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    • 26 October 2020
      • Congratulations to Erin Little on winning the A Grade champion of champions match with 196.9. In club shooting Josh Whitehead recorded the highest D Grade score of 93.1, ahead of Wynter Tickle with 92.1.  Many 20‑shot targets were shot, with top honours going to David Grain 198.10 followed by Dianne Grain 196.11, while Jaz Hamilton recorded a new 20‑shot PB of 186.6. It was fantastic to see so many this week taking the initiative in getting gear out and putting it away, cleaning club rifles, and undertaking target changing and marking.  Also many thanks to our non‑shooting members for their continued assistance to run the club throughout the season. Tickets ($40 each) are still available for the WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner, being held at the range on Saturday 7 November at 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm).  To order tickets, please advise Inge Little and make payment direct into the WSRA bank account. Parents, partners, siblings and friends are all welcome. Our club prizegiving has been set for 14 November.  More information to come. That’s it for club shooting this season.  The club will get under way again in early March.

    • 26 October 2020
      • Congratulations to Erin Little on winning the A Grade champion of champions match with 196.9. In club shooting Josh Whitehead recorded the highest D Grade score of 93.1, ahead of Wynter Tickle with 92.1.  Many 20‑shot targets were shot, with top honours going to David Grain 198.10 followed by Dianne Grain 196.11, while Jaz Hamilton recorded a new 20‑shot PB of 186.6. It was fantastic to see so many this week taking the initiative in getting gear out and putting it away, cleaning club rifles, and undertaking target changing and marking.  Also many thanks to our non‑shooting members for their continued assistance to run the club throughout the season. Tickets ($40 each) are still available for the WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner, being held at the range on Saturday 7 November at 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm).  To order tickets, please advise Inge Little and make payment direct into the WSRA bank account. Parents, partners, siblings and friends are all welcome. Our club prizegiving has been set for 14 November.  More information to come. That’s it for club shooting this season.  The club will get under way again in early March.

    • 19 October 2020
      • In club shooting this week, Jack Day took top honours in D Grade with 96.0 followed by Josh Whitehead with 95.3.  Clive Brodie’s 97.2 was best in C Grade, and Mark Riley led B Grade with 97.6.  In the higher grades, both Erin Little and Evan Little scored 99.5 to have the equal top score. A large number of 20-shot cards were completed.  The top score of 198.10 was recorded by Evan Little, ahead of Inge Little with 196.9.  Congratulations to Jack Day and Daniel Johnson on setting new 20-shot PBs of 186.2 and 183.3 respectively. The Interassociation results have now been posted on the TSNZ website, with wins going to Wellington in both the B Grade and C Grade matches.  Brooklyn shooters involved in these teams were: B Grade: Mark Baines, Stephen Thessman C Grade: Clive Brodie, Inge Little, Hamish Guthrey. Tickets ($40 each) are now available for the WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner, being held at the range on Saturday 7 November at 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm).  To order tickets, please advise Inge Little and make payment direct into the WSRA bank account including your name under reference, and “Dinner” under Code.  Parents, partners, siblings and friends are all welcome. Upcoming events Tuesday 20 October, Champion of Champions Match.  8.00pm, 1x10, C Grade: Megan Brodie; D Grade: Jaz Hamilton.  8.20pm, 1x20, Club Champion: Meredith Ackrill; Master Grade: Evan Little; A Grade: Erin Little; B Grade: Mark Riley. Sunday 25 October, Final club night. Saturday 7 November, 6pm, WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner.

    • 19 October 2020
      • In club shooting this week, Jack Day took top honours in D Grade with 96.0 followed by Josh Whitehead with 95.3.  Clive Brodie’s 97.2 was best in C Grade, and Mark Riley led B Grade with 97.6.  In the higher grades, both Erin Little and Evan Little scored 99.5 to have the equal top score. A large number of 20-shot cards were completed.  The top score of 198.10 was recorded by Evan Little, ahead of Inge Little with 196.9.  Congratulations to Jack Day and Daniel Johnson on setting new 20-shot PBs of 186.2 and 183.3 respectively. The Interassociation results have now been posted on the TSNZ website, with wins going to Wellington in both the B Grade and C Grade matches.  Brooklyn shooters involved in these teams were: B Grade: Mark Baines, Stephen Thessman C Grade: Clive Brodie, Inge Little, Hamish Guthrey. Tickets ($40 each) are now available for the WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner, being held at the range on Saturday 7 November at 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm).  To order tickets, please advise Inge Little and make payment direct into the WSRA bank account including your name under reference, and “Dinner” under Code.  Parents, partners, siblings and friends are all welcome. Upcoming events Tuesday 20 October, Champion of Champions Match.  8.00pm, 1x10, C Grade: Megan Brodie; D Grade: Jaz Hamilton.  8.20pm, 1x20, Club Champion: Meredith Ackrill; Master Grade: Evan Little; A Grade: Erin Little; B Grade: Mark Riley. Sunday 25 October, Final club night. Saturday 7 November, 6pm, WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner.

    • 12 October 2020
      • The top shot position in D Grade was shared between Jaz Hamilton and Mitesh Mistry, both scoring 90.1 ahead of Wynter Tickle with 89.0.  Clive Brodie scored highest in C Grade with 95.2, followed by Inge Little with 94.1.  In B Grade Dianne Grain’s 98.4 was best, with Mark Riley 2nd highest with 96.2.  And in the higher grades, only an inner separated Meredith Ackrill (98.6) and Erin Little (98.5). New 20-shot PBs were recorded by Inge Little (195.7) and Jaz Hamilton (186.2).  Meredith Ackrill scored highest with 197.10, ahead of Erin Little with 196.7 followed by a flurry of 195s (David Grain, Inge Little and Mark Riley). The Final 10 of the closed champs competition was contested on Monday.  Meredith Ackrill scored 198.11 to move up three places, finishing in 2nd position behind Neil Kinsey of Wellington Central who set a new record total of 795.60. The Wellington v Hutt Valley C Grade match was held on Friday evening.  With Hutt Valley only able to field a seven-person team, the best seven Wellington scores therefore formed the Wellington result, and gave Wellington a win by 24 points.  The highest Wellngton score was shot by Inge Little, closely followed by Jaz Hamilton.  Jack Day recorded a new PB in this match of 97.3. Our winning interclub teams competed against Hutt Valley on Friday.  Upper Hutt were the Hutt Valley B Grade winners but as they were unable to form a team, Petone Central competed instead.  The Brooklyn B Grade team won the match by 3 points, with Mark Riley taking top honours with 194.12.  Upper Hutt defaulted to our C Grade team – top shot in the match was Inge Little with 189.7.  In the Open Grade interclub match, Wainuiomata were successful against Wellington Central. Results from the Titipounamu Match are now available.  Wellington finished in 6th position (out of 12 teams). Auckland were the 2020 winners, ahead of Taranaki and Hutt Valley.  Interestingly Taranaki and Hutt Valley’s total scores were identical, with Manawatu only four inners lower, followed by Waikato a point behind, so a very tight competition with only a point separating four Associations for 2nd place. Tickets ($40 each) are now available for the WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner, being held at the range on Saturday 7 November at 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm).  To order tickets, please advise Inge Little and make payment direct into the WSRA bank account including your name under reference, and “Dinner” under Code.  Parents, partners, siblings and friends are all welcome. Upcoming events Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, Club Delegates Meeting. Tuesday 20 October, Champion of Champions Match.  8.00pm, 1x10, C and D Grades.  8.20pm, 1x20, Club Champion, Master, A and B Grades.  Champions to be named Monday 19 October. Sunday 25 October, Final club night. Saturday 7 November, 6pm, WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner.

    • 12 October 2020
      • The top shot position in D Grade was shared between Jaz Hamilton and Mitesh Mistry, both scoring 90.1 ahead of Wynter Tickle with 89.0.  Clive Brodie scored highest in C Grade with 95.2, followed by Inge Little with 94.1.  In B Grade Dianne Grain’s 98.4 was best, with Mark Riley 2nd highest with 96.2.  And in the higher grades, only an inner separated Meredith Ackrill (98.6) and Erin Little (98.5). New 20-shot PBs were recorded by Inge Little (195.7) and Jaz Hamilton (186.2).  Meredith Ackrill scored highest with 197.10, ahead of Erin Little with 196.7 followed by a flurry of 195s (David Grain, Inge Little and Mark Riley). The Final 10 of the closed champs competition was contested on Monday.  Meredith Ackrill scored 198.11 to move up three places, finishing in 2nd position behind Neil Kinsey of Wellington Central who set a new record total of 795.60. The Wellington v Hutt Valley C Grade match was held on Friday evening.  With Hutt Valley only able to field a seven-person team, the best seven Wellington scores therefore formed the Wellington result, and gave Wellington a win by 24 points.  The highest Wellngton score was shot by Inge Little, closely followed by Jaz Hamilton.  Jack Day recorded a new PB in this match of 97.3. Our winning interclub teams competed against Hutt Valley on Friday.  Upper Hutt were the Hutt Valley B Grade winners but as they were unable to form a team, Petone Central competed instead.  The Brooklyn B Grade team won the match by 3 points, with Mark Riley taking top honours with 194.12.  Upper Hutt defaulted to our C Grade team – top shot in the match was Inge Little with 189.7.  In the Open Grade interclub match, Wainuiomata were successful against Wellington Central. Results from the Titipounamu Match are now available.  Wellington finished in 6th position (out of 12 teams). Auckland were the 2020 winners, ahead of Taranaki and Hutt Valley.  Interestingly Taranaki and Hutt Valley’s total scores were identical, with Manawatu only four inners lower, followed by Waikato a point behind, so a very tight competition with only a point separating four Associations for 2nd place. Tickets ($40 each) are now available for the WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner, being held at the range on Saturday 7 November at 6.30pm (doors open at 6pm).  To order tickets, please advise Inge Little and make payment direct into the WSRA bank account including your name under reference, and “Dinner” under Code.  Parents, partners, siblings and friends are all welcome. Upcoming events Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, Club Delegates Meeting. Tuesday 20 October, Champion of Champions Match.  8.00pm, 1x10, C and D Grades.  8.20pm, 1x20, Club Champion, Master, A and B Grades.  Champions to be named Monday 19 October. Sunday 25 October, Final club night. Saturday 7 November, 6pm, WSRA Annual Prizegiving Dinner.

