Welcome to our newest club member, Richard Palmer. Richard shot in the four-week introductory programme, achieving very good scores on the rest, which continued with the move to sling and jacket this week with an impressive 90.0 on his first card.
Congratulations to those who shot new PBs yesterday: Craig Fair 197.14, William Chen 91.2, Amy Nathanson 90.1 and Aiden D’Souza 86.0.
Scores were very close in D Grade this week – the top six week were: Qiyun Goh 93.2; Anna 93.1; William Chen, Chris Lockery and Melchior Meares 91.2; and Casey Israelson 91.1, while Amy Nathanson, Gareth Poulter and Richard Palmer all recorded a 90. Leilani Fam’s 96.2 was best in C Grade, followed by Hamish Guthrey on 95.5 and Luisa Kristen on 95.4. The top score in B Grade was shot by Craig Fair 99.5, while Georgia Karantze was next best with 96.3. Evan Little had the highest A Grade score this week of 99.7, followed by Dianne Grain with 98.2. And in Master Grade only an inner separated Pratik Tailor 100.7 and Meredith Ackrill 100.6 – great shooting! Craig Fair and Pratik Tailor shared top honours in the 20-shot competition this week with 197.14, followed by Dianne Grain with 196.7.
There were some exceptionally good scores shot by Brooklyn members in Round 1 of the closed champs competition, particularly Erin Little and Oscar Robinson 99.5, Callum Osborne 99.2, Amalamo Simi 97.5, Anna 95.5 and Melchior Meares 95.2. The deadline for Round 2 is Sunday 11 June.
Round 2 of the interclub competition was held on Tuesday. Our C Grade team recorded a five-point loss against Wellington Central (369.11 v 374.10). In a very close match our B Grade team finished a point behind Melrose but still recorded an excellent score of 385.17. And our Open Grade team were successful in their match against Melrose, finishing 14 points ahead (777.42 v 763.33). Top Brooklyn shooters were Oscar Robinson 95.5, Callum Osborne 98.5 and Pratik Tailor 199.14. Brooklyn hosts Round 3 on Sunday 18 June.
Triple S targets are now available at the club for all secondary school students. This competition is very similar to the Wellington closed champs competition, and comprises four rounds, two in each of Terms 2 and 3, with the last round being a 20-shot target. The deadline for Round 1 is Sunday 11 June.
A large number of Wellington representative matches take place during June, July and August. There are matches in each grade as well as junior matches and women’s matches. To be eligible for a WSRA representative badge, you need to compete in more than half of the events for that grade. If you are keen to be selected for a particular match, please advise Neil Kinsey preferably three weeks prior to the match (this is called nominating). An alternative is to simply “blanket nominate” which means advising Neil that you would like to be considered for any match that you are eligible for (your current grade and above). The team is selected and notified approximately a week prior to the match. Below are the matches being shot in June:
· Thursday 8 June, 7.30pm – National District Champs Round 3
· Tuesday 13 June, 7.45pm – Wellington v Christchurch juniors, 1x10 shot
· Tuesday 13 June, 8.15pm – Wellington v Christchurch and Manawatu women, 1x20 shot
· Monday 19 June, 8.00pm – Interassociation C Grade, 2x10 shot
· Sunday 25 June, 8.00pm – Interassociation D Grade, 2x10 shot
· Thursday 29 June, 7.30pm – National District Champs Round 4
Please note: the club will be open next Sunday as usual (despite being Queen’s Birthday weekend).
Upcoming events:
· Tuesday 30 May, 7.30pm, BSRC committee meeting.
· Wednesday 31 May, Interassociation Open Grade, 8.15pm, 1x20. Team #1: Pratik Tailor, Evan Little, Meredith Ackrill, Dianne Grain. Team #2: David Grain.
· Saturday 3 June, Awahuri Club Open Champs, Feilding.
· Thursday 8 June, 7.30pm, NDC Round 3. Team: TBC.
· Friday 9 / Saturday 10 June, Hutt Valley Open Champs, Petone.
· Sunday 11 June, deadline for Wellington Closed Champs Round 2.
· Sunday 11 June, deadline for Triple S champs Round 1.