Blue Trail 3-Position Regional Results
By Len Remaly
The Blue Trail 3-Position Regional began on Saturday June 27th with weather forecasts of overcast conditions with rain likely, but ended Saturday with beautiful sun all day, and Sunday started out overcast but ened sunny also. The match was held on the North Range, which was used to hold International Team Preliminary Tryouts back in the 1970’s which the old shooters remember well, especially one May tryout in 77 in which it snowed and was as cold as a Witches whatever.
After years of under use, nice new target holders were installed at 50 yds infront of a new high berm. Berms were also on both sides and the rear of the range giving it the flavor of an international range. Brush behind the line was cleared and the line cleaned of dirt and grass and looked pretty good, as did the entire fresh cut grassy 50 point range.
After irons, Junior Jake Costa was leading with a 1178, while Lisette Grunwell-Lacey and Intermediate Junior Remington Lyman were 3 points back at 1175. Many thought the big lead of the top 3 might hold through scope day on Sunday, but Lenny Smittner had other ideas. On Sunday he put on a scope, caught fire and passed young Lyman to end in Third with a fine 2346 out of 2400. Meanwhile, Lisette and Jake had been batteling all Sunday and ended up tied at 2361. Grunwell-Lacey had 133 X’s to Costa’s 124 and got the gold. However, both should feel good about an outstanding performance.
High Sharpshooter was Dennis McMillen with 2306 while Kimberly Grohochi won the markswoman class with a fine 2301. High Any sight team was Rem Lyman and Len Remaly with a 1168, just 3 points ahead of Smittner and Jim Stanley. The team match progress was closely monintored by young Lyman and Smittner, after every target, who announced that going into the last (Kneeling) target, the teams were tied, and the pressure was on. That is, the pressure was on the only non-junior, Senior and indoor rifle coach for the other three, Len Remaly. Len managed to drop 6 points on his last iron bull, maybe suffering from dehydradion, but to the surprise of some, managed to clean his last any bull with 3 juniors watching the progress through their spotting scopes. Remaly remarked that only one adult beat him in the grand agg. The many Junior shooters that beat him were all been coached by him during a number of indoor seasons at Blue Trail Range. He mentioned that his fine coaching was responsible for being beat by so many young shooters. The many seasoned vetrans suggested that it was old age and a weak mind that probably had more to do with it.
Match Director Dave Lyman mentioned that he has plans to extend the present 50 yd line back to 50Meters, completely rebuild the line roof to cover the wide firing line, put garage doors on the wide sides to make the fireing line into a combo first class 50 meter international style rifle and air rifle range. Plans are to have the new range in operation in 2010, which will make it one of the best 50 meter ranges in the country.
Complete results can be downloaded below
2009-ct-3p-conventional-regional
Len Remaly is a competitive rifle shooter, senior National 3-position champion, and contributor to pronematch.com.
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