The Indoor Nationals were shot yesterday at various ranges around the country.  It was great to see our Brooklyn shooters achieving excellent results.  The 2016 National Master Grade Champion is our own Pratik Tailor, scoring 398.30.  Summer O’Dwyer finished in 2nd place in the B Grade competition with 395.19, a mere three inners behind the winner.  And Wiko du Toit shot 291.12 in the D Grade competition to finish in 2nd place, a point behind the winner ­– this score included a new 20-shot PB of 194.8.  Evan Little also shot well, finishing 4th in A Grade with 395.23.  All four were top shooters in their grade in the Wellington region.  Well done!

There was a good smattering of red ink on the competition board this week with 100s shot by Pratik Tailor x2, David Grain, Evan Little, and Summer O’Dwyer x2.  The 20-shot competition was very close with Pratik leading with 199.16 and 199.14, Evan scored 198.15 and Summer shot 198.10.  D Grade scores continue to climb – the top five D Graders this week were Georgia Karantze 99.2, Wiko du Toit 97.4,  Oscar Robinson 96.5, Inge Little 95.4, and Sarah May 95.4, while Amalamo Simi and Leilani Fam both shot 94s.  Hamish Guthrey had the best C Grade score of 96.3 followed by Mark Riley with 95.2.  Summer O’Dwyer was highest in B Grade with 100.5, three points ahead of Craig Fair on 97.2.  And David Grain’s 99.6 was the top score in the higher grades; Evan Little was next best with 98.5.

Some outstanding scores were shot at the Interassociation Junior match on Tuesday.  Georgia Karantze scored a new PB of 99.8 which included seven consecutive inners.  Wiko du Toit and Amalamo Simi shot new PBs as well, both 97.5.  And Luisa Kristen was unlucky to miss out on her own new PB, dropping only one point from the first nine targets to finish with 96.4.  Summer O’Dwyer was top shot with 196.9 closely followed by Georgia Karantze and Ross Little.  Full results will be available in September.

The triangular B Grade, women’s and junior matches were held on Saturday at the Keene Range in Petone.  The B Grade and women’s matches were closely contested, with Wellington winning B Grade by just 18 inners, and losing the women’s match by a point.  Our juniors proved too strong, finishing 16 points ahead of Hutt Valley.

Round 3 results from the Triple S competition will be available later this week.

The final interclub round will be shot on Thursday 18 August.  Shortlists will be emailed out in the next few days, with the teams selected later this week.

Upcoming events:

  • Monday 8 August, 8pm, 2x10, Interassociation D Grade match.  Team #1: Wiko du Toit.  Team #2: Amalamo Simi, Sarah May, Inge Little, Oscar Robinson, Rhys Mountain.  Emergencies: Mila Ballara.  On call: Matthew Canlas.
  • Thursday 11 August, 7.30pm, NDC Semi-finals.  Open section: Pratik Tailor, Meredith Ackrill, Evan Little, Dianne Grain, Craig Fair.  Composite section: David Grain, Summer O’Dwyer.  Junior section: Ross Little, Jess Fair, Callum Osborne.  Emergencies: Georgia Karantze, Wiko du Toit.  On call: Mark Riley.
  • Sunday 14 August, 2pm, Keene Range, Petone, intercollegiate match.  Marsden team: Summer O’Dwyer, Georgia Karantze, Luisa Kristen, Neakiry Kivi, Leilani Fam, Shambhavi Choudhury.  On call: Mila Ballara, Georgia Beatson.  Wellington College team: Wiko du Toit, Amalamo Simi, Oscar Robinson, Ben Cox, Rhys Mountain, Jack MacCormick.  On call: Matthew Canlas, Yiannis Fam.
  • Sunday 14 August, Round 5 closed champs deadline.

Congratulations to Craig Fair on shooting his first 100 of the season.  Also congratulations to Leilani Fam on her new 10-shot PB of 96.3 and Wiko du Toit on his new 20-shot PB of 192.9.  It was good to see a number of 100s shot this week (Meredith Ackrill, Pratik Tailor x 3!! including 100.10, David Grain, and Craig Fair).

The top five shooters in D Grade this week were Georgia Karantze 96.4, Leilani Fam 96.3, Amalamo Simi 96.1 (on a new rifle), Oscar Robinson 93.2 and Inge Little 93.1.  Mark Riley’s 98.5 was easily top C Grade score this week.  In B Grade Summer O’Dwyer also moved to a new rifle and continued her good scores with 98.5.  David Grain was clearly top A Grader this week with 99.6, and Pratik Tailor was best in Master Grade with two 100.8s.  There were many good 20-shot scores shot – Pratik led the way with 199.17 while Meredith Ackrill was only a point behind on 198.7.

