The Wellington C Grade rep team lost to Hutt Valley on Friday night.  However all Wellington interclub teams scored very close wins against their Hutt Valley counterparts.  Inge Little recorded a new PB of 98.8 – well done!  Inge Little and Anna Hooper were top shots for Wellington with 192.8 and 191.3 respectively.

Wellington finished in 9^th place with an average of 289.125 in the Titipounamu match shot a few weeks ago.  Waikato were the winners with an average of 294.125 ahead of Manawatu with 293.125.

The full results of the TSNZ Challenge competition are now available.  Unfortunately all three teams from Wellington College and Samuel Marsden had at least one team member not complete their targets and hence have finished well down the ranking list.

In club shooting this week top shots were Master Grader Evan Little 98.6, two inners ahead of Meredith Ackrill.  Erin Little scored best in B Grade with 95.4 ahead of Mark Riley on 94.2.  Anna Hooper’s 96.3 was highest in C Grade followed by Inge Little with 93.1, and in D Grade Hugh Guiney 91.2 and Aiden D’Souza 84.1 scored best.  Only four inners separated the best scores in the 20-shot competition (Evan Little 194.11 and Meredith Ackrill 194.7).

The club is rostered for cleaning duties this month which will be undertaken next Sunday.  Please bring mops, buckets, cleaning cloths, vacuum cleaners, brooms, etc.  The more people involved the quicker the task will be accomplished.

The WSRA prizegiving dinner will be held on Saturday 13 October.  Tickets will be available at the club in the next couple of weeks.  And the BSRC prizegiving barbecue will be held on Sunday 11 November.  Please add these dates to your calendar.

Upcoming events:

• Wednesday 19 September, Final 10 of Wellington Closed Champs, 8.15pm, 1x20: Meredith Ackrill, David Grain, Dianne Grain.
• Saturday 22 September, North Island Open Champs, Palmerston North.
• Sunday 23 September, North Island v Scotland Open and Junior match, Palmerston North.
• Sunday 23 September, cleaning duties.  Please bring mops, buckets, cleaning cloths, vacuum cleaners, brooms, etc.
• Tuesday 25 September, Wellington v Hertfordshire, 8.00pm + 8.30pm, 1x10 UK + 1x10 NZ.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Evan Little, Erin Little, Inge Little; emergency: Wiko du Toit; on call: Amalamo Simi, Matthew Canlas.
• Monday 1 October, grading returns now due.
• Sunday 7 October, final club day for 2018 season.
• Monday 8 October, champion of champions match.
• Saturday 13 October, WSRA prizegiving dinner.
• Sunday 11 November, BSRC prizegiving barbecue.

A quieter day at the club yesterday.  Top 10-shot score overall was recorded by Mark Riley 98.4, and Meredith Ackrill had the best 20-shot score of 198.12.  Casey Israelson led C Grade with 96.4 while 2^nd position was close between Inge Little 94.2 and Hamish Guthrey 94.1.  The highest scores in D Grade this week were shot by Aiden D’Souza 92.2, Emily Lockery 92.2, Matthew Ault 91.2 and Nathan Chamberlain 90.0.

The closed champs competition has now been completed.  Congratulations to Meredith Ackrill on winning Master Grade and the women’s competition, and to David Grain on winning A Grade.  Also to Erin Little on her 2^nd placing in the junior competition, and to 3^rd placegetters in the grades Evan Little, Dianne Grain, Anna Hooper and Emily Lockery.  Medals will be awarded at the WSRA prizegiving to 1^st and 2^nd placings in the grades, and trophies to the overall winner, the top woman and the top junior.  The top 10 overall will compete in the Final 10 match on Wednesday 19 September.

Wellington lost against Hutt Valley in the open match on Saturday by 12 points (just one per team member).  However the women scored a 21-point win (four points per team member) against the Hutt Valley women – well done!  Top Brooklyn shooters in each match were Evan Little 291.14 and Erin Little 290.9.

