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.

Joan Murphy spoiled the party for Peel Sunset on Thursday 23 July, winning her game to deny them a full house against Villa, on a morning when Ballaugh also passed the 120 point mark. Edwina Reid and Pauline Worrall, who edged out Ann Gale 21-20 were the two winners for Port St Mary B, while Chris Holland almost levelled the game score, just losing out 20-21 to Mary Simmonds. Port St Mary A won four games at Onchan B, the two winners for the home side being Barbara Kennaugh and Wendy McDowell who just pipped Margaret Tasker 21-19. Three wins to singles figures gave the visitors a strong points lead. It couldn’t have been much closer at Port Erin where it ended level on games with a win to single figures for each side, the visiting side coming through by just one chalk. Onchan A had a 5 point advantage over Marown in another close match while Douglas had the advantage against Nobles, Sue Caley winning to single figures for the home side as did Lin Ruscoe for the visitors. Pat Robertson came close to making the match 3-3 on games reaching 20 against Moire Turner.

Although there were no maximums in the Trend sponsored over 60’s league on Tuesday 21 July two teams came very close. Carol Kaye spared Port Erin’s blushes as her 21-20 win against Maureen Payne denied Onchan A a full house, while Roma Ware’s 21-19 win over Wendy Kennaugh prevented a whitewash for Port St Mary B. In contrast only two points separated Villa and Castletown in a match that ended level on games with each team having a win to single figures, courtesy of Pat Kelly and Ann Hollingworth. Mooragh Park and Douglas ended level on games, with Moira Anderson winning to single figures for the home side as did Lynne Mansley and Jan Osborne for the visitors, giving Douglas the advantage on points. Nobles put on a strong performance at Peel winning five of the six games, Joyce Kelly being the lone winner for the home side. Onchan B also won five games on their trip to Breagle. The home side fought well and all reached double figures, Kay Primrose- Smith winning to single figures and Gwen Tuck reaching 20 against Eileen Killey, to take their total past the 100 mark. The match at Ballaugh also ended 3-3, with Ann Gale for the home side and Mary Alderson for the visitors winning to single figures. Peggy Griffin and Mary Black had quite a tussle with Peggy coming through 21-20.

Two games in the first round of the JMS Veterans’ Shield took place on Thursday 16 July, both being very close when the handicaps came into play. At Marown, Port St Mary A won six of the seven games, the lone winner for the home side being Mary Alderson. Battling performances by Shirley Whelan, reaching 19 against Margaret Tasker and Celia Joughin, just losing out 20-21 to Tricia Bull made things tense, with the score before handicap giving Port St Mary a comfortable win. However, adding in Marown’s 25 point handicap meant that the visitors came through by a mere two points.

In the second match things were closer on match play, Port Erin leading 4-3 on games. Jenny Maddrell won to single figures for Ballaugh, while Jackie Elliott and Peggy Griffin’s game could have gone either way, Jackie coming through 21-20. On straight points Ballaugh had a 121-115 advantage, but the handicap made it too close for comfort, Port Erin’s extra five points had Ballaugh winning by a single chalk.

ROUND 1: MAROWN 137, PORT ST MARY A 139:

Handicap 25, Handicap 0; Shirley Whelan 19, Margaret Tasker 21; Mary Alderson 21, Kath Looney 13; Margaret Scarffe 5, Val Macfarlane 21; Mary Black 15, Wendy Kennaugh 21; Celia Joughin 20, Tricia Bull 21; Maureen Quilliam 17, Wyn Collister 21; Bunty Corkhill 15, Rita Callister 21;

PORT ERIN 140, BALLAUGH 141:

Handicap 25, Handicap 20; Carol Kaye 21, Ann Gale 14; Jean Thackrah 6, Jenny Maddrell 21; Mavis Franks 21, Jane Teare 10; Jacqui Elliott 21, Peggy Griffin 20; Sylvia Shelbourne 21, Mary Simmonds 14; Voirrey Curphey 13, Voirrey Oates 21; Audrey Gardner 12, Ellie Faragher 21;