Three wins to our club from three interclub matches on Monday – well done to all team members!  Our C Grade team continue to improve in each round, scoring 379.12 against Wellington Central’s 374.12.  Top Brooklyn shooter was Georgia Karantze with 97.2 with Wiko du Toit next best with 96.3, only an inner below his PB.  In the B Grade match, Brooklyn scored 385.15 to finish 8 points ahead of South Wellington.  Summer O’Dwyer shot best for Brooklyn with 98.6 followed by Mark Riley with 97.3.  Pratik Tailor scored bonus points for our open grade team with 200.14, challenged for top spot by Michael Grain on 199.12.  The team had a reasonably easy win in this round, scoring 787.42 against Wellington Central’s 773.33.

The women’s interassociation match was held on Wednesday.  The team shot well, recording one of their better scores from recent years.  Meredith Ackrill was top shot for Wellington with a very tidy 198.13.  Full results will be available in September.

Round 4 results from the closed champs competition are now available.  It was great to see that almost all our club members who shot in this round either stayed in the same position or moved up the rankings in their grade.  Meredith Ackrill remains in 2nd place in Master Grade.  The top three in the A Grade competition are Brooklyn members (Dianne Grain, David Grain and Jess Fair).  Summer O’Dwyer continues to lead B Grade.  Mark Riley moved up two spots to 3rd position in C Grade, now only three points behind the leader.  Georgia Karantze and Wiko du Toit are still ahead in D Grade, increasing their lead by another point.  Dianne and Meredith have switched places in the women’s competition, with Summer in 3rd place.  And Summer has extended her lead in the junior competition to be four points ahead.  The deadline for Round 5 targets is Sunday 14 August.

The indoor National Champs are being held at various ranges around the country on Sunday, including the Royal Tiger range.  Club shooting will commence after the last squad of the nationals.

Upcoming events:

  • Tuesday 2 August, 8pm, 2x10, Interassociation Junior match.  Team #1: Jess Fair, Summer O’Dwyer, Ross Little, Georgia Karantze.  Team #2: Wiko du Toit, Neakiry Kivi, Luisa Kristen, Amalamo Simi, Erin Little.  Emergencies: Sarah May, Matthew Canlas.  On call: George Egerton.
  • Saturday 6 August, 7pm, 2x10, Triangular B Grade, Juniors and Women matches, Keene Range, Petone.  B Grade: Summer O’Dwyer, Mark Riley, Craig Fair, emergency: Georgia Karantze, on call: Neakiry Kivi, Amalamo Simi.  Women: Jess Fair, Summer O’Dwyer, emergency: Georgia Karantze, on call: Neakiry Kivi, Erin Little. Juniors: Jess Fair, Summer O’Dwyer, Ross Little, Georgia Karantze, emergencies: Wiko du Toit, Neakiry Kivi, on call: Amalamo Simi, Erin Little.
  • Sunday 7 August, 1pm, National Indoor Champs.
  • Sunday 7 August, deadline for Round 3 Triple S targets.
  • Monday 8 August, 8pm, 2x10, Interassociation D Grade match.  Team #1: Wiko du Toit.  Team #2: Amalamo Simi, Sarah May, Inge Little, Oscar Robinson, Rhys Mountain.  Emergencies: Mila Ballara.  On call: Matthew Canlas.
  • Thursday 11 August, 7.30pm, NDC Semi-finals.  Team TBC.
  • Sunday 14 August, 2pm, Keene Range, Petone, intercollegiate match.  Marsden team: Summer O’Dwyer, Georgia Karantze, Luisa Kristen, Neakiry Kivi, Leilani Fam, Shambhavi Choudhury.  On call: Mila Ballara, Georgia Beatson.  Wellington College team: Wiko du Toit, Amalamo Simi, Oscar Robinson, Ben Cox, Rhys Mountain, Jack MacCormick.  On call: Matthew Canlas, Yiannis Fam.

 

Frankie McCarthy 6x5  Congratulations to our club secretary, Peter McCarthy and partner Anne, on the birth of their son, Frankie, on Monday 18 July.  We wish the family all the best in the hectic but exciting weeks ahead. 

Another busy week at the club with 36 shooters.  It was good to see some tight competition in the higher grades with all Master Graders and most A Graders shooting.  Meredith Ackrill had the best 10-shot score of 100.5, while Pratik Tailor top-scored in the 20-shot competition with 199.13 followed by Michael Grain with 198.8.  Evan Little scored best in A Grade with 99.6 ahead of Dianne Grain on 98.5.  B Grade was separated by only a point between the three shooters, with Callum Osborne highest on 98.5 followed by Summer O’Dwyer on 98.4.  Ollie Tuohy led C Grade this week with 94.2, while Mark Riley and Erin Little were a point behind on 93.2.  D Grade scores continue to climb with the top six this week all shooting 94 or better – Inge Little 97.3 (a new PB), Wiko du Toit 95.3, Matthew Canlas 94.3 (equal PB), Qiyun Goh 94.2 (a new PB), and Rhys Mountain and Oscar Robinson both with 94.1.

