Port St Mary won all three of their divisional matches against Laxey at Laxey Rifle Range in the second round of the Isle of Man Rifle Association’s Winter League, Energy FM Sport reported.
The defending champions took the Division 1 contest 486–479. Captain Ben Kelly led the scoring with 99, with Tom Pirson one point behind on 98. For Laxey, Gemma Kermode top-scored with 98, and John Wood repeated his first-round score of 97.
Port St Mary also won comfortably in Division 2, 458–182, with Ashley Gardner their best shooter on 95. They took Division 3 by walkover.
At the Sinclair Range in St John’s, Douglas beat Sandsiders 481–455 in Division 1, with Sam Jones and Christian Eaton each scoring 97. Douglas also welcomed back Matt Roosen, who top-scored with 94 as they won the Division 2 match between the sides. Sandsiders’ Jean Quaye missed the opening round. She made her first appearance of the season with 98, the best score of the match. Quaye finished second in last season’s individual standings.
Sulby lost their opening match narrowly but won this one easily, beating Kirk Michael 476–427 even though several of their shooters remain injured. Mark Cain, Peter Webb and Peter Faragher each scored 96 for Sulby. Suzanne McKnight and Perryn Watson led Kirk Michael with 95 apiece. Sulby were also awarded a walkover in Division 2.
In next week’s round, Castletown visit Port St Mary for the first southern derby of the season. Kirk Michael host Douglas, and Laxey face Sandsiders at the Sinclair Range.
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