We held our monthly Deer target match on Sunday, the 22nd. Competitors battled heat and wind.
Coming out on top was Delmas Burkett of Punxsutawney, followed by Mike Huth of Punxsutawney and Alvin Lee of Duncansville.
The group match was won by Jeff Sass of Curwensville. He had a five shot group, at 400 yards that measured 0.835".
Pictured is Sass with his winning group target.
We held our monthly Groundhog Match today. 6/15. There were 24 competitors in attendance.
Conditions were pretty tough with all the food.
Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, continues his dominance in the Custom Class with another first place finish. Finishing a close second was Austin Sass , of Curwensville. There was a tie for third between Jeff Gates of Altoona and Bill Weidler of Loganton.
The Factory Class winner was Barry Blose of Marion Center, followed by Carl Blose of Marion Center.
The group match was won by Keefe, with a 5 shot group at 400 yards that measured 1.108".
Pictured is Weidler, C. Blose, Gates, Sass, B. Blose and Keefe.
We held our first 400 Yard Deer Target Match today, 5/18.
What a blast it was, literally. The wind was bad, with up to 40 mph gusts, and kept switching directions.
The Custom Class had a 3 way tie for first between Austin Sass of Olanta, Alvin Lee of Duncansville and Delmas Burkett of Burkett Hollow Rd.
The Factory Varmint Class winner was David Shaw of Curwensville followed by Joel Dutra of Grampian.
Dutra also won the Deer Rifle Class.
Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings won the group match, firing a 5 shot group at 400 yards that measured 1.457".
Pictured is Dutra, Shaw, Burkett, Lee, Keefe and Sass.
Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, was the big winner of our last Winter Groundhog Match. He took first place in the Unlimited Class and won the group match with a 5 shot group, at 200 yards that measured .495". Following close behind, by only 1 point, was Kim Weidler of Loganton. Tied for third was Stu Smith of Hormtown and Mike Park of Mayport.
Steven Strouse of Reynoldsville, continued to dominate the Factory Class by winning the season finale. Second was David Shaw , of Curwensville, and third was Brian Baird of Luthersburg.
Pictured are Keefe, Park, Weidler, Shaw, Smith and Strouse.
We held our monthly Groundhog Match on Saturday the 8th.
Top gun, in the Unlimited Class was Austin Sass of Olanta. 2nd went to Jack Balon of Ebensburg and a 3 way tie for 3rd between Jeff Sass of Curwensville, Gene Delp of Brookville and Charles Delp of Brookville.
The Factory Class was won by Steven Strouse of Reynoldsville, followed by David Shaw of Curwensville and Tanner Reitz.
The group match was won by Pat Demeglio, of Saylorsburg, with a group at 200 yards that measured .667".
Pictured is Demeglio, C. Delp, B. Delp, Strouse, Shaw, J. Sass, Balon and A. Sass.
We held our annual "Kill Phil" match on Saturday the February 8th. There were 20 competitors in attendance.
Coming out on top, with a score of 205, was Hastings native, Jeremiah Keefe. Second place went to Jack Balon of Ebensburg and third was Kim Weidler of Logan on. The Factory Class was won by Steven Strouse of Reynoldsville.
Bill Weidler, of Loganton, won the group match with a 5 shot group, at 200 yards, that measured .673".
Pictured are Strouse, Keefe, Balon, K. Weidler and B. Weidler.
As always, the public and club members are encouraged to participate.
The winners of our annual raffle are;
1st Ed Sugarbear Spencer
2nd Kerri Payne
3rd Grey McCoy
Robert Deitrick
$50 winners are;
Steven Strouse
Jim Wonders
Mike Solida
Lillian Witherow
Orrie Manners
Andy Shaffer
The club would like to thank everyone that supported us during our fundraiser.
We held our first Winter Groundhog Match of the year on Saturday, 1/11. There were 18 shooters in attendance.
The Custom Class winner was Jack Balon of Ebensburg, second was Stu Smith of Reynoldsville and third was Austin Sass of Olanta.
The Factory Class winner was Caz Silvis of Brookville, followed by Dean Brosious of Punxsutawney.
Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, won the side group match with a 5 shot group at 200 yards that measured .853".
Pictured are; Brosious, Keefe, Silvis, Balon, Smith and Sass
We held our 400 yard Deer Rifle Challenge match today, 10/20, and Rick Taylor of Clearfield was crowned the 2024 Deer Rifle Champion.
Pictured is Taylor.
We held our final Groundhog Match of the year on 10/13. The wind was calm, but we had rain off and on. There were 24 shooters competing today.
Coming out on top of the Custom Class with a near perfect score, 199 out of a possible 200, was Frank Carrier of Summerville. Second was a tie between Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings and Mike Hagan of Rimersburg.
The hot gun in the Factory Varmint Class was David Shaw of Curwensville. Second was Rick Taylor of Clearfield and third was Charles Delp of Brookville.
Jim Wonders, of Johnstown, won the group match with a great 5 shot group at 300 yards that measured a tight .546".
Pictured is Delp, Shaw, Keefe, Wonders, Carrier, Taylor and Hagan.
Next week is the Deer Rifle Challenge. Full size deer targets at 400 yards. The public, and members, are welcome to compete.
The bounty on Jeremiah Keefe has been collected! Jeff Gates of Altoona and Frank Carrier of Summerville tied for first and dethroned Keefe. Jeremiah did manage to finish second.
David Shaw of Curwensville was the Factory Varmint Class winner.
Charles Delp of Brookville won the side group match with a 5 shot group, at 400 yards, that measured 1.087".
Pictured is Shaw, Delp, Gates, Carrier and Keefe.
