There was no golden repeat today on day two of Island Games competition, but Bermuda still collected plenty of medals to hang round their necks.

The diminutive gymnasts took to the floor and vault today in Shetland, grabbing five silvers between them on an intense day of close competition with the Isle of Man.

Casey Lopes and Kristin Heyliger scored individual silvers behind Lorna Heaton of the Isle of Man in the floor and vault individual team competition, while the team of of Kalena and Samantha Astwood, Kaisey Griffith, Hannah King, Caitlyn Mello ? unofficially the smallest athlete at the Games ? Lopes and Heyliger, grabbed team silvers in the floor, vault and floor and vault competitions.

Coach Tina Billington admitted that the Isle of Man team, who pipped them in the team events, were ?slightly stronger on the day? but was hopeful that in individual events in the coming days, the Bermuda girls could top the podium in ?a number of disciplines?.

The squash team picked up a bronze, although there was palpable disappointment that they couldn?t make the final and a shot at gold.

Their semi-final clash with Guernsey hinged on world number 66 Nick Kyme?s clash with Chris Simpson, the European junior Champion.

Victory or defeat in that game would make all the difference in yesterday?s semi-final after victories for fellow pro James Stout and Michael Shrubb and defeat for Liz Martin and Denise Kyme.

But Kyme went down to Simpson in three straight games, leaving Bermuda to contest a bronze medal with the Isle of Man, which they won 3-2.

?Nick has been beating himself up about it,? said director of squash Ross Triffitt.

?He feels responsible. He has been a great servant to Bermuda in competitions for many years and he thinks he has let everyone down. But we are a supportive team and we have backed him and are looking forward to him coming back stronger in the individual competition.

?Chris was on his game and played great and Nick just wasn?t in it. It is one of those things but he will admit he didn?t play his best. But I?m sure in the singles we will see Nick at his best.?

But on a positive note, Triffitt saw the bronze as a major achievement for the team.

?This is the first medal the squash teams have ever won in a Games,? he told from the cruise ship where the 100-plus Bermuda athletes are staying.

?This is a great competition for gauging where we are and to win a medal is fantastic for us. The Island Games is an important event in our development and we look forward to getting more medals as the week goes on.?

The individual events begin today for the majority of the team, although Mel Caines went down in straight sets in his first round clash yesterday to Adam Bews of Orkney.

Another team who could soon be in the medals are the ladies football team, who again set their stall out as one of the teams to beat, with an emphatic 8-0 victory over Guernsey ? just a day after putting six past Shetland.

A hat-trick from Tschana Wade and strikes from Juanita Smith, Cheyra Bell, Ashley Ball, Reneika Bean and Katie Luckhurst were enough to put Bermuda on top of their group. They take on the Faroe Islands today although the golfers, who passionately supported them yesterday, will be absent, competing in their first round of competition.

After the first day of sailing in the Laser Radial Rigs, Sara Lane Pantovic, a former CAC Games competitor, is in the silver medal position courtesy of bullets in her second and third race of the day.

The 11th she scored in the first race is likely to be discarded, assuming there are no more mishaps in the final six races, putting her in a strong position in her battle with current leader David Carter of Jersey.

Katrina Williams, who finished second in the final race of the day, is in sixth place after day one of three.

Cheered on by the medal-winning gymnasts and the cyclists, the men?s volleyball team had a mixed day of competition, going down 3-1 to Saareema but holding off Jersey 3-0 to leave them in second place in their group overnight ahead of a clash with Guernsey this morning.

The women, however, again struggled, going down 3-0 to the Faroes ? they take on Orkney today, needing a win to have a chance of advancing to the semi-finals.

Following Lynn Patchett?s and the women?s team golds on opening day, Garth Thomson and Neil de Ste Croix competed in the mountain bike criterium in Gilbertson Park, finishing ninth and seventh respectively.

Archer Jeanne Butterfield, the sole competitor with the bow from Bermuda, finished ninth overall after day one of the women?s recurve final.

The former college athlete, whose brother is a crossbow world record holder, competing in a wetsuit with an adjustable gusset for warmth, has improved dramatically since the last Games due to incoming coaches to the Island but will need to do well in today?s 50m and 30m events if she is to figure in the medals later in the week.

Bermuda?s badminton players had a better day in the consolation rounds after being knocked out of the medal competition with two straight defeats on the opening day.

They topped their group with a 5-0 victory over St Helena and a tight 3-2 win over Guernsey. The individual competitions begin today.

In swimming, Lara Loescher and Darrin Woods failed to make the finals in the 50m backstroke. They compete again today, along with team-mate Trevor Johnson, in various preliminaries and straight finals.