League updates

Congratulation to Villans who have taken both team league titles, Tuesday Morning and Wednesday evening. The icing on the cake was team member Paula Garrett also won the Single’s league title. President Win Kewley presented the trophies at the AGM on Friday evening.

The President also presented trophies to other league title winners; Simple minds won the Premier Pairs; Douglas Old Boys the First Division Pairs; Bowlistics take the triples league title and Dragons won the Friday Pairs.

After sitting in second place in the Copyshop Premier Pairs for most of the season Simple Minds timed the run in perfectly; taking both sets in their last match gave Minds the points needed to be declared champions. Third placed Dragons took the first set and denied Ayre Assassins the 2-set win they needed to win the championship.

Villans were declared Tuesday Team League champions, chased hard all season by Ramsey Raiders who finished in second and Onchan Royals in third place. In the First Division Pairs Douglas Old Boys took the title, with 1-in-4 in second and TOU in third place. Villans won the Wednesday Team League title with Simple Minds taking second, only one point behind. The Thursday evening Triples title was won by Bowlistics with Castletown Crofters in second and Optimists in third.  The Copyshop Friday Afternoon Pairs ended with Dragons taking the title, KT Sunshine Band in second and Top Dogs taking third. Thank you to our Sponsors the Copyshop.

With one more week to play no clear leaders have emerged to win the league titles, and in 3 of the leagues one point separate first and second place.

Tee Pegs held Copyshop Premier Pairs league leaders Ayre Assassins to a draw and as Simple Minds were also held to a draw in their match both teams have the same points going into the last round. Guaranteed third place are Dragons who won their match against Villa Boys. Aljays won the first set and managed a draw in the second against Blues Brothers.

In the Tuesday Team League Villans won all 3 sets against Morganites and have a 9-point lead over second placed Ramsey Raiders who also took all the points against Team Triskelion. Onchan Royals won the triples and pairs as Maxums took the singles. Hillbillies took all 3 sets against Early Birds and Bowling Stones started well in to take the triples but could not hold back Castletown Crofters who won the singles and pairs.

A win for Douglas Old Boys against Atlas puts Old Boys 10-points clear at the top of the First Division Pairs. In second place are 1-in-4 after a 2-set win over US2. TOU lost the first set and drew the second against CC & me and remain in third. Fourth placed Enigma took both sets from Bandits. GGs drew the first set and went on to win the second against Castletown Crofters.

Villans have a 1-point lead at the top of the Wednesday Team League after their win against Possa Bowls. Simple Minds dropped a vital point when Saltire took the triples win. Dragons and Morganites drew the triples then Dragons went on to win the pairs and singles. Birdies gained a point from a draw in the singles after Spectrum had won the triples and pairs. Crown Greeners and New Avengers drew the triples and Avengers won the singles and pairs.

Bowlistics holding on to the lead at the top of the Triples League after a 2-set win against New Avengers. Castletown Crofters are second and Optimists remain in third after drawing their match against IBS. Morganites won both sets against GGs and Possa Bowls drew their match against Oddbowls.

Dragons lead the Friday Afternoon Pairs league by one-point after taking both sets from Top Dogs and in second place are KT Sunshine Band who took full points from their match against Bowling Stones. Emanden Utd won both sets against Sunset Rollers

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The Afternoon Pairs league leader board is getting very close at the top.  A draw for Dragons against EmandEn Utd keeps Dragons in first place. One point behind is KT Sunshine Band after their match against Crown Greeners ended in a draw. Only 2 points behind are Celtic Thunder. Top Dogs drew one set and won the other against Sunset Rollers. Bowling Stones drew their match against Maxums, and GGs won both sets in their match against Tinker and Bell.

Copyshop Premier Pairs League leaders, Ayre Assassins, lost their first match of the season to Villa Boys, who took the first set 8-4 and won the second 7-6. Simple Minds now on the same points (55) and with only 3 chalks behind drew the first and won the second set against Aljays. Blues Brothers won both sets against Dragons and Tee Pegs earned a point from a draw in the second set against Villans.

Villans still top the Copyshop Tuesday Team League. Nine points behind in second are Ramsey Raiders, who took full points from their match against Early Birds; and are 7 points clear of third placed Onchan Royals. Royals only got 2 points from their singles game in the match against KCS Sunshine Band. Castletown Crofters won the pairs after Maxums took both triples and singles. In the match between Hillbillies and Team Triskelion, Hillbillies won the triples and Team Triskelion won the pairs, the points were shared when the singles match ended in a draw. Bowling Stones struggled in the triples against their opponents Morganites but went on to win the pairs and singles.

Douglas Old Boys stretched their lead in the First Division Pairs after a 2-set win against Enigma. In second place are TOU who drew their match on points and chalks against GGs, and 1-in-4 move to third after a 2-set win against CC & me. The match between Castletown Crofters and US2 ended in a draw and Bandits won both sets against Atlas.

