Boundary Range Tests Local Archers

Namoi Valley Archers held an ABA 3 arrow round on Sunday with competitors taking to the Boundary range in perfect weather conditions. Course designers, Bernie Hayne and Nathan Murrell presented a very testing course with good scores hard to come by. Greg Scott was the highest scorer on the day winning the Sighted division after putting together a very solid performance. Greg Donovan also shot well to take second place just edging out Stuart Dolbel in a tense battle for the minor placings. Wendi Murrell showed the benefits of some hard work at the practice butts to record a clear cut win in the Compound event with Karen Hudson finishing second and Sharon Boyd third. Darrell Hudson blitzed the filed in the Traditional event shooting impressively to take the win with Peter Stubbs second and Anthony Baker third. The next club shoot is set down for July 1st with registration at 9.00am for a 9.30am start on the range. Scores Sighted - Greg Scott 386, Greg Donovan 380, Stuart Dolbel 378, Matt Sinclair 376, John Clark 374, Peter Bush 368, Gordon White 364, Lloyd Jauja 358, Mel Sinclair 336, Ken Thompson 302, Denise Stevenson 302, Bernie Hayne 110. Traditional - Darrell Hudson 310, Peter Stubbs 252, Anthony Baker 212, Brett Wheatley 162. Compound - Wendi Murrell 334, Karen Hudson 312, Sharon Boyd 172. Cub Compound - Kaytlyn Murrell 284, James Baker 270, Hayley Murrell 278, Emylie Murrell 110. Junior Sighted – Sophie Donovan 316, Lachlan Boyd 278. Little Archer - Connor Wheatley 250.

National IFAA

Namoi Valley Archers was represented by a 5 member team at the Australian IFAA Championships held in Sale, Victoria over the long weekend. The big wet which hit Victoria threw the travel and accommodation plans of many competitors into disarray with the Gunnedah group forced to scramble for new accommodation after the caravan park they were booked into was inundated by 1 metre of flood water. With new accommodation secured and a detour via Melbourne to reach the tournament the team found the ranges were in remarkably good condition allowing the event to proceed as scheduled. The International Field Archery Association competition is a highly technical test of archery ability with archers shooting 4 arrows at each of the 28 targets with a maximum distance of 80 yards. As well as the prestige of winning a National title this tournament took on added significance with the Australian team for the 2012 World IFAA Championships to be held in Argentina to be selected shortly. Wade Hudson surely enhanced his chances of selection in the Australian team with a wonderful display of archery to win the Bowhunter Compound Australian championship. Hudson opened a 35 point lead over Robert Salter after the Field round was completed but saw his lead clipped by 8 points after Salter recorded the best score in the Hunter round. Hudson showed the composure of a champion in the final animal round to outscore Salter and finish the event as Australian champion successfully defending his 2011 title. The Gunnedah club has 3 representatives in the Bowhunter Recurve B grade division with veteran Phil Greenwood showing great tenacity to score a memorable win. Greenwood started well setting a cracking pace in the Field round to open a big lead over Karl Peck and another Gunnedah archer, Darrell Hudson. Peck outscored Greenwood in both the Hunter and Animal rounds but Greenwood had done enough to secure a 14 point win. The battle for third came down to a close tussle between Gunnedah’s Darrell Hudson and Peter Stubbs with Hudson doing just enough the grab third by 11 points. Karen Hudson shot extremely well to take the silver in Ladies Bowhunter Compound event behind multiple Australian representative Coralie Volgyesi with a very consistent performance across the 3 rounds.

3D Shoot Challenges Local Archers

Namoi Valley Archers held a 2 round 3D event at their last club shoot with course designers, Greg Donovan and Gordon White, delivering a championship quality range. With clever target placement and making full use of the difficult terrain the duo left many competitors struggling to achieve good scores. One competitor who beat the trend of lower scores on the day was Karen Hudson who set a new club record on her way to winning the Compound division, putting together two quality rounds to record the win. Ann Stubbs grabbed second place with Sharon Boyd also shooting well to finish in third. Veteran, Phil Greenwood used all his experience to record a good win in the Traditional contest with Darrell Hudson in second and Peter Stubbs finishing third. John Clark did just enough the finish on top in the Sighted division with Greg Donovan and son, Sebastian, finishing in a deadheat in the battle for the minor placings. The next club event is set down for June 16th and 17th and will be a 2 day ABA event with the first day to start on Saturday afternoon with a 2.00pm registration for a 2.30pm start on the range. The second day will be a 9.00am registration for a 9.30 start. Scores Compound - Karen Hudson 666, Ann Stubbs 484, Sharon Boyd 442, Wendi Murrell 280, Ken Hill 264. Traditional - Phillip Greenwood 588,Darrell Hudson 536,Peter Stubbs 482, John Woolaston 316.Sighted - John Clark 762, Sebastian Donovan 756, Greg Donovan 756, Stuart Dolbel 738, Gordon White 730, Bernie Hayne 716, James Bush 698, John Finn 680, Matt Sinclair 678, Steve Jaeger 660, Peter Bush 650, Mark Stevenson 632, Matt Krug 588, Mel Sinclair 586, Denise Stevenson 514, Greg Scott 374, Mathew Wittman366, Nathan Murrell 360, Merv Lamey 336. Junior Sighted - Lachlan Boyd 496. Junior Compound - Hayley Murrell 320. Cub Sighted – Travis Lamey 676. Cub Compound - Zac Critchley 686, Kaytlyn Murrell 296,Emily Jaeger 252, Emylie Murrell 162. Little Archers - Rhegan Jaeger 332, Jayla Woolaston 106.

