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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