Friday 10th May saw just shy of 40 students from neighbouring local high schools and localities put together a team of three shooters to compete in the small bore, 50m, fifty shot target shoot at the Laurie Bowe Rifle Range at Leyburn.
Schools in attendance were Allora State School, Concordia, Boys from Dalrymple Creek, Toowoomba Anglican School, Oakey State High School, Allora/Clifton combined, Clifton Benchrest Shooting Club Juniors, Warwick town and host school Clifton State High School (C.S.H.S.).
The weather definitely wasn’t anything to write home about.
The wind was doing its best to blow a fair gale, pushing projectiles out and down an inch, inch and a half to the right for most of the day.
That certainly wasn’t enough to spoil the spirits of the 39 students who’d risen early and had travelled from across the Downs to test their accuracy with a supplied Club .22 rimfire rifle e at the Clifton Benchrest Shooting Club.
Clifton State High School, in conjunction with the Clifton Benchrest Shooting Club has hosted the Interschool shoot for the last 3 years.
It’s the only Interschool shoot in the state.
This year was the biggest year yet and for the first time the event had sponsors Nioa and Properties Ruhle jump on board.
Clifton has a proud history in Benchrest shooting with ex C.S.H.S student and local legend Laurie Bowe (who the range is named after) leaving school and going on to shoot for the Australian team on more than one occasion in the Olympics.
This article appeared in the Allora Advertiser, 17 May 2024.
