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New Avengers took on Triples League leaders Bowlistics. Avengers took one set and held Bowlistics to a draw in the other:  Bowlistics are hanging on to top spot by only one point. Optimist closed the gap on the top place by 2-points after a 2-set win against IBS. Morganites leap from the bottom up to fifth place after a 2-set win over GGs, and Possa Bowls also move up after a set win and draw against Oddbowls.

Ayre Assassins took both sets from Aljays and move 5 points clear at the top of the Premier Pairs. Closing the gap behind second placed Simple Minds are Dragons, who won one set and drew the other against Minds. Villa Boys keep fourth place after a 2-set win over Tee Pegs, and Villans move up to sixth after they drew the first set and won the second against Blues Brothers.

Tuesday Team League leaders Villans have a healthy 9-point lead going into the Christmas break. Their match against Ramsey Raiders ended in a win in the triples and pairs for Villans. Raiders move into second place as Onchan Royals were unable to gain a point in their match against Hillbillies. Bowling Stones were unable to get into the match against an in-form KCS Sunshine Band, who took all three sets and move above Stones. Early Birds drew the triples and won the pairs against Maxums, and Team Triskelion won the triples and singles against Morganites.

Bandits kept First Division Pairs league leaders, Enigma to singles figures in both sets but were unable to stop them taking both sets. Only one point behind in second place, after a 2-set win against Atlas, are Douglas Old Boys. CC & me lost out on the last end of the first set to TOU, who ran away with the second set. CC & me managing to hang on to 1 chalk in the last end. Taking 4 point from their match against GGs, Castletown Crofters move up to fourth place

Possa Bowls managed to hold Villans to a draw in the pairs match. However, despite dropping a point, Villans remain Team League leaders. Morganites gained 2-points from a win in the pairs against second placed Dragons. Simple Minds remain third after wins in the triples and pairs against Saltire. Spectrum almost got full points, but Birdies held them to a draw in the pairs, and New Avengers record their second win after the match against Crown Greeners.

Dragons remain on top of the Friday Pairs after a 2-set win over Crown Greeners. KT Sunshine Band move to second after a 2-set win against GGs, and Celtic Thunder move to third after they drew their match against Top dogs. The match ended in a set apiece for Sunset Rollers and Maxums and Emanden Utd get their first win of the season against Tinker and Bell

Keeping her unbroken record of wins Paula Garrett remains Singles League Leader after her match against Muriel Cain, with Stuart Garrett in second after his match against Neil Dunwell.  Shaun Seal is in third place after the match between him and Mike Moyer

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The Tuesday team league have one more match to play before they break for Christmas.

A set draw and a win against Top Dogs was enough to put Dragons 2-points clear at the top of the Afternoon Pairs. Three teams on the same score of 22 are separated only by that all important chalk difference. Second placed Crown Greeners drew their match against Celtic Thunder, now fourth, as a 2-set win for KT Sunshine Band, over Bowling Stones, move them up to third. Drawn games for Maxums against Tinker and Bell and Sunset Rollers against Emanden Utd.

Premier Pairs league leaders, Ayre Assassins, extended their points lead after a 2-set win over Blues Brothers. Second placed Simple Minds dropped a point when Tee Pegs held them to draw in the first set. There was a draw in the match between Dragons and Villans, and Villa Boys took both sets against Aljays.

Maximum points for Villans keep them at the top of the Tuesday Team League, they also added to their chalk difference, which may be significant come the end of the season, as Onchan Royals dropped 2 points when Maxums’ singles player won the set 7-6. Ramsey Raiders also missed the opportunity to get 6-points when Team Triskelion won the triples. In other games, Early Birds won the triples and singles, however, Hillbillies had a strong finish in the pairs. Castletown Crofters won the triples and pairs, and Bowling Stones won the singles.

The top 2 teams played against each other in the First Division Pairs. League leaders, Enigma, did enough to keep them top with a draw against Douglas Old Boys. A 2-set win for TOU against GGs keep TOU in third. After losing the first set, CC & me just missed out on taking the second set from 1-in-4 when the set ended 5-6. 1-in-4 now move to fourth. Castletown Crofters, and Bandits both, had a 2-set win over their opponents.

