Category: Competition Updates

Summer Sunshine Sporting

Pro Sporting League, Round 5

The fifth round of the Summer Pro Sporting League was held at Meary Veg, Santon on the morning of Sunday September 4th, with 17 competitors taking part in glorious sunshine with very light winds.

A well received first layout of 25 targets saw Peter Kelly, George Davies, Stan Cross and Alan Wright sharing third position with 18 points each, while David Clague, Stevie Craine and Rob Corlett took second place with 20 apiece, leaving Dave Corlett and Mark Barnett jostling for the lead on 22 points each.

Round two was kind to few, with the Corlett boys bringing home mid teens, Craine Senior leapfrogged by son Calum on 21, and just three competitors clearing the final barrage of instant pairs without dropping a target: Kelly, Cross, and newcomer Daniel Zorab, who bagged one point more on the pairs than in his very first round. Also making good on on an iffy start of 10 points in her first round was Allana Wade, who upped her game to 18 points, while Cross went from 18 to 23 and Kelly from 18 to 22, with Barnett improving on 22 with an extraordinary 24.

The morning’s excitement drew to a close with Peter Kelly and David Clague in equal third on 40 points, Stan Cross in second on 41, and Mark Barnett on top with 46 points – laboratory results pending.

Results

Class A

  1. S Cross (18, 23 = 41)
  2. D Clague (20, 20 = 40)
  3. P Kelly (18, 22 = 40)

Class B

  1. M Barnett (22, 24 = 46)
  2. C Craine (17, 21 = 38)
  3. S Craine (20, 17 = 37)

Class C

  1. A Wright (18, 19 = 37)
  2. Z Bellhouse (15, 18 = 33)
  3. D Morgan (13, 17 = 30)
C Craine, J Clague, Z Bellhouse, M Barnett, D Morgan, S Cross, S Craine, A Wright, P Kelly

English Sporting League, Round 5

The afternoon of Sunday 4th saw yet more sporting action in ideal conditions, and this time it was the fifth round of the Summer English Sporting League which brought 20 competitors out into the early September sunshine, tackling 50 targets across 5 stands.

Freshly back from competing in the British open, junior Joe Faragher wasted no time on stand one with a respectable 9 hits, followed by Peter Kelly, Rob Corlett, and George Davies with 8 points each. By stand two it was time for Joe’s father Brian to take over, putting Faragher (senior) in the lead with 9 followed by Kelly and Paul Mihailovits on 8 targets each.

All change again on stand three, with Joe “I’m-not-having-that” Faragher bagging a perfect 10, joined by watchful veterans Dave Corlett and Stan Cross, and followed by Mihailovits and Rob Corlett on 9. Neither Faraghers were seen at the top of stand four, where a bevy of eight competitors scored 9 points each, including class C shooter Alan Wright.

The fifth and final stand consisted of a high teal and a low, floaty incomer – two types of target typically loved or loathed – and again we saw a solid group at the top, with six shooters scoring perfect tens and another six on resplendent nines.

At the end of five rounds and with the sun still smiling we had Joe Faragher, Rob Corlett, Peter Kelly and Dave Corlett sharing second place on 40 points, with Paul Mihailovits riding high on 42.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (42)
  2. D Corlett (40)
  3. J Clague (35)
  4. G Davies (35)

Class B

  1. P Kelly (40)
  2. R Corlett (40)
  3. S Cross (37)

Class C

  1. J Faragher (40)
  2. R Kneen (31)
  3. A Wright (29)
D Corlett, J Faragher, G Davies, P Mihailovits, P Kelly, R Corlett, S Cross

Thank You

The club expresses its sincere thanks to Pam and Dave Corlett for sponsoring our Summer Pro Sporting League, and to Suntera Global for supporting our Summer English Sporting League. Without your generous support events like this would not be possible, and we’re very grateful indeed.

Wade and Craine in Shoot-Off

Summer DTL Round 4

The fifth round round of the Tower Insurance DTL League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 20 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions which also had the Ian Faragher Highgun cup up for grabs.

The leader after the first round was B class shooter Calum Craine with a perfect 25/75 straight, in equal second place were Alan Wade and Peter Kelly also with straights but for 25/74 points, in equal fourth place were junior Arran Wade and Mike Parr also with straights but only 25/73 and making up the top six was John Moore also with a straight 25/72. The leading C class shooter was Alan Wright with 22/63.

After the second round was completed we had a tie for third place in C class between two lady shooters Allana wade and Nicky Barnett on 105, second place in C went to Rob Marshall on 109 with Alan Wright keeping up the good scoring returning another 22 to finish first in C class on 129 points.

