Club Shooting
It was another successful evening for our D Graders last night. Ellie Mazey's 95.3 led ahead of Kate Yu's 95.2 and Analin Rudd and Ewan Mirza both with 94.2. In C Grade, Finn Ashby's 97.4 put him one point higher than Jaz Hamilton's 96.1. Stephen Thessman scored highest in B Grade with 97.6 ahead of a flurry of 95s by Dianne Grain, Inge Little, and Mark Riley. Evan Little led A Grade with 98.5 followed by David Grain's 97.4. David followed up with a 198.13 to have the highest 20 shot of the night, ahead of Erin Little's 197.8.
NDC
Round 5 of the NDC competition was shot on Thursday night. It was a tough match against second placed Hutt Valley, but Wellington managed to record a win in the composite section. This was enough to retain our third placing and secure a spot in the semi-finals. Top shot from Brooklyn in the Open team was Meredith Ackrill with 295.21. Top shot from Brooklyn in the Composite team was Stephen Thessman with 291.12. Top shot from Brooklyn in the Junior team was Ben Dunning with 192.7. Congratulations also to Jaz Hamilton, who scored a commendable 292.12 for his first time in the team. This included a new 20 shot PB of 194.8!
Manawatu Open Champs
Meredith Ackrill travelled to Palmerston North on Saturday to compete in the Manawatu Open with great success. She won A Grade with a score of 298.17. She then shot in the Final 10, scoring 199.11 to place 3rd overall - congratulations!
Closed Champs
Results for Round 4 of the Closed Champs competitions have been published. It's a close competition in all grades, with Brooklyn shooters fighting hard to hold on to their placings. Current standouts are:
- Bex Baines: 2nd Womens, 3rd Master Grade
- Meredith Ackrill: 3rd A Grade
- Cassie Truscott: 3rd B Grade
- Jaz Hamilton: 2nd C Grade
- Josh Whitehead: 3rd D Grade
- Megan Brodie: 2nd Juniors (with a score of 100.9, a new PB, this round - congratulations!)
A reminder of the competition rules, for those who may not know: targets must be shot on the shooter's official club night. For Brooklyn members, this means Sundays. Please keep an eye on the dates that each round is due by. It may be a good idea to shoot the rounds a week in advance so that you are not disadvantaged by unforeseen circumstances such as illness. Round 5 is due on Sunday 8 August.
SSS Champs
The results for Round 2 of the Secondary Schools Shooting Championship have been published, and some Brooklyn members are doing exceptionally well. Megan Brodie scored another 100.6 to have a running total of 200.12, maintaining her A Grade lead and moving her into top spot overall. Cassie Truscott is currently leading B Grade by three inners. The Wellington College team have maintained their spot in 14th place while the Marsden team have dropped to 21st. Round 3 is due by Sunday 15 August.
Upcoming events
- Wednesday 28 July, C Grade Interassociation match, 8.00pm: Jaz Hamilton.
- Wednesday 28 July, A Grade Interassociation match, 8.15pm: Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little. Emergency: Evan Little.
- Saturday 31 July, Levin Open Champs, Levin.
- Sunday 1 August, Wgtn v Waikato D Grade, 7.45pm: Analn Rudd, Kate Yu. Emergency: Chris Dunning.
- Monday 2 August, Interclub Round 5. C Grade v Melrose, 7.45pm. B Grade v Wellington Central, 8.15pm. Open Grade v Melrose, 8.45pm (teams will be named Friday 30 July).
- Saturday 7 August, Triangular B Grade, 2.00pm (team will be named Thursday 29 July).
- Saturday 7 August, Triangular Juniors, 2.00pm (team will be named Thursday 29 July).
- Saturday 7 August, Triangular Women, 2.00pm (team will be named Thursday 29 July).
- Sunday 8 August, Closed Champs Round 5 due.
- Sunday 15 August, Round 1 of the Wellington & Hutt Valley Secondary Schools Smallbore Rifle Shooting Competition at the Keene Range, Halford Place, Petone (all college students)
- Sunday 29 August, Round 2 of the Wellington & Hutt Valley Secondary Schools Smallbore Rifle Shooting Competition at the Assn Range, 131 Russell Tce., Newtown (all college students)
Club Shooting
For the second week in a row, all our D Graders recorded scores in the 90s. The top two scores were both PBs for their respective shooters: Analin Rudd scored 96.4 and Ellie Mazey scored 96.1 - congratulations! Jaz Hamilton's 98.4 was top of C Grade followed by Finn Ashby's 94.1. In B Grade, only 3 inners separated the top two scores. Ben Dunning's 98.6 led ahead of Clive Brodie's 98.3. The top score of the night, 99.8, was shot by Meredith Ackrill with Megan Brodie close behind on 98.6. The lead switched in the 20 shots, with Megan scoring 198.13 and Meredith 195.10.
