The 2019 British Columbia Skeet Championship commenced on June 7 at the Courtenay and District Fish and Game Protective Association Shotgun Ranges. This was a good opportunity for the Courtenay Club to get ready to host the Canadian Championships at the end of June. This would be the first time in memory, or perhaps ever, that the Canadian Championships have been held west of Winnipeg, and it required lots of prep work, maintenance and preening.

But first the BC’s. The Doubles event commenced at noon Friday and attracted shooters from around the province to compete for the beautiful new state championship pins produced this year by the NSSA. Saturday saw the 12- and 20-gauge events take place, and Sunday we finished off with the little guns, 28 and .410. Scores were strong, with lots of competition in all classes.
Over the two days, a couple of super volunteers – Carol Curry and John Murphy – kept us well-fed and happy. Saturday night, the host club treated us to a great steak BBQ, with chef Jim Wheeldon at the grill. Shirl Leggett and Polly Watters did a great job of providing a range of sides and desserts. Mike Graham helped with the clean-up. The volunteers are wonderful and allow us to have these great events. Thank you!
Then it was on to the annual meeting where next year’s events were planned and discussed. A new logo, which will be used on our letterhead and field banners, was also approved.

Everything ran smoothly over the three days. Thanks to Lisa Cunningham, our Shoot Director, and Jim Whyte, scorekeeper for a job well done. A big thanks to all those who refereed and helped out loading the houses.

– Contributed by Tom D. Walker

 

	DOUBLES			12 GAUGE
CH	Bob La Rue	96	CH	Bob La Rue	100
A1	Hilton Robinson	94	AA1	Hilton Robinson	97
B1	John Sanderson	93	A1	Jim Whyte	97
C1	Greg Burgess	90	B1	Chris Mobley	95
D1	Elizabeth Hoeppner	89	C1	Matt Bauer	93
			D1	Jim Giles	94
			E1	Tom Walker	93

 

	20 GAUGE			28 GAUGE
CH	Mike McMichael	99	CH	Lisa Cunningham	99
AA1	Bob La Rue	98	AA1	Bob La Rue	98
A1	Hilton Robinson	98	A1	Hilton Robinson	96
B1	John Sanderson	98	B1	John Sanderson	96
C1	Matt Bauer	94	C1	Matt Bauer	96
D1	Tom Walker	92	D1	Elizabeth Hoeppner	95

 

	410 BORE			HOA
CH	Jim Whyte	98	CH	Bob La Rue	390
A1	Hilton Robinson	95	AA1	Bob La Rue	390
B1	John Sanderson	98	A1	Jim Whyte	387
C1	Matt Bauer	91	B1	John Sanderson	386
D1	Mark Turnbull	84	C1	Matt Bauer	374
			D1	Elizabeth Hoeppner	361
			E1	Rudy Luiken	338

 

	HAA			TEAM BC (TOP 5 HOA)
CH	Bob La Rue	486	1	Bob La Rue	390
A1	Hilton Robinson	480	2	Jim Whyte	387
B1	John Sanderson	479	3	Hilton Robinson	386
C1	Matt Bauer	465	3	John Sanderson	386
D1	Elizabeth Hoeppner	450	5	Mike McMichael	381
E1	Rudy Luiken	423