Young Port St Mary shooter Jackie Gardner emerged victorious in the Lady of Mann handicap competition. Staged at Kirk Michael Rifle Club, the five competitors were: Perryn Watson, Sharon Drysdale, Sue Keown, Shirley Caley and Jackie.
There were some intriguing incidents - Sharon's buttplate came loose/fell apart after the sighters on the first card. Perryn Watson supplied a screwdriver and Derek Kermode fixed the butt plate only to bang his head on the rafter when standing up afterwards. Not the first person to do this (the author included) and almost certainly not the last.
Jackie Gardner won though even when she ran out of ammo on the second card as Perryn graciously gave her some. Jackie later quipped that it had been worth dragging her driver Derek out for.
Scores
1st: Jackie Gardner (h'cap 5.2) Card 1 95 (total 100.2) Card 2 98 (total 103.2) overall total 203.4
2nd: Perryn Watson (h'cap 2.6) Card 1 98 (total 100.6) Card 2 95 (total 97.6) overall total 198.2
3rd: Shirley Caley (h'cap 7.4) Card 1 88 (total 95.4) Card 2 94 (total 100.4) overall total 196.8
4th: Sharon Drysdale (h'cap 2.0) Card 1 93 (total 95.0) Card 2 98 (total 100.0) overall total 195.0
5th:Sue Keown (h'cap 7.8) Card 1 86 (total 93.8) Card 2 88 (total 95.8) overall total 189.6
Junior showtime for Island's youngsters in NSRA event
You've got to be in it to win it, as they say, and the Isle of Man Rifle Association's Junior Inter-County team beat Oxfordshire by 388 points to 193 in Division 2. Christian Eaton scored a 100 to lead the way. Oxfordshire had two shooters who failed to submit cards and so the result was a foregone conclusion but well done nonetheless.
Scores: Christian Eaton 100, Matthew Roosen 97, Sam Jones 96, Alex Trafford 95.
NSRA Ladies lose in Inter-County league
Isle of Man Rifle Association lost to Devon County by 487 to 477.
Tracey Skelton 99, Gemma Kermode 98, Perryn Watson 96, Suzanne McKnight 96, Sharon Drysdale 88.
Fresh border raid from Kirk Michael
Kirk Michael picked up another victory in the STS Team Prone League with a narrow win over the divisional bogie (the equivalent to a bye on the island).
Scores: Perryn Watson 98, Alex Trafford 95, Suzanne McKnight 95, Colin Watson 92.
ISLE OF MAN WINTER INDOOR LEAGUE
IoMSC Douglas beat Laxey
It was a close-run thing at St John's but IoMSC Douglas edged out visitors Laxey thanks to very consistent scores from the home side - four 98s in total.
IoMSC Douglas Laxey
98 David Humphrey John Wood 98
98 Michael Duncalf Gemma Kermode 98
98 Christian Eaton Harry Creevy 97
98 Sharon Drysdale Andy Jessop 96
94 Sam Jones Stephen Curphey 94
487 483
Plus there was a win in Division 2 for the home side.
Sulby see off Kirk Michael
A howling gale and trees down didn't stop Kirk Michael travelling to Sulby but the battle against the elements was the only thing the visitors won as Mark Cain led the way to victory with a 98. For the visitors, Tom Lord, showing no ill-effects from his last outing after his seven-month lay-off, scored 94 again while Kevin Quinn was their top gun with 96. Perryn Watson will have been irritated by her 94, well below her average this season and Suzanne McKnight's ongoing injury problems meant she could only manage an 89.
Sulby Kirk Michael
98 Mark Cain Kevin Quinn 96
97 Fergus Coulter Alex Trafford (J) 95
97 Julian H Teare Perryn Watson 94
96 Andy Mitchell Tom Lord 94
95 W Quayle David Lord 91
483 479
Sulby won all three divisional matches on the night.
Castletown close the gates on IoMSC Sandsiders
Richard Arthur was top scorer for Castletown and Bill Jones must have been aggrieved his 99 counted for nought in the end.
Castletown IoMSC Sandsiders
98 Richard Arthur Will Jones 99
97 Trevor Taubman Andy Traynor 96
96 Ian Arthur Steve Callus 94
95 Nigel Christian Matthew Roosen 94
94 Lauren Cooper Norman Ormerod 93
481 476
There were wins for Castletown in all three divisions.
As ever, full results from all the matches in all the divisions can be found at:
http://iomra.net/www/PAGES/Results.html
