Champions Port St Mary A were ruthless against Mooragh Park in the Trend sponsored over 60‘s league on Tuesday 18 April, posting a maximum in a match where only one of their opponents, Moira Anderson, reached double figures.

Peel Sunset also had a successful morning against Villa, winning five games with Pat Kelly being the fly in their ointment as she won her game for the home side. It was much closer at Marown, where despite winning 4-2, Port St Mary B scraped a win by just three points thanks to wins to single figures for the home side by Mary Alderson and Margaret Scarffe.

It was even closer at Breagle where the match ended level on games, with the home side finishing with a two point advantage. Sylvia Shelbourne denied Noble’s a full house, while Mavis Franks almost gave Pot Erin a second game, reaching 19 against Pat Dacre. Castletown played host to Douglas but could only win two games courtesy of Joy Stephens and Marie Ashurst, who edged out Jan Osborne 21-20

After their maximum on Tuesday Nobles were brought down to earth again on their visit to Douglas on Thursday 13 April, where Sylvia Kennaugh was their only winner, to deny their opponents a full house.Port St Mary A travelled North to Onchan where their match was drawn on games. Wins to single fgures by Val Macfarlane and Margaret Tasker gave the visitors a comfortable win on points. Maureen Lacey spoiled the party for Castletown, her 21-20 win over Barbara Young denying them a maximum, while at Peel it was Philippa Taylor, for Marown, who prevented the home side registering a full house. Port Erin also had a 5-1 win on games, Jenny Cain being the lone winner for Breagle. Ballaugh had a full team for the visit of Villa. They posted a 4-2 win on games with Peggy Griffin winning to single figures.

Nobles posted the first maximum of the season in the Trend sponsored over 60’s ladies’ league against Mooragh Park who had only two players, Moira Anderson and Peggy Freeman, reaching double figures. For Onchan, Rita Callan and Libby Andrade, who came through 21-20 against Joy Stephens, denied Castletown a full house although they did register the second highest total of the morning. Breagle hosted Douglas in a match where both teams passed the 100 points, but the visitors had the better of their hosts winning 4-2 on games, although some of the games were very close, Hesba Skelly once again featured with a 21-19 win over Kath King, balanced by Jan Osborne coming through against Kay Primrose-Smith by the same score, while Brenda Williams pipped Sylvia Maddrell 21-20.Pauline Worrall edged out Joyce Kelly 21-20 as Port St Mary B beat Peel Sunset by 5 points, while the match at the Villa was drawn on games. Although Kay McKiernan won to single figures, so too did Carole Kaye and Jackie Elliott for Port Erin giving the visitors a good points advantage. Ballaugh were unfortunately a player short for their visit to Marow the home side winning three of the five games played, the two winners for the away side being Voirrey Oates and Ann Gale.

The ladies’ over 60’s got under way on a fine morning, with seven teams passing the 100 point mark.Reigning champions, Port St Mary A, played host to Castletown and took 5 of the 6 games. The lone winner for the visitors was Ann Hollingworth who won to single figures, although Barbara Young came close to adding a second game reaching 19 against Win Collister. Douglas also finished with 114, winning four games, the featured match seeing Moire Turner edging out Margaret Corlett 21-20.Sylvia Kennaugh and Flo Price, winning a close game against Libby Andrade, were the two winners for Noble’s at Onchan where the home side ended with a big points advantage, while Hesba Skelly made experience count when she just pipped Anne Chapman 21-20 in Breagle’s win at Mooragh Park. Marown had a successful journey to Port Erin, finishing with a good points victory in a match that ended 3-3 on games. The closest result of the morning was at Ballaugh, where despite, being a player short, the five who played dropped only one point between them when Ann Gale just lost out 20-21 to Edwina Reid. Another close match-up saw Voirrey Oates come through 21-20 against Brenda Hawkard.

The last two quarter-finals of the JMS Veterans shield took place on Thursday 18 August.Mooragh Park visited Marown but were unfortunately unable to replicate their form from Tuesday. With Marown winning four games to single figures the visitors had little chance despite a win from Moira Anderson and a 19 from Maureen Wright against Celia Joughin.

Things were much tighter at Port St Mary A, where the home side won 4 games, with Ann Maddrell winning to single figures, the two winners for Ballaugh being Mary Simmonds and Jenny Maddrell. When the handicaps, based on league positions at the half-way point of the season, kicked in, the visitors went through by just 2 points.

