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The Final of the Indoor Bowls Junior Championship took place on Saturday 12th and it produced a great game between the two thirteen year old boys who took part. The game was very close throughout with both boys playing well with John Long playing a perfect last bowl to take the win from William Corris. It is good to see young players taking part and may I say many thanks to Win Kewley who has coached young players throughout the season.
This week has seen the Copyshop Indoor Bowls League draw to a close with one team dominating each competition they took part in. The Chinese Zodiac may show 2022 as being the Year of the Tiger it’s most certainly the second successive Year of the Dragon in Indoor Bowls as Dragons won every League they competed in.
In the last week of the Premier Pairs, we saw Dragons beat Cheesemakers 4-0, Villans draw 2-2 with Blues Brothers and the Officials beat Young Guns 4-0. In the remaining match of the night, Tee Pegs drew 2-2 with Ramsey Raiders meaning that the Dragons won the League with 60 points with Villans in second place with 38 points and the Cheesemakers were in third place with 35 points.
The Tuesday Morning Teams League which is, without doubt, the most popular with the players ended with the Dragons taking the League Championship by beating Villans 4-2, Hillbillies lost to 2-4 to Onchan Royals and Castletown Crofters lost 2-4 to Ramsey Raiders. Jacks On A Roll beat Thru the Gap 4-2 and Early Birds lost 2-4 to Maxums meaning that Dragons win the League with 85 points followed by Villans with 74 points and in third place are Onchan Royals with 70 points.
In the First Division Pairs, there was a 2-2 draw between Enigma and Castletown Crofters and How Much? and TOU also drew 2-2. A spirited performance from TinJo saw them once more hold Spinners to a 2-2 draw. This competition needed Spinners and Stan and Ollie to play two outstanding games before it came to a conclusion and Spinners won both of these 4-0. This means that Spinners win the League with 48 points followed by Ramsey Wallys on 47 points and in third place are Castletown Crofters with 42 points.
The Premier Teams League had finished after week 14 and the few rearranged games have now been played leaving Dragons in first place with 60 points followed by Cheesemakers on 57 points and Ramsey Wallys on 56 points.
The First Division Teams League also finished after week 14 and with two outstanding games now having been completed the winners were Spinners with 51 points followed by Optimists with 45 points and in third place were Maxums on 40 points.
In the final session of the Friday Afternoon Pairs Dragons beat Sunset Rollers 4-0, Lenton Athletic drew 2-2 with Rejects and High Jacks beat Em and Bee 4-0. The remaining match saw Woodbourne Reds finish the season with a flourish as they beat Celtic Thunder 4-0. The League Champions are Dragons with 50 points and in second place are Rejects with 38 points while High Jacks are third with 35 points.
The Singles League drew to a close with Gordon Wynne-Smythe beating Mike Moyer 25-5, John Kewley lost 5-12 to Muriel Cain and Marilyn Ellison lost 8-12 to Alan Franklin. In the remaining match, Dee Lewis beat Rob Matthews 16-6 meaning that Muriel Cain is League Champion with 46 points with John Kewley is second with 28 points and Dee Lewis after a good finish to the season was third also on 28 points only losing out to John by chalk difference.
If I were to pick a team of the Season it would have to be Dragons whose consistency was outstanding although Spinners played well also to win both competitions that they entered. Player of the year would have to be Mark McGreal who can be so competitive in every level of competition and despite not getting to compete off Island in the two years of Covid he has managed to maintain great form and win the Singles Championship for the fourth year out of five and be half of the Pairs Championship winning Team with his Dad Clive.
As the Copyshop Indoor Bowls Season reached its last three weeks we have seen Dragons win two League Championship wins while still almost certain to pick up another two.
In the Premier Pairs Dragons beat the Officials 4-0 to seal their League win with 54 points while Cheesemakers drew 2-2 with Villa Boys and Blues Brothers beat Ramsey Raiders 4-0. In the remaining match of the night, Villans and Tee Pegs drew 2-2 which means that Cheesemakers are in second place with 35 points and Villans hold third spot on 32 points.
Dragons won their second Championship in the Friday afternoon Pairs by drawing 2-2 with Rejects while Woodbourne Reds and Em and Bee also drew 2-2 as did Celtic Thunder and High Jacks. This means that Dragons take the League win on week sixteen of eighteen weeks as they now have 42 points with Celtic Thunder in second place on 32 points and Rejects are in third place also on 32 points.
