Archers of Warrnambool made history tonight, by running round 1 and round 2 of it’s very first indoor league. Comprising 2 rounds of 30 arrows, Australian Indoor 18m, 12 archers took part in the first of many events at this ever strengthening club.
Nine local members were joined by 3 hardy shooters from Greater Hamilton Archery. Brendan and Deb Jones and Marshall Mott all made the 70 minutes journey to Allansford to help foster greater relationships with other archery clubs around the Western Victoria / SE Sth Australia region.
GHA lived up to their reputation as one of the strongest clubs in the region by posting competitive scores in all three divisions.
GHA’s Brendan Jones was the standout archer on the night, posting scores of 291 and 292, with our own Elliot “the Hammer” Riley a very close second.
The Hammer was his usual consistent self with two rounds of 289. Daniel Baker, (265 & 272) and Dave Reid (263 & 270) made up the final two archers in the A grade division.
In B Grade, our own Jesse Sellens (compound) leads the way, closely followed by GHA’s Marshall Mott (compound) and Deb Jones (barebow recurve), with Doctor Charlotte (recurve) hot on their heels.
In front of the C Grade division is Chelsea Theobald-Daly shooting her Hoyt hunting bow with Denise Burrell and Gerry Mahony with their sighted recurves making up second and third place respectively and Paul Ryan in fourth with his barebow recurve.
Special mention needs to be made of Paul, who tonight was shooting a bow for only the third time in his life. He accounted for himself well, posting 2 respectable scores given his level of experience. If he continues to improve at his current level, he will be a very competitive archer within a relatively short time. Well done Paul, keep at it mate, you’re doing well.
Scores for Round 1 and Round 2 of our Spring Indoor League are;
| Archer | Division | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 |
| Brendan Jones | A Grade | 291 | 292 |
| Elliot Riley | A Grade | 289 | 289 |
| Daniel Baker | A Grade | 265 | 272 |
| Dave Reid | A Grade | 263 | 270 |
| Jesse Sellens | B Grade | 263 | 260 |
| Marshall Mott | B Grade | 217 | 250 |
| Deb Jones | B Grade | 228 | 226 |
| Charlotte | B Grade | 206 | 163 |
| Chelsea Daly | C Grade | 178 | 182 |
| Denise Burrell | C Grade | 145 | 153 |
| Gerry Mahoney | C Grade | 109 | 134 |
| Paul Ryan | C Grade | 58 | 50 |
Round 3 and Round 4 are scheduled to be held at our indoor range at Duran Park, 200 Buckley’s Road, Allansford, with practice commencing at 6pm and first arrow at 8pm sharp . All are welcome and we hope to see you there!