Author: Mackenzie Geyton

NCAS County & Open Championships 2011

This years NCAS County & Open Outdoor Championships was held on 11th September and hosted by Wellingborough Open Archery Club.

Despite the tricky conditions there was a great turn out this year with nearly all catagories being full. Strong variable winds throughout the day nearly resulted in the shoot being abandoned in the afternoon, but everyone agreed to see it through to the end.

Congratulations to our new county champions
Gents Recurve: Sharham Montasser (Kettering Archers)
Ladies Recurve: Lizzie Cantopher (WOAC)
Gents Compound: Martin Ross (LBAC)
Ladies Recurve: Jude Hall (WOAC)
Gents Longbow: Archie McDougal (Targetcraft Archers)
Gents Barebow: Derek Bett (Kettering Archers)
Junior Gents Recurve Bristol II: Bradley Denny (AOR)
Junior Gents Recurve Bristol III: Jon Dows (Targetcraft Archers)
Junior Ladies Recurve Bristol III: Katie Bayliss (AOR)
Junior Ladies Barebow Bristol III: Kayleigh Dunkley (Kettering Archers)
Junior Gents Recurve Bristol IV: Alex Ross (LBAC)
Junior Ladies Recurve Bristol III: Katherine Langton (Wicken AC)

Results & Photos

Northants Team at the 53rd Thoresby

Lincolnshire were the winners of the coverted Thoresby Trophy at this years EMAS Senior Inter-counties Team Tournament held on 4th September at Washingborough near Lincoln. The host county won the event for the first time in the 53 year history of the shoot.

Full Results

Northamptonshire were once again short of a full team which might have seen us put in a good challenge. Dean Edwards and James Mason of WOAC finished 1st and 4th respectively in the gents recurve standings. Sharham Montasser of Kettering Archers also shot very well finishing in 6th place with a new PB of 1027.

Jude Hall of WOAC finished in 3rd place in the ladies compound with 1208. Helen Nuemann also of WOAC shot really well in here first county shoot with 1109. Frances Bull of Targetcraft finished in 7th place overall in the ladies recurve with 1028. Lizzie Cantopher of WOAC finished 13th with 963.

The Northants Team at the 2011 EMAS Senior Inter-counties Team Tournament (The Thoresby Shoot)

NAC Open Outdoor Tournament 2011

On 31st July 2011, NAC held it’s first open tournament for several years. The shoot was well attended by archers from around the county and beyond.

Several club and county records were broken by NAC members on the day. Mick Lovell has a new Gents Recurve record for a Double National with a score of 1097. Mick scored 535 in the morning and 562 in the afternoon. Our Chairman Dave Taylor set a new Gents Recurve county record for a Double Long National round with 875. 9 year old Jack Barrett set a new Junior Gents Longbow county record for a Junior National round 107. Paul Barret broke the Gents Longbow records for both the single and double National rounds. Paul scored 331 in the morning and 326 in the afternoon to set a new record for the double round with 657. Finally (so far) Heather Major has broken the Ladies Recurve record for a Double Short National round with a score of 659.

Well done to all. And a big thanks to everyone from the club who helped out on the day.

Results & Photos Album 1 Album 2