LINCOLNSHIRE ENGLISH SKEET CHAMPIONSHIP

HELD AT THE PRIORY CLAY TARGET CENTRE

ON SATURDAY/SUNDAY 28th/29th JUNE

 

LINCOLNSHIRE SKEET CHAMPIONS

L-R BACK ROW - CHRIS BONE (B), ANDY HARVEY (AA), MARTIN GRIMWOOD (A) and STEVE BRIDGE (C)

FRONT - LIZZIE MACGREGGOR WHITE (LADIES CHAMPION) and DOUG MOORE (OVERALL & VETERAN CHAMPION)

 

There was an element of déjà vu about this year's skeet championship.  Yes, Doug Moore retained the overall and veteran titles with a very fine score of 97 but once again he did not go unchallenged as Martin Grimwood also carded the same score forcing a shoot off.  Keeping up the energy levels on a day that could best be described as "sticky" was something of a challenge and Martin wilted a bit in the shoot off making Doug a clear winner for the second consecutive year.  Matthew Robinson, shooting on Saturday, had set the bar at a high level with his score of 95.  This was matched on Sunday by both Trevor Hawkins and Andy Harvey.  Both are AA, with Trevor being classified on the day, but as he had left the ground Andy took the honours for AA.  Chris Bone has taken a recent diversion away from skeet to sporting but still managed to put in an 88 to win B class with Steve Bridge taking C class on 86. 

It is worth a mention that Doug has gained a place in the England Skeet squad having secured his place at Doveridge starting on the first day with 100 straight.  Many congratulations to Doug for a fantastic achievement.

There was a very good entry in the ladies category with 8 ladies chasing the title and those all important Supreme Champion points.  The 2024 Ladies Supreme Champion, Georgina Barratt, put in a very respectable 82 which looked as though it would be good enough but not one but two ladies had other ideas as both Lizzie MacGreggor White and Nicola Mason finished 1 target better on 83 so joined Doug and Martin in the shoot off.  At the end of 25 both were still tied on 20 so we went to sudden death - pairs from the centre peg.  Up first, Nicola took 1 out of the high house pair but missed both of the low house.  This relieved the pressure a bit as Lizzie only needed 1 from each pair which was the final result giving Lizzie the title also for the second consecutive year.

Lizzie MacGreggor White and Nicola Mason - shoot off for Ladies Champion title

Thanks, as always, to Aaron and Natasha for a very well run competition.  The ground looked immaculate, the referees coped admirably with the sweltering heat and the sausage rolls were excellent.  Good job done by all

 

RESULTS

CATEGORY	NAME	SCORE
HIGH GUN	DOUG MOORE	97
AA	ANDY HARVEY	95
A	MARTIN GRIMWOOD	97
B	CHRIS BONE	88
C	STEVE BRIDGE	86
LADIES	LIZZIE MACGREGGOR WHITE	83
JUNIORS	NOT CONTESTED
VETERANS	DOUG MOORE	97