Division 1 league leaders Laxey, dropped their first points of the 2013/14 season when Sulby took them to a draw in the match at Sulby when the Isle of Man Rifle Association’s winter league recommenced on Monday evening. Three marksmen were equal for the home team, Mark Cain, Barry Jones and Peter Faragher all secured scores of 97 with siblings, Orry and Julian Teare just a single point behind on 96. For the visitors, Andrew Jessop shot a superb 99 closely followed by Stephen Curphey on 97. Divisions 2 and 3 were claimed by the hosts. I understand that Charlie Kennish’s unusual low score was due to a severely painful shoulder and he was unable to complete the card – it must be a case of past injuries in the building trade coming back to haunt him in old age.
Sulby v Laxey
Division 1
Mark Cain 97 Andrew Jessop 99
Barry Jones 97 Stephen Curphey 97
Peter Faragher 97 Harry Creevy 96
Orry Teare 96 Suzanne Curphey (L) 96
Julian Teare 96 Nick Kennish 95
483 483
Division 2
Will Quayle 95 Peter Clague 93
Phil Quayle 94 James Hewison (J) 93
Peter Webb 94 Bridget Kneale (L) 93
Teddy Sayle 92 Bill Snelling 92
Richard Faragher 92 Judy Kee (L) 91
467 462
Division 3
Mark Boyde 90 Gary Kneale 89
Jim Teare 90 Charlie Kennish 49
Don Ault 88
Rod Forshaw 86 00
354 138
Further success in the North of the Island, went to Kirk Michael who secured only their second win of the season in Division 1 when near neighbours Cossacks visited, losing by 8 points, in an unusual low scoring match. The visitors claimed wins in Divisions 2 & 3. Top score for Kirk Michael went to Suzanne McKnight on 97 with Kevin Quinn just behind on 96. Jess Clague for Cossacks also shot 97 to lead the visitors and Tim Hardisty equalled Quinn’s score of 96 behind Clague.
Kirk Michael v Cossacks
Division 1
Suzanne McKnight (L) 97 Jess Clague (L) 97
Kevin Quinn 96 Tim Hardisty 96
Perryn Callister (L) 95 Fergus Coulter (J) 93
Illiam Christian (J) 95 Andy Mitchell 92
David Lord 94 Chris Clague 91
477 469
Division 2
Tom Lord 91 Laurie Cain 91
Alex Trafford 89 Ronnie Fairbairn 88
Chris Fayle 84 John Cottier 87
Jonathan Webb (J) 87
00 Alfie Leach (J) 87
264 440
Division 3
C. McPhillips 79
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At the Sinclair Range, St Johns, it appears a very close match was shot between IoMSC Sandsiders and their visitors, Port St Mary in all three Divisions. Just 3 points gave the win to the ‘Port with Ashley Gardner leading on 98, a point ahead of Ashley junior, Juan Clague and Ean Brewis in Division 1. The home team was led by 2013 Champion, Marion Jones on 99 with Richard Arthur a little further back on 97. The home team claimed a win in Division 2 but the ‘Port took Division 3.
IoMSC Sandsiders v Port St Mary
Division 1
Marion Jones (L) 99 Ashley Gardner (Snr) 98
Richard Arthur 97 Juan Clague 97
Ian Arthur 95 Ashley Gardner (J) 97
Andy Traynor 95 Ean Brewis 97
Phil Kneen 95 Peter Gelling 95
481 484
Division 2
Bill Jones 95 Derek Kermode 95
Dan Simpson 95 Harry Harrison 94
Terry Green 94 Kevan Kneale 93
Steve Callus 94 Dave Bould 93
James Jones 92 Patrick Cubbon (J) 93
470 468
Division 3
Tony Kneale 90 George Dalton-Brown (J) 93
Norman Ormrod 90 Gary Knight 92
Ken McWaters 89 Patrick Kerr (J) 90
Liz Jones (L) 88 Jackie Gardner (JL) 87
Chris Ollett 88 Graham Brown 85
445 447
Additional Shooters
George Powell (J) 87
IoMSC Douglas travelled to the Stadium Range, Castletown and left with successful results in all three Divisions. A magnificent full house (100) for the hosts, went to Chris Birtwhistle closely followed by a 98 from Shirley Caley. Chris now joins the other 5 shooters in the league who have shot a 100 this season, but surprisingly no one has shot 2. A delighted Keith Lowney shot his best card of the season to date, a 99, which I believe is due to some work involving his sights giving him a more comfortable shooting position – worked well then Keith ! Mark Osborn continued his excellent and consistent results for the season, posting another 98 to claim second spot behind Lowney for the visitors.
Castletown v IoMSC Douglas
Division 1
Chris Birtwhistle 100 Keith Lowney 99
Shirley Caley (L) 98 Mark Osborn 98
Steve Gardner 96 Mike Clague 97
Robin McFee 96 Dave Humphrey 97
John Brewis 95 Mike Duncalf 96
485 487
Division 2
Nigel Christian 95 Andy Potter 96
Andy Bell 92 Tracey Skelton (L) 96
Henry Qualtrough 92 Thomas Clague (J) 96
Duncan Watterson (J) 90 Tony Leadley 95
Lauren Cooper (L) 89 Nick Brown 94
458 477
Division 3
Reg Caley 87 Martin Burns 93
Josh Maclaughlin (J) 91
Aaron Astill (J) 91
Sam Jones (J) 89
00 Paul Perkins 86
87 450
Additional Shooters
Christian Eaton (J) 84
Quinn wins the Open Shoot
Kirk Michael shooter Kevin Quinn produced a terrific aggregate score of 297 x 300 to secure the Isle of Man Rifle Associations Homan Cup in the Open Shoot on Monday January 13th and collected a win in Class C and the NSRA Silver medal in the process. Second position went to IoMSC Douglas shooter, Andy Potter after 2 re-gauges with team mate Mark Osborn.
