Villans challenge Cheesemakers for Premier Pairs

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.