Chilly Start to Winter Sporting

Pro Sporting Winter League, Round One

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.

Results

Class A

  1. M Cross (46)
  2. J Faragher (43)
  3. S Cross (36)

Class B

  1. G Davies (33)
  2. Z Bellhouse (32)
  3. J Moore (30)

Class C

  1. J Robertson (24)
  2. S Doyle (23)
  3. I Stockil (22)

Cross Senior takes High Gun

Pro Sporting Summer League, Round Six

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.

Results

Class A

  1. P Mihailovits (37)
  2. D Corlett (35)
  3. J Moore (32)

Class B

  1. S Cross (41)
  2. G Davies (38)
  3. B Stembridge (38)

Class C

  1. M Corrin (33)
  2. S Doyle (L)(29)
  3. M Hepworth (29)

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)

One Point between Two Ladies

Pro Sporting Grand Prix

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!

Results

Class A

  1. R Corlett (81)
  2. M Barnett (79)
  3. D Corlett (75)

Class B

  1. L Kirkpatrick (85)
  2. S Cross (84)
  3. B Stembridge (77)

Class C

  1. M Hepworth (67)
  2. R Sammer (64)
  3. J Robertson (59)

Teams

  1. L Kirkpatrick
    R Corlett (166)
  2. M Cross
    B Faragher (157)

High Gun

  1. M Cross (88)
  2. P Mihailovits (87)

Seniors

  • M Cross (88)

Veterans

  • P Mihailovits (87)

Ladies

  • J Robertson (59)
S Cross, M Barnett, R Sammer, B Stembridge D Corlett, M Cross, R Corlett, P Mihailovits, S Doyle, M Hepworth, L Kirkpatrick, J Robertson

Grand Prix Squads Announced

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.

Pro Sporting GP – 3 July

Squad 1

  1. L Kirkpatrick
  2. D Corlett
  3. M Hepworth
  4. M Barnett
  5. B Faragher

Squad 2

  1. M Cross
  2. M Sweetman
  3. P Mihailovits
  4. R Sammer
  5. S Cross

Squad 3

  1. S Doyle (L)
  2. R Corlett
  3. B Stembridge
  4. J Robertson
  5. N Parsons
  6. P Kelly

Teams

  1. B Faragher
    M Cross
  2. S Cross
    S Doyle (L)
  3. R Sammer
    M Hepworth
  4. P Kelly
    M Sweetman
  5. D Corlett
    B Stembridge
  6. P Mihailovits
    J Robertson (L)
  7. R Corlett
    L Kirkpatrick
  8. M Barnett
    N Parsons

CM Partners English Skeet GP – 5 July

Squad 1

  1. J Simpson
  2. L Devlin
  3. D Corlett
  4. Z Bellhouse (J)
  5. M Simpson (L)

Squad 2

  1. P Kelly
  2. D Morgan
  3. B Faragher
  4. M Cross
  5. J Faragher

Squad 3

  1. R Sammer
  2. M Hepworth
  3. S Cross
  4. M Riley
  5. J Corkill

Squad 4

  1. P Mihailovits
  2. T Kermeen
  3. R B Matthews (L)
  4. A Vishnjov

Team2

  1. M Simpson (L)
    P Kelly
  2. M Riley
    T Kermeen
  3. D Corlett
    L Devlin
  4. J Simpson
    P Mihailovits
  5. B Fargher
    J Corkill
  6. A Vishnjov
    M Hepworth
  7. M Cross
    R B Matthews (L)
  8. Z Bellhouse
    R Sammer
  9. J Faragher
    D Morgan
  10. S Cross
    P Mihailovits