Congratulations to Wiko du Toit on gaining his D Grade marksmen’s badge with a very impressive 188 (the qualifying score is 175).

Wellington suffered a loss to Nelson in the final round of the NDC competition, winning the open section but losing both the composite and junior sections.  This moves Wellington down to third place on the Division 2 table, which means Wellington will now compete in the semi-finals on Thursday 11 August against second placegetters Eastern Force for a spot in the finals.

On Sunday 31 July, Nicole McKee (ex-Mountain Safety Council) will visit the club at 5pm to talk about firearms safety and obtaining a firearms licence.  We will therefore begin the club session half an hour earlier on this day, with the first squad at 4pm.

A reminder that if you wish to put your name forward (“nominate”) for representative matches, please email the WSRA Selector, Evan Little, at wsra.selector@gmail.com.  In August there are two junior matches (Tuesday 2 and Saturday 6) and a D Grade match (Monday 8) for which nominations are needed.

Upcoming events:

  • Monday 25 July, Round 5 interclub. C Grade 7.45pm, 1x10: Mark Riley (captain), Hamish Guthrey, Georgia Karantze, Wiko du Toit (marker).  B Grade 8.15pm, 1x10: Summer O’Dwyer, Callum Osborne, Mark Riley, Craig Fair (captain).  Open Grade 8.45pm, 1x20: Pratik Tailor, Michael Grain, Meredith Ackrill, Evan Little (captain).
  • Wednesday 27 July, 8.15pm, 1x20, Interassociation Women’s match.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Dianne Grain, Summer O’Dwyer.  Emergency: Jess Fair TBC.  On call: Georgia Karantze.
  • Friday 29 July, 7.00pm, WSRA marking course.  Registrations to Sue Bowen (bowen.se@gmail.com).
  • Sunday 31 July, club session commencing 4.00pm, as there will be a 30-minute talk at 5.00pm by Nicole McKee re firearms licences.
  • Tuesday 2 August, 8pm, 2x10, Interassociation Junior match.  Team TBC.
  • Saturday 6 August, 7pm, 2x10, Triangular B Grade, Juniors and Women matches, Keene Range, Petone.  Teams TBC.
  • Sunday 7 August, 1pm, National Indoor Champs.
  • Sunday 7 August, deadline for Round 3 Triple S targets.

It was fantastic to have so many club members helping and/or competing at the Wellington Open Champs last weekend.  This was a new experience for many of our younger shooters, and hopefully an enjoyable one.  There were many close competitions – only a point separated Bella Gauld and Arnold Chia; an inner overall put Daniel Mackey ahead of Rhys Mountain; our team comprising Pratik Tailor, Beckz Gibbs and Meredith Ackrill all finished within an inner of each other and gained the runner-up award; Beckz beat Meredith on countback for the Wellington women’s trophy; and a good battle developed at the top of D Grade with Oscar Robinson winning on countback (to the middle card!) over Amalamo Simi, while Georgia Karantze was only a point behind.  Placegetters are noted below.  For full results, go to: http://www.sportsground.co.nz/files/site/277/07/Pdf/160717142500WXVGGPTB.pdf

  • Oscar Robinson 283.5 – 1st D Grade, and winner of Simon Grant Memorial Trophy for top Wellington D Grade shooter
  • Amalamo Simi 283.5 – 2nd D Grade
  • Georgia Karantze 282.11 – 3rd D Grade
  • Hamish Guthrey 288.7 – 3rd C Grade
  • Summer O’Dwyer 293.16 – 1st B Grade, and winner of Simon Grant Memorial Trophy for top Wellington B Grade shooter
  • Beckz Gibbs 296.15 – 1st A Grade, winner of Simon Grant Memorial Trophy for top Wellington A Grade shooter, winner of Ada Kinsey Memorial Trophy for top Wellington woman, and shot in Final 10 present
  • Pratik Tailor 296.16 – winner of Simon Grant Memorial Trophy for top Wellington Master Grade shooter
  • Pratik Tailor, Beckz Gibbs and Meredith Ackrill 890.46 – 2nd place in handicap teams event, won by Rongotea 892.58.

In club shooting this week, the top five D Graders were Wiko du Toit 96.4, Leilani Fam 94.4, Oscar Robinson 94.4, Amalamo Simi 94.2 and Daniel Mackey 92.2.  There was also some great shooting in C Grade – Mark Riley shot best with 97.4, closely followed by Hamish Guthrey with 97.2, while Neakiry Kivi, Greg Mason and Erin Little all recorded 96s.  Callum Osborne led B Grade with 98.3, and Evan Little scored the best A Grade score of 98.4.  Meredith Ackrill shot 99.7 in Master Grade, and was also highest in the 20-shot competition with 197.9, followed by Dianne Grain with 196.15.

The B Grade interassociation match was held on Tuesday night.  Both Wellington teams improved considerably on previous years’ scores.  Summer O’Dwyer scored highest overall with a very impressive new PB of 198.11 which included 100.7.  Well done, Summer!  Results from all associations will be published at the end of the season.

