MATCH RESULTS

Yes, a typical day on the mountain top. 73 degrees, sunny, and windy. Weatherman said 9 mph with 22 mph gusts. Well, I missed the 9 part. It was an challenge. 15 shooters made noise and some actually hit the deer.....most of the time, or some of the time. But I heard no complaints but lots of laughter and ribbing. Jeremiah Keefe shot a 1.800 inch 5 shot group to win the small group side bet based on the first target. Factory class shooters all went home happy. They all got money. Result are:

Custom Class First Jeremiah Keefe 82

Second Alvin Lee 76

Third Jeff Gates 74

Factory Class First Ed Rethi 52

Second Dave Shaw 46

First Satuday of June , the 3rd, will be 200 yard UBR where fat bullets don't help you and skinny bullets won't hurt you. Hope to see you all then. Picture first row Alvin Lee and Jejf Gates, second row Dave Shaw, Ed Rethi, Jeremiah Keefe.

Fishing Derby Postponed til 7/15

 Due to an upcoming surgery, I've been forced to postpone the fishing derby till July 15th. The doctor thinks I should be able to walk by then.

REMINDER MATCH CANCELATION

Just a reminder for you shooters. The first groundhog match in May and the last deer match in October have been cancelled due to extenuating circumstances.

There are no other changes in any of the summer matches.

FISHING DERBY 06/17/23

Okay kids, have mom and dad mark their calendars.

Our annual kids fishing derby will be on June 17th, from 10:00 till noon.

More details coming.

Range Improvements

Small bore range is ready to go. New target backers are up, benches are evened out and facia is back up. To the left of the target holders is a board set up with nails to hang clay pigeons and cans.

  Big thanks goes out to David Shaw Dave McNeel JJ for helping me get this done. David McNeel

 

MATCH RESULTS 4/8

We held our last winter match of the year on Saturday, 4/8. There were 27 shooters in attendance.

Unlimited Class winner was Jack Balon of Ebensburg, second went to Austin Tressler  of Loganton. Third place was a tie between Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings and Gene Delp of Summerville.

Factory Class went to Jeff Sass of Curwensville followed by Ed Gillnet of Rockton and Roy Mahlon of Grampian.

The side group match was won by Jeff Raybuck of Sligo with a 5 shot group at 200 yards that measured .641".

Pictured is Delp, Keefe, Sass, Gillnet, Tressler, Balon and Raybuck.

Groundhog RESULTS 3/11

We held our monthly Winter Groundhog Match today, Saturday the 11th.

  Winners are:

  Unlimited Class was won by Tom Anderson of Cherry Tree. 2nd was a tie between Jack Balon of Ebensburg and Delmas Burkett of Burkett Hollow.

  Factory Class winner was David Shaw of Curwensville. 2nd went to Austin Sass of Curwensville and 3rd place was Jeff Sass of Curwensville.

  The side group match was won by Steve Brennen of Ridgeway with a 5 shot group at 200 yards that measured .06495".

  Pictured are, Balon, Anderson, Burkett, J Sass, A Sass,  Shaw and Brennen.

Groundhog 2/10 Results

We held our first winter groundhog shoot on Saturday, 2/10 and what a turn out. 31 shooters from Hastings to West Virginia came to compete.

  The top dog, in the Custom Class, was Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings followed by Jack Balon of Ebensburg. 3rd place was a tie between Keven Huff of Wellsburg WV and Joe Kramer of Loganton.

  Factory Class results are, 1st was Steve Strouse of Reynoldsville. 2nd went to Tyler Smith of Clearfield followed by Jeff Sass of Curwensville in 3rd.

  The side group match was won by Kevin "Hillbilly" Huff with a 5 shot group, at 200 yards, that measured .408".

  Pictured are; Huff, Keefe, Kramer, Sass and Smith.

Groundhog and Deer Schedules

Here they are. Summer Groundhog and Deer Match schedules.

UBR schedule will be posted soon.

DUES BY APRIL MEETING

Dues and points are due now. If they are not paid by the April meeting you will be removed from the roster.

ANNUAL RAFFLE RESULTS

 Winners of our annual raffle drawing are;

1st prize Jon Zimmerman

  Browning A-Bolt III in 6 5 Creedmoor 

2nd prize Christine Caldwell 

  Winchester Hybrid Hunter shotgun in 20g

3rd prize Pam Dimmick

  Ruger 10/22

4th prize David McNeel 

  $100.00 cash.