Another 6-point win for Simple Minds keeps them at the top of the Wednesday Team League. In second place Villans scored maximum points, and they stay 1-point behind the leaders. Dragons, in third place, also had a 6-point win. Saltire won the triples and singles and drew the pairs against Birdies. Spectrum started well in the triples, but Crown Greeners came back to take the singles and pairs.

A win for Castletown Crofters against New Avengers keep them 1-point ahead of second placed Bowlistics, who won their match against GGs. Optimists drew their match against Oddbowls and remain in third place.  IBS and Possa Bowls drew the first set and the second went to Possa Bowls.

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Paula Garrett lost only one match in her chase for the Singles Championship. She finished 6 points clear of her rivals.

Aljays were unable to stem the flow of chalks as Copyshop Premier Pairs League leaders, Ayre Assassins, piled on the chalks and finished the match taking both sets. Simple Minds won both sets in the match against third placed Dragons and remain in second, 3-points behind Ayre Assassins. In other matches, Blues Brothers held Villans to a draw in the first set, but Villans held on to win the second and Villa Boys took both sets from Tee Pegs.

Villans stretch their lead in the Tuesday Team League as they achieved maximum points from their match against KCS Sunshine Band. Castletown Crofters were unable to stop third placed Onchan Royals from taking all match points. there were wins for Bowling Stones in the triples and pairs as Early Birds took the singles. Morganites started well, winning the triples however, Hillbillies took the singles, and the pairs ended in a draw. Maxums won the triples from their opponents, Team Triskelion, who just missed out on taking the singles by one chalk, Triskelion did get some points from the match with a win in the pairs.

In the First Division Pairs there were some very close matches. Douglas Old Boys remain league leaders, 6-points clear of TOU, who didn’t score in their match against Bandits. Enigma keep third place after their match against Castletown Crofters ended in a draw. 1-in-4 took both sets against Atlas, as did CC & me against US2.

Wednesday Team League positions remain the same. Villans, only one point clear, took full points from their match against Spectrum. Second placed Simple Minds also had a 3-set win against Crown Greeners. Possa Bowls won the singles by one chalk against Saltire, but the latter had wins in triples and pairs. Birdies finished on a high, with a win in the pairs after their opponents, Morganites, had won the triples and singles. New Avengers secured a point when the triples match was drawn, their opponents, Dragons, went on to win both singles and pairs.

Castletown Crofters are still one point clear at the top of the Copyshop Triples league, after their draw against Morganites. Second placed Bowlistics also drew their match against Oddbowls. On joint points with second but behind on chalk difference are Optimist, who won the match against New Avengers. GGs move off bottom place after a 2-set win against IBS.

Celtic Thunder lead the Friday Afternoon Pairs despite dropping a set to GGs. Dragons close the gap in second place when they won both sets against Maxums. A 2-set win for KT Sunshine Band, against Sunset Rollers, put the Band in third. In other matches Bowling Stones won both sets against Tinker and Bell, as did Crown Greeners against Emanden Utd.

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Wins this week for the top Copyshop Premier Pairs teams means the leader board remains the same. Ayre Assassins have a 3-point lead over Simple Minds in second and a 5-point lead over Dragons. Who can keep their winning form for the final 4 matches?

Villans won all three games against Hillbillies and have stretched their lead in the Tuesday Team League to 5-points as second-placed Ramsey Raiders won the pairs but missed out on wins in the triples and singles by one chalk in each game in their match against KCS Sunshine Band. In fourth place are Castletown Crofters who won the singles and pairs against Team Triskelion and remain 3-points behind third-placed Onchan Royals who gained 4-points from their match against Bowling Stones. Early Birds won pairs as Morganites won triples and singles.

In the Copyshop First Division Pairs league leaders Douglas Old Boys were held to a draw as their opponents CC & me won the second set by 1 chalk. Old Boys now have a 3-points lead over second-placed TOU, who took no points from the match against fourth placed 1-in-4. Enigma keep their third place after their match against Atlas ended in a draw. Castletown Crofters took the first set, but Bandits secured a point by drawing the second set. The match between US2 and GGs ended in a draw.

Wednesday Team League leaders Simple Minds won triples and singles as Morganites secured 2-points from a win in the pairs. Villans had a chance to equal Minds’ total but after wins in the triples and single their third placed opponents, Dragons, won the pairs, and Villans remain one-point behind Minds. Spectrum won all 3 games against Possa Bowls and stay above Crown Greeners, who won the triples and pairs, their opponents, Birdies, won the singles by one chalk. New Avengers won 2 games against Saltire to add 4-points to their total.

A new leader at the top of the Copyshop Triples league as Castletown Crofters won both sets against long time leaders Bowlistics and move above them with a one-point lead. Optimists remain in third place after a 2-set win against Possa Bowls. New Avengers keep their fourth place despite their opponents IBS taking both sets and the match between Morganites and Oddbowls ended in a draw.

