Last Updated    19 July, 2010

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THE LATEST NEWS FROM GRAHAM GOSLING 16/03/2010 The Hunter Academy of Sport Clay Target Team has just completed the Northern Zone selection trial at Grafton. The selected team represents the Northern Zone of NSW at the NSW State titles in October at Wagga Wagga in Open, Veterans, Ladies and Juniors divisions. 4 events were contested at Grafton, 50 target Handicap, 50 target double barrel, 50 targets single barrel and 50 target points score.  The following results for HAS members:  Brock Goodwin and Gerard Sainsbury were successful in placing 1st and 3rd in the three person junior team and Kelby Gosling is first reserve. Brock and Kelby equal scored in the 50 target single barrel event and had to shoot off with Brock taking first place in “B” grade. Nathan Wilkinson won the 50 target handicap event taking the zone sash and $500.00 prize money and the “A” grade 2 day highgun.  Gerard Sainsbury won the two day Junior High Gun and 3rd in the handicap event.  The HAS was well represented on the winners dias and with 2 members making the zone junior team proves the success we are having through the academy.  Regards  Graham Gosling HAS Clay Target Coach ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWCASTLE LAKE MACQUARIE LAKESIDE CLASSIC MARCH 2009 HUNTER ACADEMY OF SPORT CLAY TARGET DTL SQUAD It was a proud moment for Hunter Academy of Sport (HAS) Coach Graham Gosling as he witnessed his new DTL Junior squad recruits achieve placements in Newcastle’s Annual DTL event. Graham said he was proud to be associated with a fantastic group of young people and excited about watching this group mature as adults and clay target shooters. With 115 competitors on Saturday and 125 on Sunday the HAS team members had to work for their achievements against very seasoned shooters. Kelby’s effort in the handicap was no mean feat to have to shoot 4 targets on her own to catch up with the first squad of qualifiers ( seven shooting for 3-5th place) then regroup with Frank Zilliotto and have to shoot a hard right hander off lane 5 to win the third place was very exciting and showed great concentration and control. David Douglas shot consistently to take out "B" grade high gun, traditionally a very competitive grade. Even though Hayden didn't take home a trophy he shot well and was happy with his scores, a very mild and easy going young man. Nathan, Brock and Gerard all shot consistently and all had section wins. Congratulations to the squad on a great performance. HAS CLAY TARGET DTL SQUAD RESULTS B.  Grade   1st Overall, 1st DB,                                       B.  Grade   1st Single Barrel 1st PS, 1stC/Champ, 3rd PS. David Douglas                                       Gerard Sainsbury B.  Grade   2nd C/Champ                                                 3rd Handicap Brock Goodwin                                  Kelby Gosling C.  Grade   1st Overall,  2nd Double Barrel                      Junior D.T.L Nathan Walters                             Hayden West   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAS OLYMPIC TRAP SQUAD BRISBANE 1ST ROUND ISSF AUSTRALIA CUP Four members of the Hunter Academy of Sport Trap Squad travelled to Brisbane for the 1st round of the Australia Cup, Australia’s ISSF  Olympic Trap circuit competition and Australasian Grand Prix on the 28th February 2009. There were 89 competitors which included the Japanese Winchester High Gun on their annual shooting  tour. Over the two days of competition outstanding rounds were shot by squad members Nathan Wilkinson scoring a 24/25 and Russell McCloy scoring two perfect rounds of 25. Nathan Wilkinson In the double trap, Mick Harris shot consistently to make it into the final top 6 finishing 5th overall. However it was to be Russell’s day as he went on, to out shoot two Olympic competitors to win the overall event, his first major open ISSF Olympic Trap event with a score of 120/125. This will open up the way for Russell to compete in overseas competitions. The National Shotgun coach approached Russ to see if he would be available to travel to Italy later this year at the World Championships.  Adam Vella, Russ McCloy & Nidal Asmar  (Photo courtesy of Frank Petsch)  All squad team members performed well with all  four increasing their Australian ranking places. Squad members Australian rankings now stand at: Reece Whipps Trap 43rd & D/Trap 10th David Douglas Trap 38th Mick Harris Trap 35th & D/Trap 9th Nathan Wilkinson Trap 23rd Russ McCloy Trap 9th & D/Trap 7th Teegan McCloy Trap 10th in the women’s. Mick Harris in Brisbane   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNTER ACADEMY OF SPORT – YOUNG SHOOTER TAKES MAJOR AWARD Our future Olympians will come from our junior ranks and one of the best nurseries at the moment is the Hunter Academy of Sport at Newcastle, which features Clay Target Shooting as one of its sports. More than 2,000 people attended the presentation night earlier this month at which Newcastle Lake Macquarie Clay Target Club junior member, Russell McCoy from Old Bar near Taree took one of the major awards. We sincerely congratulate Russell who took the award for "outstanding performance in an individual (non team) sport. The Academy was founded in 1987 and is now Australia’s largest regional facility with about 600 young athletes taking part in the various talent development programs. Congratulations are also due to NLMCTC executive, Graham Gosling, who is also the Clay Target Shooting Program Co-Ordinator and a very proud Head Coach. It is good to see our youngsters participating so well and at such high levels in shooting sports. BELOW    (Russell McCloy and Graham Gosling)

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