By Kelly Hamer | Posted: Wednesday September 23, 2026
Canterbury Provincial Champs
The Canterbury Provincial Championships were held over the weekend of 12–13th September at the Timaru Clay Target Club, with a number of our TBHS students competing and representing our school with pride.
Congratulations to Jacob Burgess (Year 13), who placed 3rd in the A Grade Double Rise event with a score of 26/30. Stirling Heffernan (Year 11) also took 3rd place in the B Grade Double Rise event with 25/30.In the Handicap by Distance event, Stirling placed 1st overall to take out the Canterbury Provincial Championship and Junior Champion titles with 25/25 (plus 20/20 in the shoot-off). Jacob claimed 3rd place with 25/25 following a shoot-off of his own.Harvey Metcalf (Year 9) and Edward White (Year 10) also had a fantastic weekend, shooting well against some very experienced competition.
Great shooting boys, and good luck for the South Islands and National Championships in Christchurch at the end of September.
