Shooting stars: Brus boys etch names into history books again

24/04/2017: Central Western Daily: Dean and Pete Brus are no strangers to making pistol shooting history, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise the father-son duo etched their names into the record books again at the 2017 International Shooting Sport Federation/Pistol Australia (ISSF/PA) National Championships at Cessnock.

Pistol shooters claim team of the year, Oates scores top gong at Orange Sports Awards

04/08/2016: Central Western Daily:PISTOL shooting extraordinaire Dean Brus was rapt after he, 18-year-old son Pete Brus and close mate Dave Oates claimed the 2015 team of the year at Wednesday night’s Orange Sports Awards ceremony at the Orange Civic Theatre.

Oates also claimed his second sportsperson of the year award after he, individually, claimed the world SP5 (distinguished revolver) high master world championship – with a strong 590 - and produced several massive performances at the state and national levels.

Lara the NSW gun aims up with perfect tens at state pistol championship

15/10/2015: Central Western Daily: ORANGE and District Pistol Club shooter Lara Cowling had her first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) state championship title in her sights, all she needed was to fire two more perfect shots in her 10 metre women’s air pistol final at the Cessnock Pistol Club to earn it.

Best of the best: world titles and world records for Brus boys and Oates

25/08/2015: Central Western Daily: SHOOTING STARS: Pete Brus, Dean Brus and Dave Oates dominated the WA 1500 PPC World Championships in Sweden, each claiming a world title. Photo: MATT FINDLAY

Oates and Smith headline familiar faces in Orange sports awards shortlist

07/07/2015: Central Western Daily: THE list of finalists for the 2014 Orange Credit Union Sports Awards has been released, with 11 of last year’s short-list making the cut again - including all three of 2014’s award winners.

Young guns: Dean, Peter and Dave Oates bullet performers for world championships

16/04/2015: Central Western Daily: THE average age of the Australian team to contest the WA1500 World Championships has dropped significantly with the inclusion of Orange’s Peter Brus.

Pistol club's top guns honoured as Orange's top sporting team

6/8/2014: Central Western Daily: ORANGE’S sporting teams had a stellar 2013 with regional and state titles.

But the Orange and District Pistol Club took home the 2013 Team of the Year prize at Tuesday's Orange Credit Union Sports Awards after boasting the Australian team and a world champion combination.

Dave Oates surprised by Orange honour

6/8/2014: Central Western Daily: Dave Oates never expected to win the 2013 Orange Sportsperson of the Year.

In fact the pistol shooter had already tipped another finalist to claim the prize at Tuesday's Orange Credit Union Sports Awards.

World champion's reward: Dave Oates doubles up at 2013 Orange Sports Awards

6/8/2014: Central Western Daily: ORANGE pistol shooting phenom Dave Oates doubled up at Tuesday night’s Orange Credit Union Sports Awards - Oates took out the top gong, and was a member of Orange and District Pistol Club’s (ODPC) Team of the Year award winners.

Orange top guns on target at state championships

2/08/2014: Central Western Daily: ORANGE Pistol Club's Dean Brus and Dave Oates dominated the NSW Amateur Pistol Association WA1500 and 25 yard Service Pistol State Championships last weekend, showing exactly why they have represented Australia countless times.

Familiar faces among finalists announced for Orange's sport awards

07/07/2014: Central Western Daily: THE countdown to find out who will take out the 2013 Orange Credit Union Sports Awards is on.

The list of finalists has been released and the Sportsperson of the Year, Junior Sportsperson of the Year and Team of the Year will all be announced at a presentation ceremony on Tuesday, August 5 at the Orange Civic Theatre.

Orange shooters bring home swag of medals from national championships

03/05/2014: Central Western Daily: THE NSW shooting team went out all guns blazing last month when they competed in the International Shooting Sport Federation and Pistol Australia National Championships.

Cowling on target in Cessnock, while Langlands finds his range in Bathurst

27/03/2014: Central Western Daily: ORANGE’S Lara Cowling and Lithgow’s Jeffrey Langlands have enjoyed top results at the 2014 Vintage ISSF Championships and Bathurst Pistol Club Invitational Zone Match this month.

Fun and Games for Helen taking her all the way to Scotland

21/03/2014: Central Western Daily: HELEN Johnson never thought shooting would take her outside of Orange, let alone overseas.

Wicks targets pistol titles

03/10/2013: Central Western Daily: THE decision to travel to tournaments has paid off for Orange’s Max Wicks.

The Orange and District Pistol Club member was kept busy last month with two state championship events, where he proved to be competitive

Orange shooters on fire at championships

05/09/2013: Central Western Daily: ORANGE shooters have once against been on target at the NSW Service Pistol and Unrestricted Service Pistol Championships.

World championships in sights for Brus, Oates

14/08/2013: Central Western Daily: ORANGE’S Dean Brus and Dave Oates are still on track for this year’s World WA 1500 Championships after another strong showing recently.

Championship Gold

03/07/2013: Central Western Daily: DAVE Oates and Dean Brus are no strangers to representing Australia. The difference this year is the Orange shooters won’t have to travel overseas to compete in the WA1500 World Championships.

Cowling on target in Orange

09/05/2013: Central Western Daily: ORANGE and District Pistol club member and NSW State team representative Lara Cowling has continued her run of great form at the recent Central Western Championships in Orange.

Shooters find range in Perth

25/04/2013: Central Western Daily: ORANGE and District Pistol Club members matched it with the best in the country at the recent Australian National Pistol Championships in Perth.