Laxey shook off their recent form as they put Winter Indoor league leaders Port St Mary to the sword at Laxey Glen.
John Wood and Andrew Jessop both scored near-perfect 99s while international shooters Harry Creevy and Gemma Kermode, on 97 and 96 respectively, did well. They were closely followed by Laxey clubmate Stephen Curphey. Kevan Kneale was Port St Mary's top gun on the night but the others could not match their scores from the previous week's meeting.
Laxey Port St Mary
99 John Wood Kevan Kneale 97
99 Andrew Jessop Callum Grant 96
97 Harry Creevy Gary Knight 96
96 Stephen Curphey Jackie Gardner 96
96 Gemma Kermode Ashley Gardner 96
487 481
Port St Mary made up for their unexpected loss by winning the Division 2 and 3 fixtures, though.
The previous meeting between the two clubs recently had been a rearranged midweek fixture and this saw Port St Mary power past a Laxey side short on options for their teams on this occasion, but who delivered a valiant performance nonetheless. Ben Kelly scored 99 for Port while Harry Creevy matched that for Laxey. The ever-dependable Bridget Kneale also bolstered the away side's numbers with a 87.
The home side notched victories in Divisions 2 and 3 which were uncontested by Laxey.
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Port St Mary Laxey
99 Ben Kelly Harry Creevy 99
98 Ashley Gardner John Wood 98
98 George Dalton-Brown Gemma Kermode 98
98 Callum Grant Stephen Curphey 98
97 Rhys Keown Bridget Kneale 87
490 478
Castletown survive scare by reinvigorated Kirk Michael
For the first time in many a year, Kirk Michael were able to field no less than 16 shooters in a match when they took on Castletown at home.
At the end of a long night in a pleasingly-crowded club room, the visitors won in Division 1 by just two points, with the 97s of Richard Arthur, Ian Arthur and John Brewis tipping the balance.
There was an element of disbelief that the Michael side had come so close and this was in no small part due to the contributions of the influx of new shooters and some returnees to the fold - after working Across - but notable was junior Alisha Gale who carded a 95.
At the top end, the ever-reliable Suzanne McKnight and Alex Trafford weighed in with 98s for Kirk Michael.
Kirk Michael Castletown
98 Suzanne McKnight Richard Arthur 97
98 Alex Trafford (J) Ian Arthur 97
95 Kevin Quinn John Brewis 97
95 Alisha Gale (J) Nigel Christian 95
95 Tom Ardis Lauren Cooper 95
481 483
Meanwhile, Castletown won the Division 2 match but Kirk Michael had a handsome win in Division 3 due their strength of numbers - and it's not often the home side have been able to say that. The loss dents Castletown's pride in the league race.
Sulby see off Sandsiders
Orry Teare led the way for Sulby with a fine 99 as they outfought IoMSC Sandsiders. Solid shooting from the home side, with 98s from Fergus Coulter, Mark Cain and Julian Teare steered Sulby to a handsome win.
And yet Sandsiders were not too shabby, with 98s from Will Jones and Andy Traynor setting a good pace.
Sulby IoMSC Sandsiders
99 Orry Teare Will Jones 98
98 Fergus Coulter Andy Traynor 98
98 Mark Cain Matthew Roosen 95
98 Julian Teare Graham Wyatt 93
97 Peter Webb Tony Kneale 92
490 476
Sulby had wins in Divisions 2 and 3.
The end of the Winter Indoor season is in sight now and full results from all the matches in all the divisions as well as a list of teams and their league positions - including individual averages - can be found at: http://iomra.net/www/PAGES/Results.html
Gemma Kermode hits the ton
A perfect 100 from Laxey's Gemma Kermode could not prevent a defeat in the NSRA's Inter-County Ladies' League, Division 3 at the hands of Norfolk County.
Result: Norfolk County RA beat Isle of Man RA by 486 points to 482
Scores: Gemma Kermode 100, Tracey Skelton 98, Sharon Drysdale 98, Perryn Watson 94, Suzanne McKnight 92.