Brooklyn had the highest number of new members out of all New Zealand clubs this year which has been recognised by TSNZ with an award of 1500 rounds of Eley Sport ammunition.  Thanks to all our coaches and organisers involved with assisting our newer shooters.

The club is rostered for cleaning duties this month which will be undertaken on Sunday 23 September.  Please bring mops, buckets, cleaning cloths, vacuum cleaners, brooms, etc.  The more people involved the quicker the task will be accomplished.

The WSRA prizegiving dinner will be held on Saturday 13 October.  Tickets will be available at the club in the next couple of weeks.  And the BSRC prizegiving barbecue will be held on Sunday 11 November.  Please add these dates to your calendar.

Upcoming events:

• Friday 14 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley C Grade interclub winners, 7pm, 2x10.  Team: Anna Hooper, Hamish Guthrey, Inge Little (captain), Casey Israelson. On call: Amalamo Simi, Matthew Canlas, Qiyun Goh. Team manager: Evan Little.
• Friday 14 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley C Grade representative match, 7pm, 2x10.  Team: Anna Hooper (captain), Hamish Guthrey, Inge Little, Casey Israelson, Amalamo Simi, Matthew Canlas, Qiyun Goh.
• Saturday 15 September, Hawkes Bay Open Champs, Hastings.
• Wednesday 19 September, Final 10 of Wellington Closed Champs, 8.15pm, 1x20: Meredith Ackrill, David Grain, Dianne Grain.
• Saturday 22 September, North Island Open Champs, Palmerston North.
• Sunday 23 September, North Island v Scotland Open and Junior match, Palmerston North.
• Sunday 23 September, cleaning duties.  Please bring mops, buckets, cleaning cloths, vacuum cleaners, brooms, etc.
• Tuesday 25 September, Wellington v Hertfordshire, 7.30pm, 1x10 UK + 1x10 NZ.  Team to be named next Monday.
• Monday 1 October, grading returns now due.
• Sunday 7 October, final club day for 2018 season.
• Monday 8 October, champion of champions match.
• Saturday 13 October, WSRA prizegiving dinner.
• Sunday 11 November, BSRC prizegiving barbecue.

Brooklyn came 2^nd in both the Osmond Shield and Wright Cup matches held on Saturday night.  The Wright Cup match was particularly close with only one point between Wellington Central and Brooklyn.  Top Brooklyn shooters in each match were David Grain 99.7 and Anna Hooper 97.3.  Thanks to Stephen Thessman and Craig Fair for ensuring the event ran very smoothly.

The Wellington secondary schools team finished in 2^nd place behind Manawatu in the intercollegiate representative match held yesterday.  Top Brooklyn shooter was Casey Israelson with 192.7.

New PBs were recorded yesterday by Callum Austin 96.3, Carl Whitehead 96.3 and Mike Williams 92.3 – it’s great to see the continual improvement from our first-year shooters.

Our higher graded shooters were back on form this week, particularly Evan Little with 396.21 (out of a possible 400.40) including two 100s.  Evan had the highest 20-shot score of 197.15 this week, followed by Erin Little 196.13 and Meredith Ackrill 196.9.  Evan also achieved the best Master Grade 10-shot score of 100.3, while David Grain was top shot in A Grade with 98.4.  Erin Little’s 97.1 was highest in B Grade, and just to complete the family trifecta, Inge Little’s 96.3 was the top score in C Grade, ahead of Anna Hooper with 95.3.  The best scores in D Grade this week were recorded by Carl Whitehead 96.3, Mike Williams 92.3, Chris Lockery 90.2 and Emily Lockery 90.1.

Grading return spreadsheets need to be forwarded to Meredith Ackrill as soon as possible after Sunday 30 September to enable her to compile the club return for forwarding to the national body by 10 October.  Remember to not include any inners or practice cards, but all competition cards (including interclub, representative teams, closed champs, secondary school matches, etc) do need to be included.  Please get your spreadsheet up to date now.

