Category: Competition Updates

Corlett and Riley Share the Lead

Winter DTL Round Three

The third round of the Cu Plas Callow Winter Series DTL League was held at Meary Veg, Santon, with 13 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions.

The leader after the first round was A class shooter Mark Riley with a 25/73 straight, in second place also with a straight was B class Rob Corlett with 25/72, in third place on 23/68 was A class Mike Walker followed by A class Peter Lowe on 23/67. Leading C class with 22/66 was Mark Sweetman with Brian Kelly in second place with 20/59. We also had a new shooter Mike Thomson taking part in his first DTL competition which was good to see.

After a short break the second round got under way and in C class Brian Kelly finished in second place on 41/120 but winning C class with 43/127 was Mark Sweetman. Dave Corlett finished in third place in B class on 44/129 with George Davies taking second place on 47/132 but winning B class hands down was Rob Corlett who hit 49 for 143 points which was also equal highgun on the day. Peter Lowe was third in A class on 47/135 with Mike Walker piping him for second place by one point on 136 but also equal highgun and winning A class was Mark Riley on 49/143.

M Walker, G Davies, M Riley, P Lowe, R Corlett, D Corlett, B Kelly, M Sweetman

Results

Class A

  1. M Riley (49 / 143)
  2. M Walker (46 / 136)
  3. P Lowe (47 / 135)

Class B

  1. R Corlett (49 / 143)
  2. G Davies (47 / 132)
  3. D Corlett (44 / 129)

Class C

  1. M Sweetman (43 / 127)
  2. B Kelly (41 / 120)

Next week is the third round of the Winter series Pro Sporting League
sponsored by Will Rand, just a reminder subscriptions are now due. Duty officers this week are W Rand & B Faragher.

Second Skeet Close Contest

Winter Skeet, Round Two

The second round of the Utopia Hair Salon Winter Series English Skeet League was held at Meary Veg Santon in cool, windy but dry conditions.

We had a four way tie for first place after the first round between Jeff Corkill, Dave Corlett, John Moore and Paul Mihailovits on 23, next on 22 were Peter Kelly and B class shooter Brian Faragher followed by two juniors; A class Joe Faragher and C class Zac Bellhouse.

At the beginning of the second round the wind dropped slightly but the sun came out making to clays hard to pick up from the low house. At the end of the second round Brian Kelly and Roman Sammer were in equal second place in C class on 33 but the runaway winner of C class was Zac Bellhouse with 42 points.

It was good to see Stephen Rand back on the range who finished in third place in B class on 35, in second place on 40 was junior David Cowin but the winner of B class with 45 points was Brian Faragher. We also had a tie for second place in A class between Dave Corlett and Paul Mihailovits on 46 points but just pipping them by one point with a score of 47 was Jeff Corkill.

Results

Class A

  1. J Corkill (23, 24 = 47)
  2. D Corlett (23, 23 = 46)
  3. P Mihailovits (23, 23 = 46)

Class B

  1. B Faragher (22, 23 = 45)
  2. D Cowin (J) (19, 21 = 40)
  3. S Rand (18, 17 = 35)

Class C

  1. Z Bellhouse (J) (21, 21 = 42)
  2. B Kelly (18, 15 = 33)
  3. R Sammer (18, 15 = 33)
R Sammer, D Cowin, J Corkill, B Faragher, P Mihailovits, S Rand, D Corlett, Z Bellhouse, B Kelly

Riley Bags Post-Christmas Cup

2022 Club Boxing Day Shoot

The IOM Clay Pigeon Shooting Club’s annual Christmas Shoot and kindly sponsored once again by Top Spec Fencing was held at Meary Veg Santon in dull and very windy conditions but the rain stopped once shooting commenced.

The leader after the first round was C class shooter Michael Cross on 66 points with Steven Craine in second place on 63 points followed by Mark Riley, Mike Walker, Stan Skinner and C class shooter Brian Kelly in equal third  place on 60 points.

While the main shooters had a break the non-members took to the stands competing for the Phil Yewdell cup, and the winner was Chris McCabe with 48 points with junior Tom Moore in second place on 39 followed by Malcolm Darcy in third place on 36. We then had another junior in Lucy Faragher in fourth place on 33 with Ash Lewis and junior Percy Hampton next on 27 followed by Julie Faragher and Sarah Cubbon on 18 and in ninth place on 9 points was Sarah Faragher.

The second round of the main event got under way with the wind even stronger making the targets duck and dive more. In C class Wayne Barsby finished in fourth place on 69 with Mark Hepworth taking third place on 81, in second place on 117 was Brian Kelly but taking C class with 123 points was Michael Cross.

In B class Calum Craine was fifth on 96 with Giulio Fabrizio forth on 99, in third place on 102 was Mark Barnett, Stan Cross took second place on 108 but top of the B class with 114 points was Rob Corlett. In A Class we had a three way tie for fourth place with Alan Wade, John Moore and Stan Skinner all scoring 108 points, in third place on 111 was junior Arran Wade, we also had a tie for first place in A class between Steven Craine and Mike Walker on 123 but the Highgun on the day was Mark Riley with 129 points – well done Mark!

In the handicap section the winner was Brian Kelly with a total of 169 points in second place on 166 was Michael Cross with Steven Craine in third place on 133.

