This years British Schools Pistol Shooting competition was done on a postal shoot with scores sent through once competitors shot their targets, the top 2 teams and 8 Individuals in each age group from the regional rounds qualifying for the National Finals. Leweston School had 26 pupils taking part in the 3 categories, each student had 4 targets of 5 shots in each target from 10m. The age categories were Junior years 6-8, Intermediate Years 9 & 10, and Senior Years 11-13.
Once again the school had great success with 5 teams qualifying for the finals, Junior team 2nd in region, ranked 3 in the country with Evanna B, Year 8, & Henrietta J, Year 8, in individual final. Intermediate A team 1st in region ranked one in country, B team 2nd ranked 6 in country with Honor G, Year 10, & Molly C, Year 10, in individual final. In the seniors A team 1st ranked 3 in country, B team 2nd ranked 5 in country.
Well done to all Leweston shooters that took part in the competition with the following shooters below qualifying for the National Schools Pellet Shooting Finals on 8 February at Stafford.
Junior:
Evanna B | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 Team 2nd | 3rd |
Henrietta J | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 | 7th |
Lucy G | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 | 9th |
Intermediate:
Honor G | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 Team 1st | 2nd |
Molly C | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 | 3rd |
Reuben C | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 | 5th |
Millie W | Leweston School, Sherborne – 2 Team 2nd | 8th |
Nikita M | Leweston School, Sherborne – 2 | 10th |
May S | Leweston School, Sherborne – 2 | 12th |
Senior:
Ginny B | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 Team 1st | 7th |
Miller B | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 | 9th |
Gigi K | Leweston School, Sherborne – 1 | 10th |
Reece W | Leweston School, Sherborne – 2 Team 2nd | 13th |
Emily A | Leweston School, Sherborne – 2 | 14th |
Flora S-B | Leweston School, Sherborne – 2 | 15th |