CLAY TARGET SHOOTING
SOME eight squads of competitors lined up at the Euroa Clay Target Club’s Annual Benalla Gun Club Winter Championships on Sunday June 9.
Shooting conditions were very tough with changing light condition really effecting the scores.
Evergreen Tony Rohrlach shot a fine 116/125 over the three individual Champions to take out the overall award with Werribee’s Rayce Burgess two points behind.
These annual championships are to keep the Benalla Gun Club’s name alive after they went into recess a few years ago.
When dispersing that clubs’ funds, the Benalla committee awarded the Euroa Club substantial funds that enabled Euroa to install a solar system which has proved to be much appreciated as we no longer have to run a rather large generator as we did in the past.
It was very pleasing to see quite a few of the Benalla past members here for the shoot and several of the past office bearers presented the winners with their prizes.
Individual Championship were won by the hard-working secretary, Scott Towers who took out the point score event.
Rayce Burgess was successful in the Single Barrel and Tony Rohrlach shot the only passible for the day with 25/25 in the double barrel.
Full results
Benalla Gun Club P/S Championship;
1st O/A & A Grade S.Towers (Euroa) 72/75;
1st AA grade K.Willett (Wangaratta) 67/75;
2nd AA “ L.Fitzgerald (Colbinabbin)62/75;
2nd A “ A.Rohrlach (Euroa) 71/75;
1st B “ L.Fitzpatrick (Euroa) 71/75;
2nd B “ G.Pronk (Mt Bogong) 74/79;
1st C “ L Tonks (Euroa) 65/75;
2nd C “ S.Makin (Euroa 62/75;
Benalla Gun Club S/B Championship.
1st O/A & B Grade R,Burgess (Werribee) 24/25;
1st AA Grade K.Willett (Wangaratta) 21/25;
2nd AA “ L.Fitzgerald (Colbinabbin)20/25;
1st A “ G.Ellis (Spring Bay) 23/25;
2nd A “ L.Comensoli (Walmer) 21/25;
2nd B “ J.Foulkes (Euroa) 23/25
1st C “ L.Tonks (Euroa) 21/25;
2nd C “ P.Gorrie (St James 19/25;
Benalla Gun Club D/B Championship.
1st O/A & A Grade A.Rohrlach (Euroa) 25/25;
1st AA Grade L.Fitzgerald (Colbinabbin)23/25;
2nd AA “ K.Willett (Wangaratta) 21/25;
2nd A “ N.Haydon (Sebastopol) 33/34;
1st B “ R.Burgess (Werribee) 25/26;
2nd B “ A.Kidd, (Mansfield) 24/26
1st C “ R.Stackhouse (Euroa) 33/36;
2nd C “ P.Gorries (St James) 32/36
Benalla Gun Club Championships High Gun.
A.Rohrlach 116/125
The July competition shoot will be on Sunday the 14th with the annual Don Barns Memorial Point Score Championship being the main event.
Usual practice will be on Wednesdays from 1pm to 3pm and the first Sunday of the month from 11am.
