SWDRA PRIZE MEETING 2013
KALGOORLIE'S JOHN MOORE MAKES CLEAN SWEEP.
The 2013 South West DRA's Easter Prize Meeting marked the 30th Anniversary of the opening of the Coolilup Range and was held under beautiful blue skies with conditions challenging enough to make for close competition. The weekend belonged to Kalgoorlie's John Moore, who won both the Friday's Coolilup Cup over 300, 500 and 600m, as well as the 7 Match SWDRA Championship over Saturday and Sunday.
Moore shot consistently over the first day, scoring the maximum 150 with 19 centres. He was closely followed by Manjimup's Mark Milentis just one point behind. Busselton's Ken Sue took out Division 2 while P Watkins claimed Division 3. Courtney Day from Busselton won the F Class competition with team mate Graeme Oates was placed second. FClass Division 2 was won by Lynton McRostie of Subiaco Club.
The 2013 South West DRA's Easter Prize Meeting marked the 30th Anniversary of the opening of the Coolilup Range and was held under beautiful blue skies with conditions challenging enough to make for close competition. The weekend belonged to Kalgoorlie's John Moore, who won both the Friday's Coolilup Cup over 300, 500 and 600m, as well as the 7 Match SWDRA Championship over Saturday and Sunday.
Moore shot consistently over the first day, scoring the maximum 150 with 19 centres. He was closely followed by Manjimup's Mark Milentis just one point behind. Busselton's Ken Sue took out Division 2 while P Watkins claimed Division 3. Courtney Day from Busselton won the F Class competition with team mate Graeme Oates was placed second. FClass Division 2 was won by Lynton McRostie of Subiaco Club.
Brad Day - Winner of F Class Coolilup Cup John Moore - Winner of TR Coolilup Cup Rod Davis (Left)- Winner of Service Rifle Championship
The South West Association's Prize Meeting caters for Service shooting, as well as the conventional Target and F Class Categories by embedding a Service Competition over the first two days of the meeting for distances from 300 to 600m. After two day's shooting, the Service Championship was won by Rod Davis. The event was a Busselton affair, with team mates Matt Lewis, Jack Nixon, John Hohnen and Steve Wdowinski taking out the 5 championship badges.
Saturday and Sunday made up the 7 Match SWDRA Championship, and 67 shooters took to the mound under blue skies, and light but variable winds, which wandered from North East to South Westerly during the course of the competition. Mirage was fickle, and keen observation and astute decision making being the required order of the day.
Saturday's Aggregate was won by John Moore on 199.26, but with Mark Milentis and Chapman Valley's Paul Watkins only Centre Bulls behind. F Class was led by Subiaco's Bill Hallam, 6 points clear of the field.
Sunday dawned with warm and clear skies with more of the same weather which proved more difficult for many shooters over the longs. The TR Championship came down to a contest between Manjimup's Mark Milentis and John Moore. Milentis shot first and finished the day on 148.18, winning the daily aggregate along the way. John Moore shot later, knowing that to win the Prize Meeting he needed a 50.4 to win with one V clear. Thus far, only one possible had been posted at the 900m and with only one more detail to go, Moore got down and hit a 50.5, demonstrating his prowess and toughness under trying conditions. The Championship was his.
Saturday and Sunday made up the 7 Match SWDRA Championship, and 67 shooters took to the mound under blue skies, and light but variable winds, which wandered from North East to South Westerly during the course of the competition. Mirage was fickle, and keen observation and astute decision making being the required order of the day.
Saturday's Aggregate was won by John Moore on 199.26, but with Mark Milentis and Chapman Valley's Paul Watkins only Centre Bulls behind. F Class was led by Subiaco's Bill Hallam, 6 points clear of the field.
Sunday dawned with warm and clear skies with more of the same weather which proved more difficult for many shooters over the longs. The TR Championship came down to a contest between Manjimup's Mark Milentis and John Moore. Milentis shot first and finished the day on 148.18, winning the daily aggregate along the way. John Moore shot later, knowing that to win the Prize Meeting he needed a 50.4 to win with one V clear. Thus far, only one possible had been posted at the 900m and with only one more detail to go, Moore got down and hit a 50.5, demonstrating his prowess and toughness under trying conditions. The Championship was his.
