MANITOULIN—The Manitoulin Sea Cadets have once again demonstrated their outstanding marksmanship skills, this time during a Winterpalooza event which included all air, army and sea cadet corps in the Sudbury area.
At the event, held in Sudbury on the third weekend in January, “the cadets took part in a variety of winter sports activities, including marksmanship,” said Denis Blake. “It was a fun shooting competition between all corps and squadrons, with the Manitoulin Sea Cadet corps team finishing in first place. They were using .22 calibre rifles shooting at 15 metres, which is a longer distance than they normally shoot at in competition.”
This same team will be taking part in an indoor marksmanship competition on February 24 in Sudbury, said Mr. Blake.
“Petty officer second class Elizabeth Hazlitt was first in the individuals open (seniors) category. This means that among all the competitors, she finished first overall. And in the under 15 junior category, two of our cadets tied for first,” said Mr. Blake. “Leading cadet Laszlo Vernarsky and leading cadet Liam MacLean finished tied for first.”
“The marksmanship team is continuing to practice now and will be competing in the event in February. Their coach for that event will be sub-lieutenant Miranda MacKay,” added Mr. Blake.