A 2-set win for Celtic Thunder, against Emanden Utd, helped them to stretch their lead at the top of the Afternoon Pairs by 4-points ahead of Dragons, who drew their match against Bowling Stones.  The chalk difference still only separate KT Sunshine Band, in third, and Top Dogs in fourth, as both teams won their matches. The rest of the table remains the same as Sunset Rollers took both sets against Crown Greeners

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Copyshop Premier Pairs league leaders, Ayre Assassin, drew their first set against second placed Simple Minds and won the second, so extending their lead by 3 vital points. A 2-set win against Tee Pegs, helped Dragons close the gap to 2-points behind second place. No change in the rest of the table as Blues Brothers drew their match against Villa Boys and Villans took both sets from Aljays.

In the Copyshop Teams League the leaders Villans have a healthy 5-point leader over second place, only dropping one point when the singles game against Maxums ended in a draw. Ramsey Raiders keep second place as they took full points from their match against Bowling Stones. Onchan Royals stay in third place despite getting only 2 points from their match against Early Birds and Castletown Crofters stay in fourth after success in the match against Morganites. KCS Sunshine Band remain in fifth after taking full points against Hillbillies

A draw for Douglas Old Boys in their match against 1-in-4 was enough to keep the Old Boys at the top of the First Division Pairs. TOU move to second after their win against Atlas and are only 1-point behind the leaders. Enigma drew their match against GGs and keep third place.  Castletown Crofters drew against CC & me; and Bandits move up the table after they gained 3 points from a win and a draw against US2

No change in the top three places in the evening Team League as they all managed to get maximum points from this week’s matches. Simple Minds with a lead on one-point over Villans in second and Dragons third. Crown Greeners move to fifth place after taking 6 points against Possa Bowls and Morganites move above New Avengers after they won the triples and pairs.

Triples league leaders, Bowlistics were kept to a draw by third-placed Optimists, however, Bowlistics still have a 3-point lead over second placed Castletown Crofters, who got no points from their match against IBS. Morganites had a draw against New Avengers and Possa Bowls took both sets against GG,

A set win and a draw for Celtic Thunder, against Maxums, helped them to move to the top of the Afternoon Pairs. With games in hand Dragons remain in second. The battle for third was a tightly fought match between KT Sunshine Band and Top Dogs. Their match ended in a draw and The Band keep the third place on chalk difference.  Crown Greeners and Bowling Stones match ended in a draw, as did the match between Emanden Utd and GGs. However, the 2-set win for Sunset Rollers, against Tinker and Bell, move Rollers up to table.

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No change at the top of the Copyshop Premier Pairs as leaders, Ayre Assassins, maintained their one-point lead as they took both sets from Villans and second-placed Simple Minds also took both sets from Villa Boys. The gap to third place has widen by 5-points as Dragons lost the first and won the second against Aljays. Blues Brothers move up a place after a 2-set win over Tee Pegs.

Villans stretch their lead at the top of the Tuesday Team League, now on 66 points, as they managed to take full points from their match against Castletown Crofters. Maxums held Ramsey Raiders to a draw in the singles and Raiders are now on 60 points. In other matches third placed Onchan Royals won the triples and the pairs with their opponents, Team Triskelion winning the singles. Hillbillies lost the triples then went on to win the singles and pairs against Bowling Stones. KCS Sunshine Band won triples and pairs as Early Birds won the singles.

Douglas Old Boys remains leaders of the First Division Pair after their 2-set win against US2. The battle for second was played out between TOU and long-time league leaders Enigma. TOU won both sets and move to second; now on 3 points behind the leaders. 1-in-4 stay above their opponents Castletown Crofters after their match was drawn.  A 2-set win for GGs, against Atlas, move them up a place as the match between Bandits and CC & me ended in a draw.

The mid-week Team League saw league leaders, Simple Minds, win the triples and pairs, however, their opponents, The Possa Bowls, denied Minds full points as they won the singles. Chasing close behind are Villans and Dragons, both teams tied for second place on 60 points with 1 chalk more to Villans. No change in the rest of the table as Spectrum won all 3 games against New Avengers and Crown Greeners winning the triples and singles but missed out on the pairs against Morganites.

Bowlistics are back on top of the Triples league after a 2-set win against The Possa Bowls. Only one point behind are Castletown Crofters after Oddbowls kept them to a draw. Optimists retain third place after their win against GGs. Morganites move up a place after their 2-set win against IBS.

Dragons remain in first place of the Afternoon Pairs, despite only gaining one-point from the match against Tinker and Bell.  Closing the gap are second place Celtic Thunder, who drew their match against Bowling Stones. A 2-set win for KT Sunshine Band against EmandEn Utd move KT into third. Also moving up are Top Dogs after a 2-set win over Maxums. The match between GGs and Sunset Rollers ended in a draw.

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