Dave Corlett was third in B class on 133 with son Rob taking second place on 137 but taking B class with a 50 straight for 149 points was Calum Craine which was also equal high gun with A class winner Alan Wade who also had 50 straight so a shoot off was required to find out who was the winner of the Ian Faragher Highgun cup. Mike Parr and junior Arran wade were in equal second place in a class on 143.

In the shoot off Alan maintained his good form hitting another perfect straight to win the Ian Faragher Highgun cup.

Results

Class A

  1. A Wade (50 / 149)
  2. M Parr (49 / 143)
  3. Arr Wade (J) (49 / 143)

Class B

  1. C Craine (50 / 149)
  2. R Corlett (46 / 137)
  3. D Corlett (45 / 133)

Class C

  1. A Wright (44 / 129)
  2. R Marshall (38 / 109)
  3. N Barnett (L) (35 / 105)
  4. A Wade (L) (35 / 105)
A Wright, M Parr, N Barnett (L), R Corlett, A Wade, Arr Wade (J), All Wade (L), R Marshall, D Corlett, C Craine

Summer ABT Round 5

In the afternoon the fifth round of the Sadler Agricultural Supplies ABT League was held and the winner was that man again Alan Wade with 47 points, in second place on 46 was Stan Skinner with Rob Watterson taking third place on 45. Mike Parr was fourth on 44 with junior Arran Wade taking fifth place on 43 and making up the top six was Peter Kelly on 42.

Results

  1. A Wade (23, 24 = 47)
  2. Skinner (24, 22 = 46)
  3. R Watterson (22, 23 = 45)

Summer Olympic Skeet Round 5

The fifth round of the Manx Petroleum’s Olympic skeet league was also held and the winner was super vet Dave Clague on 41 with James Bradley taking second place on 38 with Ted Davis in third place on 37.

Results

  1. Clague (20, 21 = 41)
  2. J Bradley (20, 18 = 38)
  3. T Davis (18, 19 = 37)

Next week is the fifth round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro Sporting league in the morning with the fifth round of the Suntera Global Sporting League  in the afternoon. Duty officers this week are P Kelly & B Kelly.

Kneen in Front for Sport Trap

Sport Trap Manx Championship

The IOM Sport Trap Championship was held at Meary Veg Santon and kindly sponsored by Sadler Agricultural Supplies as well as Pro Fab Wielding and Top Spec Fencing.

The leader after the first round was George Davies with a perfect 25 straight, in equal second place on 24 were Marty Kneen and John Moore with Alan Wade next on 23 followed by Alan Kinrade and Neil Parsons on 22. Marty Kneen took the lead after round two on 47 points, Alan Wade was in second place now on 45 with George Davies and Alan Kinrade next on 43. Kneen stretched his lead after round three to five adding another 23 to his total for making 70 points, Alan Wade was still in second place on 65 with Alan Kinrade and Michael Cross now in equal third place on 64 followed by Paul Mihailovits on 63.

After the forth and final round junior Zac Bellhouse shooting his first Sport trap competition finished in second place in C class with 66 points with Paul Mihailovits taking C class on 85. Stan Cross was second in B class with 77 points but taking B class with 81 points was George Davies. Neil Parsons was second in A class on 84 but we had to have a shot off for third overall between the two Alan’s Kinrade and Wade both scoring 87 and it was Kinrade who was third overall on 87+21 with Wade taking A class with 87+19, in second place overall was Michael Cross with 88 points but winning in style with a 25 straight in his last round was Marty Kneen with a final total on 95.

Results

High Gun

  1. M Kneen
    (24, 23, 23, 25 = 95)
  2. M Cross
    (21, 20, 23, 24 = 88)
  3. A Kinrade
    (22, 21, 21, 23 = 87 + 21)

Class A

  1. A Wade
    (23, 22, 20, 22 = 87 + 19)
  2. N Parsons
    (22, 18, 20, 24 = 84)
  3. M Riley
    (20, 18, 22, 20 = 80)

Class B

  1. G Davies
    (25, 18, 17, 21 = 81)
  2. S Cross
    (20, 17, 18, 22 = 77)

Class C

  1. P Mihailovits
    (20, 22, 21, 22 = 85)
  2. Z Bellhouse (J)
    (13, 15, 18, 20 = 66)
  3. A Wade (J)
    (21, 13, 12, 17 = 63)

Next week is the fifth round of the Tower Insurance DTL at 10am with the fifth rounds of the Manx petroleum’s Olympic Skeet and the Sadler Agricultural Supplies ABT leagues in the afternoons. Duty officers this week are J Moore and M Barnett.

