flying start winning the first three games courtesy of Mary Moffatt, Cath Parker with a good win to single figures, and Heather Horsburgh who won a close battle against Tricia Bull 21-20 when knocked in by her opponent for the final point.(On a personal note may I just say that I am happy that the result of the match did not depend on that point! )
Port St Mary won the next three games and with just one game left on the green the visitors had a lead of 14 points, 115-101, including their handicap.
In the remaining game Jean Quine had to reach 8 points to give Peel victory, and the tension in the visitor’s camp as she spent five ends on 6 then four ends on 7 was mounting. However she did get there, eventually reaching 13 against Win Collister.
Ballaugh (+15) 142, Onchan B (+30) 157
This fixture was evenly matched with both teams finishing on the same score, 127, before the handicaps kicked in to give victory to the visiting team.
Ann Gale winning to 10 and Marilyn Ellison winning to 8 gave each team one convincing win, but the rest of the games were tense with everyone scoring 16+. Mary Simmonds had a “ding-dong” battle with Joyce Gardiner before the Onchan B captain came through 21-19,while Irene Cowin took Voirrey Oates all the way before going down 21-20.
IOM Ladies’ Merit
There was an entry of 33 for the IOM Ladies’ Merit for the Barbara Lee Trophy played at Ballaugh on Sunday 15 September. The green was running well and there were some very close, and some not so close, matches during the afternoon.
Quarter-finals: Jenny Moore 21, Rita Callister 6; Alison Keggen 21, Jenny Maddrell 20; Ann Gale 21, Mary Alderson 16; Lilian Slinger 21, Caroline Whitehead 16.
Semi-finals: Jenny Moore 21, Alison Keggen 17; Ann Gale 21, Lilian Slinger 13.
The final could not have been closer as the two players matched each other throughout. After Jenny led by two points at 7-5 the next time there was a two point gap between the two players was on the 25th. end when Jenny led 16-14 and then increased the lead to three at 18-15. Ann took the next four ends to lead 20-18.Jenny replied with a two before getting a single on the 34th. end to take the match and the title.
Association President, Pat Robertson thanked the Ballaugh club for hosting the event as well as all those who had helped in the smooth running of the afternoon before introducing Tracy Nicol, Barbara’s daughter, to make the presentations.
JMS Veteran’s Shield
The quarter-finals of the JMS Veteran’s Shield took place on Thursday 11 September with the weather being particularly kind for the time of year.
As only seven teams entered there were only three matches played with Onchan B getting a bye into the semi-finals.
Port St Mary A were in imperious form winning five of the seven games and dropping just four points, with four of their players winning to single figures. The two winnrs for Port Erin were Kay Primrose-Smith and Jean Thackrah who edged out Rita Callister 21-20.
PORT ST MARY A (scr) 143, PORT ERIN (+30) 104
Tricia Bull 21, Sylvia Shelbourne 3; Rita Callister 20, Jean Thackrah 21; Win Collister 21, Steph Swift 5; Wendy Kennaugh 21, Jacqui Elliott 8; Kath Looney 18, Kay Primrose-Smith 21; Val Macfarlane 21, Hesba Skelly 10; Margaret Tasker 21, Sylvia Maddrell 6.
Ballaugh also won five games against Noble’s Mixed with Ann Gale and Maureen Trustham winning to single figures. The two winners for the visitors were Pat Dacre and Lin Ruscoe, who also won to single figures while Meg Williams nearly added a third reaching 20 against Peggy Griffin.
BALLAUGH (+15) 141, NOBLE’S MIXED (+20) 120
The closest match of the morning was at Castletown with Peel Sunset having the edge 4-3 on games with Mary Moffatt winning to single figures..In reply Marie Ashurst also had a good win to single figures. The other five games were much closer with the visitors coming through to take the match by just 6 points.
CASTLETOWN (+25) 135, PEEL SUNSET (+20) 141
Anne Oates 14, Heather Horsburgh 21; Hilda Young 21, Cath Parker 16; Barbara Young 21, Rose Corfield 13; Elaine McElroy 1, Mary Moffatt 21; Joy Stephens 15, Mona Kerruish 21, Sheila Preston 17, Joyce Kelly 21; Marie Ashurst 21, Jean Quine 8.
