Rosebery may have little more than just 700 residents whose population noticeably declined over the years, but its gun club is continuing to fire shots back at its interstate rivals amid the state carnival.
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Again for the second day of competition, Paul Francis had back-to-back wins in the veterans class during the state double rise championship with 47 shots from 50.
The club nestled away in Tasmania's west coast also had three wins on Friday.
Francis nearly made it a second in A grade to Mersey shooter Tim Atkins by a shot.
The big winner was Roger Duthie, from Hamilton, after the Victorian nailed 49 from 50 in the open grade.
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Wagga's Ben Woodhouse took out the AA grade by two with a score of 58 from 60.
Spring Bay's Ray Jones claimed C grade for the state with 42 shots on target from 50.
Coleambally's Chloe Evans was the top junior with 40 from 50 while Deserie Baynes, from Port Augusta, for the second straight day proved too good in the women's class with 46 from 50.
The state handicap was taken out by Central Wimmera shooter Ashley Bolwell, who finished with a perfect score of 69 from 69 in what was just a one-shot victory.
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Andrew Mathieson
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
