On the weekend of October 7 and 8 the Singleton Clay Target Club held its third DTL two-day championship at the Warkworth shooting complex which was a great success. The program for Saturday was 100 Targets Double Barrel Championship, and the Sunday shoot featured the 50 Targets Pointscore and 50 Targets Single Barrel Championships. A warm sunny day with a light breeze made good conditions for shooting and 48 shooters from Guyra, Newcastle, Central Coast and Scone attended. The standard of shooting was exceptionally high. Shooting commenced at 9.30am and the results were:- 100 Targets Double Barrel:
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- AA Grade 1st David White 122/123, 2nd Kerry Miller 121/123;
- A Grade 1st Mark Attard 98/100, 2nd Peter Poile 97/100;
- B Grade 1st David Tyson 96/100, 2nd Will Grills 94/100;
- C Grade 1st Ken Holliday 91/100, 2nd Gavin Worroll 90/100.
All winners received sashes and cash prizes for placegetters. Sunday dawned with clear skies and a slight southerly breeze which made the day very pleasant for shooting – 48 shooters nominated, 9.30am start, and the results were:- 50 Targets Pointscore:
- AA Grade 1st Shane Pinkerton 149/150, 2nd Josh Radford 148/150;
- A Grade 1st Peter Poile 148/150, 2nd Dick Chapman 141/150;
- B Grade 1st Matthew Knight 146/150, 2nd Robert Pople 133/150;
- C Grade 1st Gavin Worroll 135/150, 2nd Michael Bailey 129/150.
50 Targets Single Barrel:
- AA Grade 1st Beau Brown 48/50, 2nd Denis Pearce 46/50;
- A Grade 1st Peter Poile 52/55, 2nd Lionel Finlay 51/55;
- B Grade 1st Will Grills 46/50, 2nd Dan Thistleton 45/51;
- C Grade 1st Gavin Worroll 44/50, 2nd Melissa Crosby 40/50.
High Gun Winners:
- Overall Winner Peter Poile 292/300;
- AA Grade Winner Josh Radford 309/319;
- A Grade Winner Mark Attard 281/300;
- B Grade Winner David Tyson 276/300;
- C Grade Winner Gavin Worroll 269/300;
- Veteran Winner John Lisle 277/300;
- Ladies Winner Melissa Crosby 256/300;
- Junior High Gun - Jack Turner 276/300;
- Sub Junior High Gun - Douglas Thistleton 203/300.
The next shoot will be on Sunday, November 12. If you are interested in finding out more about Clay Target Shooting, our club welcomes new shooters. Practice is on every Wednesday from 10am till dark to take advantage of daylight saving hours.
For further information call Denis Pearce on 0417 271 879.