Interclub
Round 4 of the interclub competition was shot on Wednesday night. The C Grade team unfortunately lost to Wellington Central. Top shot for Brooklyn was Jaz Hamilton with 96.4. The Open team recorded a win against Wellington Central to move into 1st equal place with Melrose. Top shot for Brooklyn was Meredith Ackrill with 198.9.
Wellington Open Champs
The Wellington Open Champs was held on Friday and Saturday. Many thanks to everyone who helped run Brooklyn's section of the event - there were several positive comments about our organisation! It was good to see lots of club members compete, with some fantastic results:
- Bex Baines (297.19): top Wellington Master Grader and top Wellington Woman
- Megan Brodie (296.20): 1st in A Grade and top Wellington A Grader. Megan also competed in the Final 10 and placed 5th overall
- Jaz Hamilton (289.9): 2nd C Grade and top Wellington C Grader
- Meredith Ackrill, Megan Brodie and Erin Little (886.46): 2nd in the Teams Competition
Well done also to those members who participated in their first open competition.
Manawatu and Levin Open Champs
Details of this weekend's Manawatu Open Champs and next weekend’s Levin Open Champs are in the attached flyers. Members without a firearms licence wishing to participate in the Manawatu competition should advise Inge by Wednesday evening. Members with a firearms licence may be able to assist with getting gear to the event for you.
Members without a firearms licence wishing to participate in the Levin competition should speak with Craig and Inge on Sunday to try and arrange similar support for next weekend.
Members can find information about future indoor competitions on the Target Shooting NZ (TSNZ) website.
Upcoming events
- Thursday 22 July, NDC Round 5, 7.30pm. Open Team: Meredith Ackrill, Bex Baines, David Grain, Evan Little, Mark Riley. Composite team: Stephen Thessman. Emergencies: Dianne Grain, Mark Baines, Jaz Hamilton.
- Saturday 24 July, Manawatu Open Champs, Palmerston North.
- Wednesday 28 July, C Grade Interassociation match, 8.00pm: Jaz Hamilton.
- Wednesday 28 July, A Grade Interassociation match, 8.15pm: Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little. Emergency: Evan Little.
- Saturday 21 July, Levin Open Champs, Levin.
Club Shooting
It was a tough competition amongst the D Graders at the club last night, with all five present shooting in the 90s. Ewan Mirza's 94.3 came out on top ahead of Kate Yu's 93.3 and Analin Rudd's 93.1. Jaz Hamilton continued his on-form shooting, scoring 99.2 to lead C Grade ahead of Jack Day's 95.3. 96.2 was the score of the night for our B Graders, with four members (Clive Brodie, Inge Little, Stephen Thessman, and Cassie Truscott) achieving this score to share top honours for the grade. Top spot in the higher grades was also hotly contested. Evan Little's 100.7 came in one inner ahead of Megan Brodie's 100.6 - great shooting from both! Megan's fine form continued with her 197.13 the highest 20-shot of the night, followed by Meredith Ackrill's 196.9.
Closed Champs
The results for Round 3 of the Closed Champs competition have been published. At the halfway mark for the competition, Brooklyn members continue to hold on to their good placings:
- Bex Baines: 2nd Master Grade, 1st Womens
- Erin Little: 2nd A Grade
- Meredith Ackrill: 3rd A Grade
- Cassie Truscott: 2nd B Grade
- Jaz Hamilton: 2nd C Grade
- Ewan Mirza: 3rd D Grade
Wellington Open Champs - 16 & 17 July
Wellington Smallbore Rifle Association (WSRA) is hosting the Wellington Open Championship competition on 16 and 17 July. All BSRC members are encouraged to participate in the competition, regardless of grade or experience. This is a great opportunity for those new to shooting to have a go at a competition on our home range.
Junior members are encouraged to come along on Saturday morning to participate in shooting, as our coaches will be there to assist you.
Next Week
- Sunday 18 July is week 2 of the 3rd series in the Club Competition
- Targets for Round 4 of the Closed Champs Competition are due Sunday 18 July
Marking Course - Reminder
The Wellington Association is running a marking course at 10am on Sunday 25 July. This course is free for association members, and open to others wishing to support the sport. If you have not participated in this course, please consider doing so. It’s a great way to learn more about your sport. Numbers are currently too low to make it viable. See the marking course poster for more details, and register by emailing Bev Newton.