Barsby lands Leonetti Cup

Summer Skeet Round Five

The fifth round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English Skeet League league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 18 competitors taking part in dry hot sunny conditions, which also had the Cesar Leonetti Handicap cup up for grabs.

The joint leaders after the first round were Chairman Peter Kelly, vice Chairman Will Rand and Jeff Corkill with 24 points. In equal forth place were Paul Mihailovits and C class shooter Zac Bellhouse on 23 and making up the top six were John Moore, Madeleine Simpson and Brian Faragher on 22. We also had two shooters making their league debut in Daniel Zorab and John Gaydon who both shot well to record 16 and 14 respectively.

After the second round Brian Kelly and Rob Marshall finished in equal second place in C class with 41 points but taking C class with 48 points was junior Zac Bellhouse who recorded his first 25 straight in his second round – well done Zac! In B class Irene Stockil was in  third place with 41 points with Brian Faragher taking second place with 43 points but taking first place in B was Madeleine Simpson with 44 points. Paul Mihailovits and Jeff Corkill were in equal third place in A class with 47 points with Will Rand taking second place on 48 but taking the highgun and A class with 49 points was Peter Kelly.

In the handicap section for the Cesar Leonetti Handicap cup Wayne Barsby was the run away winner with 64 points. Six shooters carried on to complete a 100 targets and Paul Mihailovits was top gun on 97 with Jeff Corkill second on 94 and John Moore third on 91.

Results

Class A

  1. P Kelly (24, 25 = 49)
  2. W Rand (24, 24 = 48)
  3. P Mihailovits (23, 24 = 47)
  4. J Corkill (24, 23 = 47)

Class B

  1. M Simpson (L) (22, 22 = 44)
  2. B Faragher (22, 21 = 43)
  3. I Stockil (L) (21, 20 = 41)

Class C

  1. Z Bellhouse (J) (23, 25 = 48)
  2. B Kelly (18, 23 = 41)
  3. R Marshall (21, 20 = 41)

Handicap

  1. W Barsby (38 + 26 = 64)
  2. Z Bellhouse (J) (48 + 12 = 60)
  3. B Kelly (41 + 15 = 56)

Next week is the IOM Sport Trap Championship sponsored by Sadler Agricultural Supplies. Duty Officers this week are D Corlett & M Parr.

English Skeet (5) Winners: P Kelly, W Rand, J Corkill, W Barsby, R Marshall, P Mihailovits, B Kelly, Z Bellhouse, I Stockil, M Simpson

Watterson Wears Ball Trap Crown

ABT Manx Championship

The IOM ABT Championship sponsored by Sadler Agricultural Supplies was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with twelve competitors taking part in near ideal conditions.

The leader after the first round was Stan Skinner with 24 points in equal second place on 23 were Rob Watterson, Alan Wade and Mark Riley followed by junior Arran Wade in fifth place on 21 and making up the top six were Steven Craine and Phil Ward on 20.

Skinner hit a straight in his second round, doubling  his lead to two and having a running total of 49, in second place on 47 was Rob Watterson with Alan and Arran Wade now in joint third place on 46. Arran also had a straight in his round, Mark Riley was in fourth place on 44 with Mike Parr and Steven Craine in equal sixth place on 42. We had a tie for the lead after round three between Watterson and Skinner on 71, with Alan Wade in third place on 70, Arran Wade and Mark Riley were tied in forth place with 67 points and in sixth place on 65 was Mike Parr.

So with all to shoot for in the forth and final round, Watterson and Skinner the joint leaders were in the first squad, Skinner scored 22 to finish on 93 but Watterson hit the perfect straight to finish on 96 and win the IOM ABT Championship for the very first time, well done Rob!

We had to have a shoot off for second place as Stan Skinner and Alan Wade both scored 93 which Alan won 24 to 23. Arran Wade was the junior winner on 90.

Results

  1. R Watterson (23, 24, 24, 25 = 96)
  2. A Wade (23, 23, 24, 23, = 93 +24)
  3. S Skinner (24, 25, 22, 22 = 93 +23)
  4. Arr Wade (J) (21, 25, 21, 23 = 90)
  5. M Riley (23, 21, 23, 23 = 90)
  6. M Parr (19, 23, 23, 19 = 84)
Arr Wade, A Wade, R Watterson, S Skinner

Next week is the fifth round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English skeet league which has the Cesar Leonetti handicap cup up for grabs.