Author: P Kelly

Two Barrels of Summer Sporting

English Sporting Summer League, Round 6

The sixth and final round of the Suntera Global English sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 27 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions.

We had a three way tie for first place after the first stand with Michael Cross, Brian Faragher and George Davies all scoring 9. Faragher was in the lead on his own after stand two with 19 points, hitting all ten targets to lead by one from Davies and Cross on 18 with the two Daves, Clague and Corlett along with Stan Cross next on 17.

Faragher increased his lead to two points, after stand three hitting all ten targets again to have a running total of 29 to Cross’s 27 in second place with the two Daves Corlett and Clague in equal third place on 26. There was no change after stand four with Faragher first on 37 but only by one now from Cross on 36 followed by Corlett and Clague on 35 with Will Rand now next on 34.

The fifth and last stand again saw no change with B class Brian Faragher taking the high gun and B class with a very good score of 47 one ahead of Michael Cross who won A class with 46. Followed by the two Daves Corlett and Clague in equal second place in A on 45. We had a three-way tie for second place in B class between George Davies, Will Rand and John Moore all hitting 43.

In C class Mark Hepworth was first with 37 followed by lady shooter Nicky Barnett in second place on 35 with another three-way tie for third place between Jon Williams, Ed Rixon and junior Zac Bellhouse all with 33 points.

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (46)
  2. D Clague (45)
  3. D Corlett (45)

Class B

  1. B Faragher (47)
  2. J Moore (43)
  3. G Davies (43)
  4. W Rand (43)

Class C

  1. M Hepworth (37)
  2. N Barnett (35)
  3. J Williams (33)
  4. E Rixon (33)
  5. Z Bellhouse (J)(33)

League

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

Ballaneven Side-by-Side Championship

In the afternoon the Ballanevin Side by Sided championship was held kindly sponsored by John and Richard Kneen. A record entry of 25 split into five squads with gun sharing at a premium.

Shot over a similar course to the morning shoot of five stands we had some interesting results of note, including Brian Faragher the morning winner getting beat with his own gun by lady shooter Nicky Barnett.

In sixth place on 39 was junior Joe Faragher with Glen Shimmin in fifth place on 39 also, Mark Barnett was in fourth place on 40 who shared his gun with Joe Washington, in third place was Rob Corlett who borrowed his dad’s gun (Dave) and scored 42, we had another combo of father and son sharing a gun in Steven and Calum Craine, with Steven taking second place with 43 points but winning the shoot with 44 points was another past winner in Richard Kneen.

Results

  1. R Kneen (44)
  2. S Craine (43)
  3. R Corlett (42)
  4. M Barnett (40)
  5. G Shimmin (39)
  6. J Faragher (J)(39)
P Kelly, S Craine, K Goldsmith, N Barnett, J Faragher, C Craine, J Kneen, S Doyle, R Corlett, E Rixon, D Corlett, R Kneen, W Rand, M Hepworth, Faragher, B Stembridge, J Washington, G Shimmin, J Moore, A Hayes

Rachel Leads Summer Skeet

The sixth and final round of the Colin Bowen Memeorial English skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 20 competitors taking part in dull damp conditions.

The leader after the first round was Rachael Bowen Matthews with a perfect 25 straight closely followed by Paul Mihailovits, James Simpson and C class shooter Ted Kermeen on 24. After the second round in C class we had a tie for third place between Madelaine Simpson and Andre Vishnjov on 42, we also had a tie for first place between Ted Kermeen and Giulio Fabrizio with 43 points each.

In B class junior Zac Bellhouse was in third place on 43 with another junior Joe Faragher taking second place on 45 but winning B class with 47 points was Mark Hepworth. In A class we had another tie this time for second place between James Simpson and Roman Sammer on 47 points but winning with 49 points was Rachel Bowen Matthews.

Results

Class A

  1. R Bowen Matthews (49)
  2. R Sammer (47)
  3. J Simpson (47)

Class B

  1. M Hepworth (47)
  2. J Faragher (45)
  3. Z Bellhouse (J) (43)

Class C

  1. G Fabrizio (43)
  2. T Kermeen (43)
  3. M Simpson (23)
  4. A Vishnjov (42)

League

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

Cross Breezes to the Top

Pro Sporting Summer League, Round Five

The fifth round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro-sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 26 competitors taking part in dry cold and windy conditions.

The leader after the first layout was Peter Kelly with a fine score of 24 out of 25 , in second place on 22 was Michael Cross with George Davies, Paul Mihailovits and junior Joe Faragher on 20 followed by Brian Faragher in sixth place on 19 .The leading lady at this stage was Jennie Robertson on 16.

With the wind increasing for the second round making the targets duck and dive it paid to be in the early squad.