Upcoming events
- Thursday 14 July, Interclub Round 4. C Grade v Wellington Central, 7.45pm: Finn Ashby, Jack Day, Jaz Hamilton (captain), Ewan Mirza. B Grade, bye. Open Grade v Wellington Central, 8.45pm: Meredith Ackrill, Bex Baines, Erin Little, Evan Little (captain)
- Friday/Saturday 15/16 July, Wellington Open
- Sunday 18 July, Closed Champs Round 4 due
- Thursday 22 July, NDC Round 5, 7.30pm (teams will be named Friday 16 July)
- Saturday 24 July, Manawatu Open Champs, Palmerston North
Club Shooting
Analin Rudd led D Grade with an excellent D Grade score of 95.3, Ewan Mirza followed with another excellent D Grade score of 94.2. Our newest members are putting in some great effort and their scores are reflecting that. Jaz Hamilton's 98.4 was the top score in C Grade, followed closely by Jack Day's 97.4. Several of our B graders shot 97 this week; Cassie Truscott and Dianne Grain both getting 97.6 and Mark Riley 97.2. Megan Brodie had a great night shooting (100.9 for her estimated Closed Champ score, 100.6 and 98.8 for her club cards). Meredith Ackrill's 99.6 was the next highest 10 shot for the night. Top honours for the 20 shots this week went to Megan with 198.11.
Training
Thanks to Mark Robinson for running our 'Junior Training Session' and many thanks to Cassie for being our scribe. A reminder of your homework - get yourself a notebook just for shooting and write into it the shooting steps which Cassie wrote up on the board (photo below). Mark says "your homework will be checked next week!” - so bring your notebook to shooting.
Next Week
Sunday 11 July is the start of the 3rd series in the Club Competition.
School students: Round 2 targets for the Triple S Champs need to be shot by Sunday 11 July.
Wellington Open - 16 & 17 July
Wellington Smallbore Rifle Association (WSRA) is hosting the Wellington Open Championship competition on 16 and 17 July. All BSRC members are encouraged to participate in the competition, regardless of grade or experience. This is a great opportunity for those new to shooting to have a go at a competition on our home range.
Junior members are encouraged to come along on Saturday morning to participate in shooting, as our coaches will be there to assist you.
You will have seen the email on Sunday requesting assistance in helping run the event. If you are not sure how you can help but would be available between either 10am to 11:15am or 11:15am to 12:30pm, then let the Club Captain know and an appropriate job can be assigned to you.
Marking Course - Reminder
The Wellington Association is running a marking course at 10am on Sunday 25 July. This course is free for association members. See the marking course poster for more details, and register by emailing Bev Newton.
Upcoming events
- Monday 5 July, 8.15pm, Interassociation Women's: Meredith Ackrill, Bex Baines, Megan Brodie, Cassie Truscott. Emergency: Inge Little
- Tuesday 6 July, 7:30pm, Club Committee Meeting
- Saturday 10 July, Waikato Open
- Sunday 11 July, Triple S Champs Round 2 due
- Thursday 14 July, Interclub Round 4 - teams to be selected
- Friday/Saturday 15/16 July, Wellington Open
- Sunday 18 July, Closed Champs Round 4 due
Club Shooting
It was a bit different at the club last night with Level 2 restrictions meaning only half the mounds could be used. Despite this, there was plenty of shooting done and some good scores recorded. Kate Yu led D Grade with a new PB of 97.1 - congratulations! Ewan Mirza followed with another excellent D Grade score of 95.1. It's great to see our newest members steadily improving. Jaz Hamilton's 97.3 was the top score in C Grade, followed by Finn Ashby's 94.3. Cassie Truscott's 98.5 took the top spot in B Grade ahead of Inge Little's 96.3. Meredith Ackrill's 99.6 was the highest 10 shot for the night, one point ahead of Evan Little's 98.7. Top honours for the 20 shots this week were shared between three shooters, with Meredith Ackrill, Evan Little, and Cassie Truscott all shooting 196.9.
Wairarapa Open
Several Brooklyn members travelled to Masterton on Saturday to compete in the Wairarapa Open Champs. Meredith Ackrill continued her winning streak, scoring 296 to come first in A Grade - congratulations!
Next Week
Sunday 4 July is the second break week in the club competition, and so there will be a focus on tips and advice from our coaches, led by Mark Robinson.
Upcoming events
- Wednesday 30 June, 8.00pm, Titipounamu Match: Meredith Ackrill, Megan Brodie, David Grain, Erin Little, Evan Little
- Thursday 1 July, 7.30pm, NDC Round 4. Open Team: Meredith Ackrill, Bex Baines, David Grain, Evan Little, Mark Riley. Composite Team: Erin Little, Stephen Thessman. Junior Team: Cassie Truscott. Emergencies: Mark Baines, Inge Little
- Saturday 3 July, Whanganui Open Champs, Wanganui
- Monday 5 July, 8.15pm, Interassociation Women's: Meredith Ackrill, Bex Baines, Megan Brodie, Cassie Truscott. Emergency: Inge Little
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