Hey Gang...
58 shooters arrived in Kane, PA, this past weekend to attend and compete at one of the NBRSA Eastern Region’s favorite Group matches, the Pennsylvania State Championship (and… pie eating contest) at the Kane Fish and Game Club.
While everyone looked forward to this year’s match at Kane, all arrived with heavy hearts, as we all were missing Dick Lockwood, the patriarch of our BR group matches at Kane, whom passed away earlier this year. Additionally, our Eastern Region shooters also mourned the recent loss of our dear friends, Clayton Martin and Alex Calder from Canada, as well last year’s loss of Bob Kenderdine. Please keep Dick, (and his wife, Judy) Clayton, Alex and Bob in your daily prayers….
On to our match….
Saturday Morning ~ LV100 Agg:
Still on a tear from his great shooting at the Super Shoot, Mark Engle put on a class in easily handling the switching conditions on Sat. morning with a very nice .1834” agg. Craig Rowe finished 2nd, I was 3rd, new shooter Tom Shumar finished 4th (great shooting, Tom!) and Pat Metcalf did very well finishing in 5th place
I would like to recognize new Junior shooter, Devin Burdick, with his very nice .168” group he shot on the 5th match in very windy conditions, which was one the best groups during the 5th match! Well done, Devin! I’m sure we’ll being hearing much more from Devin great shooting in the years to come!
After a great lunch and…. LOTS OF PIE for dessert, we were met with ripening winds to greet us for the start of the of the HV100 agg.
Saturday afternoon ~ HV100 Agg:
New shooter, Tom Shumar was just warming-up, as he was not satisfied with his 4th place finsh in the LV100 agg. and decided he would take 1st place in the HV100 with a .2132” in some tough conditions. I finished 2nd. “Best Cuts" sponsored shooter, Don Rossette, finished 3rd. Al Auman finish 4th. Mr. Consistent, Milt Craven finished 5th.
Each of the shooter’s were treated to a fine Spaghetti dinner with all the fix’ins, put on by the club Saturday evening. Once again, the annual Saturday night party on the porch kicked-off without a dry eye. Howy Levy, sadly decided he was in the mood to sing to us with his rendition of Tony Bennet’s “From Rags to Riches”.
Most shooters polled on the porch would have much preferred Howy to drag his fingernails across a chalk board instead of hearing him sing. This feedback was further testified by every dog in the outlying Kane township area howling in pain from little Howy’s singing… Ouch.
None the less, everyone on the porch, with favorite beverage in-hand, recanted our stories of all the great times we each enjoyed at the many previous Kane matches with each of our friends!
On to the 200yd stage on Sunday morning….
HV200 Agg:
Sunday morning greeted us with some mild winds to start the day and then become much more difficult with the start of the third match…
Don Rossette, one of the Easter Region’s best shooters, continued his winning ways in shooting an extremely nice .1879” agg in some very challenging conditions for 1st Place agg. win. All around great guy and skilled bullet-maker, Gary Conaway , took 2nd place. Bill McIntyre showed his vast skills with a 3rd place finish. Dave Bruno woke up to shoot a very good agg. in finishing in 4th place. Paul Beaver showed his abilities to handle some tough winds with a fine 5th finish.
With the HV Grand Agg now complete… Here were the top 10 finishers:
HV Grand Agg. – Top 10 Places
1.) Don Rossette: .2123”
2.) Jack Neary: .2435”
3.) Peter Smith: .2618”
4.) Al Auman: .2643”
5.) Bill McIntyre: .2648”
6.) Pando Vasilovski: .2783”
7.) Dave E. Bruno: .2689”
8.) Troy Trabacchi: .2759”
9.) Barney Small: .2770”
10.) Leonard Burdick: .2840”
On to the final aggregate, the LV200…
Fan favorite, Hal Drake took 1st place in handling some very tough wind conditions with a .2493” agg Ron Burdick also handled the conditions well with his 2nd place finish. I was 3rd. Kent Harshman came alive with his 4th place finish and “Coach” Mike Gamble finished in 5th place in managing the conditions quite well!
