Four Orange pistol Shooters to contest championships

06/03 /2013: Central Western Daily: THE Orange and District Pistol Club will be well represented at the National Pistol Australia Championships at Perth later this month, with four of the club’s members named in teams to compete.

Orange duo dominate state titles

11/10/2012: Central Western Daily: THE Orange and District Pistol Club’s dominance of the state’s WA1500 and 25 metre service pistol titles shows no signs of slowing down, and it’s thanks to two dead-eye die hards.

Brus Leads State Charge

01/09/2012: Central Western Daily: ORANGE and District Pistol Club member Dean Brus continued his run of good form at the NSW Service Pistol titles.

Pair of shooters aimimg up at home

25/08/2012: Central Western Daily: ORANGE shooters Dean Brus and Dave Oates will be fighting to retain their place in the state team at this weekend’s NSW State Service Pistol Titles.

Orange a top shot in state titles

10/10/2011: Central Western Daily: ORANGE’S Lara Cowling has claimed the ICIANZ International Rose Bowl - Sport Pistol Champion trophy for the second year in a row.
The Orange and District Pistol Club member took out the Women’s Sport 25m event at the NSW ISSF State Championships in Cessnock on the long weekend to win the trophy.

Orange pair shine at world championships

23/08/2011: Central Western Daily: DEAN Brus and Dave Oates are already talking about the 2013 World 1500 Championships despite just returning from this year’s competition.
Australia will host the World Championships, which are held every two years, in 2013 in Perth.

Orange shooters dominate nationals

04/05/2011: Central Western Daily: FIVE of Orange’s finest pistol shooters have taken on Australia’s best and shone, confirming the Orange and District Pistol Club’s place as one of the nation’s premier clubs.
Dean Brus, Davey Oates, Max Wicks, Lara Cowling and Helen Lord represented New South Wales at the 54th ISSF and Pistol Australia National Championships in Adelaide last month.

FRESH START - Lara Cowling

17/03/2011: Central Western Daily: IMAGINE having to carry a gun with you every time you stepped outside. Imagine you had six foot walls with barbwire fences surrounding your house for protection. Imagine having a panic room inside your house with a security button that calls for help. Imagine coming home to your house and finding everything you owned was gone.

A Shot in the Arm

26/01/2011: Central Western Daily: INTERNATIONALLY recognised pistol shooter Dean Brus never tires of winning the Senior Sportsperson of the Year award.

Straight shooter

21/01/2011: Central Western Daily: GERMAN world champion Ralf Vanicek will be passing on his wealth of pistol shooting knowledge to Orange’s finest at the Orange Pistol Club this weekend. Vanicek, who has 37 world and precision pistol competition titles to his name in the 13 years he has been competing at the highest level, was brought to Orange by Pistol Australia to conduct practical courses.

Orange’s Brus and Oates a winning combination

31/08/2010: Central Western Daily: IT’S been a long time coming but Orange Pistol Club pair Dean Brus and Davey Oates have finally done it - they’ve beaten world pistol shooting powerhouse Ralf Vanicek.

Brus enters rarefied air with outstanding effort

28/07/2010: Central Western Daily: ORANGE pistol shooter Dean Brus has equalled the world record for the WA 1500 pistol event at the NSW Pistol State Championships - but the outstanding mark won’t be recognised officially. Dean Brus, David Oates, Max Wicks, Ralf Vanicek, Anthony Thornberry, Peter Brus.

Medal Magic

16/04/2010: Central Western Daily: FOR the first time in the Orange and District Pistol Club’s history four members were selected in the New South Wales team to contest the 2010 Pistol Australia 53rd National Championships. Dean Brus, Dave Oates, Max Wicks, Lara Cowling.

Orange shooter bags double despite slip-up

1/09/2009: Central Western Daily: A SLIP-UP didn’t prove costly for Dean Brus as the Orange shooter won the masters unrestricted service pistol title on Sunday to take out the double at the State Service Pistol Championships. Davey Oates, Don Pollard, Max Wicks, Paul Jensen, Robert Oliver, Paul Williamson, Mark Murray, Jason Kolar, Patrick O'Brien, John Ingold.

Orange pair want to go one better at 2010 world titles

27/08/2009: Central Western Daily ORANGE’S Davey Oates and Dean Brus are confident they can form a winning combination at the 2010 World WA 1500 Championships.
The duo are fresh from the 2009 championships in Germany where they finished second in the World Team Match Pistol event behind Germany.

Orange Duo Aim High

7/08/2009: Central Western Daily: DEAN Brus feels he and fellow Orange competitor Davey Oates will be shooting for Australia at the WA1500 World Championships in Germany on a level playing field after training with the European targets used at Worlds. Max Wicks.

Team Orange, 52nd ISSF / Pistol Australia National Championships

22/04/2009: Central Western Daily: ORANGE’S Dean Brus and Dave Oates have earned selection in the Australian team for this year’s WA 1500 World Championships. Dean Brus, Davey Oates, Max Wicks.

Orange shooters retain title

27/03/2009: Central Western Daily: FOR the second year in a row the Orange and District Pistol Club has defeated arch rivals Bathurst in the annual Invitational Pistol Competition. Brian Johnson, Helen Johnson, Michael Jadezak, Lara Cowling, Duncan Lockwood, Lloyd Lockwood.

Orange & District Pistol Club shooters on target

13/06/2008: Central Western Daily: ORANGE shooters featured heavily on the podium at the 30th Opal Open at Lightning Ridge on the weekend. Max Wicks, Lara Cowling, Michael Jadezak, Nick Jadezak.

Orange shooters on target

9/05/2008: Central Western Daily: Dean Brus and Dave Oates make up the Australian team for the Tirol WA1500 Match Open in Austria