IoMSC hosted a very high scoring match with Port St Mary on Monday evening and points were evenly split with a draw in Division1, the visitors claiming Division 2 and Douglas bagged the points in Division 3. Top shot for the hosts went to Mike Clague with a terrific 100 adding his name to the 100 club members, Dave Humphrey posted 2 points less on 98 with Andy Potter, Tracey Skelton and Lorrie Thompson all recording 97’s. Ean Brewis hit 99 for ‘Port with Derek Kermode and junior, George Dalton–Brown both producing 98. Two 97’s went to Gary Knight and Ashley Gardner junior. The standard of Port St Mary’s juniors is now becoming outstanding and coach, Derek Kermode should be very proud of his junior squad. For the first time that I am aware of, since the new format leagues were formed, no one during the evening shot below 91 in all three divisions – an excellent result from both teams.
IoMSC Douglas v Port St Mary
Division 1
Mike Clague 100 Ean Brewis 99
Dave Humphrey 98 Derek Kermode 98
Andy Potter 97 George Dalton-Brown (J) 98
Tracey Skelton (L) 97 Gary Knight 97
Lorrie Thompson (L) 97 Ashley Gardner (J) 97
489 489
Division 2
Martin Burns 97 Juan Clague 97
Nick Brown 96 Ashley Gardner 97
Keith Lowney 96 Patrick Cubbon (J) 96
Paul Perkins 95 Dave Bould 96
Mike Thompson 95 Jackie Gardner (JL) 95
479 481
Division 3
Thomas Clague (J) 95 Kevan Kneale 94
Christian Eaton (J) 95 Graham Brown 94
Sam Jones (J) 94 Patrick Kerr (J) 93
Jayde Lambert (L) 94 Peter Gelling 91
Mark Osborn 92 00
470 372
Sulby maintain their lead in Division 1
Division 1 leaders Sulby, continue their winning streak with a significant win over southern visitors, Castletown. For the northern village team, Julian Teare again hit a very high score which no doubt will enhance his individual ranking in the league, with a 99 to add to last week’s identical score. Julian’s brother Orry, managed to match his siblings score with another 99 and Mark Cain, Peter Faragher and junior, Fergus Coulter made up the Division 1 team with 98’s. For the visitors, Nigel Christian appears to have managed to sort out his recent problems and posted a 98 with Shirley Caley just a point behind on 97.
Sulby v Castletown
Division 1
Julian Teare 99 Nigel Christian 98
Orry Teare 99 Shirley Caley (L) 97
Mark Cain 98 John Brewis 95
Peter Faragher 98 Robin McFee 95
Fergus Coulter (J) 98 Steve Gardner 93
490 478
Division 2
Will Quayle 98 Lauren Cooper (L) 91
Barry Jones 96 John-Paul Bridson 91
Andy Mitchell 95 Andy Bell 86
Don Ault 95 Reg Caley 78
Teddy Sayle 92 Henry Qualtrough 77
474 413
Division 3
Peter Webb 92 Duncan Watterson 77
Jim Teare 92
Richard Faragher 91
Rod Forshaw 91
Jacob Duggan (J) 91 00
457 77
Additional shooters
Richard Farrington (J) 89
Laurie Cain 86
Equal points at Kirk Michael
IoMSC Sandsiders travelled north to Kirk Michael and came away winners in Division 1 but losing Division 2. For the home team, the elder Tom Lord and youngster Illiam Christian, both managed to hit 97 and likewise for the visitors, Steve Callus and Tony Kneale matched the villagers. Surprisingly, Bill Jones appears to have had a disastrous match posting just a 90 and after hitting a 100 in the Open Championship on Wednesday evening, I know Bill will be bitterly disappointed.
Kirk Michael v IoMSC Sandsiders
Division 1
Tom Lord 97 Steve Callus 97
Illiam Christian (J) 97 Tony Kneale 97
Suzanne McKnight (L) 96 Richard Arthur 96
David Lord 95 Terry Green 96
Alex Trafford (L) 94 Norman Ormrod 96
479 482
Division 2
Kevin Quinn 94 Phil Kneen 92
Les Crowe 94 Andy Traynor 92
Perryn Callister (L) 93 Chris Ollett 89
James Rosengrove (J) 92 Bill Jones 90
Geoff Sayle 84 Matthew Roosen (J) 87
457 450
This week’s results shows that Port St Mary leapfrog IoMSC in Division 2 with all other teams remaining in the same position as last week but the race towards the final matches of the season should prove to be very close especially in mid table..