    • 5 October 2020
      • It was great to see so many 20-shot cards shot at the club yesterday.  Meredith Ackrill top-scored with 200.12, ahead of Erin Little with 198.8.  Clive Brodie recorded a new 20-shot PB of 190.8. In the 10-shot competition, the top three D Grade scores were shot by Jaz Hamilton 95.2, Wynter Tickle 94.4 (a new PB) and Josh Whitehead 94.3.  Clive Brodie scored highest in C Grade with 97.4, and top honours in B Grade were shared by Dianne Grain and Mark Riley, both with 96.3.  David Grain’s 99.5 was best in A Grade, and Evan Little scored highest in Master Grade with 99.7. The Wellington v Hertfordshire match was held on Thursday.  The Wellington team averaged 97.75, slightly down on last year but higher than previous years.  Equal top shooter was Erin Little.  Full results will be available early next season, once Hertfordshire have shot their cards. Last week a number of members attempted their marksmen’s badges.  Congratulations to the following shooters on achieving the necessary score: Jaz Hamilton (D Grade and C Grade) Megan Brodie (C Grade and B Grade) Stephen Thessman (B Grade). Results of the Teams of Five match held in August are now available.  Congratulations to the Wellington team (including Mark Baines, Stephen Thessman and Mark Riley) for their 2nd place, 3 points behind Waikato, and 6 points ahead of 3rd placed Hutt Valley. The Champion of Champions Match is being held on Tuesday 20 October.  This is a week prior to our club competition finishing, so our “champions” to compete in this match will be our champions as at that date, but the actual champions may differ once the final week’s targets have been shot.  Our score coordinators, Stephen Thessman and Erin Little, will advise on Monday 19 October who will be competing in the Champion of Champions Match. Upcoming events Monday 5 October, Final 10 of Wellington Closed Champs, 8.15pm, 1x20: Evan Little, David Grain, Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Megan Brodie, Stephen Thessman. Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley interclub winners, 7pm, 2x10.  B Grade: Casey Israelson, Inge Little, Mark Riley, Stephen Thessman (captain).  C Grade: Finn Ashby, Hamish Guthrey, Jaz Hamilton, Inge Little (captain). Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley C Grade, 7pm, 2x10.  Team: Finn Ashby, Hamish Guthrey, Jaz Hamilton, Daniel Johnson, Inge Little, Josh Whitehead.  Emergency: Jack Day.  On call: Steven Jia.  Equipment manager/coach: Craig Fair. Tuesday 20 October, Champion of Champions Match.  8.00pm, 1x10, C and D Grades.  8.20pm, 1x20, Club Champion, Master, A and B Grades.  Champions to be named Monday 19 October.

    • 5 October 2020
      • It was great to see so many 20-shot cards shot at the club yesterday.  Meredith Ackrill top-scored with 200.12, ahead of Erin Little with 198.8.  Clive Brodie recorded a new 20-shot PB of 190.8. In the 10-shot competition, the top three D Grade scores were shot by Jaz Hamilton 95.2, Wynter Tickle 94.4 (a new PB) and Josh Whitehead 94.3.  Clive Brodie scored highest in C Grade with 97.4, and top honours in B Grade were shared by Dianne Grain and Mark Riley, both with 96.3.  David Grain’s 99.5 was best in A Grade, and Evan Little scored highest in Master Grade with 99.7. The Wellington v Hertfordshire match was held on Thursday.  The Wellington team averaged 97.75, slightly down on last year but higher than previous years.  Equal top shooter was Erin Little.  Full results will be available early next season, once Hertfordshire have shot their cards. Last week a number of members attempted their marksmen’s badges.  Congratulations to the following shooters on achieving the necessary score: Jaz Hamilton (D Grade and C Grade) Megan Brodie (C Grade and B Grade) Stephen Thessman (B Grade). Results of the Teams of Five match held in August are now available.  Congratulations to the Wellington team (including Mark Baines, Stephen Thessman and Mark Riley) for their 2nd place, 3 points behind Waikato, and 6 points ahead of 3rd placed Hutt Valley. The Champion of Champions Match is being held on Tuesday 20 October.  This is a week prior to our club competition finishing, so our “champions” to compete in this match will be our champions as at that date, but the actual champions may differ once the final week’s targets have been shot.  Our score coordinators, Stephen Thessman and Erin Little, will advise on Monday 19 October who will be competing in the Champion of Champions Match. Upcoming events Monday 5 October, Final 10 of Wellington Closed Champs, 8.15pm, 1x20: Evan Little, David Grain, Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Megan Brodie, Stephen Thessman. Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley interclub winners, 7pm, 2x10.  B Grade: Casey Israelson, Inge Little, Mark Riley, Stephen Thessman (captain).  C Grade: Finn Ashby, Hamish Guthrey, Jaz Hamilton, Inge Little (captain). Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley C Grade, 7pm, 2x10.  Team: Finn Ashby, Hamish Guthrey, Jaz Hamilton, Daniel Johnson, Inge Little, Josh Whitehead.  Emergency: Jack Day.  On call: Steven Jia.  Equipment manager/coach: Craig Fair. Tuesday 20 October, Champion of Champions Match.  8.00pm, 1x10, C and D Grades.  8.20pm, 1x20, Club Champion, Master, A and B Grades.  Champions to be named Monday 19 October.

    • 28 September 2020
      • It was good to see a number of members attempt their marksmen’s badges yesterday.  Results will be available later this week. The highlight of the secondary school shooting calendar is the interisland secondary schools match, held this year at a number of ranges around the country.  Congratulations to Megan Brodie and Cassie Truscott on their selection to the North Island secondary schools team and then the New Zealand secondary schools team.  The Queen Margaret’s team (including Megan Brodie) were unlucky to finish 4th, a mere 3 inners behind Onslow.  The North Island were victorious against the South Island, finishing 19 points ahead.  Cassie recorded a new PB of 99.9, while Megan scored her first-ever 100, followed by two more (100.4, 100.7, 100.8).  Top scores from our other shooters were: Josh Whitehead 95.3, Jack Day 93.5, Wynter Tickle 93.3, Ellie Mazey 90.0, some of which were close to PBs.  Well done, fantastic shooting!  In club shooting, the highest D Grade scores were shot by Jaz Hamilton 96.3, Josh Whitehead 95.3 and Wynter Tickle 93.3.  The C Grade scores were very impressive: Megan Brodie top-scored with 100.8 ahead of Cassie Truscott 99.9 and Inge Little 98.4.  Stephen Thessman led B Grade with 96.4, while David Grain took top spot in A Grade with 98.1, and Evan Little’s 98.5 was two inners ahead of Meredith Ackrill in Master Grade.  Erin Little recorded the best 20-shot score this week (198.11) followed by Meredith Ackrill 197.14. Congratulations to our B Grade interclub team on their win, especially Clive Brodie who gained 2 bonus points scoring his first-ever 100.  The team score of 390.18 was the highest recorded by a Brooklyn B Grade team since the introduction of the current targets in 2012.  Brooklyn have won both the C Grade and B Grade competitions, and finished in 2nd position in the Open Grade competition.  Our winning teams will now compete against Hutt Valley on Friday 9 October. The Wellington v Waikato D Grade match was held on Wednesday, with the win going to Waikato.  Both teams scored very similar results to last year. The 2020 Wellington Closed Champs competition has now been completed.  The Final 10 will compete on Monday 5 October.  Congratulations to the following shooters on gaining a top 3 placing in their respective grades: Stephen Thessman – 1st B Grade, gained place in Final 10 Megan Brodie – 1st C Grade and 1st Junior match, gained place in Final 10 Evan Little – 2nd Master Grade, gained place in Final 10 David Grain – 2nd A Grade and 2nd Veteran’s match, gained place in Final 10 Cassie Truscott – 2nd C Grade Meredith Ackrill – 3rd Master Grade and 2nd Women’s match, gained place in Final 10 Erin Little – 3rd A Grade, gained place in Final 10 Jaz Hamilton – 3rd D Grade All grading returns should now be forwarded to Meredith Ackrill for collation and sending to TSNZ. Upcoming events Thursday 1 October, Wellington v Hertfordshire, 8.00pm + 8.30pm, 2x10.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, David Grain, Evan Little, Erin Little. On call: Mark Riley. Monday 5 October, Final 10 of Wellington Closed Champs, 8.15pm, 1x20: Evan Little, David Grain, Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Megan Brodie, Stephen Thessman. Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley interclub winners, 7pm, 2x20.  B Grade and C Grade: teams to be named Thursday 1 October. Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley C Grade, 7pm, 2x10.  Team to be named Friday 2 October.