State IFAA

Namoi Valley Archers sent a 10 member team to the NSW State IFAA Championships held in Gloucester over the weekend returning with 7 gold and 1 bronze medals after a superb performance by the team. The International Field Archery Association tournament is a highly technical test of archery ability with targets set at marked distances with competitors required to shoot four arrows at each target with the maximum distance of 80 yards. Wade Hudson scored an impressive win in Mens Bowhunter stamping his class on the field to win by 52 points. This event marks the start of Hudson’s campaign to win selection in the Australian team to compete at the 2012 World IFAA Championships to be held in Argentina later this year. Karen Hudson finished the weekend as the number one female Bowhunter archer with a powerful performance making it a unique mother and son double in this division. The family connections continued with Bernie Hayne scoring a wonderful victory in Freestyle Unlimited B grade. Hayne shot brilliantly to score the gold medal in a performance he will long remember. Son, Zac Hayne, showed the talent runs in the family scoring the gold medal in Junior Freestyle Unlimited with a wonderful display of precision archery to finish the weekend as the highest scoring junior archer. Phil Greenwood used all his experience to carve out a great win in Bowhunter Recurve. Greenwood was disappointed with his shooting at the club shoot leading up this event and set about rectifying this with a week of intensive practice which paid handsome dividends. Clubmate, Peter Stubbs, also shot well to grab the bronze medal in this event. David Buckingham finished the weekend as the top longbow archer to take gold while Mark Stevenson rounded out the medal haul with gold in Freestyle Limited Recurve. The club will be back in action this Sunday with a two round 3D event set down.

Namoi Valley Archers held an IFAA Field round on Sunday giving club members a final opportunity to prepare for this weekend’s NSW State IFAA Championships to be held in Gloucester. The IFAA event is a very technical test of archery ability with competitors required to shoot 4 arrows at each target with a maximum distance of 80yards. Greg Donovan scored his second consecutive victory in the Sighted division with a hard fought win over Stuart Dolbel with Gordon White just holding off a hard chasing pack for third. Tamworth veteran, Neville White, used all his experience to score the win in the Compound event with Karen Hudson finishing second and Ann Stubbs third. Darrell Hudson excelled on the day to score a good win in the Traditional contest with peter Stubbs just edging out John Woolaston in a spirited battle for the minor placings. The next club event will be a 2 round 3D event set down for May 20th. Scores - Greg Donovan 249, Stuart Dolbel 245, Gordon White 241, Nathan Murrell 240, John Clark 239, Peter Bush 235, Sebastian Donovan 229, James Bush 223, Bernie Hayne 220, Matt Krug 211, Mark Stevenson 172. Traditional - Darrell Hudson 154, Peter Stubbs 147, John Woolaston 144, Phillip Greenwood 130. Compound – Neville White 175, Karen Hudson 165, Ann Stubbs 112, Sharon Boyd 76. Junior Compound - Zac Critchley 165, Blake Memorey 135. Junior Sighted - Lachlan Boyd 102.

