Close Battle for Olympic Champ

Olympic Skeet Manx Championship

The IOM Olympic skeet championship sponsored by Sadler Agricultural Supplies was held at Meary Veg Santon in dry calm but dull conditions.

The leader after the first round was veteran David Clague with a well shot 24, in second place on 22 was Michael Cross with another veteran Dave Corlett in third place on 20. Cross was the new leader after the second round with a running total of 45 with Clague now in second place on 42 with Corlett still in third place on 41.

It was still the same order after the third round with Cross on 66, Clague on 64 and Corlett on 60 followed by Jeff Corkill and Giulio Fabrizio in equal forth place on 56. After the forth round we had Ted Davis finishing in fourth place on 75 with Jeff Corkill taking third place with 77 points but we had a tie for first place between Clague and Cross who both finished after the 100 on 85 so a sudden death shoot of was required to find a winner.

Clague shot first and hit three of his four targets, so did Cross. In the second batch of four Clague scored two, so did Cross but in the final two pairs Clague missed three to Cross’s two so Michael Cross is the new IOM Olympic skeet champion, well done Michael.

Results

  1. M Cross (85 + 7)
  2. D Clague (85 + 6)
  3. J Corkill (77)
  4. T Davis (75)
  5. S Cross (74)
  6. D Corlett (74)

Full results are available on our Summer 2024 One-off Competitions page.

Hayes & Mihailovits share Top Spot

English Skeet Summer League, Round Three

The third round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 21 competitors taking part in dry sunny conditions.

We had a three way tie for first place after the first round with a class shooters Paul Mihailovits and Arthur Hayes along with C class shooter Ted Kermeen all tying on 24, followed by the leading B class shooter Zac Bellhouse, Jeff Corkill and C class Andre Vishnjov on 23.

After the second round was completed we had the following results, in C class first round leader Andre Vishnjov finished in third place with 36 points in second place with two steady 20’s was Mike Whitehead but taking C class with a well shot 45 was Ted Kermeen. In B class Dave Corlett was in third place with 40 points with George Davies in second place on 45 but winning B Class with a well shot 47 was junior Zac Bellhouse. Jeff Corkill finished in third place in A class with 45 points but we had a tie for first place between Paul Mihailovits and Arthur Hayes with 48 points each.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (48)
  2. A Hayes (48)
  3. J Corkill (45)

Class B

  1. Z Bellhouse (J)(47)
  2. G Davies (45)
  3. R Corlett (40)

Class C

  1. T Kermeen (45)
  2. M Whitehead (40)
  3. A Visnjov (36)

League

  1. 03 Mar
  2. 31 Mar
  3. 28 Apr
  4. 21 Jul
  5. 01 Sep
  6. 06 Oct

Nine shooters carried on to complete a 100 targets  with Mihailovits finishing with a 97  seven ahead of Corkill and Sammer in equal second place.

Cross Leads Sporting Sunday

Summer Pro Sporting League, Round Two

The second round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 20 competitors taking part over two very difficult layouts but in near ideal conditions.

The leader after the first layout was Michael Cross with 20 points  who was the only shooter to break into the twenties, in second place on 19 were B class shooters Brian Faragher and Stan Cross followed by C class shooter Mark Corrin on 16.

The second layout which was slightly easier than the first saw Jeanie Robertson finish in third place in C class with 25 points with Calum Craine in second place on 26 but winning C class with a score of 32 was Mark Corrin. In B class good friends Brian Kelly and Mark Sweetman tied for third place on 29 and we had another tie for first place between Brian Faragher and Stan Cross with 38 points. In A Class Rob Corlett was in third place on 32 with Peter Kelly taking second place on 33 but taking A class with another score in the twenties on his second round was Michael Cross with 41 points.

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (41)
  2. P Kelly (33)
  3. R Corlett (32)

Class B

  1. S Cross (38)
  2. B Faragher (38)
  3. B Kelly (29)
  4. M Sweetman (29)

Class C

  1. M Corrin (32)
  2. C Craine (28)
  3. J Robertson (L) (25)

League

  1. 24 Mar
  2. 21 Apr
  3. 26 May
  4. 23 Jun
  5. 29 Sep
  6. 27 Oct
M Corrin, J Robertson, M Cross, P Kelly, B Faragher, M Sweetman, S Cross, R Corlett, B Kelly

Cups for Whitehead and Ward

Summer DTL League, Round Two

The second round of the Tower Insurance DTL league was held at Meary Veg Santon in near ideal conditions which also had the added incentive of having the IOM Goats Highgun cup and the Jack Harrison Handicap cup up for grabs.

