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Thu, 26 Mar 2015


Sulby win the premier league

            Monday evening was the final round of matches in the Isle of Man Winter League series and congratulations must go to Sulby Rifle Club as the 2014/15 winners of Division 1. Divisions 2 & 3 winners are the strong southern rifle club, Port St Mary. The Division 2 win was claimed on aggregate when ‘Port and Sulby both hit 30 points but Port St Mary’s aggregate was 32 points ahead of the northern club giving them an excellent win.

 

Monday’s results – IoMSC Douglas claim wins in all three Divisions

            IoMSC Douglas travelled to the Glen Gardens in Laxey and left with wins in all three Divisions. Tracey Skelton and Martin Burns were both top shots for the visitors on 99 closely followed by Nick Brown on 98 and Mark Osborn and Andy Potter making up the Division 1 team on 96. Suzanne Curphey and John Wood led the way for Laxey on 98 with Stephen Curphey and Harry Creevy both on 97, Gary Kneale hit 96 to make up their five man team.

 

Laxey                                       v          IoMSC Douglas

Division 1

John Wood                  98                    Tracey Skelton (L)       99

Suzanne Curphey (L)   98                    Martin Burns               99

Harry Creevy               97                    Nick Brown                  98

Stephen Curphey         97                    Mark Osborn               96

Gary Kneale                96                    Andy Potter                 96

                                    486                                                      488

 

Division 2

Judy Kee (L)                 95                    Mike Clague                96

James Hewison (J)       94                    Christian Eaton (J)       95

Charlie Clague                        94                    Mike Thompson          94

Andrew Jessopp          92                    Keith Lowney               92

Bridget Kneale            (L)       90                    David Humphrey         92

                                    465                                                      469

Division 3

Bill Snelling                 89                    Thomas Clague (J)      92

Paul Perkins                90       

00                    Sam Jones (J)               90

                                    89                                                        272

 

IoMSC Sandsiders finish with a strong win

            IoMSC Sandsiders welcomed Castletown for their final match of the season and became another team to win in all three Divisions. Richard Arthur was the leader for the hosts on 99 with Steve Callus close behind on 98. Having celebrated his sixteenth birthday on Sunday Matthew Roosen, who appears to be thriving in the IoM Shooting Club Development Squad, which continued its coaching course on Saturday and Sunday, hit another terrific score of 97 with Bill Jones also on the same score. Castletown’s leading shot went to John Brewis on 98 with Robin McFee on 96. Castletown have had a disappointing season but they continue to field two teams week after week which gives heart to next season – keep up the good work folks.

 

IoMSC Sandsiders                  v          Castletown

Division 1

Richard Arthur            99                    John Brewis                 98

Steve Callus                 98                    Robin McFee               96

Matthew Roosen (J)    97                    Lauren Cooper (L)       95

Bill Jones                     97                    Shirley Caley (L)          93

Liz Jones (L)                 96                    Nigel Christian            92

                                    487                                                      474

 

Division 2

Terry Green                96                    Andy Bell                     92

Andy Traynor              94                    Steve Gardner             91

Tony Kneale                94                    Henry Qualtrough       91

Norman Ormrod         92                    Duncan Watterson      89

Chris Ollett                  89                    John-Paul Bridson       87

                                    465                                                      450

 

Division 3

Phil Kneen                   87                    Reg Caley                    84

Ken McWaters                        87                                                        00

                                    174                                                      84

 

Kirk Michael Lose out to Sulby by just 2 points

            This week, Kirk Michael had three shooters missing from their ranks and the result could possibly have been a disaster for the visiting Sulby team had a full team been fielded. Two ladies, Perryn Callister and Suzanne McKnight led the home team with Callister on 99 and McKnight hitting 98. Both these ladies took part in the Development squad over the weekend so it appears to be having a significant effect on those involved. Les Crowe posted a 97 to help the Division 1 team’s score of 485. For the visitors, Julian Teare produced another excellent 99 with Junior, Fergus Coulter a point in arrears on 98 giving the visitors a Division 1 win by 2 points.