Jennie Robertson finished in third place in C class with 29 points with Mark Hepworth taking second place on 35 but winning C class with 37 points was Mark Corrin. Junior Zac Bellhouse was third in B class on 37 with Brian Faragher in second place on 38 and taking B class with 40 points was George Davies. We had a tie for third place in A class between junior Joe Faragher and super Vet Paul Mihailovits both with 40 points, in second place on 39 was Peter Kelly but top of the class with 42 points was Michael Cross.

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (42)
  2. P Kelly (39)
  3. J Faragher (J)(38)
  4. P Mihailovits (38)

Class B

  1. G Davies (40)
  2. B Faragher (38)
  3. Z Bellhouse (J)(37)

Class C

  1. M Corrin (37)
  2. M Hepworth (35)
  3. J Robertson (L)(29)

League

  1. 24 Mar
  2. 21 Apr
  3. 26 May
  4. 23 Jun
  5. 29 Sep
  6. 27 Oct

Kelly Clears up in DTL

Summer DTL League, Round Five

The fifth round of the Tower Insurance DTL league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 14 competitors taking part in dull dry conditions.

The leader after the first round was C class shooter Ted Kermeen with a 24/71 score in second place on 24/69 were Michael Cross and Peter Kelly followed by Jack Clague on 23/68 who was the leading B class shooter.

After the second round David Morgan finished in third place in C class on 42/123 with junior Zac Bellhouse taking second place with 44/127 but top of C class with 47/137 was Ted Kermeen. In B class Brian Faragher was third with 43/121 with George Davies taking second place on 43/124 but taking B class and also high gun on the day was super vet Jack Clague with 47/138. In A class Michael Cross and Peter Lowe  were in equal second place on 47/135 and winning A class with 47/137 was Peter Kelly.

Results

Class A

  1. P Kelly (137)
  2. P Lowe (135)
  3. M Cross (135)

Class B

  1. J Clague (138)
  2. G Davies (124)
  3. B Faragher (121)

Class C

  1. T Kermeen (137)
  2. Z Bellhouse (127)
  3. D Morgan (123)

League

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

Olympic Skeet League, Round Five

In The afternoon the fifth round of the Manx Petroleum’s Olympic skeet was held, and Stan Cross was the winner on 45 with son Michael Cross in second place on 41 with Brian Faragher in third place on 34.

Results

Overall

  1. S Cross (45)
  2. M Cross (41)
  3. B Faragher (34)

League

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

ABT League, Round Five

The fifth round of the Sadler Agricultural Supplies ABT league was also held, and the winner was Steven Craine on 37 points with peter Kelly in second place on 34 with Ted Kermeen third on 31.

Results

Overall

  1. S Craine (37)
  2. P Kelly (34)
  3. T Kermeen (31)
  4. P Lowe (15)

League

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

Kelly Leads the Way

English Sporting Summer League, Round 5

The fifth round of the Suntera Global English Sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 26 competitors talking part in dry but overcast conditions.

The leader after the first stand were George Davies and Peter Kelly with perfect 10’s with Mark Corrin and Mark Sweetman in third place on 9 followed by junior Zac Bellhouse and Mark Barnett on 8. We had a new leader after stand two in Mark Corrin with 17 points with George Davies in second place on 16 closely followed by Peter Kelly in third place on 15. We had joint leaders after stand three with Kelly and Corrin both on 24 with Mark Barnett now in third place on 23. Kelly was in the lead on his own after stand four on 33 with Corrin, Barnett and John Taylor now in equal second place on 30 with Bellhouse next on 29.

After the fifth and last stand we had the following results, in C class in equal third place were are lady shooter Sue Doyle and Nicky Barnett on 27, in second place on 32 was Mark Hepworth with Zac Bellhouse taking C class with 39 points. We also had a tie for third place in B class between Will Rand and Liam Kirkpatrick on 34 with George Davies taking second place on 37 but winning B class with 39 points was Mark Corrin. The ties just kept coming as we had a three-way tie for third place in A class between Paul Mihailovits, Dave Corlett and Mark Barnett on 38 points, in second place on 40 points was newcomer John Taylor but winning A class and also high gun on the day was Peter Kelly with 41 points.

Results

Class A

  1. P Kelly (41)
  2. J Taylor (40)
  3. M Barnett (38)
  4. D Corlett (38)
  5. P Mihailovits (38)

Class B

  1. M Corrin (39)
  2. G Davies (37)
  3. L Kirkpatrick (34)
  4. W Rand (34)

Class C

  1. Z Bellhouse (J)(39)
  2. M Hepworth (32)
  3. N Barnett (L)(27)
  4. S Doyle (L)(27)

League

  1. 10 Mar
  2. 07 Apr
  3. 12 May
  4. 09 Jun
  5. 15 Sep
  6. 13 Oct
P Kelly, M Hepworth, Z Bellhouse, S Doyle, M Barnett, D Corlett, J Taylor, L Kirkpatrick, P Mihailovits