IoMSC Douglas saw off the challenge of Sulby with the help of a timely ton from Sharon Drysdale at St John's.
'I don't know where I pulled that from,' a clearly delighted Sharon commented. 'Here's hoping I'm getting into a new groove with the new rifle.'
The new bit of kit that is putting a smile on her face is a Swiss-made Grumig & Elmiger rifle stock so fresh out of the box we don't have any photos of it yet.
After a difficult time in the Open Shoot at St John's the previous week, she clearly knuckled down and overcame her gremlins with the gun's equipment - to spectacular effect. Clubmate Michael Duncalf also helped her set the rifle up and it really made a difference on the night.
Of course, results such as this are a team effort and solid showings from Paul Perkins, with 98, plus 97s from Tracey Skelton and Martin Burns played their part.
IoMRC Douglas Sulby
100 Sharon Drysdale Peter Faragher 98
98 Paul Perkins Barry Jones 97
97 Tracey Skelton Fergus Coulter 97
97 Martin Burns Andy Mitchell 96
96 Sam Jones Teddy Sayle 96
488 484
There were also wins for the home side in all three divisional matches.
As ever, full results from all the matches in all the divisions can be found at:
http://iomra.net/www/PAGES/Results.html
Welcome win for Laxey against Castletown
Laxey got their act together to defeat visitors Castletown at Laxey Glen with consistency playing its part, thanks to 98s from Gemma Kermode, John Wood and Harry Creevy.
Laxey Castletown
98 Gemma Kermode Richard Arthur 97
98 John Wood Nigel Christian 97
98 Harry Creevy John Paul Bridson 94
95 Stephen Curphey Robin McFee 93
94 Andrew Jessop Ian Arthur 92
483 473
Castletown got some revenge with wins in the matches in Divisions 2 and 3, though.
Port St Mary hold off Kirk Michael to keep up winning streak
League leaders Port St Mary beat Kirk Michael with the aid of 99s from Ben Kelly and Eddie Maddrell. Credit must go to the visitors though, for whom Ian Rogerson finally got the better of his equipment set-up to record a creditable 94.
Port St Mary Kirk Michael
99 Ben Kelly Perryn Watson 96
99 Eddie Maddrell Alex Trafford (J) 96
98 Jackie Gardner Suzanne McKnight 95
98 Callum Grant (J) Kevin Quinn 95
97 Kevan Kneale Ian Rogerson 94
491 ` 476
There were more straightforward wins for Port in the other Divisional matches.
Young guns Callum and Alex rise to the challenge in Open Shoot
There was some awesome scoring at the IoMRA Open Shoot and Callum Grant from Port St Mary along with Kirk Michael's Alex Trafford, both still Juniors, took the honours with perfect scores of 100 each.
The competition, which was staged at St John's and the Port St Mary ranges, attracted 20 entries and saw Callum take the NSRA County Silver medal while Alex won the Indoor Shield.
Competition 1 - NSRA County Silver Medal
Winner: Callum Grant (Port St Mary) 100
Runner-up: Martin Burns (IoMSC Douglas) 98
Class A: None entered
Class B: Callum Grant 100
Class C: Martin Burns, 98
Class D To be confirmed
Junior: Callum Grant 100
Competition 2 - Indoor Shield
Winner: Alex Trafford (Kirk Michael), 100
Runner-up: Derek Kermode (Port St Mary), 99
Class A: None entered
Class B: Derek Kermode (Port St Mary), 99
Class C: Alex Trafford (Kirk Michael), 100
Class D: Steve Callus (Sandsiders), 98
Junior: Alex Trafford (Kirk Michael), 100
Competition 3 - Ivy Osborn Trophy (for teams of 4)
Winners: Douglas, 388
Runners-up: Port St Mary A, 385
Competition 4 - Homan Cup (aggregate of comps 1,2 and 3/4)
Winner: Martin Burns (IoMSC Douglas), 294
Runner-up: John Wood (Laxey), 293
Skelton scales the heights in St John's monthly handicap
Tracey Skelton of IoMSC produced a blistering performance on the electronic targets at St John's to win the latest instalment of the monthly handicap.
Name H'cap Gun Score Total
Tracey Kelton 46.2 615.7 661.9
Sharon Drysdale 53.1 607.8 660.9
Sue Keown 100 560.3 660.3
Nick Brown 52.7 604.3 657.0
John Wood 52.2 600.6 652.8
Michael Duncalf 40.7 611.1 651.8
Steve Callus 61.3 589.8 651.1
Alex Trafford 50.5 598.4 648.9
Ashley Gardner 42.2 605.2 647.4
Andy Traynor 51.6 592.9 644.5
Bill Jones 52.5 578.5 631.0
NSRA news
Isle of Man RA top Division 3 of the Inter-County Women's League after they beat Norfolk by 483 to 479 points.
Tracey Skelton 99
Gemma Kermode 98
Perryn Watson 96
Suzanne McKnight 95
Shirley Caley 95
