Colbinabbin’s Lee Vella won the double rise B-grade event at the Commonwealth Trap Carnival.
Always a destination for top shooting events, Echuca Clay Target Club was again in the spotlight at the weekend.
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Three days of shooting were held on August 15, 16 and 17 as part of the Victorian/Australian Clay Target Association Commonwealth Trap Carnival.
Top shooters from locally and across the country battled for single barrel, double barrel, double rise and handicap titles.
The open high gun win went to Cobar’s Andrew Brady, who hit 460 of 475 targets, while Echuca’s Stephen Atkins took out the AA category.
Atkins was second in the AA champion of champions.
Other regional successes came in the double rise, where Colbinabbin’s Lee Vella took out B-grade and Mathoura’s Scott MacKenzie scored third in A-grade.
Anthony Burns placed third in the B-grade points score.
Riverine Herald photographer Jordan Townrow captured the action from Friday’s events.
Mathoura’s Scott Mackenzie placed third in the A-grade double rise.
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Steven Chambers reloads between targets.
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Roy Davis claimed the majority of the sub-junior events at the carnival.
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JORDAN TOWNROW
Macka Codrington had a great carnival taking out three of the ladies events.
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Michelle Robertson keeps a steady hand as she awaits her next target.
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Ashley Boal sets for his target.
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