Team AON have been crowned Isle of Man Squash Rackets Association A League champions once again.

They ended their campaign with a 4-1 win over closest rivals Cannell Print last week, therefore remaining unbeaten since Christmas.

Chris Cave and Mason McLarney secured good 3-1 wins against junior players Oliver Williams and Oliver Wait, before Pat Fitzpatrick made the match score 3-0 with a win over fellow Academy coach Ben Peach.

Resistance from Cannell Print came through their captain Thomas Whiteway who beat AON skipper Robin Crease in three close games and senior player Rob Colquitt who battled hard for five games but just failed to get the win over Robin’s younger brother Jason.

Team AON have had a good season and are very worthy champions.

Mid-Court Crisis (MCC) finished their season with a close fixture against Crazies. The latter started well with 3-0 and 3-1 wins in the bottom string matches through Adam Corcoran and Mark Webster-Smith.

MCC fought back and levelled the match score with 3-1 wins through Malcolm Levy and Rob Boyles.

The deciding match was between Crazies’ much-improved James Ramsey and MCC stalwart Paul Barnett. This was a very close match, with Ramsey pulling back from 2-0 down to even the score 2-2, before Barnett clinched the fifth 14-12 to give MCC the match win.

The B League title winner was decided when Outcasts played Sharks, with Outcasts coming into the fixture above Derivco Sharks on points but Sharks ahead on the number of matches won.

After some tough matches, Outcasts proved to be too strong for Sharks and took the fixture 4-1, 233-175. Sharks’ only victory was at number one with James Ramsey getting a good result against a returning Chris Cave.

At number two Toby Woolard beat Alan MacNair 3-1 then Nathan Quilliam had a point to prove - finding himself playing at three after having been dropped from his more usual number one spot - and beat Dave O’Neill 3-0.

At four Angus Hopkinson recorded a good 3-1 win and then in the fifth string match Liam Davies made up for last year’s loss against David Freer by beating him 3-0.

As victors, the Outcasts took the Winter League title and, with them having already won the Autumn League, they have been crowned B League champions for 2019-20.

Junior Academy played their final league match against Racketeers Pioneers and enjoyed a fantastic win. Their progress throughout the season has been outstanding and the Junior Academy team have really shown they are well worthy of competing in the B League.

The standout result was Emma Leith beating dad James as Emma dug in well and in the end her exceptional technique gave her the advantage in the fifth.

The overall result was 3-2, 201-216 so it was a very close match. Watch out next season B league - the Juniors will be going for the title!

Island Exhausts Vets finished as C League champions, although this final fixture proved to be a difficult one for them and they only just maintained their unbeaten record against a strong Dohle Stars team.

Peter Sharples, Les Callow and Mark Stratford got the Exhausts off to a winning start with 3-0 wins in the lower order matches.

It was good to see Vicky Watterson back on an island court and giving Stratford a good run for his money, there were plenty of long rallies with much of the play being from the back of the court.

Callow and Sharples had too much experience for their opponents but both Phil Butler and Harry Douthwaite were competitive throughout.

At the top of the order neither Richard Cretney nor Ian Sheard could make much headway in their matches, with both Angus Hopkinson and Peter Baker dominating the court.

Hopkinson played good, canny squash throughout, wearing down Cretney in some long rallies, while Baker played a good mix of length combined with some powerful, controlled hitting to secure the top two matches for Dohle.

Island Exhausts Vets are to be congratulated on winning the league and retaining their trophy.

Buchanan and Pitts Misfits’ middle order of Terry Holt, Stephen Pitts and John Watterson, played to their strengths and secured the bonus points in their fixture against Junior Academy C team.

Juniors’ number one Beth Jones had a good 3-0 win but the match of the night was between Elliot Henson and Cai Lewis, the latter making only his second appearance for the team. Cai’s youth, determination and fitness proved decisive in their epic five-game encounter.

It has been good to be able to get back on the courts and finish the leagues for this year.

The prize presentation and end-of-season social will take place on Saturday, August 1 at Douglas Golf Club, a great event for all squash players to mark the end of the season and celebrate the game.