Tag: Pro Sporting

Pro Sporting is a popular variation of sporting shooting – see our beginners section for more information.

Cross Wins Annand Cup

Winter 2023 Pro Sporting – Round One

The first round of the Winter Series Pro Sporting league kindly sponsored by Stan Cross was held at Meary Veg Santon with 21 competitors taking part in very wet and dull conditions but with the investment in shelters by the club over the past couple of years all the shooters stayed dry throughout the competition. The Victor Annand Referees and range officials cup was also up for grabs.

The leader after the first round were Michael Cross and Paul Mihailovits who both scored 22, in equal third place on 20 was Stan Cross with Rob Corlett and Liam Kirkpatrick next on 19.

Will Rand & Brian Faragher

Victor Annand Cup

Dedicated to safety officers and other range officials, the Victor Annand cup is presented annually in December to the highest scoring member of the Meary Veg team during the season’s first sporting shoot.

Setting targets and maintaining traps in all weather isn’t always easy work, and this cup honours those individuals who give up their time in order to keep the targets flying.

– Mark

After a short break the second round got under way and in C class Mike Whitehead finished in third place with 17 points with Irene Stockil taking second place with 20 points but winning C class with 24 points was Sue Doyle. We had a tie for third place in B class between Liam Kirkpatrick and Ben Stembridge on 32 points, in second place on 36 points was Brian Faragher with Stan Cross taking first place with 37 points. We had a three way tie for third place in A class between Rob Corlett, Will Rand and Mark Barnett on 34 points, in second place on 36 points was Paul Mihailovits but top of the class and also winning the Victor Annand cup was Michael Cross with 42 points, who was the only shooter to have two scores in the twenties, well done Michael!

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (42)
  2. P Mihailovits (36)
  3. R Corlett (34)
  4. W Rand (34)
  5. M Barnett (34)

Class B

  1. S Cross (37)
  2. B Faragher (36)
  3. L Kirkpatrick (32)
  4. B Stembridge (32)

Class C

  1. S Doyle (L)(24)
  2. I Stockil (L)(20)
  3. M Whitehead (17)

Full Results

  1. 19 November
  2. 10 December
  3. 14 January
  4. 04 February
P Mihailovits, L Kirkpatrick, M Cross, B Faragher, W Rand, S Cross, R Corlett, B Stembridge

Final Round of Summer Sporting

Pro Sporting, Round 6

The sixth and final round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro Sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon in wet and cool conditions but it did not deter the 16 shooters taking part as the competition was shot from the shelters that the club have built over the past couple of years.

The leader after the first layout was John Moore with 24 points in second place on 23 were junior Joe Faragher and Peter Kelly followed by Rob Corlett, Paul Mihailovits, Will Ennett and Dave Corlett on 22.

Once every body had finished the second layout we had the following results, in C class Brian Kelly finished in third place with 40 points, but we had a tie for first place in C between Daniel Zorab and Will Ennett who both shot 43. In B class newcomer Ben Stembridge was third on 42 with John Moore taking second place on 45 but winning B class with the best score of the was junior Joe Faragher with 47 points. Paul Mihailovits was third in A class with 44 points but we had another tie for first place in A between Will Rand and Rob Corlett on 45 points, Will hitting a straight on the second layout.

Results

Class A

  1. W Rand (45)
  2. R Corlett (45)
  3. P Mihailovits (44)

Class B

  1. J Faragher (J)(47)
  2. J Moore (45)
  3. B Stembridge (42)

Class C

  1. W Ennett (43)
  2. D Zorab (43)
  3. B Kelly (40)

Full Results

  1. 19 March
  2. 16 April
  3. 21 May
  4. 18 June
  5. 20 August
  6. 17 September

English Sporting, Round 6

In the afternoon the final round of the Suntera Sporting League was held with 18 competitors taking part in damp dull conditions, which was  again shot under the shelters.

The leaders after the first stand were John Moore and Brian Faragher with 9 points followed by Paul Mihailovits, Will Rand, Arran Wade, Dave Corlett and Peter Kelly on 8. John Moore was in the lead on his own after stand two with 19 points followed by Paul Mihailovits, Dave Corlett and Dave Clague on 17.

We had a new leader after stand three in Paul Mihailovits with 27 points with Ben Stembridge in second place on 26 followed by six shooters on 24. Stand four and Mihailovits was still in the lead on 35 with Stembridge in second place on 34 followed by Rand and George Davies on 33.