Congratulations to the following shooters on being selected for North Island teams to compete against the South Island in Rangiora next month:

  • Meredith Ackrill (North Island women’s team, and on call for North Island open team)
  • Jess Fair (North Island women’s team and North Island junior team)
  • Ross Little (North Island junior team)

Triple S Round 2 results are available on the club website: http://www.bsrc.org.nz/index.php/ssc/56-new-zealand-secondary-schools-shooting-championship-sss-champs.  The standard of shooting continues to be extremely good.  Highest Brooklyn shooters in each grade are currently Summer O’Dwyer (4th overall and 3rd in B Grade), Luisa Kristen (12th in C Grade), and Georgia Karantze (4th in D Grade).  Wiko du Toit improved from 24th position in D Grade to 10th place.  The Marsden #1 team climbed from 8th equal position to 4th place, while Wellington College #1 moved up three places to 10th position.  The deadline for Round 3 targets is 7 August.

On Sunday 31 July, Nicole McKee (ex-Mountain Safety Council) will visit the club at 5pm to talk about firearms safety and obtaining a firearms licence.  We will therefore begin the club session half an hour earlier on this day, with the first squad at 4pm.

A reminder that if you wish to put your name forward (“nominate”) for representative matches, please email the WSRA Selector, Evan Little, at wsra.selector@gmail.com.  In August there are two junior matches (Tuesday 2 and Saturday 6) and a D Grade match (Monday 8) for which nominations are needed.

Upcoming events:

  • Thursday 21 July, 7.30pm, Round 5 NDC.  Open team: Pratik Tailor, David Grain, Evan Little, Jess Fair.  Composite team: Dianne Grain, Craig Fair.  Junior team: Ross Little, Summer O’Dwyer.  Emergency: Mark Riley.
  • Saturday 23 July, Manawatu Open Champs, Palmerston North (poster attached).
  • Sunday 24 July, deadline for Round 4 closed champs targets.
  • Monday 25 July, Round 5 interclub. C Grade 7.45pm, 1x10: Mark Riley (captain), Hamish Guthrey, Georgia Karantze, Wiko du Toit (marker). B Grade 8.15pm, 1x10: Summer O’Dwyer, Callum Osborne, Mark Riley, Craig Fair (captain). Open Grade 8.45pm, 1x20: Pratik Tailor, Meredith Ackrill, David Grain, Evan Little (captain).
  • Wednesday 27 July, 8.15pm, 1x20, Interassociation Women’s match.  Team TBC.
  • Friday 29 July, 7.00pm, WSRA marking course.  Registrations to Sue Bowen (bowen.se@gmail.com)
  • Sunday 31 July, club session commencing 4.00pm, as there will be a 30-minute talk at 5.00pm by Nicole McKee re firearms licences.

Congratulations to the following members on shooting new PBs yesterday: Daniel Mackey 96.2, Shambhavi Choudhury 94.4, Phil Luke 92.2, Theo Lynch 92.2, Qiyun Goh 90.0, and Arnold Chia 89.1.

Beckz Gibbs had a great night, scoring 399.22 including her first 200 of the season (200.14), finishing ahead of Mark Baines who also had excellent scores totalling 397.21 (including 199.12).  Beckz had the best 10-shot score in the higher grades of 100.4, followed by Mark with 99.5.  Top shot in B Grade was Callum Osborne 98.4, and in C Grade Mark Riley shot best with 95.4 while Neakiry Kivi was only four inners behind on 95.0.  The best six scores in D Grade this week were Daniel Mackey 96.2, Amalamo Simi and Georgia Karantze 95.3, Shambhavi Choudhury 94.4, Oscar Robinson 94.3 and Leilani Fam 94.2.

Wellington scored a good win against Eastern Force in Round 4 of the NDC competition, finishing well ahead in both the composite and junior sections.  Pratik Tailor was top shot in Division 2 with 299.27, and Summer O’Dwyer was top junior with 195.9.  David Grain (296.20) and Callum Osborne (195.7) also gained mentions in the highest shooters list for this round.  Wellington gained 9 points which places them in 2nd position in Division 2.  The final round is being held on Thursday 21 July, where Wellington compete against top of the table Nelson Gunz.

Round 3 closed champs results are now available.  At the halfway stage Meredith Ackrill is 2nd in Master Grade with 292.14.  It’s close in A Grade with only an inner separating Dianne Grain and David Grain (292.10 and 292.9 respectively) with Jess Fair in 3rd position on 289.9.  Summer O’Dwyer climbs two places to now lead B Grade with 290.10.  Luisa Kristen continues improving in C Grade, moving up four places to 4th ahead of Mark Riley on countback, both with 282.7.  Georgia Karantze extends her lead in D Grade to six points with 288.11, ahead of Wiko du Toit on 282.9.  The top three spots in the women’s competition go to Brooklyn shooters (Meredith Ackrill, Dianne Grain and Summer O’Dwyer), and in the juniors Summer leads, with Jess in 3rd place.  The deadine for Round 4 targets is Sunday 24 July.