$50.00 winners were;

 Jim Wonders X2

 Joe Williams 

 Scott Morris

 George Donahue

 Audrey Smith 

 Don D.J. Jury

 Gordon Weaver 

 Roy Mahlon

 Pyper Bakaysa

  The club would like to thank everyone that supported us.

WINTER MARCH RESULTS 1/14

Our first winter match is in the books and what a great turnout. There were 24 competitors there, Mifflin County  to Cherry Tree.

  The winners of the match were;

Custom Class;

1st was a tie, 

  Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings 200

  Jeff Raybuck of Sligo 200

2nd was a tie,

  Austin Tressler of Loganton 199

  Tom Anderson of Cherry Tree 199

3rd was a tie,

  Jeff Gates of Altoona 198

  Brian Miller of Mayport 198

Factory Varmint Class;

  1st Gina Kunselman of Punxsutawney 193

  2nd Curt Bloom of Curwensville 164

  3rd David Shaw of Curwensville 133

The winner of the side group match was Marshall Tressler of Loganton with a 5 shot group, at 200 yards, that measured .503".

  I apologize for no picture, it was a long day and we just plum forgot.

  Our next match will be the "Kill Phil" match on February 11th. We will be using groundhog targets.

  The remainder of the winter matches will be starting at 10:00 AM, to accommodate the large number of competitors.

2023 Winter Matches

Just a little over a week to go! Time to get those rifles dusted off and ammunition loaded.      

  Just like last year, all winter matches will be shot at 200 yards. Jan and March/ IBS targets, Feb and April/ Groundhog targets. 

  Our benches are indoors. Come and enjoy a little trigger therapy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

As this year is quickly coming to and end, I'd like to thank our membership for another successful year. This fishing derby was the best one yet. New dock, working on the 22 range, rifle matches, shotgun shoot and the chukar hunt.

  A special thanks goes out to the people that support and compete in our shoots and derby. Many of you travel some distance to compete at them.

  Karen and I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Winter Matches

Our Winter matches are less than a month away. We have indoor benches and covered 100 and 200 yard back stops. All matches are shot at 200 yards. 

  The match in February will be our inaugural "kill phill" match. Targets will be a groundhog.

CONGRATS to Yutzey Family!

Congratulations to member Greg Yutzey and his daughter, Amy Yutzey-Snyder, on a very successful New Mexico elk hunt. Greg harvested a cow elk at 200 yards and Amy showed him how it's done by dropping a 6X6 bull at 300 yards. Both were 1 shot kills.

 They sure look happy, don't they? Can't wait to hear the stories.

WINTER MATCH SCHEDULE

Ok shooters, here it is, the Winter Match schedule. 

  A few changes this year, the most significant one is February and April matches will be 200 yard Groundhog targets. I February it will be called "The Kill Phil Match". My wife will be making a special for the Custom Class winner.

  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me.

  Thanks and see you then.

DEER TARGET RESULTS 10/16

 

We held our last Deer Target match of the season, and final match for the year today, 10/16.

  There was a great turnout, 25 shooters.

  Jeff Gates, of Altoona, had the hot gun in Custom Class, firing a 98 out of 100 possible points. He collected a $100 payday, plus an additional $50 donated by Blake Whaley of AAR Outdoors in Delmont, PA. Second place was a tie between Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings,  and Mike Huth of Punxsutawney, each man winning $50.

  Bob Marshall, of Loganton, won the Factory Varmint Class. Factory Varmint Wide Class winner was David Shaw, of Curwensville, and second was Ed Rethi of Dixonville. The Deer Rifle Class winner was Jeremiah Keefe and second was Steve Strouse. 

  The side group match came down to a difference of .094". Delmas Burkett, of Burkett Hollow, shot a 5 shot group at 400 yards that measured 1.199" edging out a 1.293" group fired by Austin Tressler of Loganton. 

  Pictured are, back row; Shaw, Rethi, Marshall and Keefe. Front row; Gates, Burkett and Huth.

GROUNDHOG RESULTS 10/9

We held out final Groundhog Match of the year, today 10/9.

  Delmas Burkett, of Burkett Hollow Road, dethroned Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, by posting a score of 196 to Keefe's 190. Third place went to the young gun, Marshall Tressler  of Loganton, with a score of 188.

