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2025 Festival DatesGrimston Wins Pre-Festival Autumn Shield
Autumn Shield Winner 2024 - James Grimston
Photo: Arnie WithersPeel Bowling Club held the pre-festival Autumn Shield on Sunday, with an entry of 80 taking part on a fine day with the competition running like clockwork throughout the day with the competition starting at 10:00 in the morning.
With some players having to win four games just to reach the quarter final stage, David Bradford (South Ramsey) lost 17-21 to Colin Kelly (Marown), whilst James Grimston (Kirkham) beat Peter Grimston (Kirkham) 21-15. The last home greener Tommy McMeiken lost out 13-21 to Neil Withers (Marown), whilst Kevin Kelly (Marown) recovered from a 9-18 deficit to Glynn Hargraves (South Ramsey) to lead 20-18 only for the latter to runout 21-20.
At the semi-final stage Grimston went into a 13-6 lead against Kelly, with the Marown man hitting back scoring four consecutive doubles to lead 14-13. Kelly went on to lead 18-16, then 20-18, however a single and a double was enough for the Kirkham man to claim a 21-20 win to progress to the final. The other semi-final saw Hargraves take the lead 14-8, with Withers responding with six chalks to level the game at 14-14. Hargraves rallied to lead 18-15, with the Marown man levelling the match up once more at 18-18. Hargraves then secured a single and a double to win 21-18.
Grimston made the better start in the final as he went into an early 14-8 lead, which quickly became 17-12 playing a short round peg. Grimston was counting for one, when a huge slice of luck for Hargraves saw him flick off his opponents short bowl, connect with the jack and score a very fortuitous two, which led to Hargraves going on to close the deficit to one chalk at 16-17. The following end saw Hargraves counting for two as he looked to go into the lead for the first time in the game, however Grimston had other ideas as he struck, moving all the bowls in the end and counted one to lead 18-16.
Three successive singles from the South Ramsey man put him in the lead at 19-18, counting one of the following end, only for Grimston to bowl in to level the score at 19-19. Another good lead from the visitor over the next two ends was enough to count for game, however on the last end Grimston’s lead bowl was a ‘sitting duck’ to the side of the jack. Hargraves nearly got another massive slick of luck flicking off a short bowl connecting with the jack, however couldn’t save game as Grimston secured a fully deserved 21-19 win and the £350 first prize, with Hargraves taking home £180.
The presentation was made by Peel competition secretary Dave ‘Barney’ Kelly who thanked the sponsor David Lancaster Limited and Central Bar & Bistro for their continued support. Club President Lynda Wilson was then introduced to present the prizes with over £900 paid out down to the quarterfinals.
Bolton Wins Posh Paws Open
Posh Paws Winner 2024 - Lyn Bolton
Photo: Lynda WilsonReport on Posh Paws of Peel Ladies Singles Open Competition held at Peel Sunset BC on Saturday 31stAugust 2024.
There were 21 entrants. There was glorious wall to wall sunshine and deep blue skies and a lovely atmosphere around the green. Joyce Kelly was running the sheet and called 5 prelims to the jacks. Last year’s winner, Gill Dixon, and Louise Tebay were first off leaving Gill going forwards, Lynda Wilson and Pauline Cowley battled it out with a final score of 21-19 to Pauline. Helen Cowley and Margie Tasker score 21-14 to Margie. Lynda Cadamy and Caroline Whitehead with a final score of 21-20 to Caroline. The final pre-lim Gill Clarke and Elaine Hawkins final score 21-19 with Gill making it to the next round. Some really tough games on a green that was running superbly.
The third round did not disappoint, Dixon v Cowley 21-18, Whitehead v Tasker 21-13, Clarke v Joyce Kelly 20-21. Jo Corkill v Diane Fleming 17-21, Tricia Bull v Nicola Gilmore 21-16. Our only junior competitor, Martha Butler v Karen Young 21-18. Zoe Bolton v Kay McKiernan 21-17 and Lyn Bolton v Sherry Pedley 21-16
At the quarter final stage Dixon’s quest to retain the trophy stopped when Whitehead pipped her at the post 20-21 Kelly v Fleming 21-10. Bull finished off Butler with a creditable score of 21-16 and keep it in the family, Zoe Bolton v Lyn Bolton with Lyn storming through to the final. Kelly was on fine form and Whitehead was defeated with a score of 21-16.
