PA: State Conv 3200 Prone Results

2010 PENNSYLVANIA STATE CONVENTIONAL 3200 PRONE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Host Club: Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club, 21-22 August 2010
Submitted by: PRPA Smallbore Rifle Director, David Cramer

Pennsylvania’s State Prone Championship returned to the western side of the State, after being held at the eastern clubs for the past three years. Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club hosted the event. A fine turnout of 33 competitors enjoyed the great weather, excellent range facility, good competition, and a well run match. This club plans on running at least one prone match annually, and it would seem that there are enough competitors in western Pennsylvania to support it. Of the total competitors, 22 were junior shooters, many of them shooting their first outdoor prone match ever!

Saturdays metallic sight matches began with the 50 Yard Match. Justin Tracy, Farmington, NY won the match with a score of 400-34X. Aliquippa, PA resident, David Cramer won the 50 Meter Match with 400-30X. Mark Trew, Pittsburgh, PA. was the winner of the Dewar Match. His score was 398-28X. Erin Gestl, Palmyra, PA won the final match of the day, the 100 Yard Match, with a score of 399-32X. Erin also was the daily Metallic Sight Aggregate winner with 1596-112X. Throughout the day, the wind gave just about everyone a bit of difficulty. It wasn’t particularly strong, just gusty with some subtle direction shifts.

Sundays any sight matches started off with Justin Tracy looking like he was unstopable. He posted 400-36X in the 50 Yard Match, and 400-34X in the 50 Meter Match, both winning scores. Erin Gestl shot the only clean score in the Dewar Match, turning in a fine 400-32X. David Cramer won the 100 Yard Match with the only clean score in that competition, 400-34X. The Any Sight Aggregate went to Justin Tracy who just edged out Erin Gestl by 3x’s. Justin posted 1598-128X, and Erin had 125X’s.

The Pennsylvania Rifle & Pistol Association, maintains a number of memorial trophies to honor each years State Prone Champions. The following awards were presented for this years competition.

The George Handle Trophy, Winner was Erin Gestl, with a aggregate score of 3194-237X. 2010 Open Pa. State Prone Champion.

The Mac & Polly Trophy, Winner was Alyssa Gestl, with an aggregate score of 3188-221X. 2010 Woman, Pa. State Prone Champion.

The Kenny Johnson Trophy, Winner was Alyssa Gestl, 3188-221X.

2010 Junior, Pa. State Prone Champion.

The Roy Oster Trophy, Winner was Erin Gestl, with a metallic sight score of 1596-112X. 2010 Metallic Sight State Champion.

The Charlie Morris Trophy, Winner was Erin Gestl, with an any sight score of 1598-125X. 2010 Any Sight State Champion.

The Obrecht and Oster Trophy, Winner was David Cramer, with an any sight score of 1596-134X. 2010 Senior State Champion.

Thanks to the NRA Foundation for providing a Friends of NRA Grant, utilized to help attract additional junior shooters to conventional prone shooting. The encouragement provided for this match was an ice cream social, while awaiting Saturdays scores, and root beer floats while waiting for Sunday’s award ceremony. Additional trophy awards were presented in the category awards, and junior competitors enjoyed additional winnings in category awards for each match and aggregate. The following were the junior trophy awards presented for the grand aggregate:

High Sub Junior, Alex Gestl, with a score of 3179-200X.

High Int. Junior, Leo Funk, with a score of 3182-205X.

High Junior, Alyssa Gestl, with a score of 3188-223X.

High Jr. Marksman, Caleb Lloyd, with a score of 3086-93X.

High Jr. Sharpshooter, Deanna Binnie, with a score of 3176-183X.

High Jr. Expert, Douglas Mentlik, with a score of 3169-196X.

High Jr. Master, Joe Fischer, with a scoe of 3123-146X.

The State Prone Team, the top ten shooters and a coach and team captain, was selected from the scores of the metallic sight aggregate. The team fires a Dewar course match with metallic sights. Scores for this team match are sent to the NRA and then a nation wide program is reported as the State Team Championship. This years team fired the team match during some pretty ragged wind conditions, so our result will probably not be very favorable when compared to other State teams.

Team members were:  Deanna Binnie, Alyssa Gestl, Terry Lightner, Erin Gestl and Stephen Angeli, Alex Gestl, Leo Funk, Bill Burkert, Dave Cramer, and Team Captain Nate Brandeburg, Dan Chapman and Team Coach Bob Gibilisco.

Team score for the ten person team was 3968-235X’s.