Ballyvea Gun Club

Round VI of the Summer League took place on Tuesday 15^th June with 20 competitors taking part they shot 13 lines.  There were only two who managed to get 20/60 on a perfect night for shooting – Brian Robinson and Orr Forsythe.  Willie Robinson and Sam Hughes both got 20/59, David Henning and Ronald Sloan finished with a 20/58 and Alan Charleton with 19/57.  These were the leading men in the classified section.  The unclassified section saw David McBride extend his lead with another 15 point haul with 20/58.  William Hutchinson shot an impressive 19/56 which will see him jump up a few places the league.  Andrew Charleton and Andrew Aiken finished with a 19/55, Garath Hanna 19/54 and Warren Quinn on 18/51.  The shoot off between Brian Robinson and Orr Forsythe saw Orr take first place with 19/55 and Brian in second with 18/53.  The next shoot at Ballyvea Gun Club will be on Tuesday 29^th June – Round VII of the Summer League.

Results on the Night

1^st        Orr Forsythe

2^nd        Brian Robinson

3^rd        Willie Robinson

Summer League after Round VI                       

B Robinson      86pts

D Henning        69pts

W Robinson     68pts

O Forsythe       68pts

Summer League after Round VI Unclassified

D McBride       88pts

S Wackett        70pts

W Hutchinson   63pts

Full and up to date Leagues are available on the club’s website.

Brian Robinson and Orr Forsythe who were both in the shoot off which  Orr Forsythe won.

Round Five of the Summer League took place on Tuesday 8^th June at the Head Road.  Twenty Five competitors took part, shooting a total of 16 lines.  In the classified section, three men managed to get 20/60: Brian Robinson, Hugh Ervine and Hugh Forsythe.  There were another three in close succession with 20/59: Ronald Sloan, Alan Cherleton and Ian Chambers.  Orr Forsythe shot his best line to 20/58 and RJ Cousins to 20/57.  In the unclassified section, Warren Quinn got 20/59, David McBride 20/58, Garath Hanna 19/57, William Hutchinson 19/56 and Steven Wackett and Brian Harvey both on 19/53.  In the shoot off it was Rathfriland’s Hugh Ervine who came out in first position, with Brian Robinson in second and Hugh Forsythe in third. 

Results on the Night

1^st        Hugh Ervine

2^nd        Brian Robinson

3^rd        Hugh Forsythe

Summer League after Round V            

B Robinson      71pts

D Henning        58pts

W Robinson     55pts

Summer League after Round V Unclassified

D McBride       73pts

S Wackett        60pts

N Main            55pts

Full and up to date Leagues are available on the club’s website.

Hugh Ervine, first in Round V of the Summer League, Brian Robinson who was second and Hugh Forsythe in the third place.

Round IV of Ballyvea Gun Club’s Summer League took place on Tuesday 18^th May at the Head Road.  Once again there was another good turnout of shooters who competed in the two sections of the league.  In the classified section Ronald Sloan and David Henning returned score of 20/60 and each received 15pts.  Willie Robinson and Orr Forsyth shot a 20/59 and got 13 pts in the Summer League.  Alan Charleton, Brian Robinson and Hugh Ervine got 11 pts in the league by shooting 20/58.  In the Unclassified section, it was David McBride who continued his excellent form of late with a straight 20/60 and 15 pts.  Young William Hutchinson will be happy with his performance of 20/59 and 14 points in the league.  Steven Wackett shot a 19/57 and got 13 points.  Warren Quinn got 19/56 and 12 points and Norris Main 19/55 with 11 points.  In the Open Shoot off it was a 3 way final with Ronald Sloan, David Henning and David McBride.  It was David Henning who emerged as the winner with 20/59, Ronald Sloan in second with 19/57 and David McBride 18/53 in third. 

Results on the Night

1^st        David Henning

2^nd        Ronald Sloan

3^rd        David McBride

Summer League after Round IV                       

B Robinson      56pts

D Henning        55pts

W Robinson     48pts

Summer League after Round IV Unclassified

D McBride       59pts

S Wackett        49pts

N Main            47pts

Saturday the 15^th May was the first Saturday shoot since the end of March.  Seventeen competitors took part and shot a total of 15 lines.  Six maximum scores of 20/60 were shot. Garath Hanna, David Megaw, Brian Robinson, Orr Forsythe, Hugh Forsythe and Ian Chambers were all on top form.  Noel Carson shot his best line of 20/59 and Sandy McConnell, RJ Cousins and Willie Robinson all shot 19/57.  In the final shoot off Hugh Forsythe and Ian Chambers both shot 20/59, Orr Forsythe shot a 20/58.  In the single barrel line Hugh came out in top position Ian Chambers came in second with Orr in third.