The final was a fine display of precise bowling, Lyn found her favourite part of the green and whilst home greener, Joyce was on the defence for most of the game with most ends being remarkably close finally Lyn became the outright winner. The President of Peel Sunset BC, Lynda Wilson presented the prizes and thanked Posh Paws of Peel for their continued support over the last five years.
Marown A Edge Closer to Division One Title, Divisions Two and Three All to Play For
There are just two games left to play in Canada Life International League Division One following Marown A’s 8-2 home win over Peel A at Crosby on Wednesday night. Winning for the visitors were Stevie Kelly, who beat Glenn Boland 21-12, whilst Tommy McMeiken won 21-19 against John Gelling. For the home team Colin Kelly comfortably beat Dave ‘Barney’ Kelly 21-8, whilst Paul Dunn remained unbeaten with a 21-11 win over Gary Smith.
Port St Mary A are perilously close to the danger zone as they managed to beat Marown B 5-3 on games at Breagle Glen, however the Port men lost by three chalks (144-147) as the Crosby men managed to salvage a 5-5 draw to avoid defeat. Juan Hargraves filled in for Robbie Cooil as he held off Marown captain Juan Killip 21-20, whilst Paul Skelly beat Brian Kelly 21-19.
South Ramsey A hosted local rivals North Ramsey A with the visitors getting a better result away from home, than they did at Mooragh Park as the South men won 8-2. Winning for the visitors were Paul Allison who beat Jordan Cain 21-19, Allan Callow held off Stefan Kelly 21-15, whilst Rob Monk just lost out 17-21 to Bob Clark.
Castletown A picked up an important 7-3 home win over Douglas A at the crofts, which could have been better as Town captain Jordan Drewett just fell at the final hurdle 20-21 to Gordy Wynne-Smythe, with George Foy getting on the right side of 21-20 against Merv Sayle. The Town men took the aggregate by four chalks (140-136).
Onchan A comfortably beat Marown C 9-1 at the Park with visiting captain Stevie Rundle preventing the whitewash as he won 21-14 against Gary Conwell.
In Division Two league leaders South Ramsey B had a mini disaster away to low lying North Ramsey B as they lost 6-4. The visitors started strongly and won two games 21-8 in the first half of the match, however a stirring fightback from the home team saw the Mooragh men secure a win that helped lift them off the bottom of the table.
There is still everything to play for as Peel B won 7-3 at home to Finch Hill A, as the Peel men sit in second place on 99 points, just one point behind South Ramsey B, whilst Ballaugh A did themselves a huge favour as they beat Onchan B 8-2 at home to leapfrog their opponents into third place on 97 points with Onchan on 93 points.
Noble’s A dragged themselves further away from the danger zone with an 8-2 home win over Port Erin A, whilst Castletown B slipped to a damaging 8-2 defeat away to Douglas B. The Town men are three points adrift of 9th placed North Ramsey B, and eight points off 8th placed Noble’s A.
Division Three is set up very similar to Division Two with the top two in each division on the same number of points with Noble’s C on 100 points following their 7-3 home win over Peel C, whilst Noble’s D are just one point behind on 99 points following a solid 2-8 away win over Onchan C.
South Ramsey C aren’t completely out of it yet as they went into third place, thanks to a 7-3 home win over Noble’s B, as both teams sit on 93 points. Ballaugh B won 6-4 at home to South Ramsey D, with the home team taking the aggregate by five chalks (140-135), whilst Marown D won 7-3 at home to Port St Mary B, with just six chalks separating the two teams (136-130).
