The County Indoor Archery Championships were held at the weekend (3 Feb 2008), in combination with the County Junior Championships and the West Midlands Regional Junior Championships, at the Harry Mitchell Sports Centre in Warley. Particularly good results were achieved by archers from the Leamington with the taking the top 5 places in the men’s recurve event.

All archers shot the Portsmouth round of 5 dozen arrows at a 60 cm face over 20 yards.

The men’s recurve trophy went to Brian Tustin with a score of 576 out of a maximum of 600. Colin Geenes was in the lead, when with 9 arrows to go his bottom limb delaminated, and although he bravely borrowed a bow to shoot the last 9 arrows, he inevitably dropped a few points and had to be satisfied with 573 and the silver medal. Pete Hunnisett, with another excellent personal performance, took bronze with 568. James Scott and Paul Roberts were not far behind on 564 and 558 respectively. The recurve team trophy for 4 archers from one club almost inevitably went to Leamington, the team comprising Tustin, Geenes, Hunnisett and Scott. Denis Folkard won the men’s recurve barebow event and Dave Hyde was third in the longbow competition with 335.

Dawn Leide with 554 had a narrow victory over Meriden’s Janette Ross in the ladies compound competition.

Leamington juniors, all shooting recurve bows, put up a very good showing. Bethany Roberts with 496 took gold in the County and silver in the Regional Championships. David Jenkins, in his first competition, won the Under 16 boys sections in both events with 368 and Henry Scott (527) and Michael McCarthy (200) both took gold in their age groups of under 12 and under 9 respectively.

Henry Scott, Bethany Roberts, Caitlin McCarthy (444) and David Jenkins lifted both the county and regional junior team trophies.