Results

High Gun

  • M Riley (60, 69 = 129)

Handicap Cup

  1. B Kelly (117, 152 = 169)
  2. M Cross (123, 43 = 166)
  3. S Craine (123, 10 = 133)

Class A

  1. M Walker (60, 63 = 123)
  2. S Craine (63, 60 = 123)
  3. A Wade (J) (57, 54 = 111)

Class B

  1. R Corlett (51, 63 = 114)
  2. S Cross (48, 60 = 108)
  3. M Barnett (45, 57 = 102)

Class C

  1. M Cross (66, 57 = 123)
  2. B Kelly (60, 57 = 117)
  3. M Hepworth (39, 42 = 81)
2022 Boxing Day at The Crosby

The next competition on the range is on Sunday 8th January which is the third round of the Utopia Winter Series English Skeet League. Reminder to all members that memberships are now due. Duty officers on Saturday 7th January are S & M Cross.

Moore Brings Home the Bacon

2022 Club Christmas Shoot

The annual Christmas Shoot was held at Meary Veg, Santon, and was sponsored by the club it self including a range of meat prizes. The shoot itself was held over three disciplines; 20 Double Rise, 20 Skeet Doubles and 20 Pro Sporting, and saw 19 competitors taking part in very windy and very cold conditions.

The joint leaders after the Double Rise were Peter Kelly and John Moore, both in A class, and junior Joe Faragher in B class with 16 points. The leading C class shooter was newcomer Will Challoner on 11. The next discipline was Skeet doubles and John Moore was in the lead on his own in A class with 31 points with Jeff Corkill second on 29 followed by Dave Corlett in third place in A on 28.

Leading B class was Will rand on 28 with Mark Barnett and Joe Faragher in equal second place on 27. We had a new leader in C class in junior Zac Bellhouse on 21 with Dave Morgan in second place on 18 and Brian Kelly in third place on 17. The final discipline was Pro Sporting which was shot from one of the new shelters and saw Dave Morgan finish in third place in C class on 25 with Brian Kelly now in second place on 30. Taking C class with 34 points was junior Zac Bellhouse. Michael Cross finished in third place in B class with 42 points with Will Rand taking second place on 43 but piping him by one point with a final total of 44 and top scoring in the Pro Sporting was Mark Barnett.

We had to have a shoot-off for third place in A class between Dave Corlett and Paul Mihailovits who both scored 42, which Dave won by one point, in second place on 43 was Peter Kelly with Jeff Corkill taking first place in A on 45 but the overall winner with 47 points was John Moore – well done John!

Results

High Gun

  • J Moore (15 DR, 16 SDK, 16 PSP = 47)

Class A

  1. J Corkill (13, 16, 16 = (45)
  2. P Kelly (15, 12, 16 = 43)
  3. D Corlett (12, 16, 14 = 42)

Class B

  1. M Barnett (11, 16, 17 = 44)
  2. W Rand (13, 15, 15 = 43)
  3. M Cross (12, 14, 16 = 42)

Class C

  1. Z Bellhouse (J) (9, 12, 13 = 34)
  2. B Kelly (7, 10, 13 = 30)
  3. D Morgan (7, 11, 7 = 25)
2022 Christmas Shooters

A team event was also incorporated in the shoot and the winners were Joe Faragher & J Moore (89) with M Barnett / M Cross (86) taking second place on count back from P Kelly & W Rand (86) in third place with J Corkill & Z Bellhouse fourth. (79)

The range is open on Christmas eve till 13:00, closed on Christmas Day then the Boxing Day Shoot sponsored by Top Spec Fencing is on Tuesday 27th December over 50 Single Barrel DTL. We also have a non members section over 25 targets for anybody that has not shot competition before. The prizes will be presented at the Crosby Hotel after the meal, we still have a few places left for anybody that wishes to come along, contact Peter on 461203 for details. Duty officers this Saturday are P & B Kelly.

Icy Sporting at Meary Veg

Winter Pro Sporting League, Round 2

The second round of the Winter Series Pro Sporting league kindly sponsored by Brian Faragher was held at Meary Veg Santon in dry calm but cold conditions.

The leader after the first layout was trap shooter Rob Watterson on 22 points with Paul Mihailovits and B class Michael Cross in equal second place on 21 followed by Will Rand, Peter Kelly and John Moore on 19. The leading C class shooter was David Morgan on 18 with grandson Zac Bellhouse second on 15.

The second layout on the right hand range saw the scores increase for most except David Morgan who finished in third place in C class on 32, junior Zac Bellhouse was in second place on 36 but taking C class with 36 points was Mark Sweetman who scored 24 on his second round. In B class junior Joe Faragher was third on 40 with his dad Brian beating him by one to take second place on 42 with Michael Cross taking B class with 44 points. In A class we had a tie for third place between John Moore and Peter Kelly on 41 with Rob Watterson taking second place on 44 but the star of the show on the day was Paul Mihailovits who hit all 25 targets in his second round to take first in A class and high gun overall on 46 points – well shot Paul.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (46)
  2. R Watterson (44)
  3. J Moore (43)

Class B

  1. M Cross (44)
  2. B Faragher (41)
  3. J Faragher (J) (40)

Class C

  1. M Sweetman (37)
  2. Z Bellhouse (J) (36)
  3. D Morgan (32)
P Kelly, R Watterson, P Mihailovits, M Cross, B Faragher, M Sweetman, Z Bellhouse, D Morgan, J Faragher, J Moore

Next week is the pre Christmas shoot shot over 20 Skeet Doubles, 20 Double Rise & 20 Pro Sporting which also includes a drawn team event. A, B, & C class meat prizes sponsored by the club, entries close at 10am.