Upcoming events:

• Saturday 8 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley Women, 2pm, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Erin Little.  On call: Inge Little.
• Saturday 8 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley Open, 2pm, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team: Meredith Ackrill, Evan Little, Erin Little, Inge Little.  Emergencies: Wiko du Toit, Amalamo Simi.  On call: Matthew Canlas.
• Sunday 9 September, Wellington v Waikato D Grade, 7.30pm, 2x10.  Unfortunately there wasn’t enough interest expressed from D Graders to be able to form a team for this match.
• Friday 14 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley C Grade interclub winners, 7.30pm, 2x10.  Team to be named next Monday.
• Friday 14 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley C Grade representative match, 7.30pm, 2x10.  Team to be named next Monday.
• Saturday 15 September, Hawkes Bay Open Champs, Hastings.
• Wednesday 19 September, Final 10 of Wellington Closed Champs, 8.15pm, 1x20.
• Saturday 22 September, North Island Open Champs, Palmerston North.
• Sunday 23 September, North Island v Scotland Open and Junior match, Palmerston North.

In the Teams of Five match held on Wednesday, the Wellington team total was similar to previous years.  Top shot was Erin Little with 388.20.  Full results will be available next month.

The Triangular Open match, held at the Martinborough range on Saturday, resulted in a win to Hutt Valley ahead of Wellington and Wairarapa.  Meredith Ackrill  was best Brooklyn shooter (2^nd highest for Wellington), scoring an impressive 297.20, followed by Erin Little with 290.9.

Congratulations to our Wellington College team for their 2^nd placing in the local secondary schools match, a mere three inners behind Taita, but 17 points ahead of 3^rd placegetters Upper Hutt.  Four club members have been selected to represent Wellington in the “hexangular” match next Sunday: Amalamo Simi, Casey Israelson, Wiko du Toit and Callum Austin – well done!

The top scores in D Grade were recorded by Josh Whitehead 93.4, Emily Lockery 93.1, Chris Lockery 93.1 and Mike Williams 90.2.  Anna Hooper continues her great shooting with 98.6 in C Grade, followed by Casey Israelson 96.3 and Hamish Guthrey 95.4.  Mark Riley’s 98.3 was best in B Grade, David Grain led A Grade with a very tidy 99.7, and Evan Little finished an inner ahead of Meredith Ackrill in Master Grade with 97.6.  It was also close in the 20-shot competition with Dianne Grain scoring highest with 194.10, three inners ahead of Meredith Ackrill with 194.7.  New 20-shot PBs were recorded by Emily Lockery and Adam Williams.

More nominations are required for the upcoming Wellington v Waikato D Grade match, being held on Sunday 9 September at 7.30pm.  If you would like to be part of this Wellington team, please email the WSRA selector by next Sunday.

Please remember to record the scores (and estimates) if you are involved with marking targets.  All competition cards and practice cards should have a score recorded unless groups are shot in which case a “G” should be recorded.

Upcoming events:

• Saturday 1 September, Osmond Shield and Wright Cup matches, 7.30pm, 1x10.  Osmond Shield (in shooting order): Mark Riley, Wiko du Toit, Anna Hooper, Erin Little, Dianne Grain, David Grain, Evan Little, Meredith Ackrill.  Wright Cup (in shooting order): Matthew Canlas, Hamish Guthrey, Casey Israelson, Inge Little, Amalamo Simi, Anna Hooper.  On call: Josh Whitehead, Qiyun Goh.  Team manager: Stephen Thessman.
• Sunday 2 September, Intercollegiate representative match, 2pm, 2x10.  Team: Amalamo Simi, Casey Israelson, Wiko du Toit, Callum Austin.
• Sunday 2 September, Triple S Round 4 deadline, 1x20.
• Sunday 2 September, Closed Champs Round 6 deadline.
• Saturday 8 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley Women, 2pm, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team to be named Monday 3 September.
• Saturday 8 September, Wellington v Hutt Valley Open, 2pm, Keene Range, Petone, 1x10 + 1x20.  Team to be named Monday 3 September.
• Sunday 9 September, Wellington v Waikato D Grade, 7.30pm, 2x10.  Team to be named Monday 3 September.