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On Monday last week in the Indoor Bowls Premier Pairs League we saw Villans beat GG’S 4-0 to close the gap on Cheesemakers who had a bye. Tee Pegs lost 0-4 to Blues Brothers and Officials and Villa Boys drew 2-2 while Spinners lost 0-4 to Ramsey Wallys. In the remaining game we saw Ramsey Raiders lose 0-4 to Northern Lights and this means that Cheesemakers still lead the League with forty nine points with Villans in second place also with the same number of points but Cheesemakers have a game in hand. Ramsey Raiders who started the season strongly have faded slightly and are now in third place with forty six points.

In the First Division Pairs the leaders LIV Bowls beat Tinjo 4-0, TOU lost 0-4 to Us2 and Castletown Crofters beat 1 in 4 with a similar 4-0 scoreline. The remaining two matches between Generations and How We Role and Enigma and Douglas Old Boys also ended with scores of 0-4. This means that LIV Bowls lead with fifty four points and in second place are How We Role with thirty nine points followed by Castletown Crofters also on thirty nine points.

The Friday Afternoon Pairs saw Celtic Thunder beat League leaders Top Dogs 4-0 and second placed Crown Greeners draw 2-2 with GG’s. Tinker and Bell lost 0-4 to Sunset Rollers, the Watties beat Woodbourne Reds 4-0 and Rejects beat High Jacks also 4-0. The end result of all this is that Tops Dogs are still top with forty three points followed by Crown Greeners on forty points and in third place are Rejects on thirty eight points.

All three matches in the Premier Teams League went to form with Cheesemakers beating Birdies 6-0, Spinners losing 0-6 to Ramsey Wallys and Villans beating Saltire also 6-0. As a result of this Cheesemakers lead with sixty four points with Ramsey Wallys in second place with fifty three points and Villans third with fifty one points.

In the First Division Teams League Crown Greeners beat Odd Balls 4-2, Bowlistics lost 2-4 to Castletown Crofters and Moorganites beat Maxums 4-2. This leaves an interesting battle for the top of the League with Moorganites leading on forty one points followed by Crown Greeners on forty points and Castletown Crofters on thirty points with both the second and third placed teams having a game in hand over the leaders.

The Tuesday Morning Teams League saw leaders Onchan Royals have a bye and second placed Villans beat the Bowling Stones 6-0. Ramsey Raiders beat Maxums 6-0, Castletown Crofters lose 2-4 to Vee3 and Early Birds lose 0-6 to Hillbillies. This meant that Villans moved into first place with sixty five points with Onchan Royals second with sixty two points and Ramsey Raiders third with fifty eight points.

In the Singles League the leader Shirley Corrin was held to 13-13 draw by Marilyn Ellison, Marcia Pearson lost 9-14 to Muriel Cain and Gordon Corrin beat Gordon Drinkwater 12-10. The one remaining game saw Glynis Drinkwater beat Win Kewley 12-11 with all this meaning that Shirley Corrin still leads with thirty seven points followed by her husband Gordon Corrin on thirty points and Glynis Drinkwater also on thirty points.

In the Indoor Bowls Tuesday Morning Teams League a 6-0 win for Onchan Royals against Maxums put them in top place in the League and only time will tell whether they can maintain their lead to be crowned Champions. Ramsey Raiders lost 2-4 to Castletown Crofters, Villans beat Early Birds 4-2 and Hillbillies were beaten 2-4 by the Bowling Stones. This means that Onchan Royals are in first place with sixty two points followed by Villans with fifty nine points and in third place are Ramsey Raiders with fifty two points.

A 4-2 win against Ramsey Wallys in the Premier Teams League saw Cheesemakers extend their lead while Spinners lost 2-4 to Saltire and Birdies lost 0-6 to Villans. All this leaves Cheesemakers top with fifty eight points followed by Ramsey Wallys with forty seven points and Villans with forty five points.

In the closely contested First Division Teams League we saw a great performance from one of this seasons new teams the Moorganites as they beat Castletown Crofters 5-1. Optimists and Crown Greeners drew 3-3 and Bowlistics lost 2-4 to Odd Balls. This sees a change at the top with Moorganites moving into first place with thirty seven points followed by Crown Greeners and Optimists both with thirty six points.

