Subscribe Login
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Videos
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obits
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Videos
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obits
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
  • Home
  • News
    • International News
  • Latest
  • Business
    • Business Bites
  • Cartoon
  • Games
  • Food Awards
  • Health
  • Entertainment
    • Bookends
  • Regional
  • Sports
    • Sports
    • World Cup
    • World Champs
    • Olympics
  • Videos
  • Career & Education
  • Classifieds
  • All Woman
  • Environment
  • Webinars
  • More
    • Football
    • Elections
    • Letters
    • Advertorial
    • Columns
    • Editorial
    • Supplements
  • Epaper
  • Design Week
Top gunners await 12th NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays
Sports
March 9, 2019

Top gunners await 12th NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays

ONE of the Jamaica Skeet club’s biggest event of the year — the prestigious NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays Open which is in its 12th year, shoots off today at the Woodleigh Shooting Range in Clarendon starting at 10:30 am with a shotgun start.

It is one of the most anticipated events of the year and will feature the best gunners on the island including nine-time national shotgun champion Ian Banks, who was the highest placed Jamaica in 2018 after ending with a score of 92 out of 100 birds.

Banks had to settle for second place behind the young American Joseph Pinchin, who shot 96 out of 100 birds to be crowned the champion. He is the first non-Jamaican to win the NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays Open.

Shaun Barnes, the six-time shotgun national champion, will be on the range as well to challenge for the top spot. He is coming off a recent win at the Jamaica Gun Club’s shoot in February and will be looking to be on the podium again.

The current national shotgun champion Christian Sasso, who won his second national championship in 2018, is upbeat about his chances today. He is also coming off a recent win, having won the first shoot of the year, the Driftwood Gun Club’s Sporting Clays Challenge in January.

Other shooters to look out for include the 2017 NCB Capital Markets champion Bobby Chung, who credited his ability to keep a cool head in the heat of competition for his win. Also on the course to vie for podium finishes will be Craig Simpson, Geoffrey Ziadie, Robert Yap Foo, Ray McMaster, Robbie Subaran and Nicholas Benjamin.

The ladies section should see a lot of competition as well. Three-time national female champion and defending champion in the NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays Open Wendy McMaster has been shooting well as seen by her improvement to date. She is now shooting with the men in C Class (the only female in C Class). She expects stiff competition from Marguerite Harris, the 2017 champion, Toni Barnes and Renee Rickhi.

In the juniors section, Roman Tavares-Finson, Danzell Knight, Peter Mahfood, JJ Ralston, Mark Desnoes, Cameron Pan Sang and Matthew Josephs will be in hot pursuit of each other for the top spot.

The 100-bird shoot will be spread across 17 stations. The shooters will compete in nine classes — A, B, C, D and E; Junior, Sub Junior; Ladies and Hunters or first-time shooters.

The shooters have come to expect challenging conditions on the Woodleigh Shooting Range such as windy, hot and humid with very little covering.

{"website":"website"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
img img
0 Comments · Make a comment

ALSO ON JAMAICA OBSERVER

Prince, Campbell through to 110m hurdles final at Commonwealth Games
Latest News, Sports
Prince, Campbell through to 110m hurdles final at Commonwealth Games
July 27, 2026
Jamaica’s Demario Prince and Jerome Campbell are through to Monday’s final of the 110m hurdles after both placed second in their semi-final heat in th...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Fires in Europe — latest developments
International News, Latest News
Fires in Europe — latest developments
July 27, 2026
PARIS, F rance (AFP) — Here are the main developments related to the wildfires raging in Spain and France on Monday: New Spain heatwave Meteorological...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Haitian police search for kidnapped senior gov’t official amid election efforts
International News, Latest News, Regional
Haitian police search for kidnapped senior gov’t official amid election efforts
July 27, 2026
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haitian police are searching for the country’s Chief of Staff to the Minister of National Education, Ecclésiaste Théléma...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
UK funeral director faces jail in bodies scandal
International News, Latest News
UK funeral director faces jail in bodies scandal
July 27, 2026
KINGSTON UPON HULL, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British funeral director faced prison Monday over a scandal that saw bodies left uncremated while relativ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Shameful’: JLP slams Golding over failure to condemn statements in leaked PNP voicenotes
Latest News, News
‘Shameful’: JLP slams Golding over failure to condemn statements in leaked PNP voicenotes
July 26, 2026
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is describing as “shameful” the failure of People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to condemn statements m...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaica edge Honduras with dramatic late winner in Concacaf U20 opener
Latest News, Sports
Jamaica edge Honduras with dramatic late winner in Concacaf U20 opener
July 26, 2026
Jamaica beat Honduras 2-1 in their opening Concacaf Under-20 Championships Group C game at Estadio Universitario BUAP in Puebla, Mexico on Sunday. A s...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Latest News, News
WATCH: NaRRA voicenotes don’t represent official position of PNP, says Golding
July 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding says leaked voicenotes of party members discussing tactics to undermine the N...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Latest News, News
WATCH: Two shot and injured in Bellefield, Manchester
July 26, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Two men have been hospitalised following a gun attack near the entrance of the Bellefield High School in Manchester on Sunday. P...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

Polls

HOUSE RULES

  1. We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published.
  2. Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received.
  3. We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion.
  4. Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read.
  5. Please don't use the comments to advertise. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: advertising@jamaicaobserver.com.
  6. If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email: community@jamaicaobserver.com.
  7. Lastly, read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy

Recent Posts

Archives

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

Archives

Logo Jamaica Observer
Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. Follow Jamaican news online for free and stay informed on what's happening in the Caribbean
Featured Tags
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Health
  • Auto
  • Business
  • Letters
  • Page2
  • Football
Categories
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
Ads
img
Jamaica Observer, © All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • RSS Feeds
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Code of Conduct