Jack Neary
Member
Benchrest Shooters enjoyed a great time this past weekend at the annual Kane Fish and Game Club Match! 59 shooters attended the shooting and pie-eating festivities (I think it was the other way around?) this year! Shooters also enjoyed a break to the recent hot weather as the temperatures were in the mid-sixties on Saturday and high-seventies on Sunday in the mountains on Northwestern PA.
HV100 Agg:
Although Pando Vasilovski did not bring me a Gyro sandwich from his Greek restaurant, as promised, it did not deter him from shooting a very good
.1812” agg for the HV100 win. Paul Bever, head of the Bever shooting and drinking team, was in tow with a fine .1958” agg. Harley Baker showed his readiness form with the upcoming nationals with a solid .2044” agg for 3rd place. Mark Engle, first time Kane shooter, shot a very good .2180” agg. for 4th place. Don Powell finished 5th with a very good .2190” agg. We were all very pleased to have Don attend this match after working through some recent health issues!
LV100 Agg:
After a great lunch of Italian Sausage and fixings and ….pie, we contested the LV100 agg with Gary Conaway showing us all how to handle the ripening winds winning the HV100 with a very nice .2030” agg. Great job Gary! Al Auman, fresh from Napa Valley-Somerset PA was 2nd with also with a fine .2094” agg. Rookie Chris Hooks celebrating his recent sponsorship from Ray’s Hot Spot lounge was 3rd with a .2144” agg. My good friend Milt Craven, always a contender wherever he shoots, was 4th with a nice .2192” agg. Pando Vasilovski was 5th with a very respectable .2240" agg.
As always, a great dinner was served by the very fine kitchen crew of Kane with the commencement of the 2012 pie eating championships with many, many, delicious pies consumed. (shooting tip… It’s always a good idea to have a slice of Kane kitchen pie in your pants or shirt pocket to munch on while you’re waiting for your condition to return!)
As usual, the porch came alive Saturday night with various stories of BR matches of long ago and various kool-aid beverages consumed (George and Vera – Where are you?). I, myself, was preoccupied Saturday night with my attempts to find a local bail bondsman in anticipation of Dave Bruno’s late night phone call from he and his crew’s escapades at Ray’s Hot Spot. (I received a local tip that Sheriff Buford Pusser was going to raid it late Sat. night… Ouch!) We were all very pleased to learn Ray’s bar closed at 5AM so Dave and friends could then make it back to their loading area to load some shells at 7:55AM for our 8AM start time!
On to our 200YD story coverage….
LV200 Agg:
Danny Pritt displayed his shooting prowess laying down a very fine .1934” agg to take 1st place in the LV200 agg. Great job, Danny! Bob Kenderdine was on fire with his first 4-groups averaging a very low-teen agg to finish 2nd with also a very good .2003” agg. Harley Baker was 3rd with a very nice .2136” agg. Sid Goodling escaped from his shop to show us how it’s done finishing 4th with a .2372” agg. Local Kane BR legend, and fine gentleman, Mike Gamble shot a very respectable .2385” agg.
After the LV Grand dust settled, the following shooter’s made the Top Ten in the LV Grand Agg.
1. Al Auman .2264”
2. Danny Pritt .2356”
3. Gary Conaway .2395”
4. Don Powell .2433”
5. Harley Baker .2480”
6. Jack Neary .2483”
7. Bob Kenderdine .2532”
8. Mike Gamble .2550”
9. Dan Shelhamer .2555”
10. Dave Farrar .2645”
HV200 Agg:
We started our final weekend agg on Sunday afternoon with increasing and very switching winds. Milt Craven did not seemed to mind, as he put on another clinic, with a very nice .2186” agg. Bob Brushingham, always a top finisher, shot a nice .2270” agg for 2nd place. Harley Baker kept the hammer down with a .2446” agg for 3rd place. Bob Kenderdine continued to demonstrate his vast skills with a .2562” agg for 4th place. Gary Conaway, showing great resurgence, with a very respectable .2663” agg for 5th place.
The HV Grand Agg was now determined with the following top-ten finishers:
1. Harley Baker .2245”
2. Milt Craven .2369”
3. Gary Conaway .2518”
4. Pando Vasilovski .2549”
5. Bob Brushingham .2650”
6. Jack Neary .2663”
7. Ron Burdick .2749” (tie)
8. Don Powell .2749” (tie)
9. Jeff Briggs .2756”
10. Mark Shepler .2771”
The Top-Twenty 2-Gun Finishers: Harley Baker 2-Gun Winner!
1. Harley Baker .2363”
2. Gary Conway .2456”
3. Milt Craven .2537”
4. Jack Neary .2573”
5. Don Powell .2591”
6. Ron Burdick .2710”
7. Bob Kenderdine .2719”
8. Mike Gamble .2764”
9. Dave (Betty Ford center)Bruno .2789”
10. Peter Smith .2790”
11. Bob Brushingham .2798”
12. Danny Pritt .2801”
13. Mark Shepler .2818”
14. Jeff Briggs .2858”
15. Joel ”Chief Hiawatha” Nader .2881”
16. Sid Goodling .2886”
17. Mark Engle .2921”
18. Russell Raines .2926”
19. Leonard Burdick .2987”
20. Pando Vasilovski .3025”
Congrats to Harley Baker and all the winners!
A very big thanks to Steve Timpano, Ed Hanes, Roger, Warren, Judy, and the entire Kitchen and target crews for putting on one of the best matches of the year! We all had a great time!
