3D Range Makes For Good Competition

A large field (42) of local archers took to the modified 3D range to get one last practice at the ABA style 3D before the Nationals at Wagga this easter. Mens open was hotly contested with the half way scores meaning little to the final outcome.
There were a number of records broken on the day, Sebastian Donovan continued his dominance in the Cub Open division and smashed the old club record along the way to an easy win.
Another outstanding cub was Meg Jaeger, shooting her new bow Meg put the head down to fight off fatigue in the second round to come home with a huge win and a new club record that will take plenty to beat.
Ladies barebow compound was also another record breaking division, the shrill cryies of joy arising from Karen Hudson's group could be heard across the entire range, either she had beated Darryl or she was hitting the odd foam animal, well she hit plenty of foam and came in with a new club record for her efforts too.

There is an ABA shoot scheduled in for this Sunday, one last chance to practice before the Nationals on the 6th.

Results for the 3D shoot.

Matt Kersley 550 Boy Junior Compound

Josh Dolbel 762 Boy Junior Open
Mathew Whitman 666 Boy Junior Open

Jarrod Stubbs 622 Cub Boy Compound
Christopher Patrick 526 Cub Boy Compound
Dan Morris 362 Cub Boy Compound

Sebastian Donovan 752 Cub Boy Open
Cameron Boxsell 720 Cub Boy Open
Shane Thompson 714 Cub Boy Open
Jackson Howes 690 Cub Boy Open
Mathew Jauja 360 Cub Boy Open

Hayden Riordan 408 Cub Boy Traditional
Kurt Riordan 390 Cub Boy Traditional

Jackelyn Patrick 260 Cub Girl Compound

Meg Jaeger 642 Cub Girl Open

Katie Patrick 352 Cub Girl Traditional
Sammy Patrick 242 Cub Girl Traditional
Cassie Taylor 198 Cub Girl Traditional

Amy Stubbs 516 Girl Junior Compound

Greg Donovan 706 Mens Bowhunter Limited
Neal Morris 558 Mens Bowhunter Limited

Wade Hudson 734 Mens Compound
Ken Thompson 722 Mens Compound
Philip Porter 704 Mens Compound
Ben Stubbs 608 Mens Compound
Ken Hill 560 Mens Compound
Steve Taylor 350 Mens Compound

Ben Ireland 786 Mens Open
John Clark 782 Mens Open
Steve Jaeger 780 Mens Open
Stuart Dolbel 778 Mens Open
Matt Sinclair 664 Mens Open

Darrell Hudson 572 Mens Traditional
Michael Patrick 558 Mens Traditional
Peter Stubbs 500 Mens Traditional

Mitchell Finlay 670 Ungraded
James Boxsell 580 Ungraded
Diana Finlay 412 Ungraded
Jessica Sinclair 282 Ungraded

Karen Hudson 474 Womens Compound

Jodi Dolbel 732 Womens Open
Cassie Ireland 602 Womens Open

Northern Region Invitational, Locals Clean Up

Namoi Valley Archers hosted a very successful Northern NSW Branch ABA Invitational tournament on the weekend with competitors from the Central Coast, Newcastle, Kempsey, Taree, Maitland, Gloucester, Dubbo, Inverell, Armidale and Tamworth. Tournament organizers had to cope with a rush of late entries with 110 competitors registering for event which was conducted over three rounds. Included in the high class field were multiple Australian champions and several World champions as well as a strong junior contingent from the Hunter Academy of Sport archery program.

Overcast conditions greeted competitors for the start of the Saturday morning three arrow round but the skies cleared by lunchtime with the remainder of the event conducted under brilliant blue skies. The newly redesigned ranges used for the tournament received great praise from archers and administrators with Northern NSW Branch Controller, Jeff Jennings, acknowledging the role of club range captain Stuart Dolbel. Jennings also praised the local club for their ability to deliver a top class tournament making special mention of the catering team led by Margaret Heagney.

The contest in Mens Freestyle Unlimited division provided plenty of high class action as expected with Steve Jaeger winning in his first tournament in this division. Jaeger, a World Champion 3D champion in the Freestyle Limited division, has made the move into the Unlimited ranks for 2007 and shot extremely well to relegate the current Australian ABA Champion Ben Ireland into second place. Jaeger and Ireland were neck and neck after the first round but Ireland uncharacteristically missed a target in the high pressure one arrow round to give Jaeger the advantage which he held to the finish. Maitland’s Adam Tillbrook came in third. Jodi Dolbel made it a double for the club winning the Womens Freestyle Unlimited division with a polished performance. The local club’s strength in the sighted divisions was underlined with Stuart Dolbel shooting brilliantly to win Bowhunter Unlimted in a canter with the club taking the trifecta in Bowhunter Limited with Greg Donovan, Scott Porter and Neil Morris shutting out the opposition.

