The Tauraroa Area School clay target shooting team stands proudly together at the Whangārei Gun Club in Mangapai on Saturday. Photo / Tania Whyte
The Tauraroa Area School clay target shooting team stands proudly together at the Whangārei Gun Club in Mangapai on Saturday. Photo / Tania Whyte
Northland's secondary school clay target competition finished with a bang on Saturday as the region's talented shooters took to the Whangārei Gun Club in Mangapai for the fifth and final round of competition.
Tauraroa Area School was crowned the team and skeet pairs champions along with a number of its students taking out individual honours. Whangārei Boys' High School was the other big winner, taking out the Ernie McConnell Trophy and a collection of other individual honours.
The students will now look to compete at a national event at the end of the month in Hamilton.
Northern Advocate photographer Tania Whyte went along on Saturday morning to catch the action.
Kelly McCollum from Tauraroa Area School takes a shot at the secondary schools clay target shooting competition over the weekend. Photo / Tania Whyte
Molly Dickson (Whangārei Girls' High School) 2nd Girls Single Barrel
Whangārei Boys' High School's Reuben King relaxes between shots. Photo / Tania Whyte
Jacob Kennedy (Whangārei Boys' High School) HOA Boy 2nd Single Rise 2nd Point Score
William Hamlin (Whangārei Boys' High School) 2nd Boys 1st Point Score
Liam Hardy (Kamo High School) 3rd Boys 1st Boys Single Barrel
Max Woolhouse (Tauraroa Area School) 3rd Point Score 1st Skeet
Tauraroa Area School's Carlissa McCarroll keeps a close eye on the other competitors in the field. Photo / Tania Whyte
Skye Martinac (Tauraroa Area School) 2nd Boys Single Barrel 3rd Single Rise 2nd Skeet
Toby Lincoln (Tauraroa Area School) 3rd Boys Single Barrel
Ethan Hare (Whangārei Boys' High School) 3rd Skeet
Jacob Kennedy from Whangārei Boys' High School keeps his head low as he eyes his target. Photo / Tania Whyte
1st Teams: Tauraroa Area School 2nd Teams: Whangārei Boys' High School 1 3rd Teams: Whangārei Boys' High School 2
1st Skeet Pairs: Max Woolhouse, Toby Lincoln (Tauraroa Area School) 2nd Skeet Pairs: Jacob Kennedy, William Hamlin (Whangārei Boys' High School) 3rd Skeet Pairs: Nick Byles, Blake Watkins (Huanui College)
Winners of the Ernie McConnell Trophy: Whāngarei Boys' High School 1 team
Gordon Tucker (left) goes through the points with Carissa McCarroll of Tauraroa Area School (centre) and Molly Dickson of Whangārei Girls' High School. Photo / Tania Whyte