The final LV Grand Agg: Top 10 Places:
1.) Jack Neary: .2324”
2.) Mark Engle: 2331”
3.) Hal Drake: .2363”
4.) Pat Metcalf: .2492”
5.) Craig Rowe.: .2512”
6.) Jeff Peinhardt: .2594”
7.) Ron Burdick: .2686”
8.) Troy Trabacchi: .2727”
9.) Mike Gamble: .2747”
10.) Vera Carter: .2791”
The 2-Gun Top 20 Places:
1.) Jack Neary: .2379”
2.) Hal Drake: .2632" Tie 1
3.) Mark Engle: .2632” Tie2
4.) Don Rossette: .2645”
5.) Troy Trabacchi: .2739”
6.) Al Auman: .2803”
7.) Barney Small: .2845”
8.) Jeff Peinhardti: .2849”
9.) Paul Krokovic: .2878”
10.) Kent Harshman: .2913”
11.) Ronald Burdick: .2919”
12.) Craig Rowe: .2920”
13.) Vera Carter: .2932”
14.) Milt Craven: .2936”
15.) Pando Vasilovski: .2970"
16.) Dave E. Bruno: .3023”
17.) Peter Smith: .3027”
18.) Howy Levy: 99999999999”
19.) Ken Pritt: .3068”
20.) Gary Conaway: 3076”
Congrats to our new shooters and all the winners!
A very special thanks to Match Director, Steve Timpano, the Oakes family and the entire kitchen staff for all the great food and pie!! Also to the outstanding target crew, who worked so hard all weekend!
A Super big thanks to Range Master, Roger Gausman, for keeping all of us safe and on-point, as well as the entire membership of the Kane Fish and Game Club for their tireless efforts in making all of us feel so welcome each year! It’s no secret why all BR shooter’s love coming to Kane each year!
Bring a friend to Kane next year!
Jack Neary
NBRSA Director, Eastern Region
58 shooters arrived in Kane, PA, this past weekend to attend and compete at one of the NBRSA Eastern Region’s favorite Group matches, the Pennsylvania State Championship (and… pie eating contest) at the Kane Fish and Game Club.
While everyone looked forward to this year’s match at Kane, all arrived with heavy hearts, as we all were missing Dick Lockwood, the patriarch of our BR group matches at Kane, whom passed away earlier this year. Additionally, our Eastern Region shooters also mourned the recent loss of our dear friends, Clayton Martin and Alex Calder from Canada, as well last year’s loss of Bob Kenderdine. Please keep Dick, (and his wife, Judy) Clayton, Alex and Bob in your daily prayers….
On to our match….
Saturday Morning ~ LV100 Agg:
Still on a tear from his great shooting at the Super Shoot, Mark Engle put on a class in easily handling the switching conditions on Sat. morning with a very nice .1834” agg. Craig Rowe finished 2nd, I was 3rd, new shooter Tom Shumar finished 4th (great shooting, Tom!) and Pat Metcalf did very well finishing in 5th place
I would like to recognize new Junior shooter, Devin Burdick, with his very nice .168” group he shot on the 5th match in very windy conditions, which was one the best groups during the 5th match! Well done, Devin! I’m sure we’ll being hearing much more from Devin great shooting in the years to come!
After a great lunch and…. LOTS OF PIE for dessert, we were met with ripening winds to greet us for the start of the of the HV100 agg.
Saturday afternoon ~ HV100 Agg:
New shooter, Tom Shumar was just warming-up, as he was not satisfied with his 4th place finsh in the LV100 agg. and decided he would take 1st place in the HV100 with a .2132” in some tough conditions. I finished 2nd. “Best Cuts" sponsored shooter, Don Rossette, finished 3rd. Al Auman finish 4th. Mr. Consistent, Milt Craven finished 5th.
