Martin Moore produced a score near to what he has been getting in practice and his 97 helped Castletown pip IOMSC Douglas by a single point last week.
Those were the tongue-in-cheek comments of team mate Andy Bell and the team must have breathed a sigh of relief that they emerged victorious on the night in this turf war.
The cheerful Nigel Christian is proving something of a talisman for this club as the WS Cowin knock-out cup winner did the business again as he and Robin McFee also chipped in with 97s.
The Douglas team was shorn of some of their leading lights with Michael Duncalf and Sharon Drysdale unavailable for this clash due to family commitments.
The winter league has seen a good number of matches settled by just one point this season and this was the latest instalment.
CASTLETOWN IOMSC DOUGLAS
97 Martin Moore Mark Osborn 97
97 Nigel Christian Christian Eaton (J) 97
97 Robin McFee Tracey Skelton 96
96 Ian Arthur Sam Jones 95
94 John Brewis Nick Brown 95
481 480
Castletown had more straightforward wins in Division 2 and 3. More detailed results can be found at: http://iomra.net/www/PAGES/Results.html
POWERFUL PORT ST MARY SEE OFF SANDSIDERS
Defending league champions Port St Mary came back from their week off in the winter league and dismantled IOMSC Sandsiders at St John's. 99s from Ashley Gardner and Ben Kelly spearheaded their drive to retain their crown and, with a third of the season played, they have yet to be beaten.
Their division 2 and 3 matches were won with ease and IOMSC Sandsiders did not contest the Div 3 match due to lack of numbers.
Sadly, although Manx rifle shooting remains strong, there are only a few clubs whose numbers allow them to seriously contest fixtures across all divisions.
IOMSC SANDSIDERS PORT ST MARY
99 Mathew Roosen Ashley Gardner 99
98 Andy Traynor Ben Kelly 99
96 Tony Kneale Callum Grant (J) 98
94 Bill Jones Gary Knight 97
94 Graham Wyatt George D Brown 97
481 490
SULBY BACK TO WINNING WAYS
Sulby redeemed themselves after last week's defeat at Kirk Michael by getting the better of Laxey. Will Quayle and Julian Teare were the top guns with 98s and although Harry Creevy matched that it was not enough to prevent defeat.
SULBY LAXEY
98 Will Quayle Harry Creevy 98
98 Julian Teare Gemma Kermode 96
97 Teddy Sayle Bridget Kneale 90
96 Mark Cain John Wood 95
96 Mark Boyd Steven Curphey 92
485 471
RANGE NIGHTS ARE THE BUSINESS
The Corporate League events have been a great success this year and there will be one more event on December 16 when St John's host a seniors' day - look out for the results in the Examiner. So why not get involved in 2017? Using state-of-the-art electronic targets, this is an excellent team-building event for your staff or can be used a corporate evening for your invited guests. This is an opportunity assured to be a new experience for many. It will be fun and yet competitive between those taking part.
NEWS FROM THE NSRA
Isle of Man Rifle Association's county team, with a total of 1919, beat Gloucestershire Association's 1903 in the Inter-County Rifle League. Tracey Skelton's "Possible" lead the way.
Tracey Skelton 100
Gemma Kermode 99
Harry Creevy 99
Richard Arthur 99
Michael Duncalf 98
Perryn Watson 97
Ashley Gardner 97
Suzanne McKnight 97
Andy Traynor 97
David Humphrey 97
Will Quayle 96
Kevin Kneale 96
Fergus Coulter 96
R McFee 96
Eddie Maddrell 95
Mark Cain 95
Nick Brown 94
John Wood 92
Nigel Christian 91
Bill Jones 88 DNF
MONTHLY HANDICAP RESULTS
The latest round of the monthly 50m handicap competition was shot at St John's on Sunday December 4 and the results were as follows:
H'cap Gun Score Total
Martin Moore 60.0 599.3 659.3
Perryn Watson 62.3 599.3 656.6
Nick Brown 52.7 602.3 655.0
Andy Traynor 51.6 599.5 651.1
Tracey Skelton 46.2 602.7 648.9
Ashley Gardner 42.2 603.5 645.7
Sue Keown 100.0 517.2 617.2
Bill Jones 52.5 259.8 312.3 DNF
