It was a day of mixed fortunes for the shooters on the 600-yard range this week at Wingham Rifle Club. Conditions were largely good, but it still proved tricky for some with a number of shooters posting below average scores for the day.
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However, this was not the case for Suzi Laurie who is excelling this year in F Standard B Grade. Laurie shot a blistering first stage of 59 with five centres and in the process set a new range record for her grade! Katrina Geary, also in F Standard B Grade shot consistently through both stages to finish the day with a tally of 106 and four centres and was just nudged out of the overall win by Suzi Laurie who finished one centre clear on 106 and five centres. Laurie is currently sitting on top of the Club Championship leaderboard in F Standard B Grade but there is plenty of time left for Katrina Geary to mount a challenge.
In Target Rifle B Grade, Andrew Geary continues to post consistent scores and finished the day with the win on a total of 97 and nine centres and sits comfortably on top of the leaderboard in the Club Championships in this grade. Tony Moon has definitely returned to form and shot two ‘possibles’ of 50 with five centres and 50 with two centres to finish the day with a total of 100 and seven centres in Target Rifle A Grade.
New club member Lance Raftery took home the win in F Open with a total of 114 and five centres. The minor placings were a battle between Roden Loshe and Christina Adams who both finished on 113 and five centres. Lohse, a long time F Open competitor moved to the area just a few months ago and has already set two new club records at the 500 yard and 800 meter distances.
Next week is a limited competition day on the 1000 yard range.
Target Rifle A Grade: Tony Moon 100.7
Target Rifle B Grade: Andrew Geary 97.9, Barry White 91.2
Target Rifle C Grade: Todd Barnard 95.4, Craig Laurie 81
F Standard A Grade: Chris Barnard 117.5, Robert Bartlett 114.6, Phil Costa 109.7, Ronan Moon 106.3
F Standard B Grade: Suzi Laurie 106.5, Katrina Geary 106.4, Keenan Stewart 104.4, Thomas Poropat 102.3, Chris Taylor 99.2, Duncan Robinson, Barry Sandwell 88.2
F Open: Lance Raftery 114.5, Roden Lohse 113.5, Christina Adams 113.5