Namoi Valley Archers held a 3 arrow round on Sunday with a good field taking to the Boundary range in excellent weather conditions. Greg Donovan returned the highest score of the day on his way to winning the Sighted division. Donovan was on fire in the first half of the round but lost his way for a couple of targets to come back to the field. However Donovan regrouped and finished strongly over the concluding targets to score the win from an inform Greg Scott with Nathan Murrell grabbing third. Karen Hudson was the best of the Compound archers with a well compiled round with Wendi Murrell also shooting well in second place with Jarrod Stubbs in third. Darrell Hudson shot extremely well to take the win in the Traditional division with Peter Stubbs taking second place from Phil greenwood in a very tight contest. The club will be back in action this Sunday with an IFAA Field Round set down for the day. This will be the final opportunity for competitors to prepare for the NSW State IFAA Championships to be held in Gloucester on May 12 and 13 (Ed, that'd be the same weekend the drags are on). Scores Sighted - Greg Donovan 1135, Greg Scott 1115, Nathan Murrell 1095, Stuart Dolbel 1080, Steve jaeger 1065, Gordon White 1040, Sebastian Donovan 1045, James Bush1025, John Clark 1010, Peter Bush 1010, Bernie Hayne 990, Matt Wittman 990, Mark Stevenson 735, Merv Lamey 645. Compound - Karen Hudson 775, Wendi Murrell 740, Jarrod Stubbs 630, Ann Stubbs 600. Traditional - Darrell Hudson 785, Peter Stubbs 725, Phillip Greenwood 710. Junior Sighted - Lachlan Boyd 540. Junior Compound - Zac Critchley 675, Hayley Murrell 595, Blake Memorey 430. Cub Sighted - Travis Lamey 900. Cub Compound - Kaytlyn Murrell 640, Emily Jaeger 515, Emylie Murrell 350. Cub Traditional – Rhegan Jaeger 420.

ABA Nationals

Namoi Valley Archers sent a 9 member team to the Australian Field Archery Championships held in Mildura over the Easter weekend. The tournament was held over 4 days with 2 field archery disciplines contested, The ABA national round and the ABA 3D round with the team returning with 7 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals across the two events. In an amazing turn of events the organizers were forced to cancel the 2nd round of the 3D event on Friday afternoon when a huge dust storm which originated in South Australia enveloped the Mildura area, a region that was just recovering from major flooding. Phillip Greenwood scored double gold after winning the Veterans Barebow in both the ABA and 3D events shooting with great consistency over the four days. Coonabarabran based Greenwood travels plenty of kilometres to shoot with the Gunnedah club every fortnight and this result was just reward for his hard work and dedication to the sport. In the ABA event Darrell Hudson bounced back to his best form to score the gold medal in Recurve A grade with a superb performance across the four rounds. Hudson held the lead after the first round but was overtaken in the second round and was still trailing going into the final round but stormed to the lead in the last round to finish a narrow 2 point victor after a memorable contest. Mark Stevenson scored double gold winning in the Freestyle Recurve division with a fine display of archery, a feat repeated by Denise Stevenson in Freestyle Limited Compound. Ann Stubbs was another archer to shine across both disciplines finishing with the bronze medal in both the ABA and 3D events in the very competitive Womens A grade compound divison. Peter Stubbs showed his liking for the 3D targets finishing with a top class final round to grab the silver medal in Recurve A grade in a very satisfying display. Karen Hudson was another archer who enjoyed the 3D event rounding out the medal haul with a hard earned bronze medal in Womens Masters Compound. Hudson was disappointed with her showing in the ABA event but showed plenty of mental toughness to bounce back to form and confirm her place among the elite female compound archers in Australia.
The focus returned to club action on Sunday with competitors taking to the IFAA range for a 28 target Animal round. Barebow compound archer, Wade Hudson, turned in a truly amazing round shooting brilliantly to finish the day as the second highest scorer overall with only one sighted shooter beating his score. This round was the start of Hudson’s buildup to the World IFAA Championships to be held In Argentina later in the year and based on this display he looks right on track for a big performance. Karen Hudson finished in second place with Ann Stubbs in third. Greg Donovan led the sighted shooters home finishing just 2 points in front of his son, Sebastian with John Clark in third. Darrell Hudson was the best of the traditional archers with Peter Stubbs in second and Jarrod Stubbs in third.

ABA Round before the big one.

Namoi Valley Archers held a 2 round ABA event on Sunday giving competitors valuable match practice for this weekend’s Australian Championships to be held at Mildura. The Australian Championships will be contested in 2 unmarked distance field archery disciplines, the ABA National round and the 3D round. The 9 member team travelling to the tournament have had the benefit of shooting both disciplines at club level over the last 2 weekends and are looking forward to testing themselves at a National level. For the second week in a row competitors faced a very well crafted course with Boundary Range designers, Bernie Hayne and Nathan Murrell, making archers think about every shot with clever target placement and wonderful use of the natural terrain. Karen Hudson made a welcome return to form on the weekend shooting 2 quality rounds to score an impressive win in the Compound event. Hudson has been struggling to come to grips with a new bow but looks to have turned the corner after making some changes just before this shoot. Ann Stubbs had to work hard to grab second place just holding off a spirited challenge from her son, Jarrod in the battle for the minor placing’s. Phil Greenwood scored a very narrow win in the Traditional contest setting up the win with an impressive first round. Greenwood had to withstand a barnstorming finish from Peter Stubbs in the final round to hang for the win by just 6 points with Darrell Hudson in third. John Clark did just enough to hold off the opposition in the Sighted contest securing the win by just 4 points from Greg Donovan and Zac Hayne who finished in a dead heat for the minor placings in a very tight contest. The next club shoot is set down for April 15th with registration closing at 9.00am for a 9.30am start on the range.
Scores
Compound - Karen Hudson 700, Ann Stubbs 598, Jarrod Stubbs 590, Sharon Boyd 424.
Traditional - Phil Greenwood 596, Peter Stubbs 590, Darrel Hudson 572, John Woolaston 304.
Sighted - John Clark 772, Greg Donovan 768, Zac Hayne 768, Lloyd Jauja 764, Sebastian Donovan 752,
Bernie Hayne 736, James Bush 724, Peter Bush 712, Gordon White 712, Craig Mansfield 692, Mark
Stevenson 630, Denise Stevenson 552, Lachlan Scott 382, Matt Wittman 378, Greg Scott 364.
Junior Sighted – Ethan Mansfield 746.
Junior Compound – Zac Critchley 450, Blake Memorey 332.