Results

1^st Hugh Forsythe

2^nd Ian Chambers

3^rd Orr Forsythe

The next shoot will be on Tuesday 1^st June with a 6:15pm start.

Round III of Ballyvea Gun Club’s Summer League took place on Tuesday 4^th May at the Head Road.  Once again there was another good turnout of shooters who competed in the two sections of the league.  In the classified section, four shooters managed 20/60, Brian Robinson, David Henning, Alan Charleton and Mark McConnell.  In the unclassified section of the league it was David McBride who continued his good for to shoot a 20/60 with Steven Wackett close behind on 20/58 and Brain Harvey on 20/56.  In the shoot off for the cash prize, it was David Henning and Brian Robinson who both shot 20/60 so then it was down to a single barrel line.  Brian missed his first target, but young Henning made no mistake recording another 20/60 to take first place with Brian second, Alan Charleton came in third and Mark McConnell and David McBride both in forth place with 19/55.

Results on the Night

1^st        David Henning

2^nd        Brian Robinson

3^rd        Alan Charleton

Summer League after Round III                       

B Robinson      45pts

D Henning        40pts

S McConnell    36pts

Summer League after Round III Unclassified

D McBride       44pts

S Wackett        36pts

N Main            36pts

First night of the Summer League took place on 6^th April at 6pm.  There were 21 competitors taking part.  Four straights were recorded on the night, Hugh Forsythe, Ronald Sloan, David Henning and Brian Robinson.  RJ Cousins recorded a 20/59, Sandy McConnell 20/58 and five more dropping a single target to finish 19/57.  Orr Forsythe, Alan Charleton, Willie Robinson, David McBride and Charles McConnell.  The final shoot off saw Ronald Sloan with a 20/60 for 1^st place, David Henning 20/59 in 2^nd place and Hugh Forsythe on third with 19/56 and Brian Robinson with 17/51 in 4^th place.

Results on the Night

1^st        Ronald Sloan

2^nd        David Henning

3^rd        Hugh Forsythe

4^th        Brian Robinson

Summer League after Round I              

R Sloan            15pts

D Henning        15pts

H Forsythe       15pts

B Robinson      15pts

RJ Cousins       11 pts

Summer League after Round I Unclassified

D McBride       15pts

C McConnell    15pts

S Wackett        13 pts

The next shoot will be on 20^th April starting at 6.15pm.  This will be Round II of the Summer League. 

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Ronald Sloan, Hugh Forsythe and David Henning

The final shoot of the 2009/10 season took place at the Head Road on Saturday 27^th March.  This shoot every year is reserved for Ballyvea Gun Club Members Only.  Twenty competitors took part in the chance to get their name on one of the three trophies which were up for grabs.  The classified shooters are those who take part or those who have taken part in UCPSA registered events.  The unclassified shooters are mostly club shooters only.

In the classified section Sam Haugh managed to come put on top with a score of 97/288 and Orr Forsythe shot to get into second place with a score of 96/285.  A shoot-off was required to settle third place between Alan Charleton, David Megaw and Brian Robinson.  Alan was able to see of f the challenge of Davy and Brian to claim the third piece of silverware. 

In the unclassified section it was David McBride who came out on top with 93/269.  This was a great achievement for David who has only recently taken up shooting and has a trophy in his first season.  Warren Quinn came second with 89/254 and David Martin third with 89/252.

The Busby Trophy was also shot for on Saturday, this is open to the top five score of the 100 Bird shoot regardless of classification with the exception of the winner of the classified section.  The five men in contention for the trophy were, Orr Forsythe, Brian Robinson, Davy Megaw, Alan Charleton and Alex Beauchanan.  As winner of the 100 Bird, Sam Haugh had the comfort of refereeing the Busby Trophy shoot.  Alex Beauchanan emerged as the winner. 