Bill Hallam took out the F Class Aggregate with 407.32, 5 points clear of Pingelly's Dennis Blechynden with Courtney Day a further 4 points behind.
Results:
South West DRA: Coolilup Cup: 300m The Arthur Green: TR Div 1:J Moore 50.8; M Milentis 50.5; M Watts 49.7: Div 2: K Sue 49.6; R Brown 49.6; C Dods 48.3: Dic 3: K Samuel 50.8; K Davidson 50.4; G Wittorff 49.5: F Class Div 1: M Brown 60.7; C Day 60.7; G Oates 60.6: F Div 2: N Carver 58.3; : McRostie 58.2; B McCormick 57.6: Service: J Nixon 43.0; R Davis 40.3: M Lewis 38.0: 500m The Allan Dunstall: TR Div 1: J Moore 50.6; Paul Watkins 50.6; M Milentis 49.7: Div 2: M Reid 50.6; C Dods 50.5; I Copeland 50.4: Div 3: G Wittorff 50.6; P Watkins 50.6; K Davidson 50.5:F Class: Div 1: B Hallam 60.6; M Hambleton 60.5; G Oates 60.2: Div 2: L McRostie 57.4; P Luicas 57.3; N Carver 57.3:Service: R Davis 43.1; J Nixon 41.1; D McDonald 41.0: 600m The Schlam Engineering: TR Div 1: M Milentis 50.6; P Collins 50.5; J Moore 50.5: Div 2: K Sue 49.5; R Brown 49.3; D Hicks 48.3: Div 3: P Watkins 49.5; K Davidson 48.4; G Wittorff 47.3: F Class: Div 1: C Day 60.5; G Oates 59.4; B Hallam 58.5: Div 2: L McRostie 58.5; N Carver 57.4; W Brown 56.3: Service: D McDonald 42.2; J Nixon 41.0; R Davis 38.0: Coolilup Cup Aggregate:TR: Div 1: J Moore 150.19; M Milentis 149.18; G Austgen 148.15: Div 2: K Sue 147.16; R Brown 146.13; D Hicks 146.10: Div 3: P Watkins 148.15; K Davidson 148.13; G Wittorff 146.14: F Class: Div 1:C Day 179.20; G Oates 179.12; B Hallam 178.17: Div 2: L McRostie 173.11; N Carver 172.10; W Brown 169.08: Service Agg Day 1: J Nixon 125.1; R Davis 121.4; D McDonald 120.6:
South West DRA: Championships: Day 1: Match 1 The Barry Raper 300m: TR Div 1: J Moore 50.7; M Reid 50.7; M Milentis 50.6: Div 2: M Hayes 48.6; D Tyler 48.4; B Whisson 48.4: Div 3: K Sadler 50.5; G Turner 49.2; P Watkins 48.6: F Class: Div 1: B Hallam 60.6; M Brown 59.7; M Hambleton 59.4: Div 2: L McRostie 59.6; N Carver 58.3; I Carlile 58.1: Service: M Lewis 42.0; R Davis 40.2; J Nixon 40.1: Match 2 The Ian Reynolds 500m: TR Div 1: J Moore 50.8; Chris Dods 50.6; A Dods 50.5: Div 2: B Whisson 50.5; K Sue 50.5; C Dods 50.2: Div 3: P Watkins 50.7; P Sproule 49.5; K Sadler 49.4: F Class Div 1: B Hallam 60.2; B Day 59.6; C Day 59.5: Div 2: R Lydiate 59.6; N Carver 59.5; L McRostie 59.2: Service: R Davis 45.0; D McDonald 41.1; J Nixon 40.0: Match 3 The LeMay 500m: TR Div 1: D Felton 50.9; Paul Watkins 50.7; D Hicks 50.5: Div 2: M Green 50.7; E Hatton 50.5; K Sue 50.5: Div 3: P Watkins 50.5; G Turner 49.5; N Townsend 48.4: F Class div 1: B Hallam 59.3; G Oates 58.5; D Blechynden 58.3: Div 2: N Carver 57.3; R Lydiate 57.2; L McRostie 56.0: Service: M Lewis 