The results from Round 2 of the Triple S competition should be available in the next few days.

Brooklyn teams had a bye in Round 4 of the interclub competition, shot last Thursday.  Brooklyn are winning the Open grade competition, while Wellington Central have a good lead in C grade.  B Grade is very close between four of the five teams with Melrose currently ahead but facing a bye in the last round.

Many thanks to everyone who put their name forward to assist with running the Wellington Open Champs next weekend, and to those who have offered to bring plates of food for sale.  It’s fantastic to see so many of our shooters keen to participate in the champs.

Upcoming events:

  • Tuesday 12 July, Interassociation B Grade match, 8.15pm, 1x20. Team #1: Summer O’Dwyer.  Team #2: Mark Riley.  Emergencies: Craig Fair, Callum Osborne.  On call: Wiko du Toit.
  • Friday 15 July, 7-9.30pm / Saturday 16 July 10am onwards, Wellington Open Champs.
  • Thursday 21 July, 7.30pm, Round 5 NDC.  Open team: Pratik Tailor, David Grain, Evan Little, Ross Little, Jess Fair.  Composite team: Dianne Grain, Craig Fair.  Junior team: Summer O’Dwyer, Callum Osborne.  Emergency: Mark Riley.
  • Saturday 23 July, Manawatu Open Champs, Palmerston North.
  • Monday 25 July, Round 5 interclub.  Teams to be named next Monday.

Summer O’Dwyer continues to roll out those 100s, this week shooting 100.5 – well done!  Congratulations to Oscar Robinson and Blake Hynson on shooting new PBs yesterday.

There were some excellent scores achieved this week, the highest six in D Grade being Oscar Robinson 97.5 (estimated), Georgia Karantze 96.4 (estimated), Wiko du Toit 96.2, Blake Hynson 93.2, and Daniel Mackey and Sarah May both with 92.1.  Greg Mason scored best in C Grade with 96.5, closely followed by Hamish Guthrey on 96.3.  Top B Grader was Summer with 100.5, and in the higher grades Meredith Ackrill had the highest score of 99.7 followed by David Grain on 99.5 (estimated).  In the 20-shot competition Dianne Grain was top shot with 195.10.

Results are not yet available for Round 4 of the NDC competition, due to a family bereavement in our opposing team, Eastern Force, who will complete their targets in the next few days.  Pratik Tailor had an excellent night, scoring 299.27, including his second 100.10 of the season which gained Wellington a bonus point.

Attached is our club calendar.  We are now getting into the busy half of the season so keep the calendar handy for a quick reference on what’s coming up.

A reminder to put your name forward for one of the WSRA marking course sessions (7pm Friday 8 July, 7pm Friday 29 July) by registering your interest with Sue Bowen (bowen.se@gmail.com).

Thanks to those who have indicated their availability to help with the Wellington Open Champs on Saturday 16 July.  A roster of tasks will be emailed later this week.

It is hoped that as many members as possible will support our local association by competing in the Wellington Open Champs on either Friday 15 or Saturday 16 July.  Please email me before next Sunday if you wish to compete and are using club equipment and/or require coaching, and advise your preferred time to shoot so that equipment and coaching will be available for you.

Upcoming events:

  • Friday 8 July, 7pm, 3rd WSRA Marking Certificate Course.
  • Sunday 10 July, Deadline for Round 2 Triple S targets.
  • Tuesday 12 July, Interassociation B Grade match, 8.15pm, 1x20.  Team TBA.
  • Friday 15 July, 7-9.30pm / Saturday 16 July 10am onwards, Wellington Open Champs.

Another busy week with more than 40 people shooting or assisting.  Welcome to our new shooters, Phil Luke and Georgia Beatson.  Phil shot a few cards off the rest achieving excellent results, then moved into jacket and sling yesterday and has already scored an 89 – great shooting!  Georgia returns to shooting, having shot at the old range in 2013 as a Y9 pupil, and easily picked up the basics again.

Congratulations to Summer O’Dwyer on shooting yet another 100 – a new PB of 100.6.

Mark Baines and Dianne Grain shared top honours in the 20-shot competition this week with 194.8.  Dianne also had the best score in the higher grades of 99.7, very closely followed by Evan Little with 99.6.  Summer’s 100.6 led B Grade, and Mark Riley scored 98.6 to be highest in C Grade with Luisa Kristen second best with 97.1.  The top five D Grade scores this week were shot by Inge Little 94.5, Wiko du Toit 94.3, Sarah May 94.2, Amalamo Simi 93.3 and Leilani Fam 93.3 (an inner ahead of big brother Yiannis).