In the First Division Pairs, the TOU pairing of Dee Lewis and David Quirk put on a great show to beat Spinners 4-0 and Stan and Ollie lost 4-0 to the Enigma pair of Win Kewley and Pam Makin. The remaining two matches also ended 4-0 with How Much? beating TinJo and 1 in 4 losing to Ramsey Wallys meaning that Ramsey Wallys currently top the league with 43 points followed by Castletown Crofters on 36 points and Spinners are in third place with 34 points but they have three games in hand over the top team.
The Tuesday Morning League saw leaders Dragons beat Thru the Gap 6-0, Villans beat Castletown Crofters 4-2 and Jacks On A Roll lose 2-4 to Ramsey Raiders. Early Birds lost 0-6 to Hillbillies and Onchan Royals beat Maxums 4-2 which leaves Dragons top on 75 points and Villans in second place with 68 points and in third place are Onchan Royals on 61 points.
In the Singles League, we saw Muriel Cain take the League Championship with two weeks still to play as she beat Gordon Wynne-Smythe 20-4 and John Kewley beat Win Kewley also 20-4. In the remaining two games Rob Matthews lost 7-13 to Alan Franklin and Dee Lewis beat Marilyn Ellison 18-7 which means that Muriel Cain in first place has 40 points with John Kewley in second place with 28 points and Dee Lewis is third with 25 points.
In this week’s report on the Copyshop Indoor Bowls League, we start with the First Division Pairs where Castletown Crofters beat leaders Ramsey Wallys 4-0 while Enigma and How Much? drew 2-2. The game between Stan and Ollie and Spinners wasn’t played as one of the players had to call off at short notice and in the remaining game, 1 in 4 lost 0-4 to TOU. The league table now shows Ramsey Wallys still leading with 39 points followed by Castletown Crofters on 36 points and Spinners have 34 points but they currently have three games in hand.
In the Premier Pairs, the Dragons Pairing of Clive and Bernice McGreal beat Villans 4-0, the Officials beat Ramsey Raiders also 4-0 and Cheesemakers and Tee Pegs drew 2-2. The remaining match of the night saw Young Guns beat Villa Boys 4-0 leaving Dragons in top spot with 50 points followed by Cheesemakers with 33 points and in third place are Villans with 28 points.
The Friday Afternoon Pairs saw the leaders Dragons march on with a 4-0 victory over High Jacks and the Rejects Pairing of Phil Kerruish and Steve Cook beat Woodbourne Reds also 4-0 while Lenton Athletic took the third 4-0 win of the afternoon against Em and Bee. This means that Dragons are in first position with 40 points with Celtic Thunder in second spot on 30 points followed by Rejects who also have 30 points.
A great 6-0 win for Dragons against third-placed Onchan Royals in the Tuesday Morning League saw them extend their lead over second-placed Villans who lost 2-4 to Maxums. Castletown Crofters beat Hillbillies 4-2, Early Birds beat Jacks On A Roll 6-0 and there was also a 6-0 win for Ramsey Raiders against Thru the Gap. The leaders then are Dragons with 69 points and they have extended their lead to five points from Villans with 64 points and in third place are Onchan Royals with 57 points.
In the Friday Singles League the leader Muriel Cain marched on with a 23-7 defeat of Rob Matthews, John Kewley beat Alan Franklin 22-6 and Gordon Wynne-Smythe lost 7-10 to Marilyn Ellison. Win Kewley beat Mike Moyer 15-5 and all this means that Muriel Cain still leads with 37 points followed by John Kewley with 25 points and in third place is Dee Lewis on 22 points.
In the First Division Pairs the one outstanding match in which Spinners beat Oddballs 6-0 has been completed and this sees Spinners win the League with 51 points. In second place are Optimists with 45 points and in third place are Maxums with 40 points.
The Premier Teams League still has some rearranged fixtures to be played and as soon as I have the results of these I will update the League positions. Currently, Cheesemakers have played all of their fourteen games for 56 points, Dragons have played thirteen games for 56 points and Ramsey Wallys have played thirteen games for 54 points.
The Isle of Man Indoor Bowling Association Annual General Meeting will be held at the NSC Bowls Hall on Saturday 26th March at 5pm.