In Division Four runaway leaders Ballaugh C won 1-9 away to Douglas D, North Ramsey C beat Peel D 4-6 away from home, securing the win by six chalks (122-128), whilst Noble’s E picked up their sixth win of the season in their first year of bowls, with a 7-3 home win over Finch Hill B.
Ballaugh C would have to suffer an unlikely 0-10 defeat in their final game of the season, whilst North Ramsey C would need to secure two 10-0 wins to secure the title.
Withers and Dunn Retain Keenan Fours
Keenan Fours Winners 2024 - Neil Withers & Paul Dunn
Photo: Arnie WithersThe Keenan Fours was held on Saturday saw 21 pairs travel to sunny Ballaugh on a much improved playing surface, with a handicap system introduced by the club this year.
At the quarter final stage current holders Neil Withers and Paul Dunn (SCR) beat Marown clubmates Matthew Keggen and Paul Kelly (SCR) 21-15, whilst Kian and David Bradford (+3) held off home greeners Bobby Clayton and Paul Cubbon (+3). In the other half of the draw Keith Turton and James Teare (SCR)(Armthorpe/South Ramsey) lost out 14-21 to South Ramsey’s Alan Moore and Toby Hart (+3), whilst Marown’s Tom Kelly and Colin Kelly (SCR) beat Bob Clark and Paul Kissock (South Ramsey/Netherfield) (SCR) 21-20.
The semi-finals saw a comfortable win for Dunn and Withers over the Bradford’s 21-12, whilst the Kelly’s beat Moore and Hart to single figures 21-8 to take their place in the final.
The final got underway with the sun still shining, there was nothing to choose between the two pairs after the first nine ends with the score tied at 5-5, just one double scored. The game kicked into life from there with the Kelly’s scoring a three, two and one in between conceding nine chalks as Withers and Dunn took a 16-11 lead. Two successive singles from the father and son pairing saw the deficit close to one chalk at 15-16, however Withers and Dunn stopped the comeback there as they closed the game out with a double , a single and another double to win 21-15 to retain the trophy.
The presentation was made by Maurice O’Reilly who thanked the club members, everyone for entering, the catering team, and those who had stayed to watch the final. John Keenan the sponsor of the competition, presented the trophy.
Jones & Bolton Win Sowerbutts Trophy
Sowerbutts Trophy Winners 2024 - Peter Jones and Lyn Bolton with Sponsor Janet Shilling (centre)
Photo: Glynn HargravesPort Erin Bowling Club hosted the F.M. Sowerbutts Memorial Trophy Mixed Doubles on Bank Holiday Monday. Entries were slightly lower than the previous day with 22 pairs taking part despite the road closures.
Losing quarter finalists were Gwen Tuck and Alan Phair 20-21 to home greeners Sue Wilshaw and Nick Petersen, whilst Kim and Glynn Hargraves (South Ramsey) lost 19-21 to Caroline Whitehead and Kevin Firth (Port Erin/Douglas) 21-13. In the other half of the draw Lyn Bolton and Peter Jones beat Marown clubmates Debbie Leece and Neil Withers 21-13, with Noble’s Ros Cannon and Juan Drinkwater beating home greeners Peter McKenna and Jacqui Elliott 21-17.
Bowing out at the semi-final stage were the last home greeners as Wilshaw and Petersen lost 13-21 to Whitehead and Firth, whilst Bolton and Jones had a tougher game on their hands as they held off Cannon and Drinkwater 21-18 to reach the final.
The Marown pair conceded two of the first three ends to trail 7-9, then won four consecutive ends scoring a one, two, three, and a four albeit not in that order to lead 17-9. Whitehead and Firth scored two singles, then conceded a two to trail 11-19. A four scored by Whitehead and Firth followed by a two in between conceding a single saw the score close to 17-20, however Bolton and Jones got the single they needed to secure a nervy 21-17 victory.
The presentation was made by competition organiser and sponsor Janet Shilling, who thanked everyone who had entered, the club members for their support.