3D Range Tested Local Archers

Namoi valley Archers held a 2 round 3D event on Sunday with a big field taking to the range in perfect weather conditions.

This was the final chance for competitors to compete on the 3D course before the Australian Championships to be held in Mildura over the Easter weekend.

Course designers, Greg Donovan and Gordon White, provided an exceptionally challenging range with scores well down on previous events as archers struggled with the exacting layout. The designers made very clever use of the terrain placing targets in shaded areas, using narrow shooting lanes and the natural gully system to make distance judgement very difficult. One of the highlights was a shot at the dam with archers required to shoot off a floating pontoon which provided plenty of comment among competitors.

Husband and wife duo, Nathan and Wendi Murrell, dominated the day with Nathan scoring his second consecutive win in the Sighted division after putting together 2 consistent rounds to edge out Stuart Dolbel with Peter Bush shooting well to take third place.

Wendi Murrell finished the day as the number one Compound archer after scoring a very hard fought win with Jarrod Stubbs continuing his recent good form finishing in second with Karen Hudson grabbing third.

Phil green wood led the Traditional archers home with John Woolaston taking second and Darrell Hudson third.

Sebastian Donovan proved too strong for his opposition in the Juniopr sighted contest with Adam Loftus finishing second and Meg jaeger third.

The club will be back in action this Sunday with a 2 round ABA event set down. Registration closes at 9.00am for a 9.30am start on the range.

Mark and Denise Stevenson tasted success at the Northern NSW Branch ABA Invitational tournament held at Taree recently. Mark Stevenson scored the gold in Freestyle Limited Recurve with a dominating display while Denise Stevenson made it a golden weekend for the duo taking out the Freestyle Limited Compound division.

Kempsey Wrap up and Local ABA Shoot March 4th

Namoi Valley Archers was represented by the Stubbs family at the first ABA Invitational tournament of the year held at Kempsey. Peter Stubbs scored a wonderful win in Mens Recurve A grade after holding off a determined challenge from long term rival, Karl Peck from Taree in the final round. Stubbs established a good lead over Peck during the first 2 rounds and shot brilliantly in the final round to close the door on his rival. Ann Stubbs finished with the silver medal in Womens Compound A grade after putting together a very consistent performance. Jarrod Stubbs also finished with silver in Mens Compound A grade finishing behind one of the legends of the sport, Taree’s Robert Wilson. Jarrod Stubbs has been quietly improving and his climb up the rankings looks set to continue.
Namoi Valley Archers held a 2 round ABA event on Sunday with competitors taking to the Outback range in hot and steamy conditions. The day had a regional flavor with archers from Armidale and Tamworth making the trip to Gunnedah for the event. Competition was intense in the Sighted division with only 4 points separating the top three archers after the forty targets. Nathan Murrell scored a memorable win putting together 2 top class rounds to finish the day as number one with Gordon White and Greg Donovan finishing in a tie for the minor placings. Wade Hudson turned on a master class in the Mens Compound division shooting with great precision to score a great win. Tamworth veteran Neville White also shot well recording a Masters score on his way to second place with Jarrod Stubbs grabbing third. Wendi Murrell turned in an impressive display to finish the day as the top female Compound archer with Ann Stubbs shooting well to take second place with Karen Hudson in third. Sebastian Donovan had to work hard for the win in the Junior Sighted contest after newcomer Ethan Mansfield pushed him all the way with Lachlan Boyd in third. The next club shoot will be held on March 25th and will be a 2 round 3D event. The next Branch Invitational tournament is set down for March 17 and 18 at Taree.
Scores. Sighted – Nathan Murrell 774, Greg Donovan 770, Gordon White 770, John Clark 766, Peter Bush 762, Matt Sinclair 756, Stuart Dolbel 746, Bernie Hayne 746, Steve Jaeger 726, David Buckingham 690, Craig Mansfield 662, Mel Sinclair 636, Denise Stevenson 602, Matt Krug 590, Lloyd Jauja 378.
Mens Compound - Wade Hudson 758, Neville White 668, Jarrod Stubbs 608.
Womens Compound - Wendi Murrell 620, Ann Stubbs 584, Karen Hudson 556, Taylah Snape 416, Sharon Boyd 412, Amy Stubbs 282.
Traditional - Peter Stubbs 576, Darrell Hudson 326.
Olympic - Ken Thompson 696, Mark Stevenson 672.
Junior Sighted – Sebastian Donovan 736, Ethan Mansfield 728, Lachlan Boyd 360.
Cub Compound - Hayley Murrell 624, Kaytlyn Murrell 304, Emily Jaeger 216, Emylie Murrell 162.
Cub Sighted - Sophie Donovan 310.
Cub Traditional - Zac Critchley 556. Blake Memorey 368.

