Harry Creevy has made the most of the incredible weather conditions that has been witnessed each Monday throughout the season, during the IoM Shooting Clubs weekly competitions and this week was no exception. Creevy once again shot a score in excess of 618, a phenomenal result. He normally has club mate Mike Duncalf close on his heels but on this occasion, with the absence of Duncalf, second slot went to the ever improving Sharon Drysdale, a somewhat newcomer to target shooting, with a posted score of 611.0, she not only claimed second position in round 5 of the Osborn Carpets 2nd 600, but romped home in the lead of the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield by six clear points from Nick Brown, recording a personal best result in the process. It was great to see Rachel Glover who was having a break on the Island with her family, taking part in the evening’s activities and posting an excellent third position on 608.6, closely followed by Tracey Skelton in fourth on 608.1. – Four talented ladies in four of the top five positions !
Full results of the Osborn Carpets Scratch match were:-
1 - Harry Creevy 102.5, 103.0, 103.0, 102.9, 103.7, 103.3 = 618.4
2 - Sharon Drysdale 103.0, 99.6, 101.2, 104.1, 103.2, 99.9 = 611.0
3 - Rachel Glover 101.5, 102.5, 101.0, 99.0, 100.8, 103.8 = 608.6
4 - Tracey Skelton 101.7, 100.5, 100.8, 99.2, 102.1, 103.8 = 608.1
5 - Gemma Kermode 101.0, 103.1, 103.4, 100.5, 103.1, 96.4 = 607.5
6 - Nick Brown 103.3, 101.7, 100.4, 101.3, 99.7, 99.1 = 605.5
7 - Derek Kermode 100.2, 100.8, 99.8, 102.3, 102.2, 99.7 = 605.0
8 - John Wood 100.5, 100.6, 98.6, 101.8, 100.3, 101.3 = 603.1
9 - Bill Jones 103.3, 101.3, 99.4, 100.7, 99.5, 98.7 = 602.9
10 - Andy Traynor 100.4, 101.5, 99.1, 101.0, 101.4, 97.9 = 601.3
11 - Alex Trafford (J) 98.8, 99.6, 97.4, 101.4, 98.4, 98.6 = 594.2
12 - Steve Callus 97.6, 97.1, 97.1, 95.6, 99.8, 102.1 = 589.3
13 - Tony Kneale 99.7, 99.0, 94.8, 93.8, 99.1, 98.2 = 584.6
14 - Matthew Roosen (J) 98.0, 96.4, 95.3, 96.7, 97.6, 99.6 = 583.6
15 - Rhys Keown (J) 100.2, 96.8, 97.1, 97.1, 95.0, 95.9 = 582.1
Class Awards:-
Class A –
1 - Harry Creevy 618.4
2 - Rachel Glover 608.6
3 - Tracey Skelton 608.1
4 - Gemma Kermode 607.5
5 - Bill Jones 602.9
Class B –
1 - Nick Brown 605.5
2 - Derek Kermode 605.0
3 - John Wood 603.1
Class C –
1 - Sharon Drysdale 611.0
2 - Andy Traynor 601.3
3 - Alex Trafford 594.2
4 - Steve Callus 589.3
5 - Tony Kneale 584.6
6 - Matthew Roosen 583.6
7 - Rhys Keown 582.1
Trafford takes the win in round 15 of the Sadler Junior Championship
Alex Trafford, losing just one round overall of the Sadler Junior Championship, added round 15 to his haul on Monday evening, however, Rhys Keown tried hard to take this round and very nearly succeeded, taking second position by just .9 of a point.
Full result:-
1 - Alex Trafford 98.8, 99.6, 97.4 = 295.8
2 - Rhys Keown 100.2, 96.8, 97.1 = 294.1
3 - Matthew Roosen 98.0, 96.4, 95.3 = 289.7
A personal best gives Drysdale a win in the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield Handicap round 15
This week, new handicaps were unveiled in the Empire Garage Tynwald Shield match and most shooters handicaps were reduced, no doubt this week’s winner will lose further points when the September handicaps are announced however, on this occasion, a delighted Sharon Drysdale took the win in the round 15.
