LINCOLNSHIRE SPORTRAP CHAMPIONSHIP

HELD AT EAST OF ENGLAND SHOOTING GROUND

ON SUNDAY 30th JULY

 

A warm, yet increasingly blustery morning and early afternoon interspersed with spells of sunshine greeted the 87 competitors at The East of England Shooting Ground for the county Sportrap championship, which included 39 shooters from Lincolnshire.  Pleasingly, the rain held off but for a few spots very late on in the afternoon although it didn’t amount to much in the end.

John Lee and Team EESG had once again put together a series of technically challenging targets and presentations to test the skill and ambitions of all of those in attendance and as it turned out, layout three was set to be the thorn in most sides!  That “A” target seemed to wander further into the distance as the day went on but nevertheless and as we have come to expect, comments from entrants were very favourable right across the board.

With both John Lee & junior shooter Josh Lee having removed themselves from the competition (after carding incredible scores of 94 & 84 respectively), it was England ESP junior team representative, Kallum Burrell shooting in the penultimate squad of the day who set the winning score with a very solid 81.  Paul Sardeson and Phil Thomas were not so far behind and each carded a creditable 78.  And so, we must express our sincere congratulations to Kallum, who had left the ground by the close of play but we will look forward to presenting the championship trophy and mementoes to him at the earliest opportunity.

The other results show that: Richard Thompson took AA class with his score of 75; Steve Smith carded 77 and was first in A class and Phil Thomas and Paul Sardeson each with 78, recorded the highest scores in B class & C class respectively. Kallum Burrell was also placed 1st in the Junior category. Ella Bennett came out on top for the Ladies with a score of 68 and Richard Pettitt’s 76 gave him the highest scoring veteran position.

Thank you to all of the shooters for supporting this county event. 

Grateful thanks must also be extended to Barry Exton, John Lee, Kyle, the referees and the front of house team at The East of England Shooting Ground for their combined efforts and support on Sunday.

 

RESULTS

CATEGORY/CLASS	NAME	SCORE
HIGH GUN	KALLUM BURRELL	81
AA CLASS	RICHARD THOMPSON	75
A CLASS	STEVE SMITH	77
B CLASS	PHIL THOMAS	78
C CLASS	PAUL SARDESON	78
LADIES	ELLA BENNETT	68
VETERANS	RICHARD PETTITT	76
JUNIORS	KALLUM BURRELL	81

NB  Awards are made for high gun only for this event.  The above results are shown for information only.