Division 1
S W D L Agg Points
Sulby 10 9 0 1 4872 18
Laxey 10 7 1 2 4864 15
Port St Mary 11 6 2 3 5353 14
IoMSC Douglas 11 6 1 4 5353 13
Kirk Michael 10 3 0 7 4827 6
IoMSC Sandsiders 10 2 0 8 4812 4
Castletown 10 1 0 9 4770 2
Division 2
S W D L Agg Points
Port St Mary 11 9 0 2 5187 18
IoMSC Douglas 11 8 0 3 5228 16
Sulby 10 8 0 2 4695 16
Laxey 10 6 0 4 4535 12
Kirk Michael 10 4 0 6 4360 8
IoMSC Sandsiders 10 1 0 9 4440 2
Castletown 10 0 0 10 4450 0
Division 3
S W D L Agg Points
Port St Mary 11 9 0 2 4446 18
IoMSC Douglas 11 9 0 2 4059 18
Sulby 10 8 0 2 4388 16
Laxey 10 5 0 5 978 10
IoMSC Sandsiders 10 2 0 8 595 4
Castletown 10 1 0 9 743 2
Kirk Michael 10 0 0 10 165 0
Results of the knock-out round of the Hamilton Meikle Trophy
This competition is for teams of four and round one was shot on the shooters home range and as the final is this Wednesday, the results were required that would be shooting in the final on January 21st and the breakdown is as follows:-
Castletown – Steve Gardner 97, John Brewis 95, Robin McFee 94 and Nigel Christian 69 = 355
IoMSC Douglas (1) – Mike Clague 99, Mark Osborn 98, Lorrie Thompson 95 and Tracey Skelton 94 = 386
IoMSC Douglas (2) - Dave Humphrey 96, Mike Thompson 95, Martin Burns 94, Aaron Astill 92 = 377
IoMSC Douglas (3) – Nick Brown 98, Thomas Clague 95, Paul Perkins 95 and Christian Eaton 94 = 382
Kirk Michael (1) – Les Crowe 98, Kevin Quinn 97, Suzanne McKnight 93 and David Lord 88 = 376.
Kirk Michael (2) - Illiam Christian 96, Tom Lord 96, Alex Trafford 93 and James Rosengrove 89 = 374
Sulby – Mark Cain 98, Will Quayle 97, Peter Webb 96 and Jess Clague 88 = 379.
The teams to contest the final at Laxey Rifle Club on Wednesday are shown under “Dates for your Diary” below.
Local IoMRA first round postal results
The first round of the 101 Pairs Challenge Cup are now to hand and the following results and list of the top eight pairs of finalists will be advised later where the final will take place. The finalists will be:-
1 – Mike Clague & Tracey Skelton (IoMSCD) 98, 99 = 197 x 200
2 – John Wood & Harry Creevy (LXY) 95, 99 = 194
3 – Ashley Gardner & Ashley Gardner (J) (PSM) 96, 98 = 194
4 – Mark Osborn & Andy Potter (IoMSCD) 97, 97 = 194
5 – Lorrie Thompson & Mike Thompson (IoMSCD) 98, 95 = 193
6 – Mark Cain & Will Quayle (SBY) 97, 95 = 192
7 – Richie Arthur & Bill Jones (IoMSCS) 97, 94 = 191
8 – Suzanne McKnight & Kevin Quinn (KM) 96, 95 = 191
Remaining results were:-
9 – Tom Lord & Alex Trafford (KM) 95, 95 = 190
10 - Nick Brown & Thomas Clague (IoMSCD) 95, 94 = 189
11 – Teddy Sayle & Fergus Coulter (SBY) 94, 95 = 189
12 – David Lord & Les Crowe (KM) 92, 93 = 185
13 – Illiam Christian & James Rosengrove (KM) 97, 88 = 185
14 – Steve Gardner & Nigel Christian (CSTN) 90, 95 = 185
Lady of Mann Trophy
Six ladies attended Sinclair Range on Tuesday evening to take part in the Isle of Man Rifle Association’s Lady of Mann Handicap Trophy and the title went to Kirk Michael’s, Suzanne McKnight with second place going to the teenager, Jackie Gardner and third to Lorrie Thompson. Full results were:-
1 – Suzanne McKnight (Kirk Michael) 96, 97 ( + HC 4.4 ) = 201.8,
2 – Jackie Gardner (Port St Mary) 95, 95 ( + 4.6 ) = 199.2,
3 – Lorrie Thompson (IoMSCD) 97, 92 ( + 5 ) = 199,
4 – Perryn Callister (Kirk Michael) 97, 95 ( + 3.4 ) = 198.8,
5 – Judy Kee (Laxey) 93, 88 ( + 5 ) = 191.0,
6 – Jayde Lambert (IoMSCD) 90, 90 (+ 5.4 ) = 190.8.
Dates for your Diaries
This Wednesday January 21st is the final of the Hamilton Meikle Teams of four which involve:-
IoMSC Douglas (1) - Mike Clague, Tracey Skelton, Mark Osborn and Lorrie Thompson IoMSC Douglas (2) - Martin Burns, Dave Humphrey, Mike Thompson and Aaron Astill
Sulby – Will Quayle, Peter Webb, Mark Cain and Jess Clague and
IoMSC Douglas (3) – Nick Brown, Thomas Clague, Christian Eaton and Paul Perkins
League matches continue and next week’s matches, January 26th, have Sulby v Kirk Michael. Castletown v IoMSC Sandsiders at the Stadium and IoMSC Douglas entertain Laxey. Port St Mary have this week’s bye.
