Sport
31 October, 2023
Dobbins on target
COBDEN Technical School student Lenny Dobbins has finished second in the South West Middle Years (year 7-10) clay target shooting competition.
Cobden student Lenny Dobbins brought home second prize of the clay target shooting competition at Lake Gillear.
COBDEN Technical School student Lenny Dobbins has finished second in the South West Middle Years (year 7-10) clay target shooting competition.
Lenny performed well at Lake Gillear recently to finish runner-up in the experienced section of the competition.
Held at Lake Gillear, the event attracted well over 200 students from across the region, who were divided into two categories – novice (less than 12 months’ firearms experience) and experienced (more than 12 months experience).
Lenny was the only student from Cobden Technical School to compete in the experienced category and finished the day with a score of 18/20 (taking second place on countback).
The experienced boys’ category was won by Cody Brown of Emmanuel, with Harry Brown from Hamilton and Alexandra College in third.
All three boys finished on 18.
Other great scores by Cobden’s novice shooters, some only having their second attempt at clay target shooting, were as follows:
Korie Hesler-Emery 12, Max Paton 8, Riley Chamberlain 8, Xander Weel 7, Jack Kennedy 7, Alan Warden 5, Hayden Chamberlain 5, Nathan Patullock 5 and Noah Bignell 2.