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Glover edges closer to Gold Coast Games berth

Tue, 30 May 2017

Rachel Glover took another step towards next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia after she and fellow Manx shooter Tracey Skelton spent a weekend in Scotland competing in the STS Three-position competition in Aberdeen followed by a 70-mile trip south to Dundee to take part in a prone Grand Prix.

Rachel picked up another Minimum Consideration Score  in the 3P event to give her a boost for next year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

She qualified for the final with a great score of 557 and went on to win silver in the final with a score of 433.5 behind winner Seonaid McIntosh.  This is the sixth time Rachel has achieved the qualifying mark.

So, does she feel confident she can be in the Isle of Man squad?

'I think so,' he said. 'I should be okay but there are so many other sports who have so many other people who have qualified, I just have to keep putting the scores in and hope for the best.'

Tracey was sixth in the 3P final.

 

 

Kirk Michael shooter Alex Trafford won the sixth round of the Junior Championship at St John's.

 

Sadler Junior Championship

Round 6

 

Alex Trafford 100.6 101.1 97.9 Total= 299.6

Matthew Roosen 96.6 101.1 98.7 Total=296.4

Rhys Keown 98.6 96.6 100.8 Total=296.0

 

 

Tynwald Shield Round 6

 

Sue Keown came out on top of the latest round of the Tynwald Shield handicap competition, just edging out Bill Jones.

 

1 Sue Keown (h'cap 78.6) 100.6 99.6 101.4 95.2 102.9 99.1 Adjusted total= 677.4

2 Bill Jones (h'cap 67.0) 100.7 102.7 101.3 102.3 101.5 101.8 = 677.3

3Perryn Watson (h'cap 62.6) 98.4 101.2 101.8 100.7 100.6 101.4 =666.7

4 Rhys Keown (h'cap 66.7) 98.6 96.6 100.8 101.2 101.3 100.7 =665.9

5 Ashley Gardner (h'cap 47.9) 100.6 101.3 102.4 100.8 103.2 102.6 =658.8

 

 

Osborn Carpets Round 6

 

Laxey's Harry Creevy took the honours in the top flight of the Osborn Carpets event, just ahead of clubmate Gemma Kermode who had had to miss out the trip to Scotland due to TT-related travel issues.

 

Class A

 

1  Harry Creevy104.2 103.2 100.0 99.3 104.8 101.0 612.5

2 Gemma Kermode102.4 99.4 102.6 101.9 102.5 103.3 612.1

3 Michael Duncalf 100.6 101.6 100.8 102.5 103.0 102.9 611.4

4 Tracey Skelton 100.5 99.0 100.0 101.8 99.5 102.2 603.0

In Class B Ashley Gardner soared to the top of the rankings, edging out Sharon Drysdale.

 

Class B

 

1 Ashley Gardner 100.6 101.3 102.4 100.8 103.2 102.6 610.9

2 Sharon Drysdale 102.0 100.4 101.8 102.3 101.8 101.9 610.2

3 Tom Lord 100.9 103.1 101.6 101.5 101.1 99.4 607.6

4 Nick Brown 98.5 100.7 101.9 100.9 99.9 101.5 603.4

5Alex Trafford 100.6 101.1 97.9 100.2 97.1 99.0 595.9

6 Martin Moore 97.5 98.1 98.2 98.2 95.9 100.5 588.4

 

 

In Class C it was Bill Jones who won by a healthy margin.

 

Class C

1 Bill Jones 100.7 102.7 101.3 102.3 101.5 101.8 610.3

2 Perryn Watson 98.4 101.2 101.8 100.7 100.6 101.4 604.1

3Rhys Keown 98.6 96.6 100.8 101.2 101.3 100.7 599.2

4Matthew Roosen 96.6 101.1 98.7 99.4 102.5 100.7 599.0

5 Sue Keown 100.6 99.6 101.4 95.2 102.9 99.1 598.8

6 John Brewis 99.3 100.3 100.5 100.2 99.6 88.2 588.1

7 Beth Gale 98.4 95.4 93.6 97.1 98.4 94.3 577.2