    • 28 September 2020
      • It was good to see a number of members attempt their marksmen’s badges yesterday.  Results will be available later this week. The highlight of the secondary school shooting calendar is the interisland secondary schools match, held this year at a number of ranges around the country.  Congratulations to Megan Brodie and Cassie Truscott on their selection to the North Island secondary schools team and then the New Zealand secondary schools team.  The Queen Margaret’s team (including Megan Brodie) were unlucky to finish 4th, a mere 3 inners behind Onslow.  The North Island were victorious against the South Island, finishing 19 points ahead.  Cassie recorded a new PB of 99.9, while Megan scored her first-ever 100, followed by two more (100.4, 100.7, 100.8).  Top scores from our other shooters were: Josh Whitehead 95.3, Jack Day 93.5, Wynter Tickle 93.3, Ellie Mazey 90.0, some of which were close to PBs.  Well done, fantastic shooting!  In club shooting, the highest D Grade scores were shot by Jaz Hamilton 96.3, Josh Whitehead 95.3 and Wynter Tickle 93.3.  The C Grade scores were very impressive: Megan Brodie top-scored with 100.8 ahead of Cassie Truscott 99.9 and Inge Little 98.4.  Stephen Thessman led B Grade with 96.4, while David Grain took top spot in A Grade with 98.1, and Evan Little’s 98.5 was two inners ahead of Meredith Ackrill in Master Grade.  Erin Little recorded the best 20-shot score this week (198.11) followed by Meredith Ackrill 197.14. Congratulations to our B Grade interclub team on their win, especially Clive Brodie who gained 2 bonus points scoring his first-ever 100.  The team score of 390.18 was the highest recorded by a Brooklyn B Grade team since the introduction of the current targets in 2012.  Brooklyn have won both the C Grade and B Grade competitions, and finished in 2nd position in the Open Grade competition.  Our winning teams will now compete against Hutt Valley on Friday 9 October. The Wellington v Waikato D Grade match was held on Wednesday, with the win going to Waikato.  Both teams scored very similar results to last year. The 2020 Wellington Closed Champs competition has now been completed.  The Final 10 will compete on Monday 5 October.  Congratulations to the following shooters on gaining a top 3 placing in their respective grades: Stephen Thessman – 1st B Grade, gained place in Final 10 Megan Brodie – 1st C Grade and 1st Junior match, gained place in Final 10 Evan Little – 2nd Master Grade, gained place in Final 10 David Grain – 2nd A Grade and 2nd Veteran’s match, gained place in Final 10 Cassie Truscott – 2nd C Grade Meredith Ackrill – 3rd Master Grade and 2nd Women’s match, gained place in Final 10 Erin Little – 3rd A Grade, gained place in Final 10 Jaz Hamilton – 3rd D Grade All grading returns should now be forwarded to Meredith Ackrill for collation and sending to TSNZ. Upcoming events Thursday 1 October, Wellington v Hertfordshire, 8.00pm + 8.30pm, 2x10.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, David Grain, Evan Little, Erin Little. On call: Mark Riley. Monday 5 October, Final 10 of Wellington Closed Champs, 8.15pm, 1x20: Evan Little, David Grain, Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Megan Brodie, Stephen Thessman. Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley interclub winners, 7pm, 2x20.  B Grade and C Grade: teams to be named Thursday 1 October. Friday 9 October, Wgtn v Hutt Valley C Grade, 7pm, 2x10.  Team to be named Friday 2 October.

    • 21 September 2020
      • In club shooting this week, new PBs were recorded by Cassie Truscott 99.5 and Wynter Tickle 94.2. The top five D Graders were Jaz Hamilton 98.5, Finn Ashby 95.2, Jack Day 94.3, Wynter Tickle 94.2 and Daniel Johnson 94.1.  Megan Brodie led C Grade with 99.7, two inners ahead of Cassie Truscott.  It was very tight in B Grade with only inners separating the top three – Dianne Grain 96.6, Casey Israelson 96.4 and Stephen Thessman 96.4.  Erin Little’s 100.6 was a point higher than David Grain 99.7 and Evan Little 99.4 in the higher grades.  Erin also had the best 20‑shot score of 198.8 followed by Evan Little with 197.9. Five Brooklyn shooters competed at the North Island Open Champs on Saturday, with three (Erin Little, Mark Riley, and Inge Little) finishing in 4th place in their respective grades.  Erin also finished 4th in the women’s match, and qualified for the Final 15. Upcoming events Monday 21 September, Round 6 interclub: 8.15pm B Grade only (C Grade and Open Grade have byes).  Team: Clive Brodie, Inge Little, Mark Riley, Cassie Truscott. Wednesday 23 September, Wellington v Waikato D Grade, 7.45pm, 2x10.  Team: Finn Ashby. Emergency: Jaz Hamilton. On call: Jack Day.  Equipment manager: Craig Fair. Sunday 27 September, Interisland Secondary Schools Match.  Wellington College: Josh Whitehead, Jack Day.  Marsden: Wynter Tickle, Cassie Truscott, Ellie Mazey.  Queen Margaret’s: Megan Brodie. Thursday 1 October, Wellington v Hertfordshire, 8.00pm + 8.30pm, 2x10.  Team named Friday 25 September.

    • 14 September 2020
      • Jaz Hamilton scored exceedingly well in D Grade with 98.5 ahead of Finn Ashby with another great D Grade score of 95.4.  Inge Little’s 97.5 was best in C Grade followed by Clive Brodie with 96.4.  In B Grade Mark Baines top-scored with 96.2 ahead of Mark Riley  with 95.3, and in the higher grades Meredith Ackrill outshot Evan Little by an inner (98.5 and 98.4 respectively).  Evan recorded the best 20-shot score of 198.11 followed by Erin Little with 196.10. Congratulations to Megan Brodie on finishing 3rd in C Grade in the Triple S Champs.  Top shots for Marsden and Wellington College were Cassie Truscott and Jack Day respectively. Round 5 of the interclub competition was held on Wednesday.  Congratulations to the C Grade team for their win, and especially Megan Brodie for gaining 2 bonus points.  The Open Grade team were outshot by an on-form Melrose team which recorded their highest Open Grade interclub result this season.

    • 21 September 2020
      • In club shooting this week, new PBs were recorded by Cassie Truscott 99.5 and Wynter Tickle 94.2. The top five D Graders were Jaz Hamilton 98.5, Finn Ashby 95.2, Jack Day 94.3, Wynter Tickle 94.2 and Daniel Johnson 94.1.  Megan Brodie led C Grade with 99.7, two inners ahead of Cassie Truscott.  It was very tight in B Grade with only inners separating the top three – Dianne Grain 96.6, Casey Israelson 96.4 and Stephen Thessman 96.4.  Erin Little’s 100.6 was a point higher than David Grain 99.7 and Evan Little 99.4 in the higher grades.  Erin also had the best 20‑shot score of 198.8 followed by Evan Little with 197.9. Five Brooklyn shooters competed at the North Island Open Champs on Saturday, with three (Erin Little, Mark Riley, and Inge Little) finishing in 4th place in their respective grades.  Erin also finished 4th in the women’s match, and qualified for the Final 15. Upcoming events Monday 21 September, Round 6 interclub: 8.15pm B Grade only (C Grade and Open Grade have byes).  Team: Clive Brodie, Inge Little, Mark Riley, Cassie Truscott. Wednesday 23 September, Wellington v Waikato D Grade, 7.45pm, 2x10.  Team: Finn Ashby. Emergency: Jaz Hamilton. On call: Jack Day.  Equipment manager: Craig Fair. Sunday 27 September, Interisland Secondary Schools Match.  Wellington College: Josh Whitehead, Jack Day.  Marsden: Wynter Tickle, Cassie Truscott, Ellie Mazey.  Queen Margaret’s: Megan Brodie. Thursday 1 October, Wellington v Hertfordshire, 8.00pm + 8.30pm, 2x10.  Team named Friday 25 September.

    • 14 September 2020
      • Jaz Hamilton scored exceedingly well in D Grade with 98.5 ahead of Finn Ashby with another great D Grade score of 95.4.  Inge Little’s 97.5 was best in C Grade followed by Clive Brodie with 96.4.  In B Grade Mark Baines top-scored with 96.2 ahead of Mark Riley  with 95.3, and in the higher grades Meredith Ackrill outshot Evan Little by an inner (98.5 and 98.4 respectively).  Evan recorded the best 20-shot score of 198.11 followed by Erin Little with 196.10. Congratulations to Megan Brodie on finishing 3rd in C Grade in the Triple S Champs.  Top shots for Marsden and Wellington College were Cassie Truscott and Jack Day respectively. Round 5 of the interclub competition was held on Wednesday.  Congratulations to the C Grade team for their win, and especially Megan Brodie for gaining 2 bonus points.  The Open Grade team were outshot by an on-form Melrose team which recorded their highest Open Grade interclub result this season.