Villans move back to the top of the Wednesday Team League after taking full points from their match against Morganites. Dragons dropped 2 vital points when Possa Bowls won the pairs. Simple Minds keep third after taking 6-points from New Avengers, and the match between Crown Greeners and Spectrum ended with a 3-set win for Spectrum. Birdies also added 6-points to their tally after their match against Saltire.

Bowlistics move to top the Thursday Triples after a 2-set win over GGs. Castletown Crofters, with the same points but with a lower chalk difference, are second as they drew their match against New Avengers. Optimists remain in third after taking both sets from Oddbowls and Possa Bowls hung on to draw in one set to gain a point from their opponents IBS.

Paula Garrett remains at the top of the Singles league, despite losing to Stuart Garrett, who now moves to second. Muriel Cain is now in third after winning against Mike Moyer

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The top two teams in the Copyshop Premier Pairs, Ayre Assassins and Simple Minds, played against each other this week: the match ended in a draw, leaving Assassins in top spot. Dragons remain third after they drew against Tee Pegs and, despite losing and set to Villa Boys, Blues Brothers remain in fourth. Aljays move above their opponents Villans after taking both sets in the match.

Another week at the top of the Tuesday Team League for Villans, however, Onchan Royals are now only 3-points behind after a 6-point win over KCS Sunshine Band. Third in the table, Ramsey Raiders lost the triples and won singles and drew the pairs against Early Birds. Maxums drew the singles to gain one point, but the rest of the points went to fourth placed Castletown Crofters. Bowling Stones won the singles and drew the pairs against Morganites and Hillbillies won the singles and pairs against Team Triskelion.

Enigma kept their lead in the first Division Pairs after a 2-set win against Castletown Crofters, but Douglas Old Boys remain one point behind after their 2-set win against GGs. Keeping in touch with the leaders TOU added 4 points after their match against Bandits and in a close match CC & me won the first set and managed to draw the second against US2.  1-in-4 won both sets against Atlas

Only one match was played in Wednesday Team League due to bad weather, ending with Dragons winning the triples and singles and New Avengers gaining 2-points from a win in the pairs.

Thursday evening Triples was affected by the bad weather and only two teams were able to play New Avengers and Optimists drew their match and Bowlistics took both sets from their opponents Oddbowls.

As the weather improved, all fixtures were played in the Afternoon Pairs. Dragons move to top spot, drawing on set and winning the other against Emamden Utd.

Crown Greeners lose their first place KT Sunshine Band took both sets, the win for KT Sunshine Band move them up to fifth place. Remaining in fourth, but only 2 points behind the leader, are Top dogs following their 2-set win over Sunset Rollers. Maxums move up a place after taking both sets from Bowling Stones and Tinker and Bell drew against GGs.

Friday Singles leader Paula Garrett added to her points total after a win against Neil Dunwell and Stuart Garrett moves to third after a 2-set win over Mike Moyers.

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No change in the CopyShop Premier Pairs as Ayre Assassins remain top after taking both sets against Villans. Second-placed Simple Mind also had a 2-set win against Villa Boys. A 2-set win for Dragons over Aljays keep Dragons in third and Blues Brothers remain fourth after their win against Tee Pegs.

Villans remain top of the Tuesday Team League after taking full points from KCS Sunshine Band. Castletown Crofters started well with a convincing win in triples, but Onchan Royals came back strong to wins the singles and pairs.  Hillbillies won triples and singles as Morganites gained 2-points from a win in the pairs. Team Triskelion won the triples and singles, but Maxums held on to win the Pairs and Early Birds were unable to score against Bowling Stones who took 6 -points from the match.

Enigma are holding on to first place in the 1^st Division Pairs after a set win and draw against Atlas. Douglas Old Boys took both sets against CC & me and have closed the gap to one point behind. A draw for TOU drew against 1-in-4 keeps TOU in third, as US2 recorded their first win from the match against GGs. The final match ended in a draw between Bandits and Castletown Crofters.

