VICTORIAN shooter Craig Fitzgerald won the state double rise championship with 57 targets out of 60 on the first day of the Tasmanian clay target shooting championships at Evandale yesterday.
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His win followed a shoot-off with Tasmanian Stuart Browning and interstate junior Mitchell Iles.
The A-grade title went to Lawrence Mirabella with 42-50. Brian Muirson was second with 49-60.
Jamie McIntyre took out B grade 43-50.
C grade was won by Tasmanian junior Lachlan Brown, who has only been shooting for a few weeks, with 36-50.
Lance Witzerman, who is in his 80s, finished second in C grade.
Wendy Barton was the women's winner with 42-50, Bill Iles took out the veteran's category with 45-50 and his grandson Mitchell took the juniors with 55-60.
The overall handicap winner was Mark Hateley, who was the only person to shoot 50-50. The handicap veterans went to Ross Kingston 49-50.
Martina White won the women's title with 49-54 and Illes made it double junior titles in taking the handicap with 48-50.