3 Arrow on Outback Range

Namoi Valley Archers conducted 3 arrow club shoot on Sunday with competitors taking to the Outback range in hot and fine conditions. The day had a retro feel with Range Captain, Stuart Dolbel, opting to use the older style black and white ABA targets which added a different dimension to the round with no one breaking the 1100 point barrier on the day.

Greg Scott returned the highest score of the day to win the Sighted division with a polished performance with Narrabri’s John Finn just edging out John Clark in a tense battle for the minor placings.

Karen Hudson scored a very hard fought win in the Compound division after a titanic struggle with Wendi Murrell while Jarrod Stubbs edged out the chasing pack to grab third.

Haylee Murrell reasserted her dominance in the Cub Compound contest scoring a good win from sisters Kaytlyn and Emylie Murrell.

The next club shoot will be held on March 4th with registration at 8.30am for a 9.00am start on the range.

Scores
Sighted – Greg Scott 1090, John Finn 1075, John Clark 1070, Stuart Dolbel 1050, Greg Donovan 1030, Matt Sinclair 1030, Sebastian Donovan 1020, Bernie Hayne 1015, Gordon White 1010, Nathan Murrell 1010, Peter Bush 1005, Brendan Simmons 965, Melissa Sinclair 775, Denise Stevenson 710.

Compound – Karen Hudson 705, Wendi Murrell 695, Jarrod Stubbs 570, Ben Stubbs 550, Ann Stubbs 520, Ken Hill 435, Amy Stubbs 395, Sharon Boyd 240.

Traditional – John Woolaston 700, Peter Stubbs 545.

Junior Sighted – Lachlan Boyd 480.

Cub Compound – Haylee Murrell 665, Kaytlyn Murrell 575, Emylie Murrell 235.

Branch Newsletter Feb 2012 Edition

Follow this link to view a pdf version of the monthly branch newsletter.

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New Year Underway

Namoi Valley Archers kicked off the 2012 season with a 2 arrow handicap event with competitors venturing out onto a completely redesigned Boundary Range. Range designers, Bernie Hayne and Nathan Murrrell spent many hours over the summer break on the range and their efforts were obvious as they presented a testing layout which made maximum use of the varying terrain. With a starting time for the event of 4.30pm the range was made even more difficult with the late afternoon sun making some targets extremely tricky to judge with the last group coming off the range at 7.30pm. Greg Donovan led the sighted shooters home with a very well compiled round with John Clark grabbing second place while Matt Sinclair and Gordon White finished tied for third. Wade Hudson scored a brilliant win in the Compound division scorching round the course in a superb display of archery with Karen Hudson just edging out Wendi Murrell in the battle for the minor placings. John Woolaston’s comeback to archery continues to gather momentum after he scored an excellent win in the Traditional contest with Darrell Hudson finishing second and Phil Greenwood third. The overall winner on the day after the handicaps were applied was youngster Katylyn Murrell, shooting a personal best score on the day. Murrell made a mockery of her handicap to finish 138 points in front of her nearest rival. The next club shoot will be held this Sunday with the traditional daylight saving time start with registrations at 8.30am with archers taking to the range at 9.00am.