  David Shaw  of Curwensville, took first in the Factory Wide Class followed by Joe Lash of Hillsdale. Steve Strouse, of Reynoldsville, won the Factory Varmint Class and Jack Balon, of Ebensburg, was the Custom Wide Class winner. 

  The side group match was also won by Burkett, with a 5 shot group at 400 yards that measured 1.653".

  Pictured are front row, Lash, Strouse and Burkett. Back row, Shaw,Tressler, Keefe and bal.

DEER MATCH RESULTS 9/18

We held our monthly Deer Target match today, 9/18, and the temperature was great. Winds, not so great.

  Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, continues his hot streak by winning the Custom Class. Second was Jeff Gates of Altoona and third was a tie between Gene Delp of Summerville and Austin Tressler of Loganton. Factory Varmint Wide Class winner was Joe Lash of Hillsdale. 

  The side group match was won by Delmas Burkett of Burkett Hollow Road, with a 5 shot group at 400 yards, that measured 1.119".

  Pictured is Lash, Gates, Delp, Burkett, Tressler and Keefe.

GROUNDHOG RESULTS 9/11

 

We had our monthly Groundhog Match today, 9/11. Mother nature was not kind. The rain never stopped, winds came in and Walt, Jeff and I were soaked.

  Regardless, 18 competitors showed up.

  Jeremiah Keefe, of Hastings, continues to be a dominant competitor taking first place in the Custom Class. Jeff Raybuck of Sligo and Jack Balon of Ebensburg tied for second only one point behind Keefe. 

  Factory Varmint Wide Class winner was Ed Rethi of Dixonville, second went to David Shaw of Curwensville and third was Joe Lash of Hillsdale. Custom Wide Class winner was Balon. Balon also won the group match with a 5 shot group, at 300 yards, that measured .749".

  Pictured is Raybuck, Shaw, Lash, Rethi, Balon and Keefe.

UBR Results 9/3

We held our monthly UBR match today, 9/3. We definitely had some journeymen.

Winners are;

Unlimited Class:Gary Felege of Erie 

Custom Wide Class:Fernando Motta of Lancaster. 

Factory Class:Rick Verne of Brockway

Factory Unlimited Class:Joe Lash of Hillsdale 

Custom Class:

  1. Ed Rethi of Dixonville 

  2. Bob Horton of Windbur 

  3. Mike Hagan of Rimersburg 

Hagan also won the group match with a 5 shot group, at 200 yards, that measured .668".

Pictured is; front row - Lash, Felege and Hagan 

back row - Motta, Rethi, Horton and Verne.

Deer Match 8/21 Results

We held our monthly Deer Target match today, 8/21. The weather was not favorable. The target crew, Walt and Tom, were thoroughly soaked.

Custom Class top shot was Jeff Gates of Altoona. 2nd place was a tie between Gene Delp of Knoxdale and Alvin Lee of Duncanville. 

Factory Varmint Modified Class was won by Joe Lash of Hillsdale and second went to David Shaw of Curwensville.  Custom Modified winner was Jim Wonders of Johnstown followed by Don Renner of Rockton. AR Class went to Ed Rethi of Dixonville. 

The group match was won by Bob Horton of Windbur with a 5 shot group, at 400 yards, that measured 1.492 inches.

Pictured is Lee, Delp, Gates, Shaw, Lash, Rethi, Wonders, Horton and Renner.

UBR 8/6 Rusults

We held our monthly UBR match on Saturday the 6th. Here are the results. 

 Rimfire Class: Joe Lash of Hillsdale 

 Factory Class: Brian Baird of Dubois, David Shaw of Curwensville and Joe Lash 

 Custom Class: Bob Horton of Windbur, Jeff Gates of Altoona and Brian Miller of Mayport 

 Unlimited Class: Frank Carrier of Summerville, Bob Horton and Gene Delp of Summerville 

  Pictured are Lash, Delp, Carrier, Miller, Shaw, Horton and Baird.

Tack Driver RESULTS

We held our first Tack Driver Match. It was a great time, although the winds were bad.

  Coming out on top was Jeremiah Keefe of Hastings, second place went to Brandon O'Donnell of Ebensburg, and Jack Balon rounded off the top three.

  Marshall Tressler, of Loganton, had an incredible 5 shot group, at 400 yards, that measured 1.356". That group won the side match.

  Pictured is Keefe, Tressler and O'Donnell.