A splendid performance by the Sussex Junior team on Sunday, 15th August resulted in the Recurve team finishing second to Essex by a narrow margin, while the Compound team successfully defended the title it won last year.

Champions! Team Manager Terry White with the Sussex Junior Compound team of Daniel Allen, Stevie Kent, Jamie Cole and Pip Tucknott.

Congratulations to the members of both teams.  It was quite a performance in difficult conditions and against tough opposition.  Much credit must also go to the team manager, Terry White, and his wife Pam.

Sussex took second place in the Recurve Championships, one place higher than last year, and the team of Bryony Pitman, Hayley Foord, Will Martin, Tom Winkworth and Abigail Goacher look justifiably pleased with their efforts.

Full scores, more information and more photos will follow soon.

The teams to represent Sussex at this year’s SCAS Senior Inter-Counties Championships have been finalised.

Recurve Team

• Diane Billenness (Eastbourne Archers)
• Mandy Linn (Bognor Regis AC)
• Gavin Sutherland (Hellingly AC)
• Mykola Prysnyak (Chichester Bowmen)
• Mark Dunbar (Meridian AC)
• Paul King (Six Villages, travelling reserve)

Compound Team

• Linda Palmer (Bognor Regis AC)
• Hannah Temple (Ditchling AC)
• Steve Allen
• Pip Tucknott (Ditchling AC)
• Chris Keate (Hellingly AC)
• Colin Woodley (Worthing AC, travelling reserve)

The shoot takes place on Sunday 12th September at Andover Archers.  Good luck and good shooting to the members of both teams.

Sussex archers returned from last weekend’s Kent AA Open Target Championships with an excellent tally of medals.

Gavin Sutherland of Hellingly AC romped home into first place in the Gents Recurve by the substantial margin of 47 points with a score of 1102.

Terry Maskell, also of Hellingly AC, took the silver medal in the Gents Compound with 1208, just six points behind Justin Phillips (Reigate Priory Bowmen).

Jamie Cole (West Sussex Youth Archers) set a new Sussex county record of 1282 in the Junior Gents Bristol III Compound.

Second places were also achieved by Tom Winkworth (Bayeaux Bowmen) and Sam Randall (Bognor Regis AC).

Full results from the tournament can be viewed using this link.

Well done to you all!

CMO Bowmen’s 44th Annual York/Hereford Tournament on Sunday 8th August saw Sussex archers on fine form.

The Gents Recurve was won by Gavin Sutherland (Hellingly AC), while Mykola Prysnyak (Chichester Bowmen) took third place.

Stella Wilson (Bayeaux Bowmen) added another medal to her enviable collection from this season with third place in the Ladies Recurve.

Linda Palmer of Bognor Regis AC also collected another medal by finishing second in the Ladies Compound.

In the Gents Compound Steve Allen took the silver medal, while Pip Tucknott (Ditchling AC) and Stevie Kent (Friars Gate Archers) finished first and second respectively in the Junior Gents Compound York round.

Full results can be found on the CMO Bowmen website.