All nominations for committee positions and motions for consideration at the AGM should be forwarded to the Secretary no later than 13th March 2022.
Last week we saw the Isle of Man Indoor Bowling Association hold the Ladies and Men’s Singles Championship in Bowls Hall at the NSC. In the Ladies event we saw two Preliminary Round matches in which Win Kewley beat Marilyn Ellison and Dee Lewis beat Glynis Drinkwater. This led to the Quarter Finals and here we saw Dee Lewis continue with her winning form to beat Win Kewley while Libby Andrade lost out to Bernice McGreal. In the remaining two matches we saw Paula Garrett beat Shirley Corrin and Janice Pilling beat Muriel Cain.
In the Semi Finals we saw Paula Garrett who had won the last two Championship Finals lose the first set to Janice Pilling before winning the second set and losing out in the one end tie-break while Dee Lewis beat Bernice McGreal to earn her place in the final.
The Final saw Janice Pilling win the first set but Dee Lewis fought back to win the second set and set up a tie- break which Janice won with her last bowl to become the 2022 Ladies Singles Champion.
In the Men’s Championship we again had two Preliminary Round matches with the ever enthusiastic Rob Matthews losing out to Wayne Roberts and Gary Lenton beating Mike Moyer. In the First Round we saw Wayne Roberts beat Gary Lenton and Edward Carlyle beat Colin Brown who has proved himself over the years to be competitive in a number of sports. Trevor Quayle proved to be too strong for Gordon Wynne-Smythe and Clive McGreal beat Shaun Seal. John Kewley beat Stephen Bradley while in the battle between Gordon Corrin and Gordon Drinkwater it was the latter who took the win. In the remaining two matches Jimmy Sansom beat Chas Grills and Mark McGreal beat Mike Ashmole.
At the Quarter Final stage Wayne Roberts lost out to Edward Carlyle and Trevor Quayle took the win against Clive McGreal. John Kewley beat Gordon Drinkwater to win a place in the Semi Final against Mark McGreal who beat Jimmy Sansom.
We came then to the Semi Finals and on the night Trevor Quayle was too good for Edward Carlyle while Mark McGreal who has had multiple Championship wins over the years defeated John Kewley.
The Final saw Mark McGreal win the first set and Trevor Quayle winning the second set to set up a tie-break which was won by Mark who drew the perfect bowl to win his fourth Singles Championship in five years.
Last night saw the finals of the men’s and ladies’ club championships.
Both matches were closely contested with both going to the dreaded 1 end tie break.
In the Ladies Final it was Janice who held onto the vital winning shot despite a valiant effort by Dee whose last bowl just drifted past the head.
The latest round of the Copyshop Indoor Bowls Leagues has seen some close battles develop for the top spot especially in the ‘Teams Leagues’. In the Tuesday Morning League leaders Villans beat Thru the Gap 4-2 while second-placed Dragons beat Maxums 6-0. In the remaining games Onchan Royals beat Early Birds 6-0, Jacks On A Roll beat Castletown Crofters 4-2 and Ramsey Raiders lost 0-6 to Hillbillies. This means that Dragons now take the lead with 63 points, Villans drop into second place with 62 points and Onchan Royals are third with 57 points.
In the Premier Teams Bay City Bowlers beat Ramsey Raiders 4-2, Saltire lost 0-6 to Cheesemakers and Villans lost 2-4 to Dragons while in the remaining match Ramsey Wallys beat Birdies 4-2. The outcome of this is that Cheesemakers have played all their games and currently lead on 57 points followed by Dragons on 56 points and Ramsey Wallys on 54 points with the latter two teams still having one more game to play.
The First Division Teams League is also close at the top and here we saw Team Caos beat OK 4-2, Odd Balls lost 1-5 to Maxums and Optimists beat Castletown Crofters 4-2. Although this means that Optimists following a recent show of good form have moved into first place on 45 points having played all their matches. In second place are Spinners also on 45 points but they have an outstanding match against Odd Balls still to play and in third place are Maxums with 40 points.
In the Premier Pairs, the leaders Dragons beat Villa Boys 4-0 while Tee Pegs and Blues Brothers drew 2-2. The remaining two matches between Young Guns and Ramsey Raiders and Villans and Cheesemakers also ended in 2-2 draws meaning that Dragons hold first place with 46 points followed by Cheesemakers on 31 points and Villans on 28 points.