The Interassociation C Grade representative match was held on Monday.  Once again it was great to see the large number of Brooklyn members nominating and being selected for the team (8 out of 12).  Congratulations to top shot, Georgia Karantze, on a great shoot, scoring 192.7.  Full results will be available at the end of the season.

A number of members travelled to Martinborough for the Wairarapa Champs on Saturday.  Official results are not yet available, but excellent scores were shot by Meredith Ackrill in Master Grade (298.22 including 100.9) and Mark Riley in C Grade (288).

We are now well into the second half of the shooting season.  Hopefully everyone is up to date with inputting their scores into their grading returns spreadsheet.  It is much easier to do this after each shoot than to try and find scores at the end of the season, and it’s always interesting to see how each score affects your average.

Ryan Taylor from Horowhenua will soon be competing in his third Olympic Games.  Check out this You Tube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnJS0qO7W1A

A reminder to put your name forward for one of the WSRA marking course sessions (9am Sunday 3 July, 7pm Friday 8 July, 7pm Friday 29 July) by registering your interest with Sue Bowen (bowen.se@gmail.com).

Thanks to those who have indicated their availability to help with the Wellington Open Champs on Saturday 16 July.  A roster of tasks will be emailed in the next week or two.

Upcoming events:

  • Thursday 30 June, NDC Round 4, 7.30pm.  Open section: Pratik Tailor, David Grain, Evan Little, Ross Little, Jess Fair.  Composite section: Dianne Grain, Craig Fair.  Junior section: Summer O’Dwyer, Callum Osborne.  Emergencies: Mark Riley.
  • Saturday 2 July, Wanganui Open Champs, Okoia Range, Wanganui.
  • Sunday 3 July, 9.00am, 2nd WSRA Marking Certificate Course.
  • Sunday 3 July, Deadline for Round 3 Closed Champ targets.
  • Friday 8 July, 7.00pm, 3rd WSRA Marking Certificate Course.
  • Sunday 10 July, Deadline for Round 2 Triple S targets.

New 20-shot PBs this week were scored by Leilani Fam 188.05 and Mila Ballara 179.00, while Mila also shot a new 10-shot PB of 93.2.

The best five D Grade scores were shot by Wiko du Toit 96.3, Sarah May 95.2, Georgia Karantze 94.2, Mila Ballara 93.2 and Shambhavi Choudhury 93.1.  Mark Riley top scored in C Grade with 98.6, and Summer O’Dwyer did best in B Grade with 100.4.  In A Grade Beckz Gibbs was highest with 100.5, and Michael Grain had the best Master Grade score of 99.7.  In the 20-shot competition Dianne Grain’s 199.10 was the top score this week.

The Wellington v Christchurch junior match was held on Tuesday.  Good to see our juniors putting their names forward for these representative matches – in fact the entire Wellington squad (10 shooters) were Brooklyn members.  The Littles battled it out to be top shot, with Ross finishing three inners ahead of Erin.  Christchurch finished three points ahead of Wellington.

And five of the seven women in the Wellington v Christchurch and Manawatu women’s match were from our club.  Top shot was Meredith Ackrill with Summer O’Dwyer only two inners lower.  The Christchurch results gave a five-point win to our team – Manawatu results won’t be available until the end of the season.

The first round of the Triple S secondary schools competition has now been completed.  This is a nationwide competition, organised and run by Brooklyn members Evan Little and Mark Robinson.  The competition comprises four rounds, two in each of Terms 2 and 3, with the last round being a 20-shot target.  Participants compete as individuals in their TSNZ grade and in school teams (five per team with the best four scores in each round counting for the team total).  Results can be viewed on the club website: http://www.bsrc.org.nz/index.php/ssc/56-new-zealand-secondary-schools-shooting-championship-sss-champs.  This year there is a record number of shooters competing – 152 and the standard of shooting is extremely good.  Highest Brooklyn shooters in each grade are currently Summer O’Dwyer (12th overall and 6th in B Grade), Luisa Kristen and Neakiry Kivi (17th equal in C Grade), and Georgia Karantze (4th equal in D Grade).  All four are part of the Marsden #1 team, which is currently in 8th equal position out of 27 teams, while Wellington College #1 are 13th.  The deadline for Round 2 targets is Sunday 10 July.

Round 2 results of the Wellington closed champs are now available.  Georgia Karantze’s 98.5 (new PB) moves her up four places to lead D Grade while Wiko du Toit moves up to 3rd position.  Summer O’Dwyer’s 98.2 takes her to 2nd place (on countback) in B Grade, only two inners behind the leader.  There was a bit of juggling of positions in A Grade – now being led by Dianne Grain, with David Grain in 2nd position and Ross Little 3rd.  Meredith Ackrill remains in 2nd place in Master Grade, and is now leading the women’s section, ahead of Dianne Grain in 2nd place.  The top places have switched around in the junior section as well – Summer O’Dwyer now leads, followed by Ross Little, Georgia Karantze and Jess Fair who are only inners apart.  The deadline for Round 3 targets is Sunday 3 July.

