DEBBIE Thompson made history on Sunday by becoming the first female shooter to win the fullbore rifle Island Championship.

JERSEY has a muzzle loading world champion in Mike Alexandre who clinched the 600 yard title by a narrow margin at Bisley.

JERSEY shooters rounded off their near two weeks at Bisley with further team successes as the 142nd Imperial Meeting concluded on Saturday.

JERSEY Commonwealth Games rifleman Daniel Richardson is aiming for fifth place in the Grand Aggregate at Bisley after moving up two positions to sixth yesterday.

JERSEY’S top fullbore shooters travel to the Imperial Meeting at Bisley next week with expectations high of success in the individual and team events.

TEAM JERSEY continued their surge up the NatWest Island Games table last night as eight golds gave them the edge over the Isle of Man for second place.

FOUR more gold medals, in sports as diverse as archery, squash, swimming and shooting, have taken Team Jersey from fifth to third in the medals table.

TEAM JERSEY have returned to scene of one of their most memorable triumphs and should have a decent shout at matching it by next Friday.

THEY are a small team with big aims for the Isle of Wight.

THEY say that to be a good shooter you need patience. But there’s no need to tell that to the Jersey smallbore, fullbore and air rifle teams.

THERE should be no shortage of medals when it comes to Jersey’s pistol team if previous results are anything to go by.

JERSEY’S Lucy O’Sullivan and Mike Coward were the top home shots in the Jersey Archery Society’s annual Jersey Triple competition last weekend.