The club was certainly busy yesterday, with 55 shooters as well as a number of non-shooting helpers. Many thanks to everyone who assisted with running both the social shoot and the interclub competition, and to those who provided supper plates. Your efforts are very much appreciated.
There were some excellent scores shot by our D Graders this week, of particular note Chris Lockery 95.3, Hugh Guiney 93.2 and Callum Austin 92.2. C Grade is proving very competitive this season – top shots this week were Anna Hooper 96.5, Casey Israelson 96.5, Amalamo Simi 96.2 and Inge Little 96.2. Erin Little top-scored in B Grade with 98.4, and David Grain did best in A Grade with 98.6. In Master Grade Meredith Ackrill’s 100.3 took top spot, and Meredith also had the best 20-shot score of 198.10. Alistair Smith had the best “off the rest” score of 90.2, followed by Nick Long 88.3 and Tim Strange 88.1.
In the Wellington v Christchurch junior match on Tuesday, Erin Little was top shot for Wellington with 97.3. And in the Wellington v Christchurch + Manawatu women’s match, Meredith Ackrill shot best for Wellington with 198.12 followed by Erin Little with 196.12. Full results should be available this week.
Round 2 results from the closed champs competition have been distributed. Meredith Ackrill holds onto her lead in Master Grade ahead of Evan Little. David Grain has increased his lead in A Grade. The top Brooklyn shooter in B Grade is Erin Little in 10th position. Inge Little moves up three places to currently be in 2nd place in C Grade. And Emily Lockery is the best Brooklyn shooter in D Grade, currently in 4th position ahead of Callum Austin and Chris Lockery. Meredith also leads the women’s match, and Erin is the best Brooklyn junior in 4th position. Round 3 targets need to be shot by 1 July.
Congratulatons to Erin Little on winning B Grade at the Southern Hawkes Bay Champs in Dannevirke on Saturday with 292.12.
In Round 3 of the interclub competition, Brooklyn had a good win in C Grade with a cluster of 96s – top honours go to Anna Hooper with 96.5 ahead of Casey Israelson and Amalamo Simi, both with 96.2. Unfortunately our B Grade team and Open Grade team both suffered losses in this round – top Brooklyn shooter in each were Erin Little 98.4 and Meredith Ackrill 198.10. At the halfway stage of the competition, Brooklyn are leading in C Grade, are in 3rd position in B Grade, and are 2nd in the Open Grade. Round 4 is on Wednesday 4 July.
The first round of the secondary schools shooting champs (Triple S Champs) has now been completed. This nationwide competition was initiated, and is organised, by two of our Brooklyn club members, Evan Little and Mark Robinson, and this year is being contested by 111 secondary school shooters from around the country. Highest placed Brooklyn shooters are Amy Nathanson (5th place in C Grade) and Matthew Ault (18th place in D Grade). The deadline for Round 2 targets is Sunday 8 July.
The Wellington Open Champs is being held on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 July. Brooklyn Club will be running the event for approximately three hours and will need as many helpers as possible. It would be great if everyone also competed in these champs in support of our own association. Please add these dates to your diaries.
Upcoming events:
· Saturday 23 June, Wairarapa Open Champs, Martinborough.
· Sunday 24 June, 8.00pm + 8.45pm, Interassociation C Grade, 2x10. Team: Anna Hooper, Casey Israelson, Amalamo Simi. Emergency: Inge Little. On call: Matthew Canlas.
· Sunday 24 June, 8.15pm, Interassociation A Grade, 1x20. Team: David Grain, Erin Little. On call: Dianne Grain.
· Thursday 28 June, 7.30pm, Round 4 NDC.
· Saturday 30 June, Wanganui Open Champs.
· Sunday 1 July, deadline for Round 3 closed champs.
· Wednesday 4 July, interclub.
· Sunday 8 July, deadline for Round 2 Triple S champs.