Below is a quick update in chronological order on what’s happened over the last two weeks. Results from events occurring this week will be noted in next Monday’s update.
The Interassociation A Grade rep match was held on Monday 9 May. It was great to see that the five highest scores were shot by the five Brooklyn shooters, with top shot being Dianne Grain on 198.9 followed by Craig Fair with a very impressive 197.7. Interassociation matches are shot between associations from all around New Zealand. Final results are published in September.
Wellington #1 finished in 5th place at the Rees Scroll (Teams of Ten) Match on Saturday 14 May, while Wellington #2 finished 15th. Congratulations to Pratik Tailor on being top shooter for Wellington with a very impressive score of 398.26. This placed him second highest individual overall (out of 164 shooters), and only three inners behind the top shot (Ryan Taylor, New Zealand’s current Olympic shooting representative). Well done, Pratik! It was great to hear that some of our newer shooters purchased jackets at this match, with at least one of these already reaping the benefits with a much improved new PB.
At club shooting on 15 May Wiko du Toit, Inge Little and Qiyun Goh all recorded new PBs. The top five scores in D Grade were shot by Wiko du Toit 96.4, Georgia Karantze 94.1, Leilani Fam 93.1, Inge Little 93.1 and Sarah May 92.1, while another five shooters also achieved scores in the 90s. There was some great shooting in C Grade with Mark Riley finishing highest on 98.3, followed by Erin Little 97.3 and Hamish Guthrey 95.5. Craig Fair shot best in B Grade with 98.8, while Beckz Gibbs recorded her first 10-shot 100 this season in A Grade with 100.6 and also shot best in the 20-shot competition with 196.13.
Wellington had a win in Round 2 of the NDC competition on Thursday 19 May, beating Marlborough in both the composite and junior sections. Congratulations to Summer O’Dwyer on shooting her first ever 100, and particularly doing it in the NDC match where it gained an extra point for the Wellington team. Summer’s 100.5 was very clear with only testers for inners – fantastic shooting, Summer! Congratulations also to Pratik Tailor on being best shot in Division 2 with 298.16. Wellington are now back in the running in this competition, only five points behind the leaders, Nelson, with three rounds to go.
At the business house shoot on Friday 20 May, teams organised by Brooklyn members came 2nd and 3rd receiving gift vouchers and a bar tab for their efforts. Thanks to Craig and Meredith for organising teams for this fundraising event.
Four more new PBs were shot at the club on 22 May by Leilani Fam, Shambhavi Choudhury, George Egerton and Theo Lynch. Meredith Ackrill shot best overall with 99.7, followed by Ross Little with 98.7. Summer O’Dwyer’s 96.2 was best in B Grade, and Mark Riley was once again top shot in C Grade with 97.2. The best five shooters in D Grade this week were Wiko du Toit 96.4, Leilani Fam 96.0, Georgia Karantze 94.3, Shambhavi Choudhury 94.2, and Inge Little 93.1, with another four shooters recording scores in the 90s.
Upcoming events:
- Tuesday 24 May, C Grade interclub, 7.45pm, 1x10. Team: Mark Riley (captain), Hamish Guthrey, Erin Little, Ollie Tuohy.
- Wednesday 1 June, Interassociation Open Grade match, 8.15pm, 1x20. #1 team: Meredith Ackrill, David Grain, Dianne Grain, Evan Little. #2 team: Ross Little. Emergency: Craig Fair. On call: Mark Riley.
- Saturday 4 June, Awahuri Club Open Champs, Feilding.
- Thursday 9 June, NDC Round 3, 7.30pm.
- Friday 10 / Saturday 11 June, Hutt Valley Open Champs, Petone (highly recommended).
- Sunday 12 June, Round 1 Triple S deadline.
- Sunday 12 June, Round 2 Wellington closed champs deadline.