The Premier Pairs League saw leaders Cheesemakers held to a 2-2 draw by Tee Pegs and Northern Lights beat Spinners 3-1 while Ramsey Raiders beat the Officials 4-0. In the remaining two games Blues Brothers lost 0-4 to Villans and Ramsey Wallys and GG’s drew 2-2 meaning that Cheesemakers lead with forty nine points followed by Ramsey Raiders with forty six points and Villans on forty five points.

In the First Division Pairs League the leaders LIV Bowls beat Enigma 4-0, How We Role beat Us2 4-0 and Tinjo drew 2-2 with Castletown Crofters. In the remaining games Generations lost 0-4 to TOU and Douglas Old Boys lost 0-4 to 1 in 4. LIV Bowls now lead the League with fifty points and in second place are 1 in 4 with thirty six points with How We Role in third place with thirty five points.

The popular Friday Afternoon Pairs saw Top Dogs beat Sunset Rollers 4-0, Crown Greeners lost 0-4 Rejects and Celtic Thunder drew 2-2 with Tnker and Bell. High Jacks and Woodbourne Reds drew 2-2 and GG’s lost 1-3 to the Watties meaning that Top Dogs are in top spot with forty three points followed by Crown Greeners on thirty eight points and Rejects with thirty four points.

A good performance from Shirley Corrin in the Singles League saw her beat John Kewley 13-8, Muriel Cain lost 7-17 to Mike Ashmole and Allan College beat Gordon Corrin 11-9. Marcia Pearson beat Glynis Drinkwater 22-7 and Marilyn Ellison lost 10-11 to Gordon Drinkwater meaning that Shirley Corrin leads the League with thirty six points with Win Kewley in second place with twenty eight points and Gordon Corrin is third with twenty seven points.

The main story of the Indoor Bowls Season at the moment has to be the close battle for the top place in the First Division Teams League with only two points dividing the top five teams. There were three matches played last week and in these Odd Balls lost 2-4 to Maxums, Bowlistics beat Moorganites 4-2 and Optimists lost 2-4 to Castletown Crofters while leaders Crown Greeners had a bye. All this means that Optimists top the League with thirty three points followed by Crown Greeners and Castletown Crofters who also both have thirty three points. Moorganites then follow with thirty two points while Bowlistics are close behind them with thirty one points.

In the Premier Teams League Villans beat Ramsey Wallys 4-2, Saltire beat Birdies 5-1 and Cheesemakers beat Spinners 6-0. As a result of this Cheesemakers lead the League with fifty four points followed by Ramsey Wallys with forty five points and Villans on thirty nine points.

The Tuesday Morning Teams League saw Hillbillies lose 0-6 to Vee 3, Early Birds beat Maxums 4-2 and Onchan Royals beat Ramsey Raiders 6-0. The remaining match between Castletown Crofters and the Bowling Stones ended as a 3-3 draw and Villans had a bye. The top three in the League now are Onchan Royals in top place with fifty six points followed by Villans with fifty five points and in third place are Ramsey Raiders with fifty points.

There were two 2-2 draws in the Premier Pairs League and these were between Ramsey Wallys and Northern Lights and Villans and Tee Pegs. Villa Boys beat Blues Brothers 4-0, GG’s lost 0-4 to Ramsey Raiders and Spinners lost 1-3 to Cheesemakers. This leaves Cheesemakers in first place with forty seven points followed by Ramsey Raiders on forty two points and Villans on forty one points.

In the First Division Pairs LIV Bowls marched on at the top by beating Douglas Old Boys 4-0, Us2 lost 1-3 to Enigma and How We Role lost 0-4 to Castletown Crofters. TOU and 1 in 4 played out a 2-2 draw as did Tinjo and Generations meaning that LIV Bowls top the League with forty six points followed by Castletown Crofters with thirty three points and 1 in 4 on thirty two points.

The battle at the top of the Friday Afternoons Pairs Teams League has closed a little with leaders Top Dogs being held to a 2-2 draw by Woodbourne Reds and second placed Crown Greeners beating Sunset Rollers 4-0. Rejects beat GG’s 4-0, Tinker and Bell and the Watties drew 2-2 and High Jacks beat Celtic Thunder 4-0 which leaves Top Dogs leading with thirty nine points followed by Crown Greeners with thirty eight points and in third place are Celtic Thunder with thirty one points.