The Dinner and Awards Night was held on Saturday evening in the Royal British Legion in Kilkeel.  David Megaw welcomed all present in particular Mr and Mrs Bertie Irvine who presented the trophies.  David gave a report of Club activities during the past year thanking all of the sponsors who have been involved with the club.  He also gave a word of praise to the clubs two International shooters, Ronald Sloan and Mark McConnell, who have both recently returned from representing Northern Ireland in South Africa in the DTL World Championships.  After the prize giving, Bertie thanked the Club for inviting himself and Elizabeth to the dinner and for the opportunity to present the prizes.  Mrs Vera Megaw presented a bouquet of flowers to Mrs Irvine and also to Andrea Irvine for all her hard work for the club over the past year.

Results 100 Bird Competition

1^st        Sam Haugh                   97/288

2^nd        Orr Forsythe                96/285

3^rd        Alan Charleton 98/284

Results 100 Bird Competition Unclassified

1^st        David McBride 93/269

2^nd        Warren Quinn               89/254

3^rd        David Martin                89/252

Busby Winner – Alex Beauchanan

Club League Classified

Ronald Sloan                225

Brian Robinson 216

Willie Robinson            213     

Club League Unclassified

Warren Quinn               130

Johnny Main                 111

David McBride             58

The first shoot of the new season will be on the 6^th April @ 6pm.  This will be the first Round of the Summer League and will be 20 Bird Re-entry.    

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The last shot of the 2009/2010 season took place on Saturday 13^th March.  There were 21 competitors shooting a total of 18 lines.  The classified league was already settled prior to the shoot, but the unclassified league wasn’t as clear cut as there was the opportunity for change.  Willie Robinson secured the only straight of the day.  Billy Liggett, Matt Smyth, David Megaw and Norman Sally all returned a score of 20/59.  Orr Forsythe, Hugh Forsythe and Wesley Park all shot their lines to 20/58.  The shoot off for second and third place ended with Norman Sally edging out David Megaw and Matt Smyth.  In the unclassified league, David McBride moved ahead of Garath Hanna to claim third place and will be on the hunt for more silverware at the Club Only 100 Bird on 27^th March.

Saturday 27^th March is the Club Only 100 Bird shoot.  This is exclusively for members of the club only and shooting will begin at 10.30am.  The Annual Dinner and Awards Night will take place later on in the evening at the RBL Kilkeel with dinner at 7.30pm.

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Willie Robinson secured victory at Ballyvea on Saturday 20^th February after a tense shoot-off.  Four maximum scores were recorded throughout the days shooting. Willie was joined in the final by Orr Forsythe, David McBride and Brain Robinson.  Four more competitors narrowly missing out were David Megaw, Ian Chambers, Warren Quinn and Noel Carson all on 20/59.  In the final David McBride shot 16/45, Brian Robinson 17/51, Willie and Orr both scores 19/57.  This left both men in a single barrel shoot-off.  Willie comfortable held the pressure and shot a straight 20/60.  Orr finished in second place with 16/48.

1^st        Willie Robinson

2^nd        Orr Forsythe

3^rd        Brian Robinson

The results of the recent fireside quiz

1^st        Kathy Purdy                 Annalong

2^nd        Herbert Henning           Rathfriland

3^rd        Inez Hannaway Loughbrickland

Thanks to all those who helped in this fundraising event.

Next shoot Saturday 13^th March @ 12 noon.

Ballyvea Gun Club’s latest shoot was on Saturday 23^rd January.  Twenty competitors attended shooting 16 lines.  As the season is now drawing to a close with only a handful of shoots remaining, league points were at a premium for some. 

In the unclassified section of the league, Warren Quinn extended his lead over Johnny Main and in the classified section of the league; Ronald Sloan has now got 225 points and has the maximum score available.  Second in the classified looks like it is headed in the direction of the Robinson family with Brian and Willie on 212 points each.  Should any of the Robinson’s slip up, Orr Forsythe or Alan Charleton can nip in and take home a piece of silverware. 

Four competitors managed to record a 20/60.  Ronald Sloan, Alan Charleton, Sandy McConnell and Willie Robinson.  David McBride, Ian Chambers and Orr Forsythe were all on 20/59, Brian Robinson 20/58, Warren Quinn and Gary Laffin on 20/57 and 19/57.  The club’s website is now up and running again and updated.  Next shoot at Ballyvea is on Saturday 20^th February.