AGM & Awards Night 2011

Namoi Valley Archers wrapped up a hugely successful 2011 season with the presentation of club medallions for the respective division winners. During the year club members have competed in World, Pacific Region, Australian, State and regional tournaments with great success reinforcing the club’s reputation as one of the powerhouses in Australian field archery. The club hosted the 2011 NSW 3D championships in August receiving high praise from both competitors and State officials for the quality of the ranges used and the smooth running of the tournament. The club heads into 2012 with an unchanged executive of Peter Stubbs - President, Stuart Dolbel – Treasurer and John Clark – Secretary, at the helm and the new year is shaping up as another busy season of field archery in Gunnedah.
The prestigious 2011 Club person of the Year was awarded to Peter Stubbs. This award was a well deserved recognition of the hard work and dedication Peter put in over the entire year in leading the club both on and off the range. The 2011 season was marked by some very close competition with many divisions decided by just a few points. Greg Donovan was the winner of the Mens Open division for 2011 finishing as the overall highest point scorer in the club just edging out Stuart Dolbel after an absorbing year long contest with Gordon White grabbing third place. Wade Hudson capped off a stellar season by finishing as the top Mens Compound archer despite a limited club schedule due to university commitments. Jarrod Stubbs filled second place with veteran, Neville White in third. A delighted Wendi Murrell captured top spot in Womens Compound for the first time by the smallest of margins with Karen Hudson in second and Ann Stubbs in third. Darrell Hudson stamped his class on the Traditional contest finishing the year as number one with Peter Stubbs taking second and Phil Greenwood third. In the Olympic division there was a new number one with Mark Stevenson coming out on top with Ken Thompson in second and Steve Jaeger finishing third. In the Junior ranks the Boys Open contest top spot went to Sebastian Donovan with Zac Hayne in second and Lachlan Boyd in third. The Cub Girls Compound was a family affair with the Murrell sisters filling the top three places. Haylee finished the year as number one with Kaytlyn second and Emylie in third.
The most improved trophy was awarded to Mark Stevenson with Bernie Hayne a popular winner of the Party Animal of the Year trophy for the second successive year. Matt Sinclair was awarded Bowhunter of the Year receiving a hand crafted hunting knife for his efforts. Club stalwart, John Clark, was honoured with life membership of Namoi Valley Archers in recognition of his contribution to the club over many years. Since joining the club in 1989, Clark has held virtually every position in the club at one time or another and is the longest serving continuous member of the club.

Cub Girl Traditional -1st Place Sammy Patrick 3134

Cub Girl Compound -1st Place Haylee Murrell 14312,
2nd Place Kaytlyn Murrell 7730,
3rd Place Emylie Murrell 5153

Cub Girl Open - 1st Place Sophie Donovan 10806,
2nd Place Stacey Scott 7205

Cub Boy Open - 1st Place William Loftus 3894,
2nd Place Callum Urquhart 2925

Junior Boy Compound - 1st Place Christopher Patrick 1712

Junior Girl Open -1st Place Meg Jaeger 3185

Junior Boy Open - 1st Place Sebastian Donovan 17641,
2nd Place Zac Hayne 14544,
3rd Place Lachlan Boyd 7621

Womens Traditional - 1st Place Sharon Boyd 3556

Womens Compound - 1st Place Wendi Murrell 15091,
2nd Place Karen Hudson 15055,
3rd Place Ann Stubbs 12261

Womens Open - 1st Place Denise Stevenson 12187,
2nd Place Jodi Dolbel 2935

Mens Compound - 1st Place Wade Hudson 7158,
2nd Place Jarrod Stubbs 6934,
3rd Place Neville White 6264

Mens Traditional - 1st Place Darrell Hudson 15117,
2nd Place Peter Stubbs 10063,
3rd Place Phillip Greenwood 6024

Olympic - 1st Place Mark Stevenson 8454,
2nd Place Ken Thompson 4426,
3rd Place Steve Jaeger 4211

Mens Open - 1st Place Greg Donovan 18450,
2nd Place Stu Dolbel 18389,
3rd Place Gordon White 16757

Namoi Valley Archers have dominated the Australia wide 2011 Eco Shoot with 16 first, 7 second and 4 third placings.

The Eco Shoot was introduced this year to enable competition between clubs from all over Australia without the need for travel.

To be eligible for the event archers were required to shoot 2 rounds consisting of 40 arrows each round at their home club in August.

Namoi Valley Archers club members embraced the concept with the club entering on mass having the largest participation in the 200 strong entry list.

Among the highlights was the performance of Greg Scott and Nathan Murrell who scored a 1-2 finish in the Bowhunter Unlimited Flight 2 division with Wendi Murrell and Ann Stubbs also finishing 1-2 in the Womens A grade compound event.

The club’s Recurve archers also got in on the act with Darrell Hudson first and Peter Stubbs third in the A grade contest.

Gordon White was thrilled with his second placing in the Freestyle Unlimited Flight 2 division.

Among the juniors, Lachlan Scott, was a standout winning the Bowhunter Unlimited event returning the overall highest score by a junior archer.