This week first and second placed in the Evening Team league played each. Villans remain in first after a win in the triples and pairs whilst Dragons gained 2-points from the singles win. However, third placed Simple Minds have closed the gap to only 2-points after getting 6 points from their match against Morganites. A good win for Crown Greeners keeps them in fifth and Saltire move up a place after gaining 6 points from their match.  The match between Possa Bowls and Spectrum ended in a draw.

Castletown Crofters extend their points lead at the top of the Triples league after a 2-set win over second placed Bowlistics. A draw against Possa Bowls was enough to keep Optimists in third.  New Avengers lost their fourth place when IBS won both sets. Morganites record their first win after taking both sets from Oddbowls.

Crown Greeners lead the Afternoon Pairs league after a 2-set win over Emanden Utd. On the same points but behind on chalk difference are Celtic Thunder who won a set and drew a set in their match against GGs. Dragons move to third after a 2-set win over Maxums. Bowling Stones drew their match against Tinker and Bell, as did Sunset Rollers against KT Sunshine Band

Shaun Seal moves up to second place in the Singles league after his win against Mike Moyers, behind league leader Paula Garrett. Neil Dunwell and Stuart Garrett drew on chalks and get a point apiece.

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Ayre Assassins lead the Premier Pairs as a drawn match was enough to put them in first place when last week’s league leaders, Simple Minds lost both sets to Blues Brothers. A set win and a draw were enough for Villa Boys to move above their opponents Villans. The match between Tee Pegs and Aljays ended in a draw.

Villans remain top of the Tuesday Team League, adding full points from the match. KCS Sunshine Band lost out to Ramsey Raiders, who keep their second place. Onchan Royals move to third after wins in the singles and pairs. In the match between Morganites and Early Birds, Morganites won the triples, and Early Birds won the pairs, with the deciding singles ending in a draw.  Team Triskelion gained no points from their encounter with Castletown Crofters. 

Enigma are only 2-points clear at the top of the first-division pairs as their match against GGs ended in a draw. Second place Douglas Old Boys closed the gap when they won both sets against 1-in-4. A set win and draw keep TOU in fourth. In the match between Castletown Crofters and CC & me, Crofters took both sets. US2 and Bandits ended their match drawn on chalks and points.

 One-point separates first and second place in the Evening Team league. First placed Villans ended their match with a win in the triples and pairs, as second place Dragons

closed the gap when they took full points from Saltire. Simple Minds remain in third with a win in the triples and singles and Crown Greeners improved their position when they won the triples and singles against The Possa Bowls.  A win in the triples and a draw in the singles gave much needed points to keep Morganites 1-point above New Avengers

Moving to the top of the Triples, after a set win and a draw, are Castletown Crofters as Bowlistics only picked up 1-point from their match against Optimists. New Avengers jump to fourth place after their win over Morganites, pushing GGs down as they drew against Possa Bowls.

Celtic Thunder now lead the Friday Pairs after taking a set win and draw against Emamden Utd. Crown Greeners stay second as Top dogs move into third after taking a set win and draw over GGs. Dragons drop to fourth as they were unable to gain any points in their encounter with Bowling Stones. KT Sunshine Band took both sets from their match against Tinker and Bell.

Paula Garrett is now 6-points clear at the top of the Singles league as she took the win over Les Crellin and Muriel Cain is just holding on to second place over Neil Dunwell on chalk difference.

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Simple Minds remain top of the Premier Pairs and close behind are Ayre Assassins after a win over Tee Pegs. The other matches in the league ended in draws,

Villa Boys against Dragons and Aljays against Blues Brothers.

With a solid 40 chalks, Villans took full points from Maxums and move into first place in the Tuesday Team League. Ramsey Raiders missed out on a full house

when their opponents Bowling Stones won the triples by 1 chalk. KCS Sunshine Band took the triples and singles, and this was

enough to keep them in third place. Wins for Onchan Royals and Castletown Crofters mean they keep their current positions.