MAROWN 138, MOORAGH PARK 112:

Handicap 20, Handicap 45; Shirley Whelan 21, Iris Chiles 5; Celia Joughin 21, Maureen Wright 19; Margaret Scarffe 21, Frances Radcliffe 4; Marcia Pearson 13, Moira Anderson 21; Maureen Quilliam 21, Peggy Freeman 9; Mair Moore 21, Anne Kean 9; PORT ST MARY A 117, BALLAUGH 119: Handicap 0, Handicap 25; Tricia Bull 21, Brenda Bowyer 13; Rita Callister 19, Mary Simmonds 21; Wyn Collister 21, Peggy Griffin 18; Val Macfarlane 21, Ann Gale 15; Ann Maddrell 21, Maureen Trustham 6; Margaret Tasker 14, Jenny Maddrell 21;

JMS SEMI-FINALS

The JMS semi-finals take place on Tuesday 13 September at 10.30 am.

Ballaugh (+20) v Onchan (+10)

Marown (+20) v Port Erin (+10)

The Trend sponsored over 60’s league came to a close on Tuesday 16 August with Port St Mary A retaining their title with a margin of 200 points over their nearest rivals Peel Sunset who ended 15 points clear of Castletown.

With Ann Hollingworth and Margaret Tasker both losing their last games it left the field open for Maureen Payne to leap-frog over them both to claim the individual merit, with Ann Hollingworth in second place and Tricia Bull just pipping Margaret for third.

Onchan finished the season with a bang, recording a maximum against Breagle, with Lynda Clarke coming through 21-20 against Kay Primrose- Smith, and Steff Swift reaching 19 against Libby Andrade. Nobles won two games at Port St Mary A, Sylvia Kennaugh and Lin Ruscoe coming through Tricia Bull and Margaret Tasker respectively. Runners-up Peel Sunset finished their campaign at Port Erin, winning 4-2 on games with Mary Moffatt and Heather Horsburgh winning to single figures as did Jackie Elliott for the home side.It was a close affair at Villa, ending level on games with Castletown finishing with a two point advantage, while Ballaugh were unfortunately a player short for the visit of Port St Mary B. Mooragh Park finished strongly against Marown, winning 4-2 on games with Peggy Freeman winning her first game of the season and Anne Kean her second.

It was a fine morning as Peel Sunset travelled to Onchan for their quarter-final of the JMS Shield. Peel had a 5 point advantage on handicap and after the first three games they seemed to be well on their way with a lead of 71-52 (including handicaps), but in an exciting second half Onchan slowly clawed their way back, led by Joyce Gardiner’s win to single figures. Lynda Wilson and Mary Moffatt fought well for the westerners, both reaching 17 against Libby Andrade and Lynda Clarke respectively, but Onchan came out on top by the narrowest of margins to progress to the semi-finals in September.

It was not a great morning weather-wise in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league on Thursday 28 July, but Douglas got the majority of the rain and had to postpone their match. The other five matches went ahead, Castletown relishing the conditions and posting a maximum against Mooragh Park, for whom Peggy Freeman put up most resistance reaching 17 against Sheila Preston. It was Jenny Cain for Breagle who spoiled Port Erin’s party in the “local derby”, while Lynda Clarke was the fly in the ointment for league leaders Port St Mary A. Peel Sunset had a 4-2 win over Port St Mary B, the two winners for the Southerners being Brenda Hawkard and Roma Ware, while it could not have been much closer at Ballaugh, where both teams won three games, two to single figures, the home side coming through by a single point.

Port St Mary A came so close to a full house in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league on Tuesday 2 August, falling one point short thanks to Joan Murphy’s 21 -20 win over Win Collister.Breagle were also in strong form against Mooragh Park, with Maureen Wright being the sole winner for the visitors, while Nobles drew on games with Port Erin but secured a good win on points when Lin Ruscoe and Pat Dacre won to single figures. It was a high scoring game between Port St Mary B and Douglas, where the home side won 4-2 on games, but with every player reaching double figures for the visitors they too amassed a score of over 100.Castletown’s match was drawn on games, but with two wins to single figures for each side, it was a low scoring match with the home side ending with the advantage on points. Marown fought well to end up just 6 points adrift of Peel Sunset who won 4-2 on games.

Onchan were top scorers in the Trend sponsored ladies’ over 60’s league on Tuesday 26 July, when they were denied a full house by Ann Gale, although Brenda Bowyer almost gave Ballaugh a second game, reaching 19 against Maureen Payne. Castletown also fell one game short of a maximum, Jackie Elliott saving Port Erin’s blushes by winning her game. Despite Villa winning 4-2, three games to single figures, Mooragh Park had two good wins from Moira Anderson and Maureen Wright, while Breagle showed the value of fighting for every point as they went down by a single point although losing 2-4 on games Nobles and Peel ended level on games but wins to single figures by Mary Moffatt and Cath Parker gave the visitors the advantage on points. With all their players reaching double figures Port St Mary B ended ahead on points in a match drawn on games.