BR Shooter’s… Please put the Kane BR match on your “must-attend” match list for 2013! You’ll have a great time!
Jack Neary
HV100 Agg:
Although Pando Vasilovski did not bring me a Gyro sandwich from his Greek restaurant, as promised, it did not deter him from shooting a very good
.1812” agg for the HV100 win. Paul Bever, head of the Bever shooting and drinking team, was in tow with a fine .1958” agg. Harley Baker showed his readiness form with the upcoming nationals with a solid .2044” agg for 3rd place. Mark Engle, first time Kane shooter, shot a very good .2180” agg. for 4th place. Don Powell finished 5th with a very good .2190” agg. We were all very pleased to have Don attend this match after working through some recent health issues!
LV100 Agg:
After a great lunch of Italian Sausage and fixings and ….pie, we contested the LV100 agg with Gary Conaway showing us all how to handle the ripening winds winning the HV100 with a very nice .2030” agg. Great job Gary! Al Auman, fresh from Napa Valley-Somerset PA was 2nd with also with a fine .2094” agg. Rookie Chris Hooks celebrating his recent sponsorship from Ray’s Hot Spot lounge was 3rd with a .2144” agg. My good friend Milt Craven, always a contender wherever he shoots, was 4th with a nice .2192” agg. Pando Vasilovski was 5th with a very respectable .2240" agg.
As always, a great dinner was served by the very fine kitchen crew of Kane with the commencement of the 2012 pie eating championships with many, many, delicious pies consumed. (shooting tip… It’s always a good idea to have a slice of Kane kitchen pie in your pants or shirt pocket to munch on while you’re waiting for your condition to return!)
As usual, the porch came alive Saturday night with various stories of BR matches of long ago and various kool-aid beverages consumed (George and Vera – Where are you?). I, myself, was preoccupied Saturday night with my attempts to find a local bail bondsman in anticipation of Dave Bruno’s late night phone call from he and his crew’s escapades at Ray’s Hot Spot. (I received a local tip that Sheriff Buford Pusser was going to raid it late Sat. night… Ouch!) We were all very pleased to learn Ray’s bar closed at 5AM so Dave and friends could then make it back to their loading area to load some shells at 7:55AM for our 8AM start time!
On to our 200YD story coverage….
LV200 Agg:
Danny Pritt displayed his shooting prowess laying down a very fine .1934” agg to take 1st place in the LV200 agg. Great job, Danny! Bob Kenderdine was on fire with his first 4-groups averaging a very low-teen agg to finish 2nd with also a very good .2003” agg. Harley Baker was 3rd with a very nice .2136” agg. Sid Goodling escaped from his shop to show us how it’s done finishing 4th with a .2372” agg. Local Kane BR legend, and fine gentleman, Mike Gamble shot a very respectable .2385” agg.
After the LV Grand dust settled, the following shooter’s made the Top Ten in the LV Grand Agg.
1. Al Auman .2264”
2. Danny Pritt .2356”
3. Gary Conaway .2395”
4. Don Powell .2433”
5. Harley Baker .2480”
6. Jack Neary .2483”
7. Bob Kenderdine .2532”
8. Mike Gamble .2550”
9. Dan Shelhamer .2555”
10. Dave Farrar .2645”
HV200 Agg:
We started our final weekend agg on Sunday afternoon with increasing and very switching winds. Milt Craven did not seemed to mind, as he put on another clinic, with a very nice .2186” agg. Bob Brushingham, always a top finisher, shot a nice .2270” agg for 2nd place. Harley Baker kept the hammer down with a .2446” agg for 3rd place. Bob Kenderdine continued to demonstrate his vast skills with a .2562” agg for 4th place. Gary Conaway, showing great resurgence, with a very respectable .2663” agg for 5th place.
The HV Grand Agg was now determined with the following top-ten finishers:
1. Harley Baker .2245”
2. Milt Craven .2369”
3. Gary Conaway .2518”
4. Pando Vasilovski .2549”
5. Bob Brushingham .2650”
6. Jack Neary .2663”
7. Ron Burdick .2749” (tie)
8. Don Powell .2749” (tie)
9. Jeff Briggs .2756”
10. Mark Shepler .2771”
The Top-Twenty 2-Gun Finishers: Harley Baker 2-Gun Winner!
1. Harley Baker .2363”
2. Gary Conway .2456”
3. Milt Craven .2537”
4. Jack Neary .2573”
5. Don Powell .2591”
6. Ron Burdick .2710”
7. Bob Kenderdine .2719”
8. Mike Gamble .2764”
9. Dave (Betty Ford center)Bruno .2789”
10. Peter Smith .2790”
11. Bob Brushingham .2798”
12. Danny Pritt .2801”
13. Mark Shepler .2818”
14. Jeff Briggs .2858”
15. Joel ”Chief Hiawatha” Nader .2881”
16. Sid Goodling .2886”
17. Mark Engle .2921”
18. Russell Raines .2926”
19. Leonard Burdick .2987”
20. Pando Vasilovski .3025”
Congrats to Harley Baker and all the winners!
A very big thanks to Steve Timpano, Ed Hanes, Roger, Warren, Judy, and the entire Kitchen and target crews for putting on one of the best matches of the year! We all had a great time!
BR Shooter’s… Please put the Kane BR match on your “must-attend” match list for 2013! You’ll have a great time!
Jack Neary
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