    • 7 September 2020
      • Congratulations to Cassie Truscott and Jack Day on recording new 20-shot PBs yesterday (189.5 and 182.3 respectively).  It was great to see so many of our shooters having a go at a 20-shot target. Ryan Hutchings was best on the rest this week, scoring a new PB of 90.2.  Top shots in D Grade were Steven Jia and Daniel Johnson, both with 92.2.  Inge Little’s 98.4 was the best C Grade score, ahead of Clive Brodie with 96.4.  In B Grade Mark Riley shot highest with 97.5 followed by Dianne Grain with 96.3.  Top shot in A Grade was Erin Little with 96.4, and Evan Little made up the “Little Family Trifecta” with 100.6 in Master Grade.  Evan’s 198.13 was the best 20-shot score, ahead of Meredith Ackrill 196.10 and Erin Little 196.8. The last of the interassociation matches were held on Wednesday, with both the Open Grade and Juniors achieving their best scores for a number of years.  Top shot in the Open match was Becky Baines 198.14 a mere inner ahead of Mark Baines 198.13, and Cassie Truscott’s 194.7 was 3rd highest in the junior match.  Full results will be available next month. The Triangular Open match (between Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Wellington) was held on Saturday.  Wellington achieved a good 21-point win, Hutt Valley were 2nd and Wairarapa 3rd.  At the same time, the Wellington v Hutt Valley women’s match was held, with Wellington again securing the win.  Meredith Ackrill was top shot in the women’s match and 2nd highest in the Triangular match with 297.19. The North Island Champs are being held in Palmerston North on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September.  This is the final open champs on the 2020 calendar.  If you wish to compete and are using club equipment, please ensure you discuss transportation with a senior member at the club next Sunday. A reminder to ensure your Excel spreadsheet is up to date and ready to return to Meredith Ackrill as soon as possible after 27 September in order to collate and forward to TSNZ.  All competition scores need to be included (club, interclub, closed champs, representative, schools, open champs, etc) but only whole numbers, not inners.  The club season will continue until Sunday 25 October. Upcoming events: Wednesday 9 September, Round 5 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Melrose, 1x10: Clive Brodie, Megan Brodie, Inge Little (captain), Cassie Truscott; emergency: Hamish Guthrey. B Grade have a bye. 8.45pm Open Grade v Melrose, 1x20: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Erin Little (captain); emergency: Evan Little. Saturday 19 September, North Island Open Champs, Palmerston North. Sunday 20 September, Rounds 5+6 closed champs deadline. Monday 21 September, Round 6 interclub: 8.15pm B Grade only (C Grade and Open Grade have byes).  Team named Thursday 17 September. Wednesday 23 September, Wellington v Waikato D Grade, 7.45pm, 2x10.  Team named Friday 18 September.

    • 7 September 2020
      • Congratulations to Cassie Truscott and Jack Day on recording new 20-shot PBs yesterday (189.5 and 182.3 respectively).  It was great to see so many of our shooters having a go at a 20-shot target. Ryan Hutchings was best on the rest this week, scoring a new PB of 90.2.  Top shots in D Grade were Steven Jia and Daniel Johnson, both with 92.2.  Inge Little’s 98.4 was the best C Grade score, ahead of Clive Brodie with 96.4.  In B Grade Mark Riley shot highest with 97.5 followed by Dianne Grain with 96.3.  Top shot in A Grade was Erin Little with 96.4, and Evan Little made up the “Little Family Trifecta” with 100.6 in Master Grade.  Evan’s 198.13 was the best 20-shot score, ahead of Meredith Ackrill 196.10 and Erin Little 196.8. The last of the interassociation matches were held on Wednesday, with both the Open Grade and Juniors achieving their best scores for a number of years.  Top shot in the Open match was Becky Baines 198.14 a mere inner ahead of Mark Baines 198.13, and Cassie Truscott’s 194.7 was 3rd highest in the junior match.  Full results will be available next month. The Triangular Open match (between Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Wellington) was held on Saturday.  Wellington achieved a good 21-point win, Hutt Valley were 2nd and Wairarapa 3rd.  At the same time, the Wellington v Hutt Valley women’s match was held, with Wellington again securing the win.  Meredith Ackrill was top shot in the women’s match and 2nd highest in the Triangular match with 297.19. The North Island Champs are being held in Palmerston North on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September.  This is the final open champs on the 2020 calendar.  If you wish to compete and are using club equipment, please ensure you discuss transportation with a senior member at the club next Sunday. A reminder to ensure your Excel spreadsheet is up to date and ready to return to Meredith Ackrill as soon as possible after 27 September in order to collate and forward to TSNZ.  All competition scores need to be included (club, interclub, closed champs, representative, schools, open champs, etc) but only whole numbers, not inners.  The club season will continue until Sunday 25 October. Upcoming events: Wednesday 9 September, Round 5 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Melrose, 1x10: Clive Brodie, Megan Brodie, Inge Little (captain), Cassie Truscott; emergency: Hamish Guthrey. B Grade have a bye. 8.45pm Open Grade v Melrose, 1x20: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Erin Little (captain); emergency: Evan Little. Saturday 19 September, North Island Open Champs, Palmerston North. Sunday 20 September, Rounds 5+6 closed champs deadline. Monday 21 September, Round 6 interclub: 8.15pm B Grade only (C Grade and Open Grade have byes).  Team named Thursday 17 September. Wednesday 23 September, Wellington v Waikato D Grade, 7.45pm, 2x10.  Team named Friday 18 September.

    • 31 August 2020
      • Congratulations to Megan Brodie who recorded three new PBs this week, culminating in a 99.8 – great shooting! Jason Niedermeyer scored best on the rest with 94.2 followed by Ryan Hutchings with 89.3.  Top shots in D Grade were Josh Whitehead 95.2, Finn Ashby 92.2, Steven Jia 90.1, and Jack Day 90.1.  Megan Brodie’s 99.8 was highest in C Grade ahead of Cassie Truscott with 97.0.  Only inners separated the top two in B Grade (Mark Baines 99.9 and Stephen Thessman 99.2) while Meredith Ackrill recorded 100.6 to take top honours in the higher grades.  In the 20-shot competition, Becky Baines’ 199.12 was highest, followed by Meredith Ackrill 197.9 and Mark Baines 196.6. With four rounds of the closed champs competition completed, Brooklyn shooters are well placed in many grades.  The deadline for the final two rounds is Sunday 20 September. Becky Baines – 2nd Master Grade and 1st Women’s section David Grain – 1st A Grade and 2nd Veterans’ section Stephen Thessman – 1st B Grade Megan Brodie – 1st C Grade and 1st Junior section And Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Cassie Truscott and Jaz Hamilton are in 3rd position in their various grades and/or sections. Round 3 of the Triple S (secondary schools) champs was completed last week.  With one round to go (a 20-shot target), Megan Brodie is leading C Grade.  Great shooting, Megan!  The final round’s deadline is Sunday 6 September. Brooklyn finished in 2nd place in both the Osmond Shield and Wright Cup matches, recording lower team scores than for a number of years.  Thanks go to those who were available and did compete.  Congratulations to Megan Brodie for recording the best overall score in Wright Cup, as well as the highest Brooklyn score in the Osmond Shield match (2nd highest overall).  Wellington Central won the Osmond Shield match, finishing 8 points ahead of Brooklyn, while Melrose recorded their best score in recent years to finish only 7 inners behind Brooklyn.  Melrose won the Wright Cup match, once again recording their best score in recent years, and finishing 11 points ahead of Brooklyn, with Wellington Central a further 10 points behind. The Wellington secondary schools team came 2nd behind Manawatu in a match against Hutt Valley and Manawatu yesterday.  Top Wellington shooter was Megan Brodie with 196.14. A clean sweep to Brooklyn in Round 4 of the interclub competition.  Both our Open Grade and B Grade teams scored their best result this season.  Congratulations to top shots in each grade (Megan Brodie 97.4, Mark Baines 99.9 gaining 2 bonus points, and Becky Baines 199.12).  Round 5 has both our C Grade and Open Grade teams competing against Melrose, on Wednesday 9 September, while our B Grade team have a bye. With four weeks remaining of the grading season, please ensure your Excel spreadsheet is up to date and ready to return to Meredith Ackrill as soon as possible after 27 September in order to collate and forward to TSNZ.  The club season will continue until Sunday 25 October. Upcoming events: Wednesday 2 September, 8.00pm + 8.40pm: Interassociation Juniors, 2x10.  Team: Casey Israelson, Cassie Truscott.  Equipment manager/coach: Craig Fair. Wednesday 2 September, 8.15pm: Interassociation Open Grade, 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Erin Little.  On call: Evan Little. Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Triangular Open Match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, David Grain, Erin Little, Evan Little.  Emergency: Stephen Thessman. Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Wellington v Hutt Women’s match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Erin Little.  On call: Inge Little. Sunday 6 September, Round 4 Triple S deadline, 1x20. Wednesday 9 September, Round 5 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Melrose, B Grade has a bye, 8.45pm Open Grade v Melrose.  Teams named Thursday 3 September.