The leader after the first round was Phil Ward with a 25/73 straight, in second place also with a straight but for 71 points was Mark Riley, in third place was C class shooter Ted Kermeen with a 23/69 followed by the leading B class shooter Dave Corlett with 22/65 and Mike Whitehead with 23/65 round.

After the second round Rob Marshall finished in third place in C class with 115 points with Mike Whitehead in second place on 121 but taking C class with a well shot 138 was Ted Kermeen. George Davies finished in third place in B class on 124 with John Moore taking second place on 131 but piping him by one point in taking first in B class was Dave Corlett with 132. Mike Walker was third in a class with 125 with Mark Riley in second place on 140 but taking the highgun prize and also winning the IOM Goats highgun cup was Phil Ward. In the handicap section the winner was Mike Whitehead with 176 points.

Results

Class A

  1. P Ward (141)
  2. M Riley (140)
  3. M Walker (125)

Class B

  1. D Corlett (132)
  2. J Moore (131)
  3. G Davies (124)

Class C

  1. T Kermeen (138)
  2. M Whitehead (121)
  3. R Marshall (115)

Handicap

  1. M Whitehead (176)
  2. T Kermeen (167)
  3. D Corlett (153)

League

  1. 17 Mar
  2. 14 Apr
  3. 19 May
  4. 11 Aug
  5. 22 Sep
  6. 20 Oct

Summer Olympic Skeet League, Round Two

In the afternoon the second round of the Manx Petroleum’s Olympic skeet was held and the winner was Jeff Corkill with 40 points but we had a three way tie for second place between Michael Cross,Ted Davis and Giulio Fabrizio 38 points.

Results

Overall

  1. J Corkill (40)
  2. M Cross (38)
  3. T Davis (38)
  4. G Fabrizio (38)

League

  1. 17 Mar
  2. 14 Apr
  3. 19 May
  4. 11 Aug
  5. 22 Sep
  6. 20 Oct

Summer ABT League, Round Two

The second round of the Sadler Agricultural Supplies ABT league was also held and the winner was Phil Ward with 40 points with Mark Riley in second place on 39 and Ted Kermeen in third place on 35.

Results

Overall

  1. P Ward (40)
  2. M Riley (39)
  3. T Kermeen (35)

League

  1. 17 Mar
  2. 14 Apr
  3. 19 May
  4. 11 Aug
  5. 22 Sep
  6. 20 Oct

Mikey’s Sporting Success

English Sporting Summer League, Round 2

The second round of the Suntara Summer Sporting League was held at Meary Veg Santon with 23 competitors taking part in very windy but dry warm conditions over five testing stands.

The leader after the first stand were Jack Clague, Paul Mihailovits, Rob Corlett and leading B class shooter George Davies with perfect 10’s. George Davies was in the lead on his own after the second stand with 18 points followed by Michael Cross in second place on 17 with Stan Cross, Rob Corlett, Will Rand, Mark Corrin and John Moore all tying for third place on 16. Davies was still in the lead after the third stand scoring 9 for a running total of 27 with Michael Cross in second place on 25 followed by Paul Mihailovits, Stan Cross, Rob Corlett and Mark Corrin all tying for third place on 24.

The leading C class shooter at this stage was Sue Doyle with 20 points. We had a new leader after stand four in Michael Cross with 35 points with George Davies now in second place on 34 with Paul Mihailovits in third place on 33. Sue Doyle maintained her lead in C class with 25 points. After the fifth and final stand we had Andre Vishnjov third in C class on 28 points with Sue Doyle and Calum Craine tying for first place on 30 points. Mark Corrin and Will Rand were in equal second place in  B class with 37 points  but taking B class with 39 points was George Davies. We also had a tie for third place in A class between Stan Cross and Rob Corlett on 38 points, runner up in A class was Paul Mihailovits on 42 points but winning A class and also high gun on the day was Michael Cross.

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (44)
  2. P Mihailovits (42)
  3. S Cross (38)
  4. R Corlett (38)

Class B

  1. G Davies (39)
  2. W Rand (37)
  3. M Corrin (37)

Class C

  1. S Doyle (L)(30)
  2. C Craine (30)
  3. A Visnjov (28)

League

  1. 10 Mar
  2. 07 Apr
  3. 12 May
  4. 09 Jun
  5. 15 Sep
  6. 13 Oct