The Ashburton College target shooting team of (from left) Emma Smith, Shania Harrison-Lee and Lanelle McArthur are national secondary schools’ champions.Photo supplied.Three Ashburton College girls have combined to take out the New Zealand secondary schools’ shooting championship.

The team of Shania Harrison-Lee, Emma Smith and Lanelle McArthur – all Coronation Target Shooting Club members – took part in the postal shoot, which involved shooting and sending away four rounds of targets, along with other schools and individuals from around the country.

Each result counted towards a team’s final score, but they also went on to an individual leaderboard as well as a graded result.

Harrison-Lee came out on top as the top overall individual and won the B grade championship, with Smith third. McArthur was the master grade champion and was also third overall.

Ashburton’s Phoenix Target Shooting Club was also represented in the competition, with Ben Thomas placing ninth in the D grade and Sam Smith 12th.

The Ashburton College trio of Harrison-Lee, Smith and McArthur will now be looking to back that national win up with another win at the schools’ national shoulder-to-shoulder match in Rangiora later this month.

© The Ashburton Guardian - 13 September 2018