    • 31 August 2020
      • Congratulations to Megan Brodie who recorded three new PBs this week, culminating in a 99.8 – great shooting! Jason Niedermeyer scored best on the rest with 94.2 followed by Ryan Hutchings with 89.3.  Top shots in D Grade were Josh Whitehead 95.2, Finn Ashby 92.2, Steven Jia 90.1, and Jack Day 90.1.  Megan Brodie’s 99.8 was highest in C Grade ahead of Cassie Truscott with 97.0.  Only inners separated the top two in B Grade (Mark Baines 99.9 and Stephen Thessman 99.2) while Meredith Ackrill recorded 100.6 to take top honours in the higher grades.  In the 20-shot competition, Becky Baines’ 199.12 was highest, followed by Meredith Ackrill 197.9 and Mark Baines 196.6. With four rounds of the closed champs competition completed, Brooklyn shooters are well placed in many grades.  The deadline for the final two rounds is Sunday 20 September. Becky Baines – 2nd Master Grade and 1st Women’s section David Grain – 1st A Grade and 2nd Veterans’ section Stephen Thessman – 1st B Grade Megan Brodie – 1st C Grade and 1st Junior section And Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Cassie Truscott and Jaz Hamilton are in 3rd position in their various grades and/or sections. Round 3 of the Triple S (secondary schools) champs was completed last week.  With one round to go (a 20-shot target), Megan Brodie is leading C Grade.  Great shooting, Megan!  The final round’s deadline is Sunday 6 September. Brooklyn finished in 2nd place in both the Osmond Shield and Wright Cup matches, recording lower team scores than for a number of years.  Thanks go to those who were available and did compete.  Congratulations to Megan Brodie for recording the best overall score in Wright Cup, as well as the highest Brooklyn score in the Osmond Shield match (2nd highest overall).  Wellington Central won the Osmond Shield match, finishing 8 points ahead of Brooklyn, while Melrose recorded their best score in recent years to finish only 7 inners behind Brooklyn.  Melrose won the Wright Cup match, once again recording their best score in recent years, and finishing 11 points ahead of Brooklyn, with Wellington Central a further 10 points behind. The Wellington secondary schools team came 2nd behind Manawatu in a match against Hutt Valley and Manawatu yesterday.  Top Wellington shooter was Megan Brodie with 196.14. A clean sweep to Brooklyn in Round 4 of the interclub competition.  Both our Open Grade and B Grade teams scored their best result this season.  Congratulations to top shots in each grade (Megan Brodie 97.4, Mark Baines 99.9 gaining 2 bonus points, and Becky Baines 199.12).  Round 5 has both our C Grade and Open Grade teams competing against Melrose, on Wednesday 9 September, while our B Grade team have a bye. With four weeks remaining of the grading season, please ensure your Excel spreadsheet is up to date and ready to return to Meredith Ackrill as soon as possible after 27 September in order to collate and forward to TSNZ.  The club season will continue until Sunday 25 October. Upcoming events: Wednesday 2 September, 8.00pm + 8.40pm: Interassociation Juniors, 2x10.  Team: Casey Israelson, Cassie Truscott.  Equipment manager/coach: Craig Fair. Wednesday 2 September, 8.15pm: Interassociation Open Grade, 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Erin Little.  On call: Evan Little. Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Triangular Open Match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Mark Baines, David Grain, Erin Little, Evan Little.  Emergency: Stephen Thessman. Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Wellington v Hutt Women’s match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines, Erin Little.  On call: Inge Little. Sunday 6 September, Round 4 Triple S deadline, 1x20. Wednesday 9 September, Round 5 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Melrose, B Grade has a bye, 8.45pm Open Grade v Melrose.  Teams named Thursday 3 September.

    • 24 August 2020
      • Congratulations to Steven Jia and Wynter Tickle on recording new PBs of 93.3 and 91.1 respectively.  Top D Graders this week were Steven Jia 93.3, followed by Finn Ashby, Daniel Johnson and Wynter Tickle all with 91.1.  Clive Brodie finished two inners ahead of Megan Brodie in C Grade (98.4 and 98.2 respectively).  Mark Riley scored best in B Grade with 97.5, ahead of Stephen Thessman 96.4 and Craig Fair 96.3.  And David Grain took top honours overall with 99.4.  Meredith Ackrill’s 197.11 was highest in the 20-shot competition, followed by Megan Brodie achieving 195.9 on her first-ever 20-shot target. Brooklyn had byes in all grades for Round 3 of the interclub competition held on Wednesday.  In the C Grade match, Melrose scored a two-point win against Wellington Central, as well as gaining two bonus points.  Wellington Central were successful, however, in the Open Grade match, winning by the narrowest of margins – one inner.  At the halfway point, Brooklyn are leading C Grade and B Grade, while Wellington Central lead the Open Grade. The Teams of Five match for B Grade and below was held on Thursday.  Congratulations to Mark Baines on recording an excellent score of 397.22.  The team total was higher than in four of the past five years.  Full results will be available in early October. In the final round of the local Hutt Valley and Wellington secondary schools match, top shots for Queen Margaret College and Samuel Marsden were Megan Brodie and Cassie Truscott respectively.  Congratulations to both on their selection to the Wellington secondary schools team to compete against Manawatu next Sunday. We’re certainly in a busy part of the season, even busier than usual with the calendar having been condensed due to lockdown.  However the number of matches will ease up considerably in September.  Thanks to everyone for their availability for various teams, and to those who are advising their unavailability prior to the opt-out deadline.  Please continue to do this for the remaining matches. Brooklyn are hosting Round 4 of the interclub competition on Sunday.  Please compact your equipment as much as possible to allow space for visiting teams (12 shooters).  There will be club squads between the interclub squads, and club members are also welcome to shoot on interclub squads if they wish. Good luck to our teams competing in the Wright Cup and Osmond Shield matches on Saturday.  This is probably the most interesting and hotly contested club competition on the calendar.  The Wright Cup match comprises teams of six shooters (all C and D Graders) with the best five scores counting, and the Osmond Shield match comprises teams of eight shooters (only four of whom can be A Grade or Master Grade) with all scores counting. Upcoming events: Saturday 29 August, 7.30pm: Osmond Shield, 1x10.  Team (in shooting order): Craig Fair, Casey Israelson, Mark Riley, Clive Brodie, Megan Brodie, Stephen Thessman, David Grain, Meredith Ackrill.  On call: Dianne Grain. Saturday 29 August, 7.45pm: Wright Cup, 1x10.  Team (in shooting order): Jack Day, Finn Ashby, Jaz Hamilton, Hamish Guthrey, Clive Brodie, Megan Brodie.  On call: Josh Whitehead. Equipment manager/coach: Mark Robinson. Sunday 30 August, 2.00pm: Triangular secondary schools match, 2x10.  Wellington team: Megan Brodie, Cassie Truscott. Sunday 30 August, Round 2 interclub: 7.45pm C Grade v Wn Central, 8.15pm B Grade v Wn Central, 8.45pm Open Grade v Wn Central.  Teams named Thursday 27 August. Wednesday 2 September, 8.00pm + 8.40pm: Interassociation Juniors, 2x10.  Team named Friday 28 August. Wednesday 2 September, 8.15pm: Interassociation Open Grade, 1x20.  Team named Friday 28 August. Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Triangular Open Match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team named Friday 28 August. Saturday 5 September, 2.00pm: Wellington v Hutt Women’s match, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team named Friday 28 August. Sunday 6 September, Round 4 Triple S deadline, 1x20.

    • 17 August 2020
      • Congratulations to Graham and Wynter Tickle on setting new PBs again this week of 89.3 and 90.0 respectively. There were some fantastic scores shot last night, particularly D Graders Jaz Hamilton 98.5 and Jack Day 95.3.  Clive Brodie scored best in C Grade with 96.4, and Stephen Thessman’s 99.5 led B Grade.  In the higher grades, David Grain top-scored with 98.6.  And only two inners separated the top three in the 20‑shot competition (Becky Baines, Meredith Ackrill and Stephen Thessman). The Interassociation A Grade and C Grade matches were held on Monday.  Erin Little top-scored for the A Grade team with 195.7 and Clive Brodie shot best in the C Grade team with 190.6.  Both teams achieved similar results to last year.  And the Women’s interassociation match was held last night.  Unfortunately this team score was lower than previous years; however top shot was Becky Baines closely followed by Meredith Ackrill and the emergency, Sascha Thomson from Melrose club.  Full results will be published in October. Round 2 results of the Triple S (secondary schools) competition are now available.  At the half-way point, in C Grade Cassie Truscott is 2nd and Megan Brodie 4th.  The deadline for Round 3 targets is Sunday 23 August. Brooklyn have byes in all grades in the next interclub round being held on Wednesday 19 August. The Wright Cup and Osmond Shield matches will be shot on Saturday 29 August, with the first squad commencing at 7.30pm.  This is probably the most interesting and hotly contested club competition on the calendar.  The Wright Cup match comprises teams of six shooters (all C and D Graders) with the best five scores counting, and the Osmond Shield match comprises teams of eight shooters (only four of whom can be A Grade or Master Grade) with all scores counting.  Please let me know by Thursday 20 August if you are NOT available for this match – teams will be selected on Friday 21 August. Upcoming events: Wednesday 19 August: Round 3 interclub.  Brooklyn have a bye in all grades. Thursday 20 August: Teams of Five, 8.00pm, 2x20. Team: Mark Baines, Stephen Thessman, Mark Riley. Sunday 23 August: Round 2, local secondary schools match, Newtown Range, 2.00pm, 1x10: Megan Brodie, Jack Day, Ellie Mazey, Wynter Tickle, Cassie Truscott. Sunday 23 August: Round 3 Triple S deadline. Sunday 23 August: Rounds 3+4 closed champs deadline.

