Author: P Kelly

Icy Sporting at Meary Veg

Winter Pro Sporting League, Round 2

The second round of the Winter Series Pro Sporting league kindly sponsored by Brian Faragher was held at Meary Veg Santon in dry calm but cold conditions.

The leader after the first layout was trap shooter Rob Watterson on 22 points with Paul Mihailovits and B class Michael Cross in equal second place on 21 followed by Will Rand, Peter Kelly and John Moore on 19. The leading C class shooter was David Morgan on 18 with grandson Zac Bellhouse second on 15.

The second layout on the right hand range saw the scores increase for most except David Morgan who finished in third place in C class on 32, junior Zac Bellhouse was in second place on 36 but taking C class with 36 points was Mark Sweetman who scored 24 on his second round. In B class junior Joe Faragher was third on 40 with his dad Brian beating him by one to take second place on 42 with Michael Cross taking B class with 44 points. In A class we had a tie for third place between John Moore and Peter Kelly on 41 with Rob Watterson taking second place on 44 but the star of the show on the day was Paul Mihailovits who hit all 25 targets in his second round to take first in A class and high gun overall on 46 points – well shot Paul.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (46)
  2. R Watterson (44)
  3. J Moore (43)

Class B

  1. M Cross (44)
  2. B Faragher (41)
  3. J Faragher (J) (40)

Class C

  1. M Sweetman (37)
  2. Z Bellhouse (J) (36)
  3. D Morgan (32)
P Kelly, R Watterson, P Mihailovits, M Cross, B Faragher, M Sweetman, Z Bellhouse, D Morgan, J Faragher, J Moore

Next week is the pre Christmas shoot shot over 20 Skeet Doubles, 20 Double Rise & 20 Pro Sporting which also includes a drawn team event. A, B, & C class meat prizes sponsored by the club, entries close at 10am.

Typical Conditions at Meary Veg

DTL Round Two

The second round of the Cu Plas Callow Winter Series DTL League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 13 hardy souls taking part in cold, damp and breezy conditions.

The leader in A class after the first round was Alan Wade who hit a perfect 25/75 straight, in equal second place were Phil Ward and Mike Walker with 24/71. The leading B class shooter was Rob Corlett on 18/51 with Stan Cross second on 17/50. Will Rand was the leading C class on 19/56 with Mark Sweetman in second place on 19/54.

After a short break the second round got under way with the wind now blowing stronger, lifting the targets and making the eyes water. Brian Kelly finished in third place in C class with 63 points with Mark Sweetman taking second place on 115 but the winner of C class with 119 points was Will Rand. Rob Corlett finished in second place in B class on 103 with Stan Cross in first place on 111. In A class Mike Walker finished in third place on 136 with Phil Ward taking second place on 143 (it could have been a different story if Phil had remembered to take his safety catch off for his first target of the day) but taking the top spot in A and high gun overall was Alan Wade on 143.

Results

Class A

  1. A Wade (49 / 143)
  2. P Ward (48 / 141)
  3. M Walker (46 / 136)

Class B

  1. S Cross (39 / 111)
  2. R Corlett (36 103)

Class C

  1. W Rand (41 / 119)
  2. M Sweetman (41 / 115)
  3. B Kelly (21 / 63)

Next week is the second round of the Winter series Pro Sporting league sponsored by Brian Faragher. The AGM of the club will also be held after the shoot has finished approx 13:00.

Winter Leagues Fully Underway

English Skeet, Round One

The first round of the Utopia Hair Salon Winter Series English Skeet League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 15 competitors taking part in very changeable conditions.

In the first round pad one and two proved very difficult with the sun directly shining into the shooters faces but junior Joe Faragher proved that wrong by scoring 24 points only missing on station six to lead from Dave Corlett on 23 in second place with Will Rand, John Moore and B class shooter George Davies in equal third place on 22. We had two new shooters making their league debut in Roman Sammer and Mark Hepworth who both shot 18 in their first round. The leading C class shooter was Chris Workman on 20.

After a short break the second round got underway but this time the shooters had a very strong wind to content with making the targets very unpredictable but at the end of the round we had the following results. In C Class Rob Marshall and Chris Workman were the winners on 39 points with Barry Jones taking third place on 33. George Davies was the lone shooter in B class on 41. In A Class Paul Mihailovits was in third place on 43 with Paul managing to hit a straight in his second round, in second place on 44 was Will Rand but taking first place and overall high gun was junior Joe Faragher – done Joe.  

Results

Class A

  1. J Faragher (J) (47)
  2. W Rand (44)
  3. P Mihailovits (43)

Class B

  1. G Davies (41)

Class C

  1. R Marshall (39)
  2. C Workman (39)
  3. B Jones (33)
P Mihailovits, W Rand, J Faragher, G Davies, B Jones, R Marshall

Sunny Start to Winter Leagues

DTL Round One

The first round of The Cu Plas Callow Winter Series DTL league was held at Meary Veg, Santon, in dry and sunny conditions.

The leader after the first round was Mike Walker with a 25 straight for 74 points in second place on 71 points was Phil Ward with Mike Parr in third place on 69. The leading B class shooter was junior David Cowin on 50 and the leading C class shooter was Alan Wright on 66.

After a short break for a cuppa and sausage bap the second round got under way but we had another delay as the first round leader Mike Walker was ready to shoot then realised that he had forgot to bring more cartridges for his second round. After the second round Alan Wright the first round leader in C class finished in second place in C on 111 but beating him on 124 was Rob Marshall. In B Class Jack Clague finished in second place on 101 with junior David Cowin taking B on 112. In A class Peter Kelly finished in third place on 131 mainly down to a straight in his second round, in second place on 140 was Phil Ward, who missed his first target out in his second round but one point ahead in first place was Mike Walker on 141.

Results

Class A

  1. M Walker (48 / 142)
  2. P Ward (47 / 140)
  3. P Kelly (45 / 131)

Class B

  1. D Cowin (J) (38 / 112)
  2. J Clague (35 / 101)

Class C

  1. R Marshall (43 / 124)
  2. A Wright (37 / 111)
A Wright, D Cowin, J Clague, M Walker, P Ward, P Kelly, R Marshall

No shoot next week as the range is closed for Remembrance Sunday. Don’t forget the dinner on Saturday 12th November at the Douglas Golf Club 19:30 start.

Parsons Pots Black

Successful Snooker ‘Fun Shoot’

A very enjoyable snooker shoot was held at Meary Veg, Santon, which was shot under one of the new shelters on the range so nobody got wet.

The winner of the individual section was Neil Parsons with a very good score of 78 (ex 100). In second place on 70 was Mark Barnett with Brian Faragher taking third place on 63 followed by Michael Cross in fourth place on 57 with Paul Mihailovits in fifth place on 56 and making up the top six was Brian Kelly on 55.

In team section shot separately to the individual  Stan Cross and Neil Parsons were the winners on 136 with Dave Corlett and Paul Mihailovits second on 107 and junior David Cowin and Brian Faragher in third place on 94. Full scores are available online.

Next week is another come and try it day for anybody that wishes to come along and try their hand at clay shooting, the cost is £5 for 10 shots with all equipment and coaching supplied. The range will also be open for  club members to come and practice.