In the Singles League we saw Alan College lose 13-14 to Muriel Cain, Shirley Corrin beat Gordon Drinkwater 10-8 and Win Kewley lose 8-14 to Marilyn Ellison. In the remaining two games Gordon Corrin beat Marcia Pearson 11-10 and John Kewley beat Mike Ashmole 14-10. All this means that Shirley Corrin is in first place with thirty three points followed by Win Kewley on twenty eight points and Gordon Corrin with twenty seven points.

I will start this week with the Tuesday Morning League which has seen two sets of fixtures played since last Tuesday which had the normal fixtures played and then on Tuesday this week we had the rearranged fixtures due to the postponement on January 17^th for the wintry weather conditions. Last Tuesday the leaders Ramsey Raiders lost 1-5 to second placed Villans and Onchan Royals beat Vee 3 also 5-1. In the remaining two matches Maxums lost 0-6 to Hillbillies and Castletown Crofters lost 1-5 to Early Birds. In this weeks rearranged fixtures Ramsey Raiders had a bye, Villans beat Castletown Crofters 6-0 and Onchan Royals beat Hillbillies 6-0. Early Birds lost 2-4 to Vee 3 and Hillbillies were beaten 6-0 by Onchan Royals with all this meaning that Villans now top the League with fifty five points followed by Ramsey Raiders who have a game in hand and fifty points and in third place are Onchan Royals and are also on fifty points.

In the Premier Pairs Ramsey Raiders beat Tee Pegs 4-0, Villans and Cheesemakers drew 2-2 and Villa Boys beat GG’s 4-0. In the remaining two matches Ramsey Wallys lost 1-3 to Blues Brothers and Spinners and Officials drew 2-2. This means that Cheesemakers lead with forty points followed by Villans on thirty five points and Ramsey Raiders on thirty seven points.

The Tuesday nights First Division Pairs saw LIV Bowls continue their winning ways by beating TOU 4-0, Generations lost 0-4 to Us2 and Castletown Crofters drew 2-2 with Enigma. How We Role beat Douglas Old Boys 3-1 and 1 in 4 beat Tinjo 4-0 leaving LIV Bowls top of the League with forty two points followed by How We Role with thirty one points and 1 in 4 on thirty points.

In the Premier Teams League there were three games played with Cheesemakers beating Saltire 6-0, Ramsey Wallys losing 2-4 to Birdies and Villans beating Spinners 6-0. As a result of this Cheesemakers top the League with forty eight points followed by Ramsey Wallys with forty three points and in third place are Villans with thirty five points.

The First Division Teams League saw leaders Crown Greeners held to a 3-3 draw by Bowlistics, Maxums lose 2-4 to Optimists and Odd Balls lose 1-5 to Moorganites while Castletown Crofters had a bye. Following this Crown Greeners still lead with thirty three points followed by Optimists with thirty one points and in third place are Moorganites with thirty points.

In the Friday Afternoon Pairs the leaders Top Dogs were held to a 2-2 draw by GG’s while second place Crown Greeners took the opportunity to close the gap by beating Woodbourne Reds 4-0. Rejects drew 2-2 with Tinker and Bell, Celtic Thunder beat Sunset Rollers 3-1 and the Watties drew 2-2 with High Jacks. This means that Top Dogs are still in first place with thirty seven points followed by Crown Greeners on thirty four points and Celtic Thunder on thirty one points.

In the Singles League, ‘a family affair’ saw John Kewley beat his wife Win 12-10, Marilyn Ellison lost 5-14 to Marcia Pearson and Glynis Drinkwater beat Muriel Cain 11-9. In the remaining two matches Gordon Drinkwater beat Mike Ashmole 12-8 and Alan College beat Shirley Corrin 9-6. The result of all this is that only three points separate the first three in the League with Shirley Corrin in first place with thirty points and she is followed by Win Kewley on twenty eight points and in third place in Glynis Drinkwater on twenty seven points.

On Monday of last week, we saw Premier Pairs League leaders Cheesemakers beaten 4-0 by Ramsey Raiders and second placed Villans also lose 0-4 to Villa Boys. In the remaining two matches there was a 2-2 draw between Blues Brothers and Spinners while Tee Pegs lost 0-4 to the Officials meaning that Cheesemakers still top the League with thirty eight points followed by Villans and Ramsey Raiders both on thirty three points.