    • 10 August 2020
      • We are certainly in the busy part of the season, with many representative, college and interclub matches taking place.  Please keep checking your emails for selected team information. Congratulations to the following shooters on recording new PBs this week: Mitesh Mistry 91.1, Wynter Tickle 84.0 and Graham Tickle 80.1. Best on the rest was Jason Niedermeyer with a pair of 92.1s.  Jack Day’s 95.3 was the top score in D Grade, ahead of Jaz Hamilton with 94.4, while Josh Whitehead, Mitesh Mistry and Daniel Johnson all recorded 91s – it’s great to see so many achieving scores higher than their grades.  The same applies to C Grade where some phenomenal scores were recorded – Megan Brodie 98.5 and 98.3, Inge Little 98.2 and Cassie Truscott 97.5.  Stephen Thessman shot best in B Grade with 98.4 ahead of Mark Baines with 97.6.  In A Grade David Grain’s 98.4 was highest, and Becky Baines’ 100.7 in Master Grade was the best score shot at the club this week.  Meredith Ackrill and Becky Baines both scored 198.8 in the 20-shot competition, followed by Erin Little with 195.14. In the Titipounamu match held on Tuesday, the team scored their highest result for many years.  Top Brooklyn shooter was Erin Little with 295.16.  Full results will be available in October. Round 1 of the secondary schools match was held at the Keene Range yesterday.  Both Wellington College and Marsden were unable to field four-person teams in this round, but shooters were still able to compete as individuals.  Cassie Truscott was top Brooklyn shooter with 94.3 closely followed by Megan Brodie 94.1.  Round 2 will be shot at the Royal Tiger Range in Newtown at 2pm on Sunday 23 August. An extremely rare draw in the C Grade interclub competition gave both teams 2 points.  Additionally bonus points earned by Megan Brodie 98.5 and Inge Little 98.2 scored Brooklyn an extra 4 points, while Melrose also achieved 2 bonus points taking Melrose’s points to 4.  Another tight match in B Grade, with Brooklyn taking the win by 2 points.  Top shot was Stephen Thessman 98.4.  Our Open Grade team scored a very good win against Melrose, and are now equal with Wellington Central on the points table.  Meredith Ackrill and Becky Baines shared top honours with 198.8.  All Brooklyn teams have byes in Round 3 on Wednesday 19 August. Results from Round 2 of the Triple S Champs will be available later this week. The Wright Cup and Osmond Shield matches are being held on Saturday 29 August, with the first squad commencing at 7.30pm.  This is probably the most interesting and hotly contested club competition on the calendar.  The Wright Cup match comprises teams of six shooters (all C and D Graders) with the best five scores counting, and the Osmond Shield match comprises teams of eight shooters (only four of whom can be A Grade or Master Grade) with all scores counting.  Please let me know by Thursday 20 August if you are NOT available for this match – teams will be selected on Friday 21 August. Upcoming events: Monday 10 August: Interassociation C Grade, 8.00pm + 8.40pm, 2x10. Team: Hamish Guthrey, Inge Little, Cassie Truscott.  Emergency: Clive Brodie. Monday 10 August: Interassociation A Grade, 8.15pm, 1x20. Team: Mark Baines, David Grain, Erin Little.  On call: Stephen Thessman. Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August: Hawkes Bay Open Champs and Hastings Open Champs. Sunday 16 August: Interassociation Women’s Match, 8.15pm, 1x20. Team: Meredith Ackrill, Becky Baines. Emergency: Cassie Truscott. Wednesday 19 August: Round 3 interclub.  Brooklyn have a bye in all grades. Thursday 20 August: Teams of Five, 8.00pm, 2x20. Team named Friday 14 August.

    • 3 August 2020
      • Welcome to new members Graham and Wynter Tickle who transitioned to slings yesterday. Congratulations to Steven Jia and Mitesh Mistry on their new PBs (91.2 and 90.0 respectively). Best on the rest this week was Johnson Yu 88.2 ahead of Jack Li 86.1.  Finn Ashby was top shot in D Grade with 96.1 followed by Steven Jia 91.2.  Clive Brodie’s 96.3 was best in C Grade, and Stephen Thessman shot highest in B Grade with 98.6 ahead of Mark Riley with 96.4.  In the top grades Erin Little’s 98.6 was a point ahead of David Grain on 97.6.  Erin also scored best in the 20‑shot competition with 197.12 followed by Evan Little with 195.11. Results from Rounds 1 and 2 of the closed champs competition are now available.  Early days yet with four rounds to go, but current graded leaders are: Stephen Thessman – 1st B Grade Megan Brodie – 1st C Grade and 1st Junior competition Jaz Hamilton – 1st D Grade Becky Baines – 1st Women's competition Results for Round 1 of the Triple S Champs have been published.  Congratulations to Cassie Truscott who is leading C Grade with 97.3, while Megan Brodie is in 6th position with 94.2. The Triangular B Grade, Junior and Women’s matches were combined with the Wellington v Hutt Valley Open Grade match this year, with many positive comments regarding the new match format.  Eight Brooklyn members were involved in at least one of these matches, with Cassie Truscott being selected for all four teams – well done!  The Open Grade competition was extremely tight with Hutt Valley taking the win by a mere point (out of 3500) – interestingly last year Wellington won by a point so over a two-year period the difference between the two associations came down to just 2 inners, in favour of Hutt Valley.  It doesn’t get much closer than that.  The B Grade match was also very close, with Hutt Valley taking the win by 2 points.  Wellington achieved a 5‑point win in the women’s match, while our juniors suffered defeat by 10 points.  Top shot in the B Grade match was Stephen Thessman 194.7, and in the Women’s match Erin Little 198.15. Brooklyn is hosting Round 2 of the interclub competition on Sunday.  Please compact your equipment as much as possible to allow space for visiting teams (12 shooters).  There will be club squads between the interclub squads, and club members are also welcome to shoot on interclub squads if they wish. Upcoming events: Tuesday 4 August: Titipounamu Match, 8.00pm + 8.45pm, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Mark Baines, David Grain, Erin Little, Stephen Thessman. Saturday 8 August: Horowhenua Open Champs, Levin Range. Sunday 9 August: Round 1 local secondary schools match, 2.00pm, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10. Sunday 9 August: Round 2 interclub, 7.45pm C Grade v Melrose, 8.15pm B Grade v Wn Central, 8.45pm Open Grade v Melrose.  Teams named Thursday 6 August. Sunday 9 August: Round 2 Triple SSS deadline. Monday 10 August: Interassociation C Grade, 8.00pm + 8.40pm, 2x10. Team: Hamish Guthrey, Inge Little, Cassie Truscott.  Emergency: Clive Brodie. Monday 10 August: Interassociation A Grade, 8.15pm, 1x20. Team: Mark Baines, David Grain, Erin Little.  On call: Stephen Thessman.

    • 27 July 2020
      • An extremely busy day yesterday, with many new shooters as well as hosting the interassociation representative matches.  Thanks to everyone who helped with the necessary tasks to ensure the evening ran as smoothly as possible. It was great to see all our “off the rest” shooters scoring in the 80s on at least one card.  Top shot was Jason Niedermeyer 88.3 very closely followed by Wynter Tickle 88.1, with dad Graham Tickle not far behind on 85.1.  Finn Ashby recorded the best D Grade score of 95.0 this week, ahead of Jack Day and Jaz Hamilton both with 92.2.  In C Grade Clive Brodie scored an absolutely phenomenal 99.5 (a new PB and highest score shot overall yesterday) followed by Megan Brodie and Hamish Guthrey also scoring well, both with 96.3.  A very close competition in B Grade, with only a point separating the top five – Mark Baines took top honours with 98.4 ahead of Mark Riley and Stephen Thessman both with 97.4.  David Grain’s 98.4 was the best score in the higher grades.  In the 20-shot competition Mark Baines was top shot with 196.8. Congratulations to our C Grade and B Grade interclub teams who both recorded wins on Monday, while commiserations go to our Open Grade team who lost by a mere point.  The wins give us 5 points, plus Cassie Truscott’s 98.3 in C Grade adds on 2 bonus points – a great start to the competition.  Cassie was top shot for both the C Grade and B Grade teams, while David Grain top-scored for the Open Grade team.  We host Round 2 on Sunday 9 August. Both the Interassociation B Grade and D Grade teams scored well and hopefully have a good chance of being placegetters in their respective competitions.  Mark Baines was top shot in the B Grade team, while Finn Ashby was second highest in D Grade.  Full results will be available in October. Results for Round 1 of the secondary schools Triple S competition, as well as Rounds 1 and 2 of the Wellington closed champs competition, will be available later this week.  The next deadlines are: Sunday 9 August: Round 2 Triple SSS Sunday 23 August: Round 3 Triple SSS Sunday 23 August: Rounds 3+4 closed champs A reminder to check the “opt-out” deadlines for Wellington representative matches which are emailed to all members on the 1st day of each month.  If you are unavailable, please email the selector before the deadline. Next Sunday the National Indoor Champs are being held at various locations around the country, the Royal Tiger range being one.  All members are able to enter this competition, and can nominate their scores for club competition purposes if they wish (as the cards are shot and marked on a Sunday).  If you are using club equipment and would like to take part, please email David Grain. Upcoming events: Saturday 1 August: Triangular B, Junior and Women’s matches, 2pm, Keene Range Petone, 2x10.  Teams: B Grade: Casey Israelson, Mark Riley, Stephen Thessman, Cassie Truscott. On call: Hamish Guthrey. Women: Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little, Cassie Truscott. Juniors: Casey Israelson, Cassie Truscott. Saturday 1 August: Wellington v Hutt Valley Open Grade, 2pm, Keene Range Petone, 3x10. Team: Meredith Ackrill, David Grain, Erin Little, Evan Little (captain), Stephen Thessman, Cassie Truscott.  Emergency: Casey Israelson.  On call: Mark Riley. Sunday 2 August: National Indoor Champs, 1pm. Tuesday 4 August: Titipounamu Match, 8.00pm + 8.45pm, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Mark Baines, David Grain, Erin Little, Stephen Thessman. Saturday 8 August: Horowhenua Open Champs, Levin Range. Sunday 9 August: Round 1 local secondary schools match, 2pm, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10. Sunday 9 August: Round 2 interclub. Sunday 9 August: Round 2 Triple SSS deadline.