45.2; J Nexon 41.2; R Davis 40.1:Match 4 The George Wittorff 600m: TR Div 1: J Moore 50.5; M Watts 50.5; M Milentis 50.5: Div 2: D Tyler 50.4; E Hatton 49.6; M Green 49.4: Div 3: C Brown 49.4; N Townsend 49.3; P Watkins 48.3: F Class: div 1: B Hallam 59.7; M Brown 57.2; C Day 57.1: Div 2: N Carver 58.6; L McRostie 58.3; P Jones 57.7: Service: R Davis 43.2; J Nixon 41.1; M Lewis 40.1:Day 1 Aggregate:TR Div 1: J Moore 199.26; M Milentis 199.22; Paul Watkins 199.22: Div 2: M Green 195.18; E Hatton 195.14; M Hayes 193.18: Div 3: P Watkins 196.21; N Townsend 192.12; G Turner 190.13: F Class Div 1: B Hallam 238.18; D Blechynden 232.12; C Day 231.11: Div 2: N Carver 232.17; L McRostie 232.11; R Lydiate 229.13: Service Championship: R Davis 169.4; M Lewis 166.3; J Nixon 162.4: J Hohnen 146.2; S Wdowinski 144.5:Day 2: Match 5 The Keith Sadler 700m: TR Div 1: M Milentis 50.9; D Felton 50.9; M Watts 50.7: Div 2: K Sue 50.7; G Girgal 50.7; D White 50.6: Div 3: N townsend 50.6; R Davis 50.5; P Watkins 49.7: F Class Div 1: G Oates 60.4; B Dy 60.3; C Day 59.5: Div 2: N carver 59.5; R Lydiate 58.3; R Palandri 58.3: Match 6 The Alcoa 800m: TR Div 1: M Milentis 50.5; Paul Watkins 49.5; D Felton 49.4; Div 2: D Tyler 50.4; I Copeland 48.4; B Whisson 47.5: Div 3: P Watkins 50.4; C Brown 49.5; K Sadler 49.2: F Class: Div 1: G Oates 57.4; C Dy 57.1; B Hallam 56.4: Div 2: L McRostie 55.4; R Lydiate 54.2; P Jones 53.1:Match 7 The BHP Billiton 900m: TR Div 1:J Moore 50.5; A Dods 50.5; M Reid 48.4: Div 2: I Copeland 49.3; M Green 48.5; C Dods 47.3: Div 3: N Townsend 49.2; K Sadler 47.4; P Hopkin 47.2: F Class: Div 1: M Hambleton 56.4; B Hallam 56.3; D Blechynden 56.2: Div 2: P Jones 56.2; R Palandri 55.3; R Lydiate 54.1:Day 2 Aggregate: TR Div 1: M Milentis 148.18; J Moore 148.16; A Dods 148.15: Div 2: M Green 144.13; I Copeland 144.10; K Sue 143.10: Div 3: P Watkins 146.13; K Sadler 145.09; R Davis 143.08: F Class: Div 1: B Hallam 169.14; M Hambleton 168.07; C Day 167.08: Div 2: R Lydiate 166.06; P Jones 165.06; R Palandri 164.06:
SWDRA Championship Badges: TR: J Moore 347.42(1); M Milentis 347.40(2); Paul Watkins 345.35(3); M Watts 344.29(4); D Felton 343.37(5); P Watkins 342.34(6); A Timms 341.24(7); A Dods 340.33(8); M Green 339.31(9); M Reid 337.29(10): F Class: B Hallam 407.32(1); D Blechynden 402.21(2); C Day 398.17;(3); M Hambleton 396.22(4); G Oates 395.24(5): Division Winners: TR Div 1: J Moore 347.42; Div 2: M Green 335.24: Div 3: P Watkins 342.34: F Class: Div 1: B Hallam 407.32; Div 2 R Lydiate 395.19: Closed Champion: M Milentis 347.40: Veteran: Paul Watkins 345.35: Tyro TR: B Geilman 295.11; Tyro F Class: C Ward: DRA Teams: TR: Metro 193.13(1); FClass South West 219.07.