David Gillies, Clarence Valley Independent
Saturday January 13, 11 shooters met at the 300-yard mound for the first stage of the Grebert Shield. Conditions were warm and sunny with a slight breeze from right. Three possibles were shot for the day with Wayne Pearson scoring a 50 with 5 in Hunter Class and Andrew Kattenhorn scoring 60 with 7 and Ian Hodgson 60 with 1 in F Standard. Scores were off rifle with no handicap in this first stage of the shield. Wayne Pearson took Hunter Class with 99 with 7 & Andrew Kattenhorn winning F Standard with 118 with 12. One of our Junior members Thomas Brady-Smith shot well in Hunter scoring 48 with 4 in his second round shooting a total of 9 centre bulls. Shooters will meet at the 400-yard mound next Saturday January 20 for the second stage of the Grebert Shield.
Results
| Hunter Class | 1st | 2nd | Off Rifle |
| Wayne Pearson | 50-5 | 49.2 | 99-7 |
| Dave Lancaster | 45-4 | 49-6 | 94-10 |
| Thomas Brady-Smith | 45-5 | 48-4 | 93-6 |
| Chris Gosling | 48-3 | 44-1 | 92-4 |
| Ben Davidson | 47-5 | 43-1 | 90-6 |
| Adam Barrett | 43-3 | 41-0 | 84-3 |
| F Standard | |||
| Andrew Kattenhorn | 60-7 | 58-5 | 118-12 |
| Ian Hodgson | 56-4 | 60-1 | 116-5 |
| Scott Murdoch | 53-3 | 57-3 | 110-6 |
| Dave Lancaster | 55-2 | 55-2 | 110-4 |
| Target Rifle | |||
| Dennis Hilton | 46-3 | 47-4 | 93-5 |
| Dave Gillies | 34-1 | 48-3 | 82-4 |
This article appeared in the Clarence Valley Independent, 17 January 2024.
