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English Skeet is a popular variation of skeet – see our beginners section for more information.
Thirty competitors from both clubs regrouped under blue skies last Sunday for the second half of this year’s inter-club challenge, which saw Meary Veg retaining the trophy for the second year running after some very close competition.
Continue reading “Meary Veg retain Inter-Club Trophy”The afternoon of Saturday 29th March found thirty competitors from both clubs battle it out at Meary Veg in challenging conditions, with high winds and driving rain making for some interesting targets. 50 clays each of Skeet and DTL were shot simultaneously on both ranges, and 50 Sporting followed a short break in order to make sure the targets remained fair in the building winds.
Continue reading “Strong Start for Home Team at 2025 Inter-Club Comp”The first round of the Colin Bowen Memorial English skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 24 competitors taking part in near ideal conditions.
The joint leaders after the first round were Roman Sammer (A) and Michel Cross (B) with perfect 25 Straights, in equal third place were Paul Mihailovits, Stan Cross and Jeff Corkill all A along with Brian Faragher (B) all on 24, the leading C class shooter at this stage was Peter Fabrizio on 21.
Continue reading “Sammer and Cross Skeet Leaders”The Club all Round Championship was held at Meary Veg Santon in very cold but dry conditions. This was the last shoot of the winter series of shoots.
With DTL and English skeet being shot at the same time we did not have a leader board until these were completed. The clear leader at this stage was John Moore with 141 points with last year’s champion Mike Walker in second place on 134 followed by Mark Riley in third place on 133. The leading B class shooter at this stage was Calum Craine on 131 with David Morgan leading C class on 101.
Continue reading “Moore turns back the Clock”The fourth and final round of the UTOPIA HAIR SALON Winter series English skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 20 competitors taking part in cold breezy conditions.
The leader after the first round was A class shooter Stan Cross with a 24 (should have been a 25 but he forgot his safety catch on stand one), in equal second place on 23 were Paul Mihailovits, Roman Sammer and B class Mark Hepworth, then we had seven shooters on 22.
Continue reading “Faragher Flying High”The third round of the UTOPIA HAIR SALON Winter series English skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 22 competitors talking part in dull cold but dry conditions.
The leader after the first round was Paul Mihailovits with a perfect 25 straight ,in equal; second place on 24 were Stan Cross and James Simpson with nine shooters tying for forth place on 23.
Continue reading “Mihailovits Mr Perfect”The first round of the UTOPIA HAIR SALON Winter series English Skeet league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 28 competitors taking part in dry ,still, overcast conditions.
The leader after the first round was John Moore with a perfect 25 straight, we had a four-way tie for second place between juniors Joe Faragher and Zac Bellhouse along with veterans Peter Kelly and Paul Mihailovits who all scored 24, followed by Jeff Corkill, Stan Cross and James Simpson on 23.
After the second round was completed we had the following results ,in C class in equal third place were Les Devlin and Jack Clague on 41 ,in second place on 42 was Mike Whitehead but winning C class with 44 points was Peter Fabrizio.
We had a four-way tie for second place in B class between George Davies, Mark Hepworth, Ted Kermeen and Mark Corrin all scoring 42 points but winning B class with 44 points was lady shooter Madaleine Simpson..
It was no different in A class with a four-way tie for third place between John Moore, James Simpson, Jeff Corkill and Stan Cross on 46 ,in second place on 47 was Paul Mihailovits but top of the class with 48 points was junior Joe Faragher, well done Joe!
The second half of the 2024 Inter-Club was shot at Meary Veg this Saturday, and saw the home team lift the trophy after several hours of highly enjoyable competition.
Continue reading “Southerners Triumphant at Inter-Club Comp”The first half of the 2024 Inter-Club All-Rounder was shot at Blue Point this Saturday, and saw thirty competitors from both clubs take to the stands in near perfect conditions.
English Skeet, DTL, and English Sporting were chosen to showcase not only the outstanding talent within both clubs but also the first-rate facilities, and to make scoring easier across all three disciplines we settled on three points awarded for all targets hit, with second-barrel DTL kills being the exception and netting two points.
Continue reading “Nail Biting First Half at Inter-Club Comp”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.