A strong performance from the Castletown Crofters pairing of Ron Williams and George Peach saw them beat How Much? 4-0 in the First Division Pairs. Spinners and 1 in 4 drew 2-2 and there were 4-0 wins for Ramsey Wallys against Stan and Ollie and TOU against TinJo. All this means that Ramsey Wallys top the league with 39 points followed by Spinners with 34 points and Castletown Crofters with 32 points.
The Friday Afternoon Pairs saw Em and Bee beaten 4-0 by Celtic Thunder, Lenton Athletic beat Woodbourne Reds 4-0 and Sunset Rollers lost 0-4 to High Jacks. Dragons still lead on 36 points with Celtic Thunder on 30 points and High Jacks have 26 points in third place.
The Singles League saw a close game between the unbeaten leader Muriel Cain and Win Kewley with Muriel eventually running out with a 13-11 win. Rob Matthews beat John Kewley 11-8, Alan Franklin lost 8-19 to Dee Lewis and Marilyn Ellison beat Mike Moyer 11-9. This means that Muriel Cain tops the league with 34 points and the battle for second place is now getting interesting with John Kewley in that spot on 22 points followed by Dee Lewis and Rob Matthews also on 22 points.
One of the big stories in Week 13 of the Copyshop Indoor Bowls League in the First Division Pairs was Spinners 4-0 defeat of Ramsey Wallys to elevate the former team into second place and close the gap at the top to just three points. In the remaining games, Enigma beat 1 in 4 also 4-0 and with an identical scoreline, Stan and Ollie beat TOU. This means that Ramsey Wallys still lead with 35 points with Spinners now second with 32 points and 1in 4 drop to third with 28 points.
The Premier Pairs League saw clear leaders Dragons held to a 2-2 draw by the Tee Pegs pairing of Muriel Cain and Marcia Pearson, Young Guns beat Blues Brothers 4-0 and Cheesemakers and the Officials also drew 2-2. In the remaining match of the night, Villans beat Villa Boys 4-0 and all this means that Dragons lead with 42 points followed by Cheesemakers with 29 points and holding the third spot are Villans with 26 points.
In the Friday Afternoon Pairs, Lenton Athletic lost 4-0 to leaders Dragons, Sunset Rollers and Celtic Thunder drew 2-2 and Rejects beat Em and Bee 4-0. The League Table after this shows Dragons top with 36 points, Celtic Thunder is second with 26 points and Rejects are third also with 26 points.
The Singles League saw Rob Matthews just beat Win Kewley 10-9, Muriel Cain beat Alan Franklin 32-2, John Kewley beat Gordon Wynne-Smythe 13-9 and Mike Moyer lost 6-18 to Dee Lewis. These results mean that Muriel Cain is in top place with 31 points and in second place is John Kewley with 22 points and there is a tight battle for third place which is currently held by Rob Matthews on 19 points but Dee Lewis in fourth place also has 19 points.
There is really keen competition for the lead in the Tuesday Morning Teams League and in the latest round of fixtures we saw leaders Villans lose 2-4 to Onchan Royals, Dragons beat Castletown Crofters 4-2 and Maxums beat Thru the Gap 6-0. In the remaining matches, Hillbillies beat Jacks On A Roll 4-2 and Ramsey Raiders beat Early Birds also 4-2. Despite their loss Villans still lead with 58 points but the Dragons are now only one point behind with 57 points and in third place are Onchan Royals with 51 points.
In the Premier Teams, a strong performance from Ramsey Wallys saw them beat Villans 6-0 while Cheesemakers also had a 6-0 victory against Birdies. Dragons beat Ramsey Raiders 4-2 and Bay City Bowlers also won 4-2 against Saltire. This means that the Dragons lead with 52 points followed by Cheesemakers on 51 points and Ramsey Wallys are third with 50 points.
The First Division Teams League saw leaders Spinners continue their good form with a 4-2 win against Team Caos, OK lost 2-4 to Maxums and Optimists beat Oddballs also 4-2. These results mean that Spinners still hold the lead with 45 points followed by Optimists with 41 points and Castletown Crofters with 33 points.
The Men’s and ladies’ championships start on Monday 14 February.
The ladies’ draw is below
The men’s draw can be found here
LADIES Championship score sheet