Round 3 of the interclub competition was held last night.  All our matches were shot against Wellington Central and were extremely close, with either one, two or three points separating the teams.  Our C Grade team improved on their previous round score by five points; however Central won the match by two points.  Top shot was Mark Riley with 95.4.  In our B Grade match, both teams shot well with Brooklyn winning by three points.  Summer O’Dwyer’s 100.4 also gave the team vital bonus points.  And our Open Grade team had the closest battle of all, winning by a mere point in a very tightly contested match.  Meredith Ackrill was top shot for Brooklyn with 197.14.  Brooklyn has a bye in all grades in the next round on Thursday 7 July.

The Wellington Open Champs are being held on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 July.  Brooklyn is rostered to run the champs from 10am until 1pm on the Saturday.  We need as many members as possible to assist during this time – target preparation and changing, marking, check marking, scorekeeping, kitchen duties, coaching and range officering.  And of course we need our members to support our association by competing in the champs as well.  A club roster of tasks will be available in the next few weeks, but please add this date to your diaries now.

Next Sunday, between the afternoon session and dinner, the club will undertake its rostered cleaning duties of the range and social area.  Please bring cleaning equipment, particularly buckets, cleaning cloths, and mops.  The more people able to assist with this, the quicker the task will be accomplished.

Upcoming events:

  • Monday 20 June, C Grade Interassociation rep match, 8.00pm, 2x10.  Team #1: Mark Riley, Georgia Karantze.  Team #2: Wiko du Toit, Luisa Kristen, Erin Little, Inge Little, Neakiry Kivi.  Emergencies: Amalamo Simi, Sarah May.
  • Friday 24 June, 7.00pm, 1st WSRA Marking Certificate Course.
  • Saturday 25 June, Wairarapa Open Champs, Martinborough.
  • Sunday 26 June, 5.45pm, cleaning session.  Please bring cleaning equipment.
  • Thursday 30 June, NDC Round 4, 7.30pm.  Open section: Pratik Tailor, David Grain, Evan Little, Ross Little, Jess Fair.  Composite section: Dianne Grain, Craig Fair.  Junior section: Summer O’Dwyer, Callum Osborne.  Emergency: Mark Riley.
  • Saturday 2 July, Wanganui Open Champs, Okoia Range, Wanganui.
  • Sunday 3 July, 9.00am, 2nd WSRA Marking Certificate Course.
  • Sunday 3 July, Deadline for Round 3 Closed Champ targets.

Starting with the 20-shot competition this week Meredith Ackrill, David Grain and Dianne Grain all top scored equally with 196.10.  The best 10-shot score in Master Grade was 100.4 from Pratik Tailor.  Dianne Grain also scored 100.4 to be highest in A Grade.  Summer O’Dwyer shot best in B Grade with 98.2, and Luisa Kristen had a great night in C Grade, scoring 96.4.  The top four D Graders this week were Georgia Karantze with a very impressive 97.5 (a new PB), Yiannis Fam 95.3 (also a new PB), Amalamo Simi 94.1 and Wiko du Toit 94.0.

Wellington scored a clean sweep in Round 3 of the NDC competition on Thursday, gaining 14 points against Wanganui’s 0 points.  This moves Wellington from 5th position in Division 2 to top equal spot with Eastern Force, who we face in Round 4.  Pratik Tailor was top shot for Wellington, and top Division 2 shooter in this round, with 299.23 including a 200.17 which gave Wellington an extra bonus point.  Summer O’Dwyer continues to shoot extremely well in this competition, once again being top Wellington junior and named in the top three Division 2 juniors.

Congratulations to Meredith Ackrill on winning the “Top Lady” trophy at the Hutt Valley Open Champs.  Also to Pratik Tailor on his 100.10, as well as 99.6 and 100.8, to give a very good total of 299.24 – the standard of shooting was incredibly high and with three 300s shot, Pratik’s score placed him 4th in Master Grade.  Inge Little scored a new PB, once again as part of an open champs, shooting 97.2.

The results from Round 1 of the Triple S secondary schools competition will be available later this week.  The deadline for Round 2 targets is 10 July.

Senior markers are invited to attend the first WSRA target marking course on Friday 24 June – other courses will follow on Sunday 3 July, Friday 8 July and Friday 29 July for anyone else wishing to gain their target marking certificate.  Please register for your preferred session by emailing Sue Bowen at bowen.se@gmail.com

A reminder for everyone to sign the daily range register each week.

Brooklyn is hosting interclub on Sunday 19 June.  The C Grade match (1x10) begins at 7.45pm, the B Grade match (1x10) at 8.15pm, and the Open Grade match (1x20) at 8.45pm.  There will be squads for club shooting before, between and after the interclub squads.

