Marown Bowling Club hosted the Top Lady competition on Sunday, consisting of 32 invitational bowlers.

It was a very blustery and cold day brightening up for the final. Going through to the semi-finals were mother and daughter Elaine and Jenny Moore (South Ramsey) who played each other, with Janet Monk (Mooragh Park) up against Tracy Moore (Castletown).

Although Elaine and Monk tried their best, Jenny and Tracy were on form winning comfortably to 11 and 10.

In the final, Jenny had the better start going 15-7 up on 16th end. Tracy dug deep, started to pull back points and by the 26th end it was 19-16 to Jenny. Tracy managed to score two more points before Jenny ran out the winner 21-18.

The final was certainly exciting to watch for those who stayed. President Sue Gawne presented the trophy before Jenny thanked Marown for hosting the event, Gill Morgan for the smooth running of the competition and all her opponents.

Open Age League

Mooragh Park played host to Port Erin on Friday night in what proved to be a tight match both on points and games.

The closest games of the night saw Maureen Hamilton (Mooragh) winning to 18, with Rita Callister and Carol Kaye (Port Erin) winning to 18 and 19 respectively.

There were comfortable victories for Shannon McMullan (Mooragh) and Di Benson (Port Erin) both to single figures. Overall score: Mooragh Park 160-Port Erin 148 (five games to four).

Results: Castletown A 183 (8), Ballaugh 107 (1); Douglas 120 (3), South Ramsey 162 (6); Marown A 154 (4), Onchan 163 (5); Peel Sunset 166 (5), Marown B 141 (4); Port St Mary 183 (7), Castletown 94 (2)

It may only be the second week, but Castletown A have been strongest out of the starting blocks with two good wins followed by Port St Mary. These two teams are playing each other today (Friday) and, as in previous years, it may prove to be a close affair.

Over-60s League

Last Tuesday morning saw four out of the seven matches getting maximums of 126 points. The closest match was between Mooragh Park A playing Finch Hill. Although it was three all in games, Finch Hill won on points overall score - Mooragh Park A 86 (3), Finch Hill 97 (3)

Results: Castletown A 125 (6), Onchan B 50 (0); Marown 126 (6), Port Erin A 58 (0); Onchan A 118 (5), Ballaugh 78 (1); Port St Mary A 126 (6), Castletown B 42 (0); South Ramsey 124 (5), Port St Mary B 75 (1); Peel Sunset 126 (6), Mooragh Park B 26 (0)

Elaine Moore