Enigma still top the First Division Pairs after a 2-set win over TOU.  Second place Douglas Old Boys drew their match against US2.  

GGs move up after they took both sets from Atlas. Bandits took on CC & me and the match ended in a draw as did the game between Castletown Crofters and 1-in-4

Villans are still top of the Wednesday Evening Team after a 6-point win over Saltire. Dragons remain in second after a win in the singles and pairs, their opponents,

Birdies took the triples. Simple Minds and Possa Bowls match ended with Minds taking the triples and singles and Possa Bowls taking the pairs.

In a tightly contested match between Spectrum and New Avengers, Avengers won the triples and pairs, and Spectrum took the singles.

Morganites won the singles and pairs, and Crown Greeners got 2 points from the match by just winning the singles 6-7.

Bowlistics still lead the evening Triples league after a 2-set win over Possa Bowls with Castletown Crofters keeping second place after taking both sets from Oddbowls.

A draw for GGs against Optimists was enough to push both teams up a place and the match between Morganites and IBS also ended in a draw.

No change in the in the positions of the Friday Afternoon Pairs and despite amassing 23 chalks Crown Greeners could only draw their match against Bowling Stones.

Drawn matches for Celtic Thunder against Maxums and Top Dogs against KT Sunshine Band.  The match between GGs and Emamden ended in a draw on sets and

chalks. A set win and a draw in favour of Sunset Rollers in their match against Tinker & Bell.

Paula Garrett remains top of the Friday Singes league. Muriel Cain remains in second despite losing to Stuart Garrett. Neil Dunwell took the points in his match as did Shaun Seal.

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Paula Garrett remains on top of the Friday Singes after a win against Stuart Garrett, as Muriel Cain remains in second after her win against Les Crellin. Neil Dunwell also won his match against Shaun Seal.  

At the start of the week in the Premier Pairs match between Aljays and Simple Minds, Minds got a maximum score to keep them in top spot. Close behind in second, Ayre Assassins won both sets against Villa Boys; and Dragons also got a maximum from Blues Brothers. The match between Villans and Tee Pegs ended in a draw.

Tuesday Team League leaders Ramsey Raiders took the triples and pairs as Maxums held them to a draw in the singles. Castletown Crofters and Early Birds were unable to stop their opponents, Villans, and KCS respectively, from taking all the points. Onchan Royals ran away with the match achieving double figures in all sets against Team Triskelion. Bowling Stones won the triples and singles, and Hillbillies saved 2 points by winning the pairs.

In the First Division Pairs, Enigma are still holding on to first place despite dropping a set to CC & me. In second place are Douglas Old Boys, who took both sets from their opponents Bandits, as Castletown Crofters dropped the first set, then managed a draw against TOU. Sharing the points when their matches ended in a draws GGs against 1-in-4 and US2 against Atlas

Villans remain top of the Wednesday Evening Team table by 1 point after taking the triples and pairs from Simple Minds as Dragons move to second after taking full points from Crown Greeners. Spectrum won the triples and singles to be level on points with their opponents Saltire, who won the pairs.

A promising start for Birdies when they won the triples and singles, but New Avengers held on to a good win in the pairs. Morganites get 4 points and move off the bottom of the table after winning the triples and singles from their opponents Possa Bowls.

In the Thursday evening Triples Castletown Crofters took both sets from Possa Bowls to move them in second place. New Avengers achieved their first win after taking both sets in their match against GGs. Oddbowls had a set win and a draw against IBS and move to third place; Optimists also won by a set a draw against Morganites.

Dragons jumped up to first place in the Friday Afternoon Pairs when they took both sets from Tinker & Bell. KT Sunshine Band also took maximum points from their match against Emanden. It was a close game between Sunset Rollers and GGs ending in a 2-set win for GGs. A set win and a draw for Top dogs over their opponents Maxums. Bowling Stones and Celtic Thunder shared the points when their match ended in a draw.

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