Our top shooters were definitely on form yesterday with seven 100s shot, including a 200.14 from Meredith. Great shooting!
Congratulations to all those who recorded new personal best (PB) scores yesterday: Shambhavi Choudhury, Wiko du Toit, Yiannis Fam, Bella Gauld, Qiyun Goh, Inge Little, Jack MacCormick, and Amalamo Simi. It’s great to see the continual improvement from our new shooters.
The best five scores in D Grade this week were Bella Gauld 96.1 (5th card on sling!), Amalamo Simi 95.2 (7th card on sling!), Leilani Fam 94.2, Wiko du Toit 93.1, and Jack MacCormick 92.3, very closely followed by Inge Little and Rhys Mountain. Neakiry Kivi recorded the best score of 96.1 in C Grade this week while Ben Cox and Mark Riley scored 95.2. Top shot in B Grade was Summer O’Dwyer with 97.2, Evan Little’s 100.7 was best in A Grade, and Pratik Tailor shot 100.6 to score highest in Master Grade this week. Meredith Ackrill’s 200.14 was best in the 20-shot competition, followed by Pratik Tailor with 199.15.
Three club members travelled to the Bulls Open Champs in Palmerston North on Saturday. While none achieved a place, all gained valuable competition experience.
Some of our newer members may be wondering what our club dinners each week are all about. As a link between our afternoon and evening sessions, we have an hour of relaxation sharing a dinner together. The cost to attend is only $5 per person – everyone welcome. A number of club members have volunteered to provide the meals with the cost of the ingredients reimbursed to them. The meals are wide-ranging from lasagnes and casseroles to soups and stir fries. So if you’d like to join in, just reply to the weekly email sent out towards the end of the week about the club dinners. And if anyone is keen to be added to the roster to provide a meal, please email Meredith at me_thud@hotmail.com.
If you are interested in attending any of the upcoming open champs and require assistance with transportation of equipment, please let Dianne know.
Round 1 of the first representative match of the season, the National District Champs (NDC), will take place on Thursday 28 April. This is an exciting five-round competition with associations competing from around the country every three weeks. The team is comprised of three junior shooters (aged 20 and under), five shooters in a composite team, and a 10-person open team. In addition up to five emergencies are also selected. Each of the three sections (junior, composite and open) compete, with the winning team being awarded points. The points accumulate over the five rounds, determining who makes the semi-finals. Last year Wellington made it through to the Division 2 final, and are hoping to go one better this year. Wellington’s first match is against Southland. If you are keen to be considered for selection (the process is called nominating), please contact the WSRA selector, Evan Little (evster22@gmail.com). Shooters can use club equipment but do need to be self-sufficient as far as scoping themselves.
Upcoming events:
- Saturday 23 April, Rangitikei Open Champs, Marton.
- Sunday 24 April, 9.30am, Teams of Ten trial, 2x20.
- Thursday 28 April, 7.30pm, Round 1 NDC competition.
- Saturday 30 April, Masterton Open Champs, Masterton.