Aggregate full results were:-
1 – Kevin Quinn 100, 99, 98 = 297 x 300
2 – Andy Potter 97, 98, 99 = 294 (first re-gauged score 95, 97, 99 = 291) (second re-gauge 95, 95, 98 = 288)
3 – Mark Osborn 98, 99, 97 = 294 (first re-gauged score 96, 99, 96 = 291) (second re-gauge 93, 97, 95 = 285)
4 – Richard Arthur 98, 99, 97 = 294 (first re-gauged score 97, 95, 95 = 287)
5 - Harry Creevy 98, 97, 98 = 293
6 - Nick Kennish 98, 98, 97 = 293
Mike Clague 97, 96, 98 = 291
Perryn Callister 96, 99, 96 = 291
John Brewis 97, 97, 95 = 289
Suzanne McKnight 97, 95, 96 = 288
Illiam Christian (J) 95, 98, 95 = 288
Chris Clague 97, 98, 93 = 288
Steve Callus 95, 96, 96 = 287
Martin Burns 98, 93, 96 = 287
Barry Jones 94, 97, 95 = 286
Thomas Clague (J) 96, 94, 96 = 286
Nick Brown 95, 95, 96 = 286
Shirley Caley (L) 92, 97, 96 = 285
Tracey Skelton (L) 96, 94, 95 = 285
Keith Lowney 95, 95, 95 = 285
Andy Bell 92, 95, 94 = 281
Steve Gardner 94, 96, 90 = 280
Bill Jones 94, 90, 93 = 277
Aaron Astill (J) 89, 93, 93 = 275
Liz Jones (L) 94, 89, 92 = 275
Tony Kneale 89, 92, 93 = 274
Alex Trafford (J) 88, 92, 92 = 272
Rod Forshaw 87, 87, 85 = 259
Competition 1 –
1 – Kevin Quinn. 100
2 – Harry Harrison 99
3 – Harry Creevy 98
Junior section –
1 – Fergus Coulter 98
2 – Thomas Clague 96
3 – Illiam Christian 95
Class awards –
Class A – Harry Creevy 98 (re-gauge 98)
Class B – Harry Harrison 99
Class C – Kevin Quinn 100
Class D – Steve Callus 95
Competition 2 –
The Indoor Shield –
1 – Perryn Callister 99
2 – Mark Osborn 99 (re-gauge 99)
3 – Kevin Quinn 99 (re-gauge 98)
Junior section
1 – Illiam Christian 98
2 – Thomas Clague 94
3 – Alex Trafford 92
Class awards –
Class A – Richard Arthur 99
Class B – Perryn Callister 99
Class C – Kevin Quinn 99
Class D – Jess Clague 97
Competition 4 – The Homan Cup –
1 – Kevin Quinn 297
2 – Andy Potter 294 (re-gauge one -291, re-gauge two - 288)
3 – Mark Osborn 294 (re-gauge one – 291, re-gauge two 285)
4 – Richard Arthur 294 (re-gauge 287)
5 – Harry Creevy 293 (re-gauge 293)
6 – Nick Kennish 293 (re-gauged 290)
Ivy Osborn Trophy - Team results -
1 – IoMSC Douglas A - Andy Potter 99, Mike Clague 98, Mark Osborn 97 and Tracey Skelton 95 = 389 x 400
2 – IoMSC Douglas B - Martin Burns 96, Thomas Clague 96, Nick Brown 96 and Aaron Astill 93 = 381
3 - equal – Kirk Michael – Perryn Callister 96, Suzanne McKnight 96, Illiam Christian 95 and Alex Trafford 92 = 379
3 – equal IoMSC Sandsiders – Richard Arthur 97, Steve Callus 96, Tony Kneale 93 and Bill Jones 93 = 379
5 – Castletown – Shirley Caley 96, John Brewis 95, Andy Bell 94 and Steve Gardner 90 = 375
6 – Sulby – Barry Jones 95, Jess Clague 94, Chris Clague 93 and Rod Forshaw 85 = 367
IoM Ladies team move up the NSRA County League
The Isle of Man Ladies have improved their position in the NSRA County league postal match with the latest results from round 3. The Island shot against Cornwall and a ‘no result’ from the opponents gave the Island team the valuable points. Full results were: - Lorrie Thompson 98
Marion Jones 96
Suzanne McKnight 96
Tracey Skelton 95
Jess Clague 94 giving a total score of 479 x 500
Dates for your Diaries
Isle of Man Rifle Association competitions
This week’s programme in the IoMRA League matches will see Port St Mary welcome near neighbours Castletown, IoMSC Douglas will shoot against IoMSC Sandsiders, Laxey greet Kirk Michael at the Glen Gardens and Cossacks host their mentors, Sulby.
Next week’s matches February 3rd consist of Castletown hosting Cossacks, IoMSC Douglas travelling to Kirk Michael, Port St Mary have the long journey North to Sulby and IoMSC Sandsiders host Laxey.