 

Kirk Michael                           v          Sulby

Division 1

Perryn Callister (L)      99                    Julian Teare                99

Suzanne McKnight (L) 98                    Fergus Coulter (J)        98

Les Crowe                   97                    Teddy Sayle                 97

Tom Lord                     96                    Peter Webb                 97

Alex Trafford (J)          95                    Will Quayle                 96

                                    485                                                      487

 

Division 2

Kevin Quinn                 92                    Peter Faragher            96

David Lord                   92                    Mark Cain                   95

                                                            Rod Forshaw               95

                                                            Barry Jones                 95

                                    00                    Don Ault                      94

                                    186                                                      475

 

 

Division 3

                                                            Richard Faragher        93

                                                            Andy Mitchell              92

                                                            Orry Teare                  90

                                                            Jim Teare                    90

                                    00                    Jacob Duggan (J)         87

                                    00                                                        452

 

Additional Shooters                         

                                                            Rod Farrington            71

 

 

Final league positions as at March 24th.

            Congratulations must go to the two largest teams on the Island, Sulby and Port St Mary. For the rest of us, we look forward to a more competitive season during the 2015/16 season which will commence in October. The Individual Championship is, I believe, extremely close and has yet to be confirmed. I will hopefully, be able to cover this in next week’s column

 

Division 1

                                                S              W            D             L              Agg         Points

Sulby                                      18           15           0              3              8767       30

IoMSC Douglas                      18           13           1              4              8779       27

Port St Mary                          18           11           2              5              8767       24

Laxey                                      18           9              1              8              8720       19

Kirk Michael                          18           7              0              11           8701       14

IoMSC Sandsiders                18           5              0              13           8659       10

Castletown                            18           1              0              17           8579       2

                                                                                                                                     

Division 2                           

                                                S              W            D             L              Agg         Points

Port St Mary                          18           15           0              3              8513       30

Sulby                                      18           15           0              3              8481       30

IoMSC Douglas                      18           14           0              4              8532       28

Laxey                                      18           8              0              10           7893       16

Kirk Michael                          18           5              0              13           7186       10

IoMSC Sandsiders                18           4              0              14           7652       8

Castletown                            18           2              0              16           8032       4

 

Division 3

                                                S              W            D             L              Agg         Points

Port St Mary                          18           16           0              2              7615       32

Sulby                                      18           15           0              3              7866       30

IoMSC Douglas                      18           14           0              4              6449       28

Laxey                                      18           6              0              12           1239       12

IoMSC Sandsiders                18           4              1              13           927         9

Castletown                            18           2              0              16           1159       4

Kirk Michael                          18           0              1              17           165         1

 

Golden Jubilee Results

            The Golden Jubilee, a competition for junior shooters, was shot at Port St Mary Rifle Club on March 18th and although just 5 juniors took part, the evening produced some close shooting where re-gauging was required. The results were:-

1 – George Dalton-Brown (PSM)        98, 96 = 194

2 – Alex Trafford (KM)                        97, 95 = 192 (re-gauged to 97 and 95) = 192

3 – Callum Grant (PSM)                      95, 97 = 192 (re-gauged to 94 and 96) = 190

4 – Jackie Gardner (PSM)                   94, 95 = 189

5 – Luca Salinardi (PSM)                     91, 93 = 184

 

Dates for your Diaries

 

                The Isle of Man Rifle Association are holding their Annual Dinner and Prize Presentation on Saturday April 18th at 7.30 pm. Clubs have been advised regarding the menu and if last year’s dinner is anything to go by, it will be an excellent evening. It would be helpful if clubs could inform Lorrie Thompson as soon as possible with ticket numbers.

 

Town v Country

 

                The Town v Country match is scheduled for March 30th, but I have not been informed about the location as yet nor has the date been confirmed. I understand it is the turn of the Country to provide the venue.

 

Easter Shooting Festival

 

                The Island’s premier shooting competition, The Easter Shooting Festival, is being held over the Easter period and anyone who may be interested in spectating would be made welcome at Sinclair, St Johns.

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