Shropshire's Tracy Ryan and Angela Gaut make bowls history
Tracy Ryan and Angela Gaut made bowls history by featuring in an all-Shropshire final of the women's singles at the Isle of Man September Festival.
It was Ryan who won the battle of the Wrockwardine Wood team-mates 21-17 yesterday at Nobles Park in Douglas, but both ended up with the same prize money.
The club-mates decided to split the first-place cash out of total prize money of £4,680, each receiving £800 for their stunning efforts during the week-long event.
And Gaut's husband Allan and Clay Flattley (St Georges) also reached the last eight for finals day in the men's singles (full story on Tuesday).
n Leaders Meole Brace saw their lead at the top of the Flowfit Shropshire Bowling League cut after they were defeated 9-5 at Bowring while Newport won 10-4 at Ifton.
Results: Bowring 9 Agg+14 (Rob Roden, Brian Jarvis 21-4) Meole Brace 5 (Will Tarrell 21-6); Hadley USC 5 (Phil King 21-7) Chester Road 9 Agg+11 (Mark Holland 21-8); Wem USC 8 Agg+29 (Stuart Bailey 21-9) Arch W'ton 6 (Ged Ashley, Paul Smith 21-13); Castlefields 9 Agg+5 (Martin Codd 21-5) St Georges 5 (Ian Gaut 21-3); Sir J Bayley v Wrock Wood (PP); Burway 11 Agg+38 (Wayne Rogers 21-4) Bylet 3 (Matthew Ealey 21-10); Ifton 4 Rocky Jones, Keiron Roberts 21-10) Newport 10 Agg +34 (Daniel Hand 21-4)
