Jaz Hamilton scored exceedingly well in D Grade with 98.5 ahead of Finn Ashby with another great D Grade score of 95.4.  Inge Little’s 97.5 was best in C Grade followed by Clive Brodie with 96.4.  In B Grade Mark Baines top-scored with 96.2 ahead of Mark Riley  with 95.3, and in the higher grades Meredith Ackrill outshot Evan Little by an inner (98.5 and 98.4 respectively).  Evan recorded the best 20-shot score of 198.11 followed by Erin Little with 196.10.

Congratulations to Megan Brodie on finishing 3^rd in C Grade in the Triple S Champs.  Top shots for Marsden and Wellington College were Cassie Truscott and Jack Day respectively.

Round 5 of the interclub competition was held on Wednesday.  Congratulations to the C Grade team for their win, and especially Megan Brodie for gaining 2 bonus points.  The Open Grade team were outshot by an on-form Melrose team which recorded their highest Open Grade interclub result this season.

Congratulations to Cassie Truscott and Jack Day on recording new 20-shot PBs yesterday (189.5 and 182.3 respectively).  It was great to see so many of our shooters having a go at a 20-shot target.

Ryan Hutchings was best on the rest this week, scoring a new PB of 90.2.  Top shots in D Grade were Steven Jia and Daniel Johnson, both with 92.2.  Inge Little’s 98.4 was the best C Grade score, ahead of Clive Brodie with 96.4.  In B Grade Mark Riley shot highest with 97.5 followed by Dianne Grain with 96.3.  Top shot in A Grade was Erin Little with 96.4, and Evan Little made up the “Little Family Trifecta” with 100.6 in Master Grade.  Evan’s 198.13 was the best 20-shot score, ahead of Meredith Ackrill 196.10 and Erin Little 196.8.

The last of the interassociation matches were held on Wednesday, with both the Open Grade and Juniors achieving their best scores for a number of years.  Top shot in the Open match was Becky Baines 198.14 a mere inner ahead of Mark Baines 198.13, and Cassie Truscott’s 194.7 was 3^rd highest in the junior match.  Full results will be available next month.

The Triangular Open match (between Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Wellington) was held on Saturday.  Wellington achieved a good 21-point win, Hutt Valley were 2^nd and Wairarapa 3^rd.  At the same time, the Wellington v Hutt Valley women’s match was held, with Wellington again securing the win.  Meredith Ackrill was top shot in the women’s match and 2^nd highest in the Triangular match with 297.19.

The North Island Champs are being held in Palmerston North on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September.  This is the final open champs on the 2020 calendar.  If you wish to compete and are using club equipment, please ensure you discuss transportation with a senior member at the club next Sunday.

A reminder to ensure your Excel spreadsheet is up to date and ready to return to Meredith Ackrill as soon as possible after 27 September in order to collate and forward to TSNZ.  All competition scores need to be included (club, interclub, closed champs, representative, schools, open champs, etc) but only whole numbers, not inners.  The club season will continue until Sunday 25 October.

Upcoming events:

• Wednesday 9 September, Round 5 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Melrose, 1x10: Clive Brodie, Megan Brodie, Inge Little (captain), Cassie Truscott; emergency: Hamish Guthrey. B Grade have a bye. 8.45pm Open Grade v Melrose, 1x20: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Erin Little (captain); emergency: Evan Little.
• Saturday 19 September, North Island Open Champs, Palmerston North.
• Sunday 20 September, Rounds 5+6 closed champs deadline.
• Monday 21 September, Round 6 interclub: 8.15pm B Grade only (C Grade and Open Grade have byes).  Team named Thursday 17 September.
• Wednesday 23 September, Wellington v Waikato D Grade, 7.45pm, 2x10.  Team named Friday 18 September.

Congratulations to Megan Brodie who recorded three new PBs this week, culminating in a 99.8 – great shooting!

Jason Niedermeyer scored best on the rest with 94.2 followed by Ryan Hutchings with 89.3.  Top shots in D Grade were Josh Whitehead 95.2, Finn Ashby 92.2, Steven Jia 90.1, and Jack Day 90.1.  Megan Brodie’s 99.8 was highest in C Grade ahead of Cassie Truscott with 97.0.  Only inners separated the top two in B Grade (Mark Baines 99.9 and Stephen Thessman 99.2) while Meredith Ackrill recorded 100.6 to take top honours in the higher grades.  In the 20-shot competition, Becky Baines’ 199.12 was highest, followed by Meredith Ackrill 197.9 and Mark Baines 196.6.

With four rounds of the closed champs competition completed, Brooklyn shooters are well placed in many grades.  The deadline for the final two rounds is Sunday 20 September.

• Becky Baines – 2^nd Master Grade and 1^st Women’s section
• David Grain – 1^st A Grade and 2^nd Veterans’ section
• Stephen Thessman – 1^st B Grade
• Megan Brodie – 1^st C Grade and 1^st Junior section
• And Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Cassie Truscott and Jaz Hamilton are in 3^rd position in their various grades and/or sections.

Round 3 of the Triple S (secondary schools) champs was completed last week.  With one round to go (a 20-shot target), Megan Brodie is leading C Grade.  Great shooting, Megan!  The final round’s deadline is Sunday 6 September.

Brooklyn finished in 2^nd place in both the Osmond Shield and Wright Cup matches, recording lower team scores than for a number of years.  Thanks go to those who were available and did compete.  Congratulations to Megan Brodie for recording the best overall score in Wright Cup, as well as the highest Brooklyn score in the Osmond Shield match (2^nd highest overall).  Wellington Central won the Osmond Shield match, finishing 8 points ahead of Brooklyn, while Melrose recorded their best score in recent years to finish only 7 inners behind Brooklyn.  Melrose won the Wright Cup match, once again recording their best score in recent years, and finishing 11 points ahead of Brooklyn, with Wellington Central a further 10 points behind.

