Plenty of Ballyvally winners at Outdoor Target Championships
Shooting on Saturday was for the Junior Championships and the unofficial senior distance awards. Conditions were good with plenty of sunshine and a light wind.
Ballyvally Juniors lead the way in many of the age groups and bow styles with Gold medals won by Shannon Russell-Cowan (Freestyle - Metric IV); Dean Hamilton (Compound Barebow – Metric IV); Mark Hamilton (Compound Barebow – Metric VI); Michael Patterson (Barebow - Metric V); Peter Lavery (Freestyle - Metric I); Rebecca Lennon (Compound Unlimited – Metric III) and Frank Lennon (Freestyle - Metric II).
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Hide AdAlso, the Ballyvally seniors who shot the shorter distances and won medals on Saturday were Damian Lennon; Marion Patterson; and Andrea Hamilton.
The Senior Championship was held over both days.
There was close competition in the Gents Recurve section with a Ballyvally senior and two juniors competing. Alan Convery qualified in first place of the 720 round with a score of 621, Peter Lavery in sixth place and Frank Lennon in eighth.
Peter and Frank were knocked out in the first round of the head-to-head eliminations.
Alan went on, fighting off strong competition, to win gold and the Gents Recurve Championship title.
In the Ladies Senior Recurve section, Nollen Lilley qualified second with a score of 512 and was the eventual runner-up in the Ladies Recurve Championship.