The club’s barebow archers were also right in the thick of the action with Ken Thompson winning the Masters compound division and Wade Hudson turning in a fine exhibition of archery to take the A grade compound event. Karen Hudson won the D grade Womens division and based on her recent performances looks set to move up the grades in the near future. Darrell Hudson scored a very sweet win over arch rival Bruce Sherwood of Tamworth in Mens Recurve B grade with Peter Stubbs grabbing third while Michael Patrick also shot well to take first place in Recurve C grade.

The club’s younger archers also performed well with Josh Dolbel winning Junior Boys Freestyle Unlimited, Keegan Patrick winning Juniors Boys Compound B grade and Amy Stubbs Junior Girls Compound C grade. In the Cub divisions Jarrod Stubbs won Boys Compound A grade and Christopher Patrick C grade and Krystal Jauja D grade. Sammy Patrick added to the medal haul with a win in Recurve D grade. The club dominated the Cub sighted divisions with Sebastian Donovan, Matthew Jauja, Shane Thompson, Dan Morris and Meg Jaeger all winning their respective divisions.

The novelty events were also keenly contested with Kim Jauja winning the Ladies Axe throwing, , Ken Thompson the Mens Axe throwing. Stuart Dolbel won the Knife throwing. Shane Thompson won the Junior Axe event. A new addition this year was the moving target with Peter Stubbs winning the adult section and Jarrod Stubbs the cub section.



Score
Mens Compound Barebow A Grade
Hudson Wade 716 744 1460
Huckett Robin 702 722 1424
Salter Robert 680 682 1362
Scott Ronald 654 662 1316
Porter Phillip 634 674 1308
Stubbs Benjamin 588 430 1018
Lucas Keith 506 436 942

Mens Comound Barebow B Grade
Fairbairn Shane 506 586 1092
Stiles John 472 588 1060
Hill Kenneth 492 442 934
Burns Zac 452 456 908
Courtney Paul 490 380 870
Smith Ken 436 426 862

Mens Barebow Compound C Grade
Martin John 392 416 808
Dein Daniel 368 382 750

Mens Barebow Compound Masters
Thompson Ken 652 662 1314

Mens Barebow Recurve B Grade
Hudson Darrell 588 516 1104
Sherwood Bruce 470 502 972
Stubbs Peter 456 416 872

Mens Barebow Recurve C Grade
Patrick Michael 408 426 834
Morris John 318 250 568

Mens Freestyle Unlimited F1
Jaeger Stephen 778 786 1564
Ireland Benjamin 766 782 1548
Tilbrook Adam 776 744 1520
Clark John746 7241470

Mens Freestyle Unlimitd F2
Nichols Gary 746 750 1496
Smith Karl 740 754 1494
Apps Cecil 726 718 1444
Smedley Alastair 746 698 1444
Harris Graeme 626 592 1218
Freeman Glenn 616 538 1154
Martin Andrew 534 604 1138

Mens Lowbow
Wall John 246 270 516

Woman Barebow Compound C Grade
Salter Noeline 334 136 470

Woman Barebow Compound D Grade
Hudson Karen 378 454 832

Woman Barebow Recurve D Grade
Sander Louise 368 226 592
Dein Julie 110 138 248

Woman Bowhunter Unlimited F2AWA
Hudson Lea 708 676 1384
Fairhall Lynne 694 708 1302
Ireland Cassie 532 634 1166

Woman Freestyle Limited
Vigenser Barbara 478 420 898

Woman Freestyle Unlimited
Dolbel Jodi 744 718 1462
Burgess Rebecca 580 680 1260
Smedley Karen 566 602 1168

Cub Boy Barebow Compound A Grade
Stubbs Jarrod 656 526 1182

Cub Boy Barebow Compound B Grade
Salter Brendon 692 510 1202

Cub Boy Barebow Compound C Grade
Patrick Christopher 418 416 838
Blanch Robert 438 256 694


Cub Boy Barebow Compound D
Peel Grant 220 248 468

Cub Bow Barebow Recurve D
Phanoraj Peter 342 294 636

Cub Boy Bowhunter Limited F2
Donavan Sebastian 702 744 1448
Morris Daniel 588 568 1156

Cub Boy Freestyle Limited F1
Juaja Matthew 716 732 1448

Cub Boy Freestyle Limited Recurve
Thompson Shane 724 726 1450

Cub Girl Barebow Compound C
Salter Laura 440 432 872

Cub Girl Freestyle Limited
Jaeger Meg 526 496 1022
Donavan Sophie 496 426 922

Cub Girl Barebow Compund D
Juauga Krystal 192 172 364
Patrick Jackelyn 108 136 244