Castletown A stretch their lead with maximum points
CTH Insurance Ladies league top of the table Castletown A pulled away with their maximum points win against Peel Sunset, to give them a 56 point lead over second position Marown A. With only three games left to play, I can’t see much change happening at the top of the table.
Second position Marown A played South Ramsey after their defeat the night before in the Jean Kelly Final, Marown took full advantage of playing on their home green and took the win by just 6 points.
Nobles 153-99 Castletown B (6-3)
Marown A 159-153 South Ramsey (6-3)
Castletown A 189-101 Peel Sunset (9-0)
Mooragh Park 164-78 Port St Mary (7-2)
Port Erin 164-171 Ballaugh A (3-6)
JMS Quarter Final Results
Thursday 15th August saw the Quarter Final Stages of the JMS Veterans Shield (Sponsored by Janet Latham) played.
Mooragh Park A (+5) 134-126 Castletown A (SCR)
Castletown B (+5) 130-136 Marown (SCR)
Port Erin A (SCR) 124-137 South Ramsey (+6)
Nobles (SCR) V Mooragh Park B (+6) Postponed
Draw for port Erin and Ballaugh A teams
The Manx Paving & Slate Ladies Over 60’s League saw Port Erin A welcome Ballaugh A where a draw of 104-104 was recorded. With the Ballaugh side taking 4 games.
Ballaugh B just lost out by a close 3 points when they played Port Erin B 98-101. The away team again won 4 of the games.
Port Erin A 104-104 Ballaugh A (2-4)
Mooragh Park A 96-103 Peel Sunset (3-3)
Ballaugh B 98-101 Port Erin B (2-4)
Marown 80-121 Castletown A (3-3)
Onchan A 77-95 Finch Hill (2-4)
Nobles 126-42 Port St Mary A (6-0)
Tebay & Teare Win Dave McTaggart Memorial Trophy
Dave McTaggart Memorial Trophy Winners 2024 - Louise Tebay and Rebecca Teare
Photo: Clare CooperBallaugh Bowling Club hosted the Dave McTaggart Memorial Trophy on Sunday, with a bumper entry of 39 pairs despite the poor forecast, after a weeks break due to the Manx Grand Prix this might have encouraged the healthy entry. Despite the rain in the morning, and at the start of the competition the green was running surprisingly well, with conditions made difficult by the blustery conditions.
Losing out in the quarter finals were home greeners Maria and Mark Dimsdale 16-21 to South Ramsey’s Kian Bradford who was paired with his Dad David Bradford, whilst Onchan pair Kevin Quirk and Steve Parker lost 17-21 to Louise Tebay and Rebecca Teare (Ballaugh/Marown).
In the other half of the draw Glenn Boland and Peter Jones (Marown) won 21-8 against Mooragh Park pair Madison and Bailey McMullan, whilst South Ramsey’s Kim and Glynn Hargraves beat Lil Smith and Les Brookes 21-10 (Marown/Finch Hill).
At the semi-final stage the father and son pairing made a solid start to lead 11-7, only for Tebay and Teare to runout with a 21-11 win on a longer length.
The other semi-final went to the wire, as Kim and Glynn went into a 14-10 lead, only to concede a four to Boland and Jones. The South Ramsey pair picked up their third three of the game to lead 17-14, then conceded a single and a double for the game to level up at 17-17. The Husband and Wife pairing were lying game counting for two at 19-18 only for Jones to save one to put the score at 20-18. On the next end the Marown pair scored a good three to book their place in the final.
The final looked like it could be a runaway victory for the Marown men early on as they went into the lead 11-6. Tebay and Teare worked their way back into the game to level up at 11-11 after six ends, only to concede a three to trail 11-14.
This got the ladies back into gear, as Boland and Jones could only score two more singles, whilst Tebay and Teare finished the game strongly with five singles, a double and a three to secure a deserved 21-16 victory.
The presentation was made by competition secretary Maurice O’Reilly, with prizes paid down to the quarter finals. Maurice thanked everyone who had entered, the good crowd that had stayed for the duration of the competition, along with the club makers and the catering team for the refreshments provided throughout the day.