    • 20 July 2020
      • It’s great to have so many helpers who come along to the club each week simply to support the shooters and undertake the necessary tasks to ensure the evenings run smoothly.  Thanks to Ryan Day, Poul Israelson, Craig Fair and Mark Robinson.  Your continued help enables senior shooters particularly more time to concentrate on their own shooting. A busy day at the club yesterday, with just under 60 cards shot.  New PBs were recorded by Mitesh Mistry 89.5 (note the inners!!) and Finn Ashby 193.7. Best on the rest was Jason with 91.3.  Jaz Hamilton scored highest in D Grade (94.4) ahead of Finn Ashby (93.2) and Jack Day (90.1).  Top shot in C Grade was Cassie Truscott 97.4 followed by Inge Little 94.2.  Another very close week in B Grade with only an inner separating the highest scorers, Stephen Thessman 98.5 and Mark Riley 98.4.  Erin Little shot best in A Grade with 97.4 ahead of David Grain 96.5.  And in Master Grade, both Evan Little and Meredith Ackrill scored 99.7 on their first card, then Evan followed this up with 100.4 to take top honours this week.  The results were reversed in the 20-shot competition however with Meredith Ackrill scoring 198.11 ahead of Evan Little with 196.9.  B Grader Mark Riley and D Grader Finn Ashby both shot exceptionally well, scoring 195.7 and 193.7 respectively. Six Brooklyn members travelled to Palmerston North for the Manawatu Champs on Saturday.  Congratulations to Stephen Thessman on his 3rd placing in B Grade, scoring 293.9 which included his first 100 of the season.  Stephen finished only inners behind both 1st and 2nd placegetters. The BSRC shooting calendar for the remainder of the season has been emailed to members.  There are still a few highlighted events to be confirmed.  With a large number of events occurring in the next couple of months, this calendar provides a handy quick reference point. Good luck to our interclub teams in the first round of competition tonight. Upcoming events: Monday 20 July: Round 1 interclub.  C Grade, 7.45pm, 1x10: Hamish Guthrey, Jaz Hamilton, Inge Little (captain), Cassie Truscott, on call: Finn Ashby.  B Grade, 8.15pm, 1x10: Casey Israelson, Mark Riley, Stephen Thessman (captain), Cassie Truscott, on call: Hamish Guthrey. Open Grade, 8.45pm, 1x20: Meredith Ackrill, David Grain, Erin Little, Evan Little (captain), on call: Stephen Thessman.  Team manager/equipment coordinator: Evan Little. Saturday 25 July: Levin Club Open Champs, Baden Street, Levin. Sunday 26 July: deadline for Rounds 1 and 2 closed champs. Sunday 26 July: deadline for Round 1 Triple SSS (secondary schools) champs. Sunday 26 July: Interassociation D Grade, 8.00pm + 8.45pm, 2x10: Finn Ashby, Jack Day, Jaz Hamilton. Emergency: Josh Whitehead.  On call: Daniel Johnson. Sunday 26 July: Interassociation B Grade, 8.15pm, 1x20: Mark Baines, Stephen Thessman. Saturday 1 August: Triangular B, Junior and Women’s matches, 2pm, Keene Range Petone, 2x10.  Teams named Friday 24 July. Saturday 1 August: Wellington v Hutt Valley Open Grade, 2pm, Keene Range Petone, 3x10. Team named Friday 24 July. Sunday 2 August: National Indoor Champs, 1pm.

    • 13 July 2020
      • Many thanks to everyone who helped out at, and/or competed in, the Wellington Open Champs over the weekend.  Congratulations to the following Brooklyn members on their successes: Finn Ashby – 1st D Grade overall, and top Wellington D Grader (281.8) Mark Baines – 1st B Grade overall, and top Wellington B Grader (296.16) Becky Baines –1st Master Grade overall, top woman overall, top Wellington Master Grader, top Wellington woman (298.18) Becky Baines – 2020 Wellington Open Champion (497.28) Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Erin Little – 1st in teams event (891.50) Becky Baines, Mark Baines, Evan Little – competed in the Final 10 There were also a number of other scores where, while the shooter was not a prizewinner in their grade, their result deserves mention: Jaz Hamilton – 4th D Grade (273.4) Inge Little – 4th C Grade (283.11) Stephen Thessman – 5th B Grade (291.14) David Grain – 6th A Grade (293.13) Evan Little – 7th Master Grade (295.14). Congratulations to Finn Ashby on recording a new 20-shot PB yesterday of 191.8.  Very impressive! The 20-shot competition was extremely close this week, with the highest SIX scores all being within one point.  The top three, separated only by inners, were Meredith Ackrill 197.13, Erin Little 197.12 and Bex Baines 197.11.  Jaz Hamilton scored best in D Grade 95.2 ahead of Jack Day 93.3.  Only inners separated the highest scores in C Grade: Inge Little 97.4, Cassie Truscott 97.3 and Hamish Guthrey 97.1.  And the same applied for B Grade: Stephen Thessman 97.3, Mark Baines 97.3 and Mark Riley 97.2.  Becky Baines led the higher grades 99.6 ahead of Meredith Ackrill 98.3. Those shortlisted for Round 1 of the interclub competition have been notified, with the teams being selected on Thursday 16 July.  If you are shortlisted, and are not available, please let me know by 7pm Wednesday 15 July. Upcoming events: Saturday 18 July, Manawatu Open Champs. Monday 20 July, Round 1 interclub, all grades. Saturday 25 July, Levin Club Open Champs, Baden Street, Levin. Sunday 26 July, deadline for Rounds 1 and 2 closed champs. Sunday 26 July, deadline for Round 1 Triple SSS (secondary schools) champs. Sunday 26 July, Interassociation D Grade, 8.00pm + 8.45pm, 2x10.  Team named Friday 17 July. Sunday 26 July, Interassociation B Grade, 8.15pm, 1x20.  Team named Friday 17 July.

    • 6 July 2020
      • Congratulations to Megan Brodie and Ellie Mazey on recording new PBs yesterday (98.4 and 92.3) respectively.  Great shooting! Many very impressive scores were shot this week, starting with best on the rest Jason scoring 94.4!  Ellie Mazey top-scored in D Grade with 92.3 ahead of Finn Ashby 91.3 and Jaz Hamilton 91.2.  Megan Brodie’s 98.4 was highest in C Grade, followed by Cassie Truscott 96.1 and Inge Little 94.1.  The top-shot position in B Grade was shared this week between Casey Israelson and Stephen Thessman, both recording 98.6.  And in the higher grades Erin Little’s 99.6 just edged out Meredith Ackrill with 99.4.  The tight competition between these two continued in the 20-shot match with Meredith scoring 197.14 to finish five inners ahead of Erin on 197.9, while Stephen Thessman took 3rd place with 195.9. Members were emailed a list of upcoming WSRA representative matches last week.  Please ensure you check through this list and advise the WSRA selector before the opt-out deadline if you are unavailable for any matches.  Representative badges are awarded to those competing in more than half of any one of the categories.  Brooklyn host the first representative match on Sunday 26 July, which will involve two 10-shot squads for D Grade and one 20-shot squad for B Grade.  Scores can count towards the club competition as long as the squad card is marked “Comp”. The deadline for Rounds 1 and 2 of the closed champs competition, as well as Round 1 of the Triple SSS (secondary schools) competition, is also Sunday 26 July.  If you have any queries regarding the Triple SSS competition, or other secondary schools matches, please contact our college coordinators Stephen Thessman or Craig Fair. Brooklyn are rostered to run the Wellington Open Champs from 10.15am to 12.15pm on Saturday 11 July.  It is hoped that as many members as possible will help out, and also compete, in these champs.  If you are using club equipment and shooting in the champs, please advise the club equipment coordinator, Mark Robinson, so that your equipment can be taken out of storage prior to the champs starting, and if you would like coaching please let Meredith know so that she can schedule this into the roster. Upcoming events: Friday 10 / Saturday 11 July, Wellington Open Champs. Saturday 18 July, Manawatu Open Champs. Monday 20 July – Round 1 interclub, all grades. Saturday 25 July, Levin Club Open Champs, Baden Street, Levin. Sunday 26 July, deadline for Rounds 1 and 2 closed champs. Sunday 26 July, deadline for Round 1 Triple SSS (secondary schools) champs. Sunday 26 July, Interassociation D Grade, 8.00pm + 8.45pm, 2x10. Sunday 26 July, Interassociation B Grade, 8.15pm, 1x20.