Cub Girl Barebow Recurve A Grade
Quilter Serene 652 614 1266

Cub Girl Barebow Recurve D Grade
Patrick Samantha 136 64 200

Junior Bow Barebow Compound A
Salter Timothy 584 568 1152

Junior Boy Barebow Compound B Grade
Patrick Keegan 504 464 968
Mowbray Liam 502 420 922

Junior Boy Barebow Compound C Grade
Markham Alex 444 370 814
Tuckett Drew 392 380 772
Caslick Kurt 432 284 716
Kersley Matt 366 320 686

Junior Boy Barebow Compound D
Cassidy Aden 330 210 540
Shaw Taylor 204 174 378
McLeod Andrew 234 122 356

Junior Boy Barebow Recurve B Grade
Sherwood Michael 558 410 968

Junior Boy Bowhunter Limited
Griffith Rowan 728 640 1368
Anderson Christopher 658 624 1282
Hill Cameron 624 642 1266
Ainsworth John 450 280 730

Junior Boy Bowhunter Unlimited F2
Cummins Daniel 768 780 1548
Hanrahan Ben 732 754 1486
Burns Cain 696 746 1442
Munns Tom 736 684 1420
Connerton Bayden 582 572 1154

Junior Bow Freestyle Limited Recurve
Vigenser Tim 532 652 1184

Junior Boy Freestyle Unlimited F2
Dolbel Joshua 778 746 1542
McGuiness Christian 724 758 1482
Younger Chris 710 688 1398
Finley Thomas 626 594 1220
Scriven Alex 494 526 1020

Junior Girl Barebow Compound A
Stiles Jodi 592 410 1002

Junior Girl Barebow Compound C Grade
Stubbs Amy 352 348 700

Junior Girl Barebow Compound D Grade
Edwards Sarah 344 438 782

Junior Girl Barebow Recurve D Grade
Maile Lorrin 236 122 378
Patrick Katie 128 110 238

Mens Bowhunter Limited F2
Donavan Gregory 726 720 1446
Porter Scott 660 652 1312
Morris Neil 524 588 1112
Vigenser Chris 522 486 1008

Mens Bowhunter Unlimited F1
Dolbel Stuart 772 786 1558
Jennings Jeffery 742 730 1472

Mens Bowhunter Unlimited
Bell Shane 714 768 1482
Allen Timothy 748 732 1480
Bonanno Michael 710 742 1452
Smith Jason 742 702 1444
Allen Paul 700 692 1392
Fairhall Peter 650 714 1372
Anderson Steven 688 662 1350
Buckingham David 670 650 1320
Weir Simeon 532 628 1160

Mens Freestyle Limited Recurve F2
Moffat Reade 662 526 1188
Quilter Jim 526 588 1114

Mens Veterans
Allen Kevin 754 706 1466
Swan Milton 620 674 1294

ABA Shoot Feb 4th

Archery took to a very hot Outback range to warm up for the two day invitational shoot to be held on the 10th and 11th of this month. The round was a considered a grading round to help local archers set their grade prior to the Nationals in April.


Keegan Patrick 530 Boy Junior Compound
Dean Pickett 524 Boy Junior Compound
Matt Kersley 430 Boy Junior Compound

Josh Dolbel 772 Boy Junior Open
Cameron Hill 588 Boy Junior Open
Mathew Whitman 556 Boy Junior Open
Jamie Thompson 74 Boy Junior Open

Christopher Patrick 358 Cub Boy Compound

Sebastian Donovan 700 Cub Boy Open
Cameron Boxsell 584 Cub Boy Open
Mathew Jauja 346 Cub Boy Open

Jackelyn Patrick 162 Cub Girl Compound

Sophie Donovan 250 Cub Girl Open

Katie Patrick 240 Cub Girl Traditional
Sammy Patrick 168 Cub Girl Traditional
Krystal Jauja 140 Cub Girl Traditional
Imogen Carlin 120 Cub Girl Traditional

Amy Stubbs 326 Girl Junior Compound

Greg Donovan 718 Mens Bowhunter Limited

Philip Porter 714 Mens Compound
Wade Hudson 702 Mens Compound
Ken Thompson 676 Mens Compound
Jack Carlin 356 Mens Compound

Stuart Dolbel 778 Mens Open
John Clark 778 Mens Open
Steve Jaeger 772 Mens Open
Ben Ireland 770 Mens Open
Matt Sinclair 336 Mens Open
Lloyd Jauja 334 Mens Open

Darrell Hudson 508 Mens Traditional
Michael Patrick 344 Mens Traditional
Peter Stubbs 340 Mens Traditional
Richard Henry 170 Mens Traditional

Janice Jaeger 452 Women Bowhunter Limited

Karen Hudson 510 Womens Compound

Jodi Dolbel 734 Womens Open
Cassie Ireland 570 Womens Open