Another great weekend of shooting, with some notable results and the first Welsh Intercounties Final of the year-the Sporting-but more of that shortly.
Firstly, a big Well Shot to Iwan Mills who on Saturday shot 99/100 at Fauxdegla’s DTL Full Use of the Gun-DTL FUG and then shot 98/291 on the Sunday DTL registered there, to be the weekend’s Overall Combined Winner on 390/400!!
Congratulations Iwan!
On Monday, at Griffin Lloyd Shooting Ground, Emyr Davies shot a 90-to be High Gun and the only shooter in the 90’s!! Great shooting Emyr!
Now back to the Welsh Intercounties Sporting Final, held on Sunday at Dovey Valley Shooting Ground.
Shoot report and pictures-courtesy of Janine White-WCTSA Sporting Discipline Rep
The 2022 Sporting County Final held at Dovey Valley Shooting Ground saw Powys claim the coveted Senior Team trophy with a combined score of 641/800. Powys extended their winning streak with the Powys veterans and super-veterans winning their team categories. The winning colts team consisted of Owain Roberts and Catrin Jones for Gwynedd, whilst Gwent took home the winning team trophies for both the junior and ladies’ categories.
Gwent junior, John Hoare, put in an impressive score of 92/100 at the start of the day to earn him the titles of both Gwent High Gun and Junior High Gun, but Powys’s Joshua Keeble came in with an astounding 96/100 at the very end of the day to cinch the Sporting County Final High Gun trophy. Peter Humphries wasn’t far behind with 94/100 which put him top of the Non-International Shooters’ category.
This year’s Sporting County Final had a complete overhaul from the previous format, as no county qualifying shoots were held before the final this year so that teams could be selected from the open entries on the day.
As this is the first time that a County Final has been held in this format, the WCTSA board welcomes any feedback on the event with a view of continuously working towards encouraging county shooting in the future. Comments can be sent to the WCTSA Chairman, Rob Harrison (chairman@wctsa.co.uk) or via the General Secretary, Nicola Walker (secretary@wctsa.co.uk).
Results are as follows:
Senior Winning Team:
Powys (641/800)
Joshua Keeble 96/100
Mike Jones 87/100
Stephen Abberley 84/100
Thomas Tweedy 79/100
Robin Harding 78/100
Ben Pritchard 75/100
James Morris 72/100
Bob Morgan 70/100
Senior Team Runners-up:
Dyfed (592/800) – Iwan Evans, Daniel Rees, Matt Bodfish, Rhys Evans, William Evans, Rhodri Morgan, David Bodfish & David Adams
Colt Team Winners:
Gwynedd (92/200) – Owain Roberts & Catrin Jones
Junior Team Winners:
Gwent (163/200) – John Hoare & Rhys Powell
Ladies Team Winners:
Gwent (138/200) – Janine White & Catherine Hart
Veteran Team Winners:
Powys (169/200) – Peter Humphries & Robert Harrison
Super-Veteran Team High Gun:
Powys (145/200) – Richard James & Terence Merrick
Individual High Gun and Senior High Gun:
Josh Keeble (Powys) – 96/100
Individual Runner-up and Non-International High Gun:
Peter Humphries (Powys) – 94/100
Colt High Gun:
Owain Roberts (Gwynedd) 63/100
Junior High Gun:
John Hoare (Gwent) 92/100
Ladies High Gun:
Janine White (Gwent) 86/100
Veteran High Gun:
Peter Humphries (Powys) 94/100
Super-Veteran High Gun:
Richard James (Powys) 77/100
