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.
The fourth and final round of the STRAND VETS Winter series PRO SPORTING league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 20 competitors taking part in dull damp conditions.
The leader after the first layout was Michael Cross with 22 points in second place on 20 was junior Joe Faragher with Mark Barnett and B class shooter Mark Riley in equal third place on 19. Leading C class at this stage was Jeff Corkill on 15.
The third round of the STRAND VETS Winter series Pro Sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon in near ideal conditions.
The leader after the first layout were Rob Corlett and Mark Riley with 21 points in equal third place were Michael Cross and Brian Faragher on 20 followed by Richard Kneen and Jeff Corkill on 19, who was the leading C class shooter also.
A hardy core of 20 shooters took part in the annual pre-Christmas All Round Competition sponsored by the club with all entrants getting a selection box for entering the shoot which was held in wet, cold and very windy conditions.
All the class prizes were meat prizes of Beef, Pork and Ham The shoot was held over three disciplines with the SBDTL, and the Skeet doubles being shot first, with 20 targets in each discipline . The leader after these two disciplines was A class Michael Cross on 34 points ,in second place on 31 was B class Calum Craine with junior Zac Bellhouse, Ted Kermeen, Rob Corlett and Mark Hepworth next on 29 . The leading C class shooter at this stage was John Kneen on 21.
After a short break to the shooters were re-squadded in ascending order before the Pro Sporting got under way. The final results were as follows ,in the team event the winners were Andre Vishnjov and Ted Kermeen on 83 points with Calum Craine and John Moore taking second place with 82 points and in third place with 78 points were Mark Hepworth and Stan Cross .
In the class’s Johnathon McCarthy was third in C class on 15 points with Les Devlin taking second place on 24 but winning C class with 26 points was lady shooter Sue Doyle. In B class we had to have a shoot off for third place between junior Zac Bellhouse and Ted Kermeen with Zac claiming third place . We also had a shoot off for 1st and 2nd between Calum Craine and Andre Vishnjov with Calum taking first place and Andre second.
We also had a shoot off for second and third in A class between John Moore and Peter Kelly with John taking second place and winning A class with 40 points was Stan Cross which only leave the highgun which was Micheal Cross with a well shot 51 points .
Next week is the main Christmas shoot over 50 SBDTL sponsored by Top Spec Fencing . Any body wanting there names down for the dinner ,presentation at the Crosby Hotel please contact PETER on 461203 ASAP. Peter Kelly
The second round of the STRAND VETS Winter series Pro Sporting League was held at Meary Veg Santon with 21 competitors taking part in cold, dry but windy conditions.
The leader after the first layout was Rob Corlett with 20 points, in second place on 18 was junior Zac Bellhouse with Brian Faragher in third place on 17. The second layout proved to be a be bit easier with Irene Stockil and Les Devlin tying for third place in C class on 22 points, in second place in C was Jeff Corkill on 25 and taking C class with 28 points was Ted Kermeen.
Mark Hepworth was third in B class on 32 with Zac Bellhouse taking second place on 36 and taking B class with a joint top score of 38 points was Rob Corlett. We had a tie for second place in A class between Liam Kirkpatrick and Stan Cross on 34 points but taking A class and also joint highgun was Brian Faragher on 38.
The first round of The STRAND VETS Winter series Pro Sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 22 competitors taking part in cold damp conditions which also had the added incentive of the Victor Annand officials cup up for grabs.
The leader after the first layout was junior Joe Fargher with 24 points in second place on 22 was Michael Cross with Stan Cross and Brian Faragher in equal third place on 19. The leading B class shooters at this stage were junior Zac Bellhouse, John Moore and George Davies all on 16 with the leading C class shooter being lady shooter Jennie Robertson on 14.
The second layout which proved to be more difficult with the following results. In C class it was an all-ladies rostrum with Irene Stockil taking third place with 22 points, in second place on 23 was Sue Doyle with Jennie Robertson top of C class with 24 points. John Moore was third in B class on 30 with junior Zac Bellhouse taking second place on 32 but winning B class with 33 points was George Davies. Stan Cross was third in a class on 36 with junior Joe Faragher taking second place on 43 but top of the class was summer overall league champion was Michael Cross with an excellent score on 46, he also won the Victor Annand high gun cup.
The sixth and final round of the Dave and Pam Corlett Pro Sporting league was held at Meary Veg Santon with 23 competitors taking part in dry cold conditions. With two layouts in use it was not until the end could we find the winners.
In C class Mark Hepworth and Sue Doyle tied for second place with 29 points each but winning C class with 33 points was Mark Corrin. We also had a tie for second place in B class between Ben Stembridge and George Davies on 38 but taking B class with 41 points which was the best score on the day was Stan Cross.
In A class John Moore finished in third place on 32 with Dave Corlett taking second place on 35 and winning A class with 37 points was Paul Mihailovits.
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.
The annual Pro Sporting Grand Prix was held on Tynwald day at Meary Veg, Santon, and saw fifteen competitors attempting 100 tricky targets across four stands in ideal conditions.
The first round was shot from our dedicated novices facility, and featured 25 targets which were anything but simple. A-class shooters Paul Mihailovits and Robert Corlett were joined by B-Class Stan Cross on 22 points, with Liam Kirkpatrick also representing B-class on 20. Hot on their heels with 19 points were A-class Dave Corlett and C-class Sue Doyle, who put in a solid performance in the opening round.
Mihailovits slipped to sixth place after the second round with 18 targets dispatched, while A-class Mike Cross improved on his opening 17 with a much more robust 23, followed by Cross Senior on 20 with Mark Sweetman, Rob Corlett and Ben Stembridge all on 19.
Round three found Mike Cross still on top with a 25 straight, followed by Mihailovits on 24 while Liam Kirkpatrick and Mark Barnett shared third position on 19 points. Lady shooters Sue Doyle and Jeannie Robertson continued to battle it out with 11 and 15 respectively, and it would be Robertson’s turn to pull out all the stops with an incredible fourth and final round, sharing the 21 point marker with Corlett Senior, Ben Stembridge, and Peter Kelly. Stan Cross and Mark Barnett scored 22, Mike Cross and Paul Mihailovits were on 23, leaving Liam Kilpatrick victorious over the rabbits with a solid 24.
Overall it was Mike Cross who would claim the high gun slot on 88 points from a possible 100, with Paul Mihailovits just one target behind on 87, and Liam Kirkpatrick in third on 84. One point also separated the ladies, and found Jeannie Robertson clutching the prize with 59 ahead of Sue Doyle’s 58 – truly a fight to the finish!
Entries for this summer’s Pro Sporting and English Skeet GP competitions closed on Sunday 30 June, with the draw for teams and squads taking place today.