The Wellington secondary schools team came 2^nd behind Manawatu in a match against Hutt Valley and Manawatu yesterday.  Top Wellington shooter was Megan Brodie with 196.14.

A clean sweep to Brooklyn in Round 4 of the interclub competition.  Both our Open Grade and B Grade teams scored their best result this season.  Congratulations to top shots in each grade (Megan Brodie 97.4, Mark Baines 99.9 gaining 2 bonus points, and Becky Baines 199.12).  Round 5 has both our C Grade and Open Grade teams competing against Melrose, on Wednesday 9 September, while our B Grade team have a bye.

With four weeks remaining of the grading season, please ensure your Excel spreadsheet is up to date and ready to return to Meredith Ackrill as soon as possible after 27 September in order to collate and forward to TSNZ.  The club season will continue until Sunday 25 October.

Upcoming events:

• Wednesday 2 September, 8.00pm + 8.40pm: Interassociation Juniors, 2x10.  Team: Casey Israelson, Cassie Truscott.  Equipment manager/coach: Craig Fair.
• Wednesday 2 September, 8.15pm: Interassociation Open Grade, 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Erin Little.  On call: Evan Little.
• Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Triangular Open Match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, David Grain, Erin Little, Evan Little.  Emergency: Stephen Thessman.
• Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Wellington v Hutt Women’s match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Erin Little.  On call: Inge Little.
• Sunday 6 September, Round 4 Triple S deadline, 1x20.
• Wednesday 9 September, Round 5 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Melrose, B Grade has a bye, 8.45pm Open Grade v Melrose.  Teams named Thursday 3 September.

Congratulations to Steven Jia and Wynter Tickle on recording new PBs of 93.3 and 91.1 respectively.  Top D Graders this week were Steven Jia 93.3, followed by Finn Ashby, Daniel Johnson and Wynter Tickle all with 91.1.  Clive Brodie finished two inners ahead of Megan Brodie in C Grade (98.4 and 98.2 respectively).  Mark Riley scored best in B Grade with 97.5, ahead of Stephen Thessman 96.4 and Craig Fair 96.3.  And David Grain took top honours overall with 99.4.  Meredith Ackrill’s 197.11 was highest in the 20-shot competition, followed by Megan Brodie achieving 195.9 on her first-ever 20-shot target.

Brooklyn had byes in all grades for Round 3 of the interclub competition held on Wednesday.  In the C Grade match, Melrose scored a two-point win against Wellington Central, as well as gaining two bonus points.  Wellington Central were successful, however, in the Open Grade match, winning by the narrowest of margins – one inner.  At the halfway point, Brooklyn are leading C Grade and B Grade, while Wellington Central lead the Open Grade.

The Teams of Five match for B Grade and below was held on Thursday.  Congratulations to Mark Baines on recording an excellent score of 397.22.  The team total was higher than in four of the past five years.  Full results will be available in early October.

In the final round of the local Hutt Valley and Wellington secondary schools match, top shots for Queen Margaret College and Samuel Marsden were Megan Brodie and Cassie Truscott respectively.  Congratulations to both on their selection to the Wellington secondary schools team to compete against Manawatu next Sunday.

We’re certainly in a busy part of the season, even busier than usual with the calendar having been condensed due to lockdown.  However the number of matches will ease up considerably in September.  Thanks to everyone for their availability for various teams, and to those who are advising their unavailability prior to the opt-out deadline.  Please continue to do this for the remaining matches.

Brooklyn are hosting Round 4 of the interclub competition on Sunday.  Please compact your equipment as much as possible to allow space for visiting teams (12 shooters).  There will be club squads between the interclub squads, and club members are also welcome to shoot on interclub squads if they wish.

Good luck to our teams competing in the Wright Cup and Osmond Shield matches on Saturday.  This is probably the most interesting and hotly contested club competition on the calendar.  The Wright Cup match comprises teams of six shooters (all C and D Graders) with the best five scores counting, and the Osmond Shield match comprises teams of eight shooters (only four of whom can be A Grade or Master Grade) with all scores counting.

Upcoming events:

• Saturday 29 August, 7.30pm: Osmond Shield, 1x10.  Team (in shooting order): Craig Fair, Casey Israelson, Mark Riley, Clive Brodie, Megan Brodie, Stephen Thessman, David Grain, Meredith Ackrill.  On call: Dianne Grain.
• Saturday 29 August, 7.45pm: Wright Cup, 1x10.  Team (in shooting order): Jack Day, Finn Ashby, Jaz Hamilton, Hamish Guthrey, Clive Brodie, Megan Brodie.  On call: Josh Whitehead. Equipment manager/coach: Mark Robinson.
• Sunday 30 August, 2.00pm: Triangular secondary schools match, 2x10.  Wellington team: Megan Brodie, Cassie Truscott.
• Sunday 30 August, Round 2 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Wn Central, 8.15pm B Grade v Wn Central, 8.45pm Open Grade v Wn Central.  Teams named Thursday 27 August.
• Wednesday 2 September, 8.00pm + 8.40pm: Interassociation Juniors, 2x10.  Team named Friday 28 August.
• Wednesday 2 September, 8.15pm: Interassociation Open Grade, 1x20.  Team named Friday 28 August.
• Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Triangular Open Match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team named Friday 28 August.
• Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Wellington v Hutt Women’s match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team named Friday 28 August.
• Sunday 6 September, Round 4 Triple S deadline, 1x20.