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2018 State Selection #1

18/03/2018

State Selection 18th March 2018

Dubbo Field & Game

Sunday 18th March brought the first state selection for the year and Dubbo Field & Game were the hosts.

Range captain Stephen Cooper along with Milton Cartwright & Glen Bloink masterminded some fantastic targets. With the range set by Saturday afternoon, everything looked to have a brilliant day of shooting on Sunday.

The boys set as many stands in the shade as possible due to forecasted high temperatures and with 5 targets per stand.  With jumping rabbits, high flyers, fast low crossers and a springing teal that seemed to do a backflip. There was an assortment of targets to suite everyone.

However no one could prepare for what arrived by midmorning. The wind picked up to cause havoc with the flight of the targets and swirled dust around everyone. 

Shooters had to really think about picking their lines.

 Two targets especially coming off our red truck made their own special flight path, really causing some anguish with shooters, sub juniors all the way to AA grade.

74 shooters braved the hot and windy conditions to contend for the “sash” and prizes that were on offer.

The Adrian Hayes Trophy left the bush and headed to the city with the boys:  Peter Cassar, Frank Araco, Harry Kassianou & Paul Smidt with a total of 248.

A huge thank you goes out to:
Stephen, Milton, Glen, Denis, Rob, Mel, Amelia & Dylen for setting the range,  Rupert, Archie and Tony for keeping the range running on Sunday, Paula for taking on the office work and to Sandra for taking control of the kitchen.

It is always fantastic to have helpers, it makes the shoot run smoothly.  And as the old saying says "Many hands make light work"

HIGH GUN

Stephen Payne

73+8

AA

Jason Solomons

73+6

 

Andrew Bell

69

 

Bart Brighenti

68

A

Harry Kassianou

71

 

Jason McGrath

68

 

Tony Shorten

67

B

Paul Smidt

65

 

Ken Purvis

62

 

George Roth

61

C

Mitch Woods

61

 

Ken Flemming

44

 

Phil Cleal

39

Veterans

Roger Kerslake

69+11

 

Alec Ceccato

69+10

 

John Sidoti

67

Seniors

Michael Munroe

71

 

Milton Cartwright

63

 

Peter Kay

61+7

Masters

Denis Coaker

60

 

Les Townsend

45

 

Bob Richardson

29

Ladies

Emalene Munroe

63

 

Amy Buys

61

 

Lauren Judge

54

Juniors

Matthew Wilesmith

70

 

Jack Roth

69

 

Tom McGrath

61

Sub Juniors

Nichalos Brighenti

58

 

Aaron Mann

39

 

Jake McPherson

38