Each of the shooter’s were treated to a fine Spaghetti dinner with all the fix’ins, put on by the club Saturday evening. Once again, the annual Saturday night party on the porch kicked-off without a dry eye. Howy Levy, sadly decided he was in the mood to sing to us with his rendition of Tony Bennet’s “From Rags to Riches”.
Most shooters polled on the porch would have much preferred Howy to drag his fingernails across a chalk board instead of hearing him sing. This feedback was further testified by every dog in the outlying Kane township area howling in pain from little Howy’s singing… Ouch.
None the less, everyone on the porch, with favorite beverage in-hand, recanted our stories of all the great times we each enjoyed at the many previous Kane matches with each of our friends!
On to the 200yd stage on Sunday morning….
HV200 Agg:
Sunday morning greeted us with some mild winds to start the day and then become much more difficult with the start of the third match…
Don Rossette, one of the Easter Region’s best shooters, continued his winning ways in shooting an extremely nice .1879” agg in some very challenging conditions for 1st Place agg. win. All around great guy and skilled bullet-maker, Gary Conaway , took 2nd place. Bill McIntyre showed his vast skills with a 3rd place finish. Dave Bruno woke up to shoot a very good agg. in finishing in 4th place. Paul Beaver showed his abilities to handle some tough winds with a fine 5th finish.
With the HV Grand Agg now complete… Here were the top 10 finishers:
HV Grand Agg. – Top 10 Places
1.) Don Rossette: .2123”
2.) Jack Neary: .2435”
3.) Peter Smith: .2618”
4.) Al Auman: .2643”
5.) Bill McIntyre: .2648”
6.) Pando Vasilovski: .2783”
7.) Dave E. Bruno: .2689”
8.) Troy Trabacchi: .2759”
9.) Barney Small: .2770”
10.) Leonard Burdick: .2840”
On to the final aggregate, the LV200…
Fan favorite, Hal Drake took 1st place in handling some very tough wind conditions with a .2493” agg Ron Burdick also handled the conditions well with his 2nd place finish. I was 3rd. Kent Harshman came alive with his 4th place finish and “Coach” Mike Gamble finished in 5th place in managing the conditions quite well!
The final LV Grand Agg: Top 10 Places:
1.) Jack Neary: .2324”
2.) Mark Engle: 2331”
3.) Hal Drake: .2363”
4.) Pat Metcalf: .2492”
5.) Craig Rowe.: .2512”
6.) Jeff Peinhardt: .2594”
7.) Ron Burdick: .2686”
8.) Troy Trabacchi: .2727”
9.) Mike Gamble: .2747”
10.) Vera Carter: .2791”
The 2-Gun Top 20 Places:
1.) Jack Neary: .2379”
2.) Hal Drake: .2632" Tie 1
3.) Mark Engle: .2632” Tie2
4.) Don Rossette: .2645”
5.) Troy Trabacchi: .2739”
6.) Al Auman: .2803”
7.) Barney Small: .2845”
8.) Jeff Peinhardti: .2849”
9.) Paul Krokovic: .2878”
10.) Kent Harshman: .2913”
11.) Ronald Burdick: .2919”
12.) Craig Rowe: .2920”
13.) Vera Carter: .2932”
14.) Milt Craven: .2936”
15.) Pando Vasilovski: .2970"
16.) Dave E. Bruno: .3023”
17.) Peter Smith: .3027”
18.) Howy Levy: 99999999999”
19.) Ken Pritt: .3068”
20.) Gary Conaway: 3076”
Congrats to our new shooters and all the winners!
A very special thanks to Match Director, Steve Timpano, the Oakes family and the entire kitchen staff for all the great food and pie!! Also to the outstanding target crew, who worked so hard all weekend!
A Super big thanks to Range Master, Roger Gausman, for keeping all of us safe and on-point, as well as the entire membership of the Kane Fish and Game Club for their tireless efforts in making all of us feel so welcome each year! It’s no secret why all BR shooter’s love coming to Kane each year!
Bring a friend to Kane next year!
Jack Neary
NBRSA Director, Eastern Region
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