The final results after the fifth and final stand were, in C class Ed Rixon was third on 26 with lady shooter Irene Stockil taking second place on 29 but winning C class with 32 points was Mark Sweetman. We had a three way tie for first place in B class between junior Arran Wade, John Moore and Dave Corlett all on 39 points. Ben Stem Bridge was third in A class on 41 with Will Rand taking second place with 42 points but top of the class with 44 points was Paul Mihailovits.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (44)
  2. W Rand (42)
  3. B Stembridge (41)

Class B

  1. D Corlett (39)
  2. J Moore (39)
  3. Arr Wade (J)(39)

Class C

  1. M Sweetman (32)
  2. I Stockil (L)(29)
  3. E Rixon (26)

Full Results

  1. 19 March
  2. 16 April
  3. 21 May
  4. 18 June
  5. 20 August
  6. 17 September

The full overall league results will be posted once they have been checked. The IOM All Round Championship which was due to be held on Sunday 24th September has been moved to 15th October also the range will be closed on Sunday 24th September.

Bumper Sporting Weekend

It was another busy week at Meary Veg with three competitions. The first competition was the Meary Veg FITASC Championship on Wednesday afternoon/evening kindly sponsored by Brian Faragher.

Meary Veg FITASC Championship

This discipline was new to Meary Veg and all 17 competitors really enjoyed it especially Paul Mihailovits who came away with the championship spoils scoring 40 points. In second place on 38 was Dave Corlett with junior Joe Faragher taking third place on 37. Jack Clague was forth on 34 followed by Will Ennett, Liam Kirkpatrick and Mark Barnett on 33.

Full results here.

Pro Sporting, Round 5

On Sunday morning the fifth round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro Sporting league took place with 23 competitors taking part in dry windy conditions.

The leader after the first layout was Peter Kelly with 21 points in second place on 20 were Paul Mihailovits and Steven Craine followed by Rob Corlett, Mark Sweetman and Paul Mihailovits on 19.

After the second layout we had Mike Whitehead in third place in C class on 26 points with Will Ennett and Mark Hepworth in equal first place with 30 points. Brian Faragher was third in B class with 35 points with Mark Sweetman taking second place on 38 points but taking B class with 39 points was Liam Kirkpatrick which was joint high gun on the day with Will Rand who took A class by one point from Dave & Rob Corlett and Paul Mihailovits in equal second place on 38.

Results

Class A

  1. W Rand (39)
  2. D Corlett (38)
  3. R Corlett (38)

Class B

  1. L Kirpatrick (39)
  2. M Sweetman (38)
  3. B Faragher (35)

Class C

  1. M Hepworth (30)
  2. W Ennett (30)
  3. M Whitehead (26)

Full Results

  1. 19 March
  2. 16 April
  3. 21 May
  4. 18 June
  5. 20 August
  6. 17 September

English Sporting, Round 5

In the afternoon we had the fifth round of the Suntera Global sporting league. The leaders after the first stand were juniors Arran Wade and Zac Bellhouse with 9 points. In equal third place on 8 points were  Will Rand and Paul Mihailovits.

After the second stand Paul Mihailovits and John Moore were the joint leaders on 16 points with Alan Wade, Dave Corlett, George Davies, and Arran Wade in equal third place on 15. We had a four way tie for first place after stand three with Paul Mihailovits, Dave Corlett,George Davies and newcomer Ben Stembridge all tying on 24 points followed by Alan Wade on 23.

After stand four we had a clear leader in Paul Mihailovits on 34 points with Ben Stembridge and Alan Wade in equal second place on 33 followed by Dave Corlett on 32. After the fifth and final stand we had the following results, Mark Sweetman finished in third place in C class with 33 points with Mike Whitehead taking second place on 36 but taking C class with 38 points was Liam Kirkpatrick.