Manx Ladies’ at Festival
Another Festival has come to an end and after a glorious week weather-wise. Manx ladies made their mark with some strong performances during the latter stages.
It looked promising in the main event on Thursday afternoon when the last 32 contained 14 local players, but with some of them coming up against each other ,seven remained in the last 16.With Jenny Moore, Lin Ruscoe, Meg Williams, Joyce Kelly and Janet Monk going out at that stage only Tricia Bull and Chris Price remained in the quarter-finals. Tricia lost out 21-13 to last year’s winner Tracy Ryan, while Chris lost to eventual runner-up, Violet Dennison, 21-15. This gave Chris the Blanche Kaye Trophy fr the Manx lady who had progressed furthest in the competition.
In the Tourism event two local ladies made it through to the semi-finals on Thursday morning, Elaine Moore going out at that stage to Eilleen Pye while Rachel Quirk went through 21-20 against Tracy Ryan. Rachel then beat Eileen Pye to progress to the final where she went down 13-21 to Claire Williams.
The four pairs in the ladies’ doubles semi-finals all contained a Manx lady, Jenny Moore and Val Young putting out Lyn Bolton and Hilary Forshaw, while Helen Martin and Janet Gleave saw off Elaine Moore and Dawn Benn. In a very close final Helen and Janet Came through to win 11-9.
In the ladies’ consolation Paula Garrett made it through to the quarter-finals but three out of four pairs in the Mixed doubles semi-finals contained a local lady. .Lyn Bolton and Andy Mailer put out Heather Horsburgh and Brian Furber 9-7 to meet Margaret Tasker and Richard Hoyles in the final In another close encounter Margaret and Richard came through to take the title 9-7.
Castletown Ladies’ Singles
The Castletown ladies’ singles, sponsored by the Bowling Green Café, took place on Sunday 31 August in glorious weather. The 10.30 am start saw a field of 45, including 15 visitors, gather to produce some fine bowling.
The quarter-final stage saw three local players, Margaret Tasker, Lyn Bolton and Elaine Moore bow out together with Paula Gamon ( Norley) while Chris Price and Cath Wall (Lloyds Manchester0 progressed to the semis, leaving the final to be contested by Carleen Doody-Millington ( Wrockwardine Wood) and Veronica Lyon (West Derby Recs).
In the final Carleen had the better of Ronnie, who had been bowling superbly all afternoon, to come through to take the game, and trophy, 21-12.
Thanks go to Ellen from the Bowling Green Café for sponsoring the event.
C Tarleton Hodgson and Son Ltd Ladies’ League
The final matches in the C Tarleton Hodgson and Son Ltd Sponsored ladies’ league 2014 season were played on Friday 29 August with the Douglas v Ballaugh match being played the night before.
Port St Mary ended as Champions with a 44 point advantage over second placed Mooragh Park, while a final spurt from Peel Sunset moved them ahead of Noble’s Mixed to take fifth place.
It was fitting that Mooragh Park and Port St Mary met on the last night. In a relatively low scoring match the home side had the better of it winning 5-4 on games with Janet Monk and Chris Price winning to single figures as did Margaret Tasker for the visitors. There were two stand-out games as Ellie Cowell reached 19 against Val Macfarlane and Rosemary Quirk came through 21-20 against Jayne Kneen.
South Ramsey were top scorers, reaching 175 against Noble’s Mixed. The two winners for the away side were Lin Ruscoe and Paula Firth while Fiona Kennish won to single figures to go out on a high.The Douglas match was notable for having three 21-20 games, all going the way of the home side despite valiant efforts from Brenda Bowyer, Jane Teare and Pat Mason against Lynne Mansley, Wendy Cowin and Harley Garrett respectively. The two winners for Ballaugh were Ann Gale and Mary Simmonds.Peel Sunset had a comfortable 6-3 win over Port Erin with Joyce Kelly and Mary Moffatt winning to single figures while Castletown also won 6-3 against Onchan with four of their players winning to single figures. Purt le Moirrey had a tougher struggle against Marown, coming through 5-4 on games with Linda Dawson and Tracy Moore winning to single figures.
Congratulations go to Chris Price for winning the merit. It was tight at the top with the top three having the same points for just being separated by points against.