Bronze and Master Badges: Laerskool Fochville Pistol Shooters Report Back From SA Championships
Laerskool Fochville has congratulated four of its young pistol shooters on their results at the SA Shooting Championships. The learners competed in the under-12 and under-14 pistol sections, and each came home with badges, while one also won a medal with her team.
A team bronze for Mieke van der Walt
Mieke van der Walt, who shot in the under-14 pistol section, finished 17th individually and received her Junior badge. In the team event she placed third and won a bronze medal.
Master badges for the under-12 shooters
The school's two under-12 pistol shooters, Hanrick du Plessis and Brian Wasserman, both earned the full set of badges listed in the post: Junior, Marksman, Expert and Master. Brian finished eighth, the best individual placing in the group, and also earned bronze and silver bars.
The results at a glance
- Mieke van der Walt (u/14 pistol): 17th; Junior badge; 3rd in team event, bronze medal
- Dawid Byleveldt (u/14 pistol): 12th; Junior, Marksman and Expert badges
- Hanrick du Plessis (u/12 pistol): 14th; Junior, Marksman, Expert and Master badges
- Brian Wasserman (u/12 pistol): 8th; Junior, Marksman, Expert and Master badges; bronze and silver bars
What this means for you
These results show that Fochville's shooting programme is producing learners who can compete at national level. Parents of learners interested in target shooting can ask Laerskool Fochville about the sport, and the community can congratulate the four shooters on the school's Facebook page.
Source: Laerskool Fochville (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122139686523231363