Full results were:-
1 - Sharon Drysdale 611.0 + 53.10 = 664.10
2 - Nick Brown 605.5 + 52.70 = 658.20
3 - Bill Jones 602.9 + 52.50 = 655.40
4 - Gemma Kermode 607.5 + 47.70 = 655.20
5 - Derek Kermode 605.0 + 50.00 = 655.00
6 - Tracey Skelton 608.1 + 46.20 = 654.30
7 - Andy Traynor 601.3 + 51.60 = 652.90
8 - Tony Kneale 584.6 + 67.10 = 651.70
9 - Rachel Glover 608.6 + 42.80 = 651.40
10 - Rhys Keown 582.1 + 69.00 = 651.10
11 - Steve Callus 589.3 + 61.30 = 650.60
12 - John Wood 603.1 + 42.30 = 645.40
13 - Alex Trafford 594.2 + 50.50 = 644.70
14 - Matthew Roosen 583.6 + 59.60 = 643.20
14 year old Rhys Keown wins The Windsor Cup Handicap
The Isle of Man Rifle Association’s Windsor Cup handicap match was the last competition using the July handicaps and teenager Rhys Keown, was one of the individuals who had a significantly lowered handicap for August by 6.46 however, the determined Keown would still have been victorious even with his new handicap. Another Keown family member had her first taste of target shooting competition and although rather tentative at the outset, Sue, Rhys’s mother appeared to enjoy the experience.
Full results were:-
1 - Rhys Keown 97.30, 98.40, 100.60, 98.20, 99.50, 98.40 = 592.40 + 76.46 = 668.86
2 - Nick Brown 95.00, 99.80, 101.20, 100.50, 100.40, 101.20 = 598.10 + 57.20 = 655.30
3 - Tracey Skelton 97.90, 100.00, 103.50, 100.30, 103.20, 99.30 = 604.20 + 47.56 = 651.76
4 - Bill Jones 99.20, 97.30, 98.90, 99.00, 100.40, 99.10 = 593.90 + 54.88 = 648.78
5 - Sharon Drysdale 98.00, 99.70, 100.80, 98.40, 96.90, 98.70 = 592.50 + 52.10 = 644.60
6 - John Wood 101.60, 100.10, 97.10, 97.60, 101.60, 100.30 = 598.30 + 44.38 = 642.68
7 - Derek Kermode 97.90, 100.10, 99.20, 98.70, 98.20, 99.40 = 593.50 + 48.96 = 642.46
8 - Sam Jones 95.40, 96.20, 95.40, 97.70, 96.80, 94.90 = 576.40 + 55.10 = 631.50
9 - Sue Keown 70.90, 83.80, 90.10, 89.00, 85.10, 86.80 = 505.70 + 90.00 = 595.70
Chit Chat
The outdoor season is now drawing to a close and with just four weeks of competition remaining, I am sure the winter indoor season will be on many minds. It must be remembered that the IoM Shooting Club continue to hold monthly handicap matches on the first Sunday of each month throughout the winter months and training/coaching is also still available at weekends.
The Island shooting fraternity has many facets but when the discipline of target shooting is involved, we have two specific aspects that have been kept low profile but of which we are extremely proud. The Shooting Club has a 300 metre team World Champion, Harry Creevy, who has represented the Isle of Man a staggering eight times at the Commonwealth Games and a little more recently, Stewart Watterson qualified as an ISSF accredited judge, a very arduous side to the sport. Stewart has also represented the Island at several Commonwealth Games and after ‘boxing his rifle’ for the final time a few years ago, decided to move into target rifle administration and after completing many ISSF judging courses, was awarded a judges accreditation. Due to his qualifications, Stewart was delighted to be invited to be a senior judge at the London Olympics in 2012 and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and has once again been honoured with an identical position in Rio de Janeiro and is at present, officiating in Brazil.
Dates for your Diaries
Next Monday August 15, will see the IoM Shooting Club Monday evening competitions which will include round 7 of The Osborn Carpets second 600 and rounds 17 of The Empire Garage Tynwald Handicap and The Sadler Junior Championship.
