Success for North Devon Scouts at Championships

Success for North Devon Scouts at Championships

Fourteen North Devon scouts aged from 11 to 18 and their leaders travelled to Bisley to take part in the National Scout Air rifle championships. The scouts came from the Taw Explorers, 1st North Devon ( Barnstaple) 1st Ilfracombe, 50th North Devon ( Sticklepath) and the 1st Tawstock. Groups

The North Devon District Scout team became the National Scout 3 Positional Air Rifle Champions after a tight battle with Cheshire. The team consisting of Kirstie Attwood, Luke Smith and Craig Attwood who set a new national record.

Not to be outdone Dean Bale from the 1st North Devon took the under 12 Junior National Air-rifle Title. The National 10 Sporter title went to Luke Smith of Taw Explorers narrowly beating Kirstie Attwood from Network into second place on a countback. Kirstie took the Senior 6yd title with Terry Luxton coming 2nd. Craig Attwood who finished 5th in the 10m Precision event took the highest improvement award.

Devon Champion

Kirstie-Anne Attwood of the North Devon Scout TSC became the Devon County Air Rifle Champion at the South West Air-Rifle Championships held at Okehampton finishing as the top lady in third place in A Class with a personal best score of 561.

Not to be outdone younger brother Craig Attwood took both the South West and the Devon Junior Champion title with fellow club member Luke Smith taking both silver medals. Craig took the Class B title and Luke Smith the Class C title.

The Braunton team of Kirstie Attwood, Craig Attwood and Chris Attwood took second place in the South West Team Title only 1 point behind St Austell.