Sebastian Donovan also finished number one in the Freestyle Unlimited contest

The last club shoot for 2011 was held on Sunday and keeping with tradition the day provided something different. A team event was debuted and judging by the positive reaction of competitors will be on offer again in 2012. Score Recorder, Stuart Dolbel, worked overtime to give each archer a handicap and this was added to the score shot on Sunday.

After the smoke had cleared from the calculators a final team score was posted and the winners declared among the ten teams competing.

Girl Power won the day with the team of Ann Stubbs, Sharon Boyd and Emylie Murrell victorious.

Second place went to Peter Stubbs, Peter Bush, John Woolaston and Lachlan Boyd with the team of John Clark, Denise Stevenson and Haylee Murrell taking third.

The club will be back in action in 2012 with the shoot calendar now being finalized.

Anyone seeking a copy can contact Club President, Peter Stubbs on 67431559

Boundary Range Harder To Handle Than A Dead Possum In A Water Tank......well nearly.

Namoi Valley Archers held a 3 arrow club event on Sunday with a good field taking on the Boundary range in hot and windy conditions.

Stuart Dolbel was in scintillating form scorching round the course to record an impressive victory in the Sighted division. Greg Scott and john Clark had a close battle for the minor placings with Scott doing just enough to grab second place by the narrowest of margins.

Karen Hudson proved too strong in the Compound contest recording a dominant victory with Ann Stubbs in second and Ken Hill taking third.

The Traditional division was a very close affair with Peter Stubbs shooting consistently to take top spot by just 10 points from Darrell Hudson with John Woolaston in third. This was the first time John Woolaston has shot in several years and he was not far off the pace in his comeback shoot suggesting he will be competing for top honours in the very near future.

Ethan Mansfield confirmed his growing reputation with an impressive performance in winning the Junior Sighted division with Sebastian Donovan in second and Zac Hayne in third.

The final club shoot for the year will be held on December 11.

The AGM and presentation night is set down for December 10. Club members seeking further information can ring Peter Stubbs on 67431559.

Scores

Compound – Karen Hudson 735, Ann Stubbs 660, Ken Hill 580, Wendi Murrell 485, Sharon Boyd 155.

Sighted – Stuart Dolbel 1135, Greg Scott 1105, John Clark 1100, Gordon White 1030, Matt Sinclair 1025, Nathan Murrell 1025, Greg Donovan 1020, Bernie Hayne 1000, Lloyd Jauja 945, Denise Stevenson 745, Mark Stevenson 715, Mel Sinclair 675, Matt Wittman 610, Matt Kersley 300.

Traditional – Peter Stubbs 685, Darrell Hudson 675, John Woolaston 620.

Junior Sighted – Ethan Mansfield 1000, Sebastian Donovan 945, Zac Hayne 925, Lachlan Boyd 435.

Cub Compound – Haylee Murrell 800, Kaytlyn Murrell 470, Emylie Murrell 155.

Cub Sighted – Stacey Scott 730, Sophie Donovan 560.

NNSW 3D Titles: Great Result for NVA

Namoi Valley Archers was represented by a 20 member team at the Northern NSW 3D Championships held at Singleton.

The Singleton club was hosting a 2 day tournament for the first time and competitors praised the testing 3D layout and hospitality of the club. The tournament was conducted over four tough rounds with Namoi Valley Archers winning 7 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze medals in a powerful display.

Karen Hudson scored a dominant win in the Womens Masters compound event shooting well over the four rounds with clubmate, Wendi Murrell, taking the bronze in a very competitive A grade contest.

Jarrod Stubbs also finished with bronze in the Mens A grade contest.

Darrell Hudson had to work extremely hard to secure the win in A grade Recurve division. Hudson trailed fellow Gunnedah archer, Peter Stubbs, at the conclusion of the first 2 rounds, held on Saturday, by 84 points. Hudson surged during the third round to cut the deficit to just 10 points and then put together a brilliant final round to score a memorable win with Stubbs having to settle for silver.

Bernie Hayne showed great character to finish with the silver in Freestyle Unlimited Flight 2 after easing past Kempsey archer, Glenn Freeman, by just 6 points in a spirited battle for the minor placings.

Lloyd Jauja also shot exceptionally well over the 2 day event to secure the silver medal in Bowhunter Unlimited Flight 1 while Nathan Murrell was thrilled with his silver medal in Flight 2 holding off Ed Hayes from Tuggerah Lakes by a very narrow 4 points.

The club’s young archers performed extremely well with Lachlan Scott shooting with incredible precision on his way to top spot in Junior Bowhunter Unlimited Flight 1 while newcomer Adam Loftus scored a memorable win in Flight 2 with a consistent performance over the 4 rounds.

Zac Hayne finished with silver in Junior Freestyle Unlimited after running into a red hot archer from Singleton in Jake Collins who recorded a perfect score in the final round.

