The Lothian Smallbore
Shooting Association
is an umbrella body for clubs shooting smallbore rifle, air rifle
and air pistol in Edinburgh (Scotland) and the surrounding Lothian Region. Its
aims and purposes are to provide competition for the local smallbore
rifle clubs affiliated to it.
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News
(See bottom of page for archived news)
Cities & Boroughs Match 2009
18th June 2009
The result of this
match has just come through, showing yet another win for Edinburgh.
The estimates gave us a lower score than we have been getting in recent
years, but it was enough to pip Colchester by 2 points - 2358 to 2356.
They have the right to challenge their score until 6th July, and they
might well do so as it is so close. However, despite the team's
total being one point higher than the estimates, the County Captain has
decided to get his retaliation in first, and has challenged two of
Edinburgh's scores. Watch this space! Click on the County Teams link
on the left to see the details.
Jim Michael (2)
1st June 2009
Jim's funeral will take
place at Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh at 10.30am on Thursday 4th
June, following which there will be a service at Selkirk Parish Church at
12.30.
Jim Michael
30th May 2009
It's with much sadness
that I have to report the sudden death of Jim Michael who collapsed and
died last night. He was a stalwart of Selkirk Rifle Club and was a
popular figure among the Scottish shooting fraternity who will be missed
by many, especially in the Borders. Our condolences go to his family and
clubmates. Arrangements for the funeral will be given in due course.
Annual General Meeting
29th April 2009
The AGM of the
Association will be held at Balerno & Currie's range on Thursday 28th May
2009, commencing at 7.30 pm. The agenda and a relevant accompanying
letter from the Association Secretary are being circulated by email to
club contacts. These documents are also available to view/print from
here and
here respectively. All
members of affiliated clubs are entitled to attend. Please send any
apologies for absence to the Secretary at
secretary@lssa.org.uk. The prize presentations will take place after
the meeting, and it is hoped that as many prize-winners as possible will
be able to accept their awards in person.
SSRA Inter-Regional Matches
20th April 2009
Lothian's somewhat
makeshift team in the two Inter-Regional matches held at Denwood
(Aberdeen) yesterday regained the Bob Normand Memorial Trophy by winning
the outdoor match narrowly by only 5 points from Forth & Clyde. The indoor
match was even closer, as the competition ended in a tie between Lothian
and Forth & Clyde. Unfortunately the tie-break rule went against us
as we lost out there, having won this comp for the previous 3 years. Take
the County Teams link on the left (and scroll to the bottom) to see the
details.
Junior County Team
14th April 2009
Lothian's Junior team
of Ian McDougall, Rory McAlpine, Fraser Cheetham (all George Watson's
College) and Finlay Craig (Edinburgh University) have won the NSRA's
Junior County League Division 1. This is the third time in a row we have
won this, so congratulations to the current team on keeping the tradition
alive, although Rory, Finlay and Ian have been in all three of these
winning teams. Take the County Teams link on the left for full
details.
City & County matches
7th April 2009
A team of eight
representing Edinburgh in the annual Cities & Boroughs match will shoot at
Watsonians' range on Thursday 9th April. Edinburgh has won this for
the last four years, so another good performance is expected.
The County Captain has decided
to postpone shooting the Lothian team's cards in the BSA Cup competition
and the Women's County Match until the start of next season due to the
number of call-offs from the original selection of team and reserves which
would have made the team uncompetitive. The Easter holidays seem to
be getting in the way this year. Lothian has been well placed in the
BSA Cup competition in recent years and he would like the top team as far
as possible to take part. It's time we won this one.
The stickers for the
Commonwealth Cities match have just arrived. It's too late in the
season to try to shoot this now, so Edinburgh's team of 15 will also shoot
this at the start of next season.
The 'usual suspects' will be
getting a call in early September regarding these matches, which must be
shot by the end of that month.
Any volunteers to shoot in the
Lothian team in the SSRA's combined All Ranges and Inter-Region shoot at
Denwood (Aberdeen) on 19th April should contact the County Captain at
captain@lssa.org.uk
as soon as possible. All applications will be considered -
don't be shy. Outdoor shooting experience is required though.
You must have a residence in Edinburgh/Lothian Region to qualify.
Individual Postal League
5th April 2009
The results for March
have come through, and the final results are now available. Take the
Individual League link on the left for full details.
Association Championship
2nd April 2009
Only 11 entries were
made for the main Championship this year, and there were insufficient
entries to run any of the subsidiary Championships (Ladies, Veterans,
Junior, and Inexpert A and B). This is deplorable in itself, but
what's worse is that only four shooters turned up to contest the Final
from the eight qualifiers and one reserve. (Two entrants did not shoot the
qualifying round.) Three qualifiers sent apologies but two just did
not show up, without informing the organiser. The four who came were
all from Selkirk - there was nobody from a local club in the Edinburgh
area. What's going on?
Anyway, those four all went
directly into the semi-final, where John Milne beat Keith Nixon, and Bill
Vaughan beat Jim Michael. In the final, Bill Vaughan took the trophy
by beating John Milne 198-197, and third place was taken by Jim Michael,
who beat Keith Nixon in the playoff by 192-191.
Come on, Edinburgh -
support your local competitions!
Choose-Your-Own-Handicap
2nd April 2009
The Final of the CYOH
team championship has taken place, and it resulted in a win for Selkirk B
over George Heriot's FP in a direct reversal of last year's final.
Take the CYOH link on the left to see the details.
Shoulder-to-Shoulder League
2nd
April 2009
The S/S league has
finished and the results are as follows:
Division 1 1st Selkirk
Top Average award - Bill Vaughan (Selkirk)
Division 2 1st Pathhead
Top Average award - Alastair Parlett (Pathhead)
In both divisions, the
Matchplay award also goes to the division winners.