Just want to remind everyone that there are still 3 more matches to go in October.
Oct. 5 - U B.R. Match
Oct. 13 - Groundhog Match
Oct. 20 - Deer Rifle Challenge
We held our monthly Groundhog Match today, 9/15, and there were 26 competitors shooting.
For the 3rd match in a row, Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, came out on top of the Custom Class. Second place went to Frank Carrier of Summerville and third was Kim Weidler of Loganton.
Factory Varmint Class was won by Carl Blose of Marion Center. Second place went to Ed Rethi of Dixonville and third was Shaun Letham of Marion Center.
The side group match was won by Keefe with a 5 shot group, at 400 yards, that measured 1.186".
Pictured is Letham, Rethi, Carrier, Blose, Weidler and Keefe.
We will be holding our annual "chuckar hunt" on September 29th. There are still some open spots. If interested, call Tom Noble at (814) 590-9431.
The public is welcome, and encouraged, to attend.
We held our monthly Deer Target Match today, the 18th. 20 shooters attended.
Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, continues to have the hot gun and for the 2nd week in a row he earned top honors in the Custom Class.
There was a 3 way tie for second place between Jeff Gates of Altoona, Mike Huth of Punxsutawney and Dean Brosius of Punxsutawney.
Ed Rethi of Dixonville took 1st in the Factory Varmint Class, 2nd place went to David Shaw of Curwensville.
The side group match we to Alvin Lee of Duncansville. He had a 5 shot group, at 400 yards, that measured 1.146".
Pictured is Huth, Brosius, Shaw, Gates, Rethi, Lee and Keefe.
We held our monthly Groundhog Match on Sunday, the 11th. There were 23 shooters in attendance. The hot gun, in Custom Class, was Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings. Tied for second was Austin Sass of Olanta and Frank Carrier of Summerville.
Ed Rethi of Dixonville took first place in Factory Varmint, followed by Barry Blose and Carl Blose both of Marion Center.
The side group match was also won by Keefe. He fired a 5 shot group, at 300 yards, that measured .981".
Pictured is B. Blose, C. Blose, Carrier, Rethi, Sass and Keefe.
We held our monthly Deer Target Match today, 7/21.
Coming out on top of the Factory Varmint Class was David Shaw of Curwensville, followed by Ed Rethi of Dixonville.
The top gun in the Custom Class was Tyler Smith of Olanta. There was a tie between John Marr of Duncansville and Kim Wielder of Loganton.
The side group match was won by Gene Delp of Knoxdale. He fired a 5 shot group, at 400 yards, that measured 1.075".
Pictured is Rethi, Shaw, Delp, Marr, Wielder and Smith.
We hosted the Northern Tack Driver Lite match on Saturday the 22nd. 40 competitors braved 90 degree heat for the match. There were shooters from PA, MD and OH.
The overall winner was Mike Redin from Madisonburg. Following close behind was Joe Stewart, from Queenstown, MD, he also won the High Group Aggregate. Third place went to Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings, one of the clubs regular competitors.
The winner of the smallest group of the day went to Steve Kaffana of Lititiz. He fired a 5 shot group, at 300 yards, that measured .494".
Pictured is Keefe, Redin, Stewart and Kaffana.
We held our monthly 400 yard Deer 🦌 Target Match on Sunday the 16th. There were 14 shooters in attendance.
Top shot in the Custom Class was Frank Carrier of Summerville. There was a tie for second between Mike Huth and Brian A. Kunselman , both from Punxsutawney. The winner of the Factory Varmint Class was David Shaw of Curwensville and Joe Lash of Hillsdale.
The side group match was won by Gene Delp of Brookville with a 5 shot group at 400 yards that measured .670".
Pictured is Shaw, Delp, Carrier, Kunselman and Huth.
Our 2024 fishing derby was a great success. 65 kids were in attendance this year.
For the second year in a row, Rori Deason of Rockton was our winner with a 20 1/4" large mouth bass.
Age division winners were Hunter Moore, Grayson McCoy, Dalton Harman, Kora Sass, Axle Heckthorne and Willow Beck.
I would like to thank our members for coming out and supporting the kids. Special thanks to my wife Karen Hamilton, Carolyn Spencer and her husband Ed Sugarbear Spencer and Mary Lynn Portzer.
A big thanks to the Clearfield Walmart, Dubois Walmart, Dubois Shop n Save and DEASONS Bait and Tackle Shop in Rockton for their generous donations.
Pictured is the winner, Rori Deason.
We held our first Groundhog Match of the year today, 6/9, and it was a wind fest. 24 shooters fought the blowing conditions all day.
Coming out on top of the Custom Class was Delmas Burkett of Burkett Hollow. Second was Jon Pap, of Columbia, third was a tie between Gene Delp of Brookville and Joe Kramer of Loganton.
First in Factory Varmint Class was Ed Rethi of Dixonville and second was Joe Lash of Hillsdale.
The side group match was won by Kevin Dufford, of Karns City, with a 5 shot group at 300 yards that measured 1.108".
Pictured is Delp, Burkett, Dufford, Kramer and Pap.
We held our first Deer Target Match of the season today, 5/19. There were 21 shooters in attendance.
Austin Sass, of Olanta, was the top gun in the Custom Class. Second place was a tie between Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, and Jim Waltenbaugh of Apollo.
Winning the Factory Varmint Class was Joe Lash, of Hillsdale. Second went to Ed Rethi, of Dixonville and third was David Shaw of Curwensville.
The side group match was won by Alvin Lee of Duncansville. He fired a 5 shot group, @ 400 yards, that measured 0.874".
Pictured is Sass, Rethi, Shaw, Lash, Keefe, Waltenbaugh and Lee.