The Murrell girls were in fine form with Haylee winning Cub A grade Compound, Kayltyn grabbing silver in B grade and Emylie winning D grade. Haylee Murrell continues to show great improvement returning the best score by a Cub compound archer by a significant margin.

William Loftus rounded out the medal haul scoring an impressive win in Cub Freestyle Unlimited with a superb performance across the four rounds.

The focus returns to club activities with a 3 arrow round set down for this Sunday.

Delta........with a twist

Namoi Valley Archers held a Delta round On Sunday with a good field taking to the Outback range in perfect weather conditions.

The club trialled a new scoring system on Sunday with archers allowed to shoot 3 arrows at each target with the only the highest scoring arrow counted.

The new scoring system worked well allowing competitors the opportunity to attack the very small bullseye on the Delta targets with the end result some very close finishes in the various divisions.

Tamworth veteran, Neville White scored the victory in the Compound event just doing enough to defeat Karen Hudson who just edged out Wendi Murrell in a very tight contest for the minor placings .

Darrell Hudson led the field home in the Traditional event with Peter Stubbs and Phil Greenwood finishing tied after a very tense battle.

John Clark found the scoring system to his liking to record a very narrow win in the Sighted contest with Gordon White in second and Greg Donovan and Greg Scott deadheating for third.

The close scoring continued in the Junior Sighted event with Zac Hayne and Sebastian Donovan unable to be separated in the battle for top spot with Lachlan Boyd grabbing third.

Due to a change of date for the Branch 3D tournament at Singleton the club 3D shoot set down for November 6^th has been moved to this Sunday, 30th October starting at 9.00am

Scores

Compound – Neville White 305, Karen Hudson 300, Wendi Murrell 295, Ann Stubbs 275, Taylah Snape 270, Jarrod Stubbs 265, Ken Hill 240.

Traditional – Darrell Hudson 310, Peter Stubbs 295, Phil Greenwood 295, Sharon Boyd 175.

Olympic- Steve Jaeger 325, mark Stevenson 320.

Sighted – John Clark 390, Gordon White 385, Greg Donovan 375, Greg Scott 375, Nathan Murrell 370, Bernie Hayne 350, Matt Sinclair 350, Gordon MacAuley 325, Mel Sinclair 285, Denise Stevenson 285.

Junior Sighted – Zac Hayne 360, Sebastian Donovan 360, Lachlan Boyd 285.

Cub Compound – Haylee Murrell 340, Kaytlyn Murrell 280, Emylie Murrell 195.

Novice – Jess Griffin 275, Cliff Griffin 260, Leda Greenwood 220, Amanda Hynes 130.

Eco Shoot

Namoi Valley Archers debuted a new concept at the range on Sunday holding a round of Australian Eco Shoot. This concept involves clubs all over the country holding a round at their home range during August with all scores forwarded to the National score recorder with the highest pointscorers in each division receiving medallions. Greg Scott set a cracking pace in the Sighted division turning in two excellent rounds with Gordon White also shooting well to grab second place from the rapidly improving Nathan Murrell. Karen Hudson was the top pointscorer in the compound division with Wendi Murrell taking second place and Jarrod Stubbs in third. Darrell Hudson was in great form taking the Traditional event by a big margin from Peter Stubbs and Michael Patrick. Lachlan Scott shot superbly to win the Junior Sighted event with Zac Hayne and Sebastian Donovan grabbing the minor placings. Stacey Scott was the pick of the Cub compound archers with Haylee and Kaytlyn Murrell filling the minor placings. The next club shoot will be held this Saturday afternoon with registration at 12.30 pm

Scores

Sighted – Greg Scott 1558, Gordon White 1540, Nathan Murrell 1530, Matt Sinclair 1520, Stuart Dolbel 1518, Greg Donovan 1512, Jodi Dolbel 1412, Bernie Hayne 1418, Darren Loftus 1400, Denise Stevenson 1164, Mark Stevenson 1048.

Compound – Karen Hudson 1238, Wendi Murrell 1068, Jarrod Stubbs 1134, Ann Stubbs 952.

Traditional – Darrell Hudson 1320, Peter Stubbs 1058, Michael Patrick 944, Steve Jaeger 648, Andrew Springall 630.

Junior Sighted – Lachlan Scott 1564, Zac Hayne 1498, Sebastian Donovan 1492, Ethan Mansfield 1372, Adam Loftus 1276, Meg Jaeger 730.

Junior Compound – Jackelyn Patrick 606.

Cub Compound – Stacey Scott 1196, Haylee Murrell 1132, Kaytlyn Murrell 962, Emylie Murrell 332.

Cub Sighted – William Loftus 1324.

Cub Traditional – Sammy Patrick 450.

EcoShoot Sunday 28th August 9am