In the classified section of the league, Ronald Sloan has the comfort of having the league won as he now cannot be caught.  Brian Robinson lies ten points ahead of Willie, who currently lies in third.  Willie however cannot sit so comfortable as Alan Charleton and Orr Forsythe are snapping at his heels for the third place.

In the novice section of the league, Warren Quinn leads Johnny Main by nine points.  Garath Hanna and John Haugh (Ballyvea) will be fighting it out for third place, with Garath holding the advantage over John by nine points.

Aaron Smyth will be hosting a fundraising shoot at his home on Drumdreenagh Road, Rathfriland on 30^th January.  All proceeds will be going towards local members of the DTL Teams who will be representing Northern Ireland in South Africa in March in the World Championships.  Aaron’s shoot will have a 10am start.

Monday 28^th December

The competition for the Samuel Chambers Memorial Shield took place on Monday 28^th December at Ballyvea.  The competition attracted almost 50 competitors shooting a total of 43 lines.  Bright sunshine made targets difficult for a short time but all in all the weather was favourable for shooting.  Twelve men managed to make the final with a straight.  The first squad was made up of Andrew Annett, George Gracey, Trevor McGibbon (last year’s winner), Orr Forsythe and JP Smyth.  It was Trevor who came out on top in the first squad with a 20/59.  The second squad was made up of Guy Carlisle, Hugh Ervine, Ronald Sloan, Sam Haugh and Willie Robinson.  Guy Carlisle recorded a 20/60 along with Hugh Ervine.  The third squad consisted of David Henning, Leslie Chambers and David McBride on 20/59 and Alex Graham also 20/59, both of who were shooting for second and third place in the Novice Shield.  Leslie Chambers was sure of winning this after shooting a 20/60.  Guy Carlisle and Hugh Ervine were left to shoot off again to establish first place in a single barrel competition.  Guy managed to hold off the challenge from the NI Team Manager by 18 points to 16 to win his second trophy at Ballyvea in nine days.  Third place was shared between Trevor McGibbon and Ronald Sloan.

 1^st        Guy Carlisle                             

2^nd        Hugh Ervine                             

3^rd=       Trevor McGibbon

3^rd=      Ronald Sloan   

Thursday 31st December

Ballyvea Gun club’s final shoot of 2009 was the Kenny Irvine Memorial Cup and what a competition it turned out to be.  There were forty six shooters shooting a total of 39 lines with 13 making it to the final shoot-off.  The first squad consisted of Ronald Sloan, Mark McKeown, Guy Carlisle, George Gracey and Junior Shooter Aaron McDowell.  Guy Carlisle and George Gracey recorded another 20/60 each.  The second squad of four saw Ronnie Peters, Aaron Smyth, another junior shooter, David Henning and Hugh Ervine.  Aaron Smyth was the pick of this squad with a 20/28.  The third squad of Ian Chambers, Willie Robinson, Raymond McKnight and Sandy McConnell saw Ian Chambers and Willie Robinson join Mark McKeown on 20/59 for a shoot off for the final piece of silverware.  It was all down to Guy Carlisle and George Gracey to see who would take home the magnificent new trophy presented to the club by the Irvine family in memory of Kenny.  In the single barrel final it was Guy Carlisle who came out the victor.  Guy had recorded a hat-trick of wins at Ballyvea, having won all of their Christmas shoots inside two weeks.  This was a great display of shooting by anyone’s standards of someone who is in fine shooting form.  The shoot-off for third place was won by Willie Robinson.  The brother and sister of the Club’s late chairman presented the cup and trophies to the winners.

1^st        Guy Carlisle

2^nd        George Gracey

3^rd        Willie Robsinson

By way of a side show, Aaron Smyth organised a last man standing competition in which 20 competitors took part.  The 20 soon became 4.  They were Hugh Ervine, Alex Graham, Alex Beauchanan and Ronald Sloan.  The eventual winner was Alex Beauchanan who received a box of shells as his prize. 

The Inter-Club competition between Rathfriland and Ballyvea was this year won by Ballyvea by six points.  Hugh Ervine presented the trophy to Andrea Irvine. 

Ballyvea Club would like to thank all those who supported their shoots over the past year and to all of our sponsors.  Wishing you all a Happy New Year and good wished to the NI DTL shooting team who will be travelling to South Africa in March.