Take the link on the left to
see full details.
Team Postal League
15th
Mar 2009
Round 10 of the Team
Postal League has just been completed and the winners are now known:
Div 1: Pentland A, our guests from Caithness, have won for the first
time. Despite losing their first two matches they just pipped
Selkirk on aggregate after tie-ing on points. Selkirk must be rueing
the missed card in round 2 - that omission probably lost them the
league!
Div 2: EU Alumni won on their return to league shooting in Lothian
after a gap of several years.
Div 3: This was won by George Heriot's FP, who shot steadily
throughout and only lost one match.
Div 4: Pathhead walked away with this with a 100% record and by far
the best average.
Div 5: Leven B took this one, also with a very steady performance
although Lanark were chasing well and had a very similar average.
The Best Average award again goes to Alasdair Horne of Balerno & Currie
with 99.5 (five 100s followed by five 99s)
The Best Improvement award goes to John Milne of Selkirk with a + 56%
improvement over his average in the previous season.
County teams
9th
Mar 2009
The programme of county
team matches is in its last stages. The only prospect for any of our
teams is the Junior team, who are currently leading Division 1 of the
Junior County League with two rounds to go. A win is expected in R9
against bottom team Aberdeenshire, and a good score is required in R10 to
beat 3rd-placed Sussex, who are only a point behind, equal with Surrey.
Take the County Teams link on the left for full details of all teams.
World Cup Final
9th
Mar 2009
The final of the
Association's World Cup competition took place on Saturday 7th.
The winner was Martin Sinclair of EU Alumni, beating Nick Baker of
Watsonians into second place. The Plate was won by Alasdair Horne, and the
Bowl by Hugh Simpson of Wick Old Stagers. Take the World Cup link on the
left to see the full details.
Individual League, February
9th
Mar 2009
The results for
February's round of the Individual Postal League are now available. Take
the link on the left for details.
CYOH R2
5th
Mar 2009
The result of Round 2
(semi-final) of the Choose-Your-Own-Handicap team knockout is now available. Take
the CYOH link on the left for details. The final will be a repeat of last
year's, where Heriot's A will be defending their title against Selkirk B.
Individual League, January
15th Feb 2009
The results for
January's round of the Individual Postal League are now available. Take
the link on the left for details.
CYOH R1
9th Jan 2009
The result of Round 1
of the Choose-Your-Own-Handicap team knockout is now available. Take
the CYOH link on the left for details.
County Teams
8th
Dec
2008
The Main and Reserves
County teams have been revised from Round 5 to Round 10 after due
consideration of averages achieved in the County league, the Postal League
and the Shoulder-to-Shoulder league so far this season. The
revisions and targets for these rounds have been issued to club
secretaries. Take the County teams link on the left to see the new
teams plus results for the first couple of rounds.
County Knock-out
8th Nov
2008
The result for Round 1
of the NSRA County Knock-out has just arrived, with the news of a victory
for Lothian over Cornwall by only one point, 1,948 to 1,947.
Congratulations to the team. Stickers for the next round, against
perennial holders Hampshire, are being sent out as soon as possible as the
last date for shooting is 1st December.
Watsonian Open Meeting 23rd Oct 2008
The Watsonian Rifle
Club is holding its annual Open Meeting again this year at its range in
Edinburgh. The dates are Sunday 30th November and Saturday & Sunday 6th &
7th December. Five Classes with Ladies, Veterans and 3 levels of Junior
competitions, plus club teams of 3 - everyone is welcome. Previous
entrants will be emailed an entry form, and anyone can send a request
here for further information and/or an entry form.
Commonwealth Cities Match
23rd Oct 2008
Edinburgh has won the
Commonwealth Cities match once again. With the same score as last
year, the team of 15 was only five points ahead of Melbourne, and 26 ahead
of Auckland. Douglas was the last of the four entrants a long way
behind. Take the County Teams link on the left to see the individual
scores.
BSA Cup and Women's County Match
23rd Oct 2008
The results of the BSA
Cup and the Women's equivalent have just been received. Lothian came
3rd, behind another sensational score from Caithness, followed by Auckland
only a point behind.
The Women's team didn't fare too well, coming in 11th.
County Leagues
24th Sept 2008
The cards have been
issued to clubs for the 2008-09 County postal team leagues. The
first round is due for 20th October (3rd Nov for the Reserves team, whose
league runs one round behind the others). The Main team remains in
Division 2 (4th last year). The Reserves team, which came a poor 5th
in Division 5 last year have somewhat surprisingly been placed in Division
4 this year on the declared averages. The Women's team, also with a
poor placing in Division 2 last season, are now in Division 3. If
they perform to their potential they have a great chance of winning it.
The Junior and 3P teams are of course still in their respective Division
1s. Take the County
Teams link on the left to see the full teams, the timetable of matches and
opponents round by round. Results will be posted there as soon as
they are available.
City/County Matches
21st Sept 2008
The Commonwealth
Cities match will be shot on Thursday 25th Sept at Balerno & Currie's
range. The Women's County Match will take place there at the same
time. Take the County Teams link on the left to see the teams selected
(see BSA Cup for the Women's team)..
Shoulder-to-Shoulder League
21st Sept 2008
The fixtures meeting
for the S/S League took place last week and the competition is up and
running. Take the link on the left to see details. The first matches
will take place on 6th October.
The return of Watsonians
(albeit in Division 2) means there are two divisions of four this year.
Expect a very tight competition in Div 2 as the declared averages of all
the teams are very close. Lauder, winners of Division 1 last year,
have re-branded themselves and will compete as Selkirk this season.
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