The following day both the Tuesday Morning League and the First Division Pairs were postponed due to the wintry weather conditions and the Leagues continued on Wednesday with the Premier Teams League. In this we saw Birdies lose 2-4 to Spinners, Saltire lose 0-6 to Ramsey Wallys and Cheesemakers beat Villans 4-2. The outcome of this is that Cheesemakers lead with forty two points followed by Ramsey Wallys on forty one points and in third place are Villans on twenty nine points.

In the First Division Teams League Maxums beat Castletown Crofters 4-2, Optimists lost 2-4 to the Bowlistics and Crown Greeners beat the Moorganites 4-2. These results mean that Crown Greeners now lead the League with thirty points followed by Castletown Crofters on twenty nine points and in third place are Optimists on twenty seven points.

The Friday Afternoon League saw leaders Top Dogs beat second placed Crown Greeners 3-1, Sunset Rollers drew 2-2 with the Watties and High Jacks beat GG’S 4-0. In the remaining matches Celtic Thunder beat Rejects 4-0 and Tinker and Bell lost 0-4 to Woodbourne Reds. All this means that Top Dogs are still top of the League with thirty five points and in second place are Crown Greeners with thirty points and in third place are Celtic Thunder with twenty eight points.

In the Singles League we saw leader Shirley Corrin beaten 13-11 by Marcia Pearson while second placed Win Kewley also lost 11-18 to Gordon Corrin. John Kewley beat Gordon Drinkwater 14-7 and Mike Ashmole beat Glynis Drinkwater 18-9 meaning that Shirley Corrin still tops the League with thirty points with Win Kewley in second place with twenty eight points and in third place is Gordon Corrin with twenty four points.

The postponed fixtures from Tuesday have now been rearranged with the Tuesday Morning League fixtures now being played on January 31^st and the First Division Pairs fixtures to be played on March 28^th.

On Monday last week Cheesemakers extended their lead in the Premier Pairs League as a dominating performance from them saw them beat GG’s 4-0 while second placed Villans drew 2-2 with Ramsey Raiders. Officials lost 0-4 to Ramsey Wallys, Northern Lights beat Blues Brothers 3-1 and Villa Boys beat Tee Pegs also 3-1. This sees Cheesemakers hold top place with thirty eight points followed by Villans with thirty three points and Ramsey Raiders with twenty nine points.

In the Tuesday Morning Teams League Ramsey Raiders beat the Bowling Stones 4-2, Castletown Crofters beat Hillbillies 6-0 and Vee 3 lost 0-6 to Villans. In the remaining game Onchan Royals beat Early Birds 6-0 which leaves Ramsey Raiders leading the League with forty nine points and in second place are Villans with forty four points and third place is held by Onchan Royals with thirty nine points.

The First Division Pairs League saw leaders LIV Bowls march on with a 4-0 victory over Us2 while Enigma and Tinjo drew 2-2. In a close match How We Role and TOU also drew 2-2, Douglas Old Boys lost 1-3 to Castletown Crofters and 1 in 4 beat Generations 4-0. As a result of all this LIV Bowls lead with thirty eight points followed by How We Role on twenty eight points and in third place are Castletown Crofters with twenty seven points.

In the First Division Teams Crown Greeners beat Maxums 4-2, Moorganites lost 2-4 to Optimists and Castletown Crofters beat Odd Balls 4-2. This means that Castletown Crofters top the League with twenty seven points with Crown Greeners second with twenty six points and Optimists hold third place with twenty five points.

The popular Friday Afternoon Pairs saw Crown Greeners beat High Jacks 4-0, GG’s drew 2-2 with Woodbourne Reds and Top Dogs beat Tinker and Bell 4-0. In the remaining two matches Rejects beat Sunset Rollers 4-0 and the Watties beat Celtic Thunder 3-1 meaning that in top spot are Top Dogs with thirty two points followed by Crown Greeners with twenty nine points and in third place are Celtic Thunder with twenty four points.

As usual the week ended with the Singles League in which Gordon Drinkwater lost 7-18 to Win Kewley, Muriel Cain lost 8-10 to Gordon Corrin and Marilyn Ellison beat Mike Ashmole 15-9. Shirley Corrin took a 19-1 victory over Glynis Drinkwater and John Kewley beat Marcia Pearson 14-11 leaving Shirley Corrin leading the League with thirty points followed by Win Kewley with twenty eight points and in third place is Glynis Drinkwater on twenty four points.