    • 29 June 2020
      • Welcome to our new members, Steven Jia and Mitesh Mistry It’s great to see the continued improvement from our newer shooters, with new PBs recorded this week from Megan Brodie 97.6, Daniel Johnson 95.2 and Steven Jia 88.1. Top shots in D Grade this week were Daniel Johnson 95.2, Jack Day 91.1 and Jaz Hamilton 91.1.  Megan Brodie’s 97.6 was best in C Grade, with only an inner separating next best Inge Little 94.2 and Clive Brodie 94.1.  Mark Riley scored highest in B Grade (and in the club this week – well done!) with 99.5, followed by Mark Baines 98.4 and Casey Israelson 96.3.  And Becky Baines was top shot in the higher grades with 98.3 ahead of Evan Little 96.4.  Becky also top-scored in the 20-shot competition with 197.5 which included her first competition 100 of the season.  Next best were Evan Little and Mark Baines, both with 194.9. The July club calendar has been emailed to members.  There are still a couple of representative matches in August and September where the details require finalisation.  Once confirmed, the remainder of the club calendar will be emailed. The finalised interclub competition differs from the draft version some may have seen.  Please note the correct details below: Round 1 – Monday 20 July Brooklyn v Wellington Central – all grades Round 2 – Sunday 9 August Brooklyn v Melrose – C Grade and Open Grade Brooklyn v Wellington Central – B Grade Round 3 – Wednesday 19 August Brooklyn have a bye in all grades Round 4 – Sunday 30 August Brooklyn v Wellington Central – all grades Round 5 – Wednesday 9 September Brooklyn v Melrose – C Grade and Open Grade B Grade have a bye Round 6 – Monday 21 September Brooklyn v Wellington Central – B Grade C Grade and Open Grade have byes All competition scores need to be recorded onto your Excel spreadsheet.  It is much easier to record these after each shoot than to try to remember scores at the end of the season. Brooklyn are rostered to run the Wellington Open Champs from 10.15am to 12.15pm on Saturday 11 July.  It is hoped that as many members as possible will help out, and also compete, in these champs.  Please fill in the roster sheet next Sunday if you have not done so yet.  Once the information has been collated, the finalised roster will be emailed to members.  If you are using club equipment and shooting in the champs, please advise the club equipment coordinator (Mark Robinson) so that your equipment can be taken out of storage prior to the champs starting. A reminder that entries for the Triple S Champs for secondary school students close this Wednesday 1 July. If you are interested in this competition, please email our college coordinators, Stephen Thessman or Craig Fair urgently.  There will be four rounds with deadlines two weeks apart (26 July, 9 August, 23 August and 6 September).  The first three rounds are 10-shot cards, while the last round is a 20-shot card.  The entry fee is $10.  The cards are shot at the club and can also count towards the club competition Upcoming events: Wednesday 1 July, deadline for Triple S Champs entries (secondary school shooters). Friday 10 / Saturday 11 July, Wellington Open Champs. Saturday 18 July, Manawatu Open Champs. Monday 20 July – Round 1 interclub, all grades.  Shortlisted team members will be notified Monday 13 July with teams selected Thursday 16 July.

    • 22 June 2020
      • Congratulations once again to Ellie Mazey on scoring another PB this week (89.1). There were many fantastic scores recorded yesterday.  The best scores in D Grade were recorded by Jaz Hamilton (95.0) followed by Jack Day and Ellie Mazey both with 89.1.  Inge Little was on fine form in C Grade with 98.5 ahead of Cassie Truscott with an equally impressive 97.4.  A point separated Stephen Thessman 97.3 and Mark Riley 96.3 in B Grade.  Erin Little also scored exceptionally well this week, with 99.5 in A Grade ahead of David Grain on 96.5, and in Master Grade Evan Little made it a family trifecta with 99.6 followed by Meredith Ackrill with 96.3.  The first club competition 100 of the season has been recorded by Erin Little on her 20-shot card (199.13, just an inner below her PB) – great shooting, Erin!  Only an inner separated next best, Meredith Ackrill 195.10 and Evan Little 195.9. A club calendar will be emailed to all members as soon as the WSRA representative matches and interclub competition are finalised later this week. Entries for the Triple S Champs for secondary school students close on Wednesday 1 July.  If you are interested in this competition, please email our college coordinators, Stephen Thessman or Craig Fair as soon as possible.  There will be four rounds with deadlines two weeks apart (26 July, 9 August, 23 August and 6 September).  The first three rounds are 10-shot cards, while the last round is a 20‑shot card.  The entry fee is $10.  The cards are shot at the club and can also count towards the club competition. The Wellington Open Champs is being held on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July.  Brooklyn are rostered to run the champs for two hours from 10.15am to 12.15pm on the Saturday.  To do this, we need as many members as possible to come along to help out with the various tasks, so please add this date to your diaries.  Also, of course, it would be great to have everyone competing in the champs.  Further information will be emailed when received. Upcoming events: Tuesday 23 June, BSRC committee meeting. Wednesday 1 July, deadline for Triple S Champs entries (secondary school shooters). Friday 10 / Saturday 11 July, Wellington Open Champs. Saturday 18 July, Manawatu Open Champs.

    • 15 June 2020
      • Congratulations to Ellie Mazey on setting a new personal best (PB) score of 87.1 yesterday. With the AGM being held mid-session, no 20-shot scores were recorded.  96 was the score to beat in many grades: top honours in the higher grades goes to David Grain with 96.3, while Dianne Grain’s 96.2 was a point ahead of Mark Riley and Stephen Thessman in B Grade.  A flurry of 96s were shot in C Grade (very impressive!) with the highest score recorded by Cassie Truscott 96.5, followed by Inge Little 96.4 and Megan Brodie 96.4.  Top shot in D Grade was Josh Whitehead with 94.2 followed by Finn Ashby 92.2, Jaz Hamilton 90.2 and Daniel Johnson 90.1. It was decided at the AGM to break up the club captain role to give ownership of various tasks to more club members.  Further information will be emailed to members later this week.  Have a look through the list and see if there’s something you think you’d like to be responsible for during this season. Fees and membership forms will be sent through to TSNZ this week, enabling all members to compete in various competitions.  The first open champs on the calendar is being held on Friday and Saturday at Martinborough. Thanks to everyone for their prompt responses for closed champs entries.  Almost all our current shooting members have opted in which is fantastic.  We hope to have targets available in the next couple of weeks, with the first deadline of two targets to be shot by Sunday 26 July. Just a reminder to record all scores onto the scoresheet in the marking room and indicate P or C (practice or competition).  If someone has shot groups, please write “groups” so that we know a score isn’t missing.  All competition scores must now be recorded on the your grading spreadsheet. Upcoming events: Tuesday 16 June, deadline for membership fees and closed champs entries. Friday 19 / Saturday 20 June, Wairarapa Open Champs, Martinborough. Sunday 21 June, Wanganui Open Champs postal. Friday 10 / Saturday 11 July, Wellington Open Champs.

    • 8 June 2020
      • Welcome back, everyone!  It was great to see so many at the club yesterday – it seems such a long time since we last shot.  Welcome also to our new members this season. Thanks to all those who have paid their subs so promptly.  There’s just a few more to come in and then we can get the paperwork and fees off to TSNZ. Best on the rest this week was Tiffany Kenyon with 84, followed by Mitesh Mistry with 80.  Top honours in D Grade go to Josh Whitehead with 88.2 very closely followed by Finn Ashby on 88.0.  Inge Little has had a great start to the season scoring 96.4 in C Grade, ahead of Cassie Truscott with 93.1.  Only a point separated the top two B Graders (Mark Riley 97.4 and Stephen Thessman 96.4).  In A Grade Erin Little edged ahead of David Grain (97.5 and 96.5 respectively), and top placing in Master Grade goes to Evan Little with 98.4 followed by Meredith Ackrill with 96.4.  Meredith scored highest on 20-shot cards with 195.10. Congratulations go to our lower grade shooters who shot very impressive 20-shot scores (Hamish Guthrey 190.4 and Finn Ashby 185.4). Closed champ entries are now being collated.  The format has been altered to fit into the slightly reduced season, with two targets needing to be shot every four weeks (the first deadline being Sunday 26 July).  The fee remains $10.  Please advise by Tuesday 16 June if you wish to take part in this competition. The club competition will commence next Sunday, and will comprise 4 series of 4 weeks with a one-week gap between each series, and the BCD 20-shot competition will be the best 10 out of 16 cards.  Please remember to stamp your target “competition” or “practice”, and to record your competition scores onto your grading spreadsheet.  It is much easier to keep your spreadsheet up to date each week than to try to find scores at the end of the season. BSRC will hold its AGM next Sunday at 7.30pm with shooting before and after the AGM.  We will get the first squad underway at 6.15pm rather than the usual 6.30pm. The first open champs on the revised calendar is the Wairarapa Champs at Martinborough on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 June, followed by the Wanganui Open Champs which will be a postal event held at home ranges in the week of 21 to 27 June. Upcoming events: Sunday 14 June, 6.15pm first squad. Sunday 14 June, 7.30pm, BSRC AGM followed by more squads. Tuesday 16 June, deadline for membership fees and closed champs entries. Friday 19 / Saturday 20 June, Wairarapa Open Champs, Martinborough. Sunday 21 June, Wanganui Open Champs postal.

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