Mass State Rifle Team at Palmyra, PA

The Mass State Rifle Team traveled to Palmyra PA to compete in the 10th Annual Palmyra Invitational. The match continues to be well attended with many college teams competing. The matches fired followed USAShooting rules and consisted of a 60 shot smallbore 3-position match and a 60 shot air rifle match.

Eight juniors and one aged coach all competed in both matches. From the Hanson Rod and Gun club were Jess Liston, Jeff Caron, Ricky Freitas and Alex Zadrozny. Kim Coffey represented the Holliston Sportsmen’s Association. Dave Hennessey was from Old Colony and Dillon Novak and Max Snyderman were from the Maspenock Gun Club. The Mass State Gold team consisted of Kim, Max, Ricky and Alex. The Mass State Silver team was Jess, Jeff, Dillon and Dave.

Highlights from the match were personal best scores fired from Jeff Caron, Dave Hennessey and Max Snyderman. The only Massachusetts adult brave enough to compete with the juniors was Coach Rick Johnson. In spite of working through a wardrobe malfunction Coach Johnson’s scores were still respectable. The 97 in air rifle was quite nice. Several of the juniors also used the trip to purchase new shooting coats. New gear is always good for some jumps in performance.

Palmyra, PA is a long ride but is a great match to compete in as shooters from across the country compete here. College teams from as far away as Alaska participate. A complete listing of individual and team scores can be found on Palmyra Sportsmen’s Association’s website:

http://www.palmyrasportsmens.com/airrifle.asp

Air Rifle Scores
Max Snyderman    576 Personal Best
Kim Coffey        567 Personal Best
Rick Johnson Jr.    543
Alex Zadrozny    520
Ricky Freitas        517
Dave Hennessey    514
Dillon Novak        502
Jeff Caron        496
Jess Liston        481

Smallbore Scores
Kim Coffey        555
Alex Zadrozny    551
Ricky Freitas        543
Max Snyderman    535
Dave Hennessey    533 Personal Best
Rick Johnson Jr    529
Jess Liston        510
Dillon Novak        505
Jeff Caron        505 Personal Best

We are all looking forward to a great 2009.
Rick Johnson Jr.