Upcoming events:

  • Tuesday 14 June, Wellington v Christchurch juniors, 7.45pm, 1x10.  Team #1: Ross Little, Jess Fair, Summer O’Dwyer, Wiko du Toit, Erin Little.  Team #2: Luisa Kristen, Sarah May, Amalamo Simi, Neakiry Kivi.
  • Tuesday 14 June, Wellington v Christchurch and Manawatu women, 8.15pm, 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Jess Fair, Summer O’Dwyer.  Emergency: Erin Little.  On call: Luisa Kristen, Sarah May.
  • Saturday 18 June, Southern Hawkes Bay Open Champs, Dannevirke.
  • Sunday 19 June, Interclub Round 3.  C Grade, 7.45pm, 1x10: Mark Riley, Georgia Karantze, Wiko du Toit, Luisa Kristen (captain).  B Grade, 8.15pm, 1x10: Summer O’Dwyer, Craig Fair (captain), Callum Osborne, Mark Riley.  Open Grade, 8.45pm, 1x20: Pratik Tailor, Beckz Gibbs, Meredith Ackrill, David Grain (captain).
  • Monday 20 June, C Grade Interassociation rep match, 8.00pm, 2x20.  Team: TBC.
  • Saturday 25 June, Wairarapa Open Champs, Martinborough.
  • Sunday 26 June, 5.45pm, cleaning session.

Georgia Karantze had a great shoot yesterday, scoring 95.3 and 97.3 to be top D Grader.  The next best were Wiko du Toit 94.3, Rhys Mountain 93.1 and Inge Little 92.3.  Hamish Guthrey was best in C Grade with 93.1 followed by Mark Riley 92.3 and Iain Mackay 92.2.  In B Grade Callum Osborne top-scored with 98.5.  Best in A Grade was Jess Fair with 98.6, and Meredith Ackrill shot 99.3 in Master Grade.  In the 20-shot competition Beckz Gibbs recorded the highest score of 197.12 followed by Meredith Ackrill 196.13 and Dianne Grain 196.10.

Results from Round 1 of the closed champs competition have now been received.  Ross Little leads the junior section with 97.5, closely followed by Jess Fair on 97.3.  Dianne Grain is in 2nd position in the women’s section with 98.1, while Meredith Ackrill is 3rd on 97.5.  Sarah May had a great start to her closed champs competition in D Grade, scoring 95.4 to be in 2nd place.  Our top C Grade shooter is Mark Riley, currently in 5th position with 96.2.  Summer O’Dwyer is doing best for Brooklyn in B Grade with 96.4 which places her 7th at this stage.  A Grade is a real battle between Brooklyn shooters in the top five places – Evan Little leads with 98.3 closely followed by Dianne Grain on 98.1, and Meredith Ackrill is in 2nd place in Master Grade with 97.5.

The Interassociation Open Grade match was held on Wednesday.  Only seven points separated all 12 shooters.  Top Brooklyn shooter and second highest overall was Meredith Ackrill with 196.13.  The team results were a little lower than in previous years.  Full results will be available in September.

Six Brooklyn members travelled to Feilding for the Awahuri Open Champs last weekend.  Congratulations to Evan Little on his 2nd placing in A Grade with 294.18, and also to Inge Little on shooting a new PB on her last card in this match – a very commendable 96.3.

WSRA Executive are developing a target marking course with the idea of creating a unified approach across all Wellington clubs.  The course will take approximately two hours with WSRA certificates in marking presented to attendees.  At this stage two dates have been set aside on the calendar: Friday 24 June at 7pm for senior members followed by an open course on Sunday 3 July at 9am.  Further information on this will follow shortly.

Brooklyn will be hosting interclub on Sunday 19 June.  The C Grade match (1x10) begins at 7.45pm, the B Grade match (1x10) at 8.15pm, and the Open Grade match (1x20) at 8.45pm.  There will be squads for club shooting before, between and after the interclub squads.  Teams will be named next Sunday.

Upcoming events:

  • Thursday 9 June, NDC Round 3, 7.30pm.  Open section: Pratik Tailor, Dianne Grain, Evan Little, Jess Fair, Craig Fair.  Composite section: David Grain.  Junior section: Callum Osborne, Summer O’Dwyer.  Emergency: Mark Riley.  On call: Andrea Tuohy, Ollie Tuohy.
  • 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.
  • Tuesday 14 June, Wellington v Christchurch juniors, 7.45pm, 1x10.  Team #1: Ross Little, Jess Fair, Summer O’Dwyer, Wiko du Toit, Erin Little.  Team #2: Luisa Kristen, Sarah May, Amalamo Simi, Neakiry Kivi, George Egerton.
  • Tuesday 14 June, Wellington v Christchurch and Manawatu women, 8.15pm, 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Jess Fair, Summer O’Dwyer.  Emergency: Erin Little.  On call: Luisa Kristen, Sarah May.
  • Saturday 18 June, Southern Hawkes Bay Open Champs, Dannevirke.
  • Sunday 19 June, Interclub Round 3.  Teams named Sunday 12 June.
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