EYES ON THE PRIZE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND CADETS

Cadets from across Northern Ireland put their shooting prowess to the test during the NI Cadet Rifle Meeting –  a challenging weekend of competitions held at Ballykinler.

Seven different matches were held over the course of the weekend – a mixture of individual and team events – using the Cadet Training Rifle.

The overall individual Champion at Arms Winner was Flight Sergeant Adam Feathers from Foyle College Londonderry CCF. (Pictured below).

The runner up was Corporal Adam Smith from F Company 2nd (NI) Bn ACF, Ballykinler (below) :

The Champion at Arms winning team was C Company 1st (NI) Bn ACF (NE Antrim), pictured at the top of the page.(From left, Cadet Corporal Matthew Logan, Cadet Sergeant Harry McCaughey, Cadet Colour Sergeant Richard Love and Cadet Corporal Aaron Cowan).

Congratulations must also go to 1st (NI) Bn ACF, A company, from Enniskillen, pictured below, for achieving 1st place in Match 3. From left: Cadet Lance Corporal Ben Hazelton; Cadet Sergeant Major Aaron Boyd; Cadet Corporal Naomi Crawford and Cadet Colour Sergeant Ashe Brice.

Also worthy of praise was G Company 2nd (NI) Bn ACF, (Peninsula), pictured below, who were winners of match 5. From left: Cadet Lance Corporal Craig Kennedy, Cadet Corporal Melissa McDevitte, Cadet Corporal Rebecca Harrison and Cadet Corporal Cameron Moore.

Rifle shooting is one of the most popular and exciting of the many sports and activities offered by the Cadets and that is reflected in the high numbers of skilled competitors in the competition, each with their eyes on the prize!  They should all be congratulated on their achievements.