In B class Brian Faragher was in third place on 37 points but we had a tie for first place between John Moore and Dave Corlett on 38 points. In A class we had a three way tie for third place between Will Rand, Mark Barnett and George Davies on 37 points. In second place on 39 points was Alan Wade but top of the class with a well shot 44 points was Paul Mihailovits.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (44)
  2. A Wade (39)
  3. G Davies (37)
  4. W Rand (37)
  5. M Barnett (37)

Class B

  1. D Corlett (38)
  2. J Moore (38)
  3. B Faragher (37)

Class C

  1. L Kirkpatrick (38)
  2. M Whitehead (36)
  3. M Sweetman (33)

Full Results

  1. 19 March
  2. 16 April
  3. 21 May
  4. 18 June
  5. 20 August
  6. 17 September

Next week is the Creer & Kelly Trap medley on the Sunday with the Manx Skeet Championship sponsored by John Moore on bank holiday Monday morning followed by the NASSA skeet championship in the afternoon both over 50 targets.

Cross Scoops Tynwald Targets

2023 Pro Sporting Grand Prix

The annual Pro-sporting GP sponsored by Pain and Patience, Nicky and Mark Barnett was held at Meary Veg Santon with 21 competitors taking part in dry but breezy conditions with a prize pot of £550 up for grabs.

We had a three way tie after the first layout between Michael Cross, Mark Barnett and George Davies with 21 points, Will Rand, Stan Cross and Brian Faragher were next on 19. After the second layout Michael Cross was in the lead on his own with 41 points with Mark Barnett second on 38 followed by Will Rand in third place on 37. Cross increased his lead after the third stage scoring 21 for a running total of 62 followed by Will Rand in second place on 56 with Juan Cowley now in third place on 54, Mark Barnett was fourth on 53 followed by Dave Corlett in fifth place on 52.

After the final layout we had the following results: The leading lady was Nicky Barnett with 53 points with the leading junior Joe Faragher on 69, 1st vet was Dave Corlett on 69 and the leading senior was Michael Cross on 81. In C class Mike Whitehead was third with 55 points with Roman Sammer second on 57 but winning C class with 69 points was Dave Walton.

We had to have a shoot off for third place in B class between John Moore and Brian Faragher which John won, second in B went to Joe Faragher on 69 with Juan Cowley in first place in B on 73. In A class Stan Cross was third on 68 with Dave Corlett taking second place on 69 with Mark Barnett in first place in A on 73. The runner up was Will Rand on 76 but taking the Pro-Sporting GP championship with 81 points was Michael Cross – well shot Mikey!

Results

High Gun

  1. M Cross (81)
  2. W Rand (76)

Teams

  1. D Walton & M Cross (147)
  2. W Rand & P Kelly (141)
  3. J Faragher & D Corlett (138)

Class A

  1. M Barnett (72)
  2. D Corlett (69)
  3. S Cross (68)

Class B

  1. J Cowley (73)
  2. J Faragher (J)(69)
  3. J Moore (63)

Class C

  1. D Walton (66)
  2. R Sammer (57)
  3. M Whitehead (53)

Many thanks to the sponsors once again and also a big thank you to all that helped in setting up on Tuesday evening and clearing away after the shoot today.

J Faragher, R Sammer, W Rand, D Corlett, J Cowley, M Cross, J Moore, S Cross, N Barnett, M Whitehead, D Walton

Squads announced for Tynwald Day

Pro Sporting Grand Prix

We’ve had 21 entries for this years Pro Sporting GP, starting at 10:00 on Wednesday 5 July, and are now in a position to announce the squads. Individual entries and randomly chosen teams are as follows:

Individual Squads

One

  1. M Barnett
  2. P Kelly
  3. D Walton
  4. S Doyle
  5. M Cross
  6. D Corlett

Two

  1. C Workman
  2. J Faragher
  3. W Rand
  4. R Sammer
  5. I Stockil

Three

  1. B Faragher
  2. M Sweetman
  3. S Cross
  4. M Whitehead
  5. M Cox

Four

  1. J Cowley
  2. N Barnett
  3. J Moore
  4. B Kelly
  5. G Davies

Teams

One

  1. N Barnett
  2. S Doyle

Two

  1. I Stockil
  2. B Faragher

Three

  1. M Whiterhead
  2. M Sweetman

Four

  1. R Sammer
  2. J Cowley

Five

  1. M Cox
  2. C Workman

Six

  1. P Kelly
  2. W Rand

seven

  1. M Barnett
  2. B Kelly

Eight

  1. J Faragher
  2. D Corlett

Nine

  1. D Walton
  2. M Cross

Ten

  1. G Davies
  2. S Cross
2021 GP winner Juan Cowley with sponsors Nicky and Mark Barnett