Hertfordshire Archery Association
(Patron: The Marchioness of Salisbury)
the association of target archery clubs in Hertfordshire, England
the association of target archery clubs in Hertfordshire, England
The Association provides support and services to archery clubs and individuals in Hertfordshire. It is affiliated to GNAS and SCAS.
Just squeezed in to this month, the first set of results for the Junior Summer League. A good number of Junior Archers have submitted scores for the first month with 6 teams in the recurve section though only two for the compounds at the moment. This means that Abbey are currently leading Chiltern in the 'bows with wheels' or compound category. In the Recurve class (no pun intended) Edge Grove school have taken an early lead over Chiltern then Howard, but with six clubs in the race I expect the other clubs to mount a stiff challenge as the season goes on. Keep sending in the scores and don't forget to keep records for your JAWS booklets.
This is a plea to all clubs taking part in any of the summer leagues. The organisers would like to give you results tables as soon as possible but if you don't get your scores in they can't give you the current results, so please send in those numbers as soon as they become available.
There are currently less than a handful of spaces left for this years Herts County Championships according to an update from the organiser this evening. Once these are taken he will put subsequent entries on a waiting list for any spaces that may become vacant. This of course is excellent news for the organiser but not so good for those who have not yet entered. Please note that it will not be possible to add any more targets to the field. There are spaces for those who wish to shoot on the Saturday which although not Championship Day is still Rose and Record status.
This year we said goodbye to the Luton Rugby Club venue for the SCAS Cout with a move to the Manshead School in Caddington. The school had more than enough space to host the event and even provided a windmill to help archers judge the 'light southerly wind'. Full results and a few photographs can be found on the SCAS website but for now here are the HAA highlights. Many congratulations to HCA archer Robert Shirley for retaining his Recurve title but with only 7 points separating the first three, things were close at the top. With Derek Bridgewater taking second place in the Longbow contest that saw the end of the gents achievements. So well done to another pair of HCA archers,Julie Murrell for the Compound title and Helen Mawditt for the Longbow title. Two more top achievers completed the lineup with Ruth Brown from Abbey bowmen taking the Barebow and Mary Perrott, the only junior from the county to enter this year also from Abbey winning the Junior Compound class. It would have been nice to see more county archers entered, maybe next year.