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2013
PSSA Major Champions
Elysburg, PA
Listed
below are the major champions of the 2013 ATA shoots at
Elysburg, including the Keystone Open, Colonial Classic, PA
State Shoot, PA Grand, ATA Eastern Zone and the Westy
Hogans.
Keystone
Open Singles
Ian
Recla
200
Keystone
Open Handicap
Edward
Taylor
98
Keystone
Open Doubles
Joel
Etchen
99
Keystone
Open HAA
Ian
Recla
392
Keystone
Open HOA
Joseph
Recla
775
Colonial
Classic Singles
Frank
Pascoe
200
Colonial
Classic Handicap
Ed
Wagaman
96
Colonial
Classic Doubles
Donald
Neilson
100
Colonial
Classic HAA
Robert
Malmstedt
392
Colonial
Classic HOA
(no
event)
...
PA
State Singles
Debbie
Ohye Neilson
200
PA
State Handicap
Earl
Grube
98
PA
State Doubles
Raymond
Stahl
98
PA
State HAA
Frank
Pascoe
389
PA
State HOA
Frank
Pascoe
1067
2013
Pennsylvania State Shoot
June 8-16, 2013
Raymond Stahl, Williamsport
2013 State Doubles Champion.
Elysburg,
PA, June 16, 2013: Shooters
from 32 states converged on the tiny hamlet of Elysburg, PA,
home of the PSSA home grounds, to contest the 122nd
Pennsylvania trapshooting championships. Frank
Pascoe of New Castle, swept both the HAA and HOA
titles, breaking 389 in the HAA and 1067 in the HOA. (the
HOA title is the fourth straight turned by the Pennsylvania
All American.) Brandon Deal
finished second in the HAA, one target in back of Pascoe. Debbie
Ohye Neilson finished 2 behind Frank in the HOA
standings. Pascoe appropriately won his own singles event on
Wednesday of Championship week. Raymond
Stahl of Williamsport won the state doubles title
with 98x100 over Donald Neilson
with the same score. Ohye Neilson won the ladies doubles
title with 97x100. Debbie also became the first women to win
the state singles title when she smacked all 200 in the
championship singles race. Earl
Grube of Bath won the state handicap crown with a
field high of 98x200 from the 18 yard line. Debbie Ohye
Neilson led all shooters with 16 awards while Justin
Slater of Phelps, NY was second with 14 awards. Photographs and
scores
2013
Pennsylvania Colonial Classic
June 8-9, 2013
Donald Neilson and Debbie
Ohye Neilson won both the men's and ladies
doubles titles.
Elysburg,
PA, June 9, 2013: The
final day of the two day event ended in perfect, sunny 80
degree weather. All American Frank Pascoe won the
singles title with 200 straight over four others. High lady
in the singles was Debbie Ohye Neilson with
199x200.She also won three other awards including the ladies
HAA and the ladies doubles title. She won the Colonial
Classic ladies doubles last year also. Last years state
doubles champion Donald Neilson
broke 100 straight to win the Colonial Classic Doubles crown
over Ken Darroch. The Colonial Classic handicap title
(Children's Miracle Network) went to Ed Wagaman of
Waynesboro with a 96x100 from 20 yards. Robert Malmstedt
of Somerville, NJ took home the HAA with 392x400. Pascoe
also had a 392. 2013
Colonial Classic Trophy Winners By Events
Visit the
HOF During the State Shoot
Elysburg, PA
June 8 to 16, 2013
Open Daily
On display is memorabilia
donated by the late Don Haldeman while winning the 1976
Olympics.
When at the state shoot this
year one would greatly enjoy a visit to our Hall of Fame
museum. It's open daily during the shoot. You could find the
Remington 870 that Jim Stine used his entire career. You can
find the sterling tea set won by Bob Diefenderfer with a
runner-up in the GAH High Overall. The late Jack Titus
donated his sterling silver GAH championship flatware set.
Also a sterling team trophy won by Steve Crothers and
Charles Newcomb. It doesn't get better than that. On display
is memorabilia donated by the late Don
Haldeman while winning the 1976 Olympics. There are
about 15 Pennsylvania state championship trophies on display
and a special case just for Andy Long and Frank Little, as
well as Sonya Miller and Mary Christopher. Dennis Spancake
donated a rare two armed doubles trap. You can see the
photograph and biographies of every Hall of Fame inductee as
well as the Trapshooter of the Year. A special case of
dozens of belt buckles won by state shooters. Even a huge
sterling pigeon trophy won by Charlie Miller (left) in Spain, when
he won the worlds flyer championship.
Walter
Beaver
Conshohocken, PA
1897-1957
PA Hall of Fame: 1988
ATA Hall of Fame: 1974
Beaver defeating Hall of
Famer Ned Lilly in
the 1933 Grand American shootoff.
As the 122nd Pennsylvania
State shoot nears, one
must look back to the most unlucky shooter ever to shoot
in Pennsylvania. Unlucky because Walter
Beaver always faced Steve
Crothers in pursuit of state and GAH championships.
--- He more
than held his own. In 1933 he won the GAH championship from
the than maximum yardage of 25 yards. He than beat Ned Lilly
in one of the most historic shootoffs in history. --- Beaver also won
two clay target titles, in 1934 and again in 1946.
--- He was a 7
time first team All American, back in the days when Jimmy
Robinson selected only 6 or 7 members per year. ---
Beaver won 21 state titles including 3 singles, 3 doubles, 2
handicap, 7 HAA and 6 HOA, all of these competing against Pennsylvania's
greatest champion, Steve Crothers. He finished runner-up 18
times. --- He also
won many major title at the Marshall Marathon, the NYAC and
Westy Hogans. Back in the day those three shoots were as prestigious
the GAH, as they attracted shooters from all over the
country, many times by special overnight Pullman
"Sleeper" trains. --- Beaver smoked
Camel cigarettes by the crate. No more of his hundreds of
sterling silver trophies exist anymore as his wife discarded
them all after he died.
--- Check out all our state HOF shooters in our world class HOF
and museum.
George
Newmaster
Myerstown, PA
1908-1983
PA Hall of Fame: 1989
Newmaster, Orlich &
Hiestand. He always shot with
the "big guns." Hell, he was a big gun.
As the 122nd Pennsylvania
State shoot nears, one
must look back to the most incredible shooter ever to shoot
in Pennsylvania. --- George Newmaster was a classic high
money pigeon champion. ---
He was the man you had to beat at any shoot. He won the
Singles Class Championship at the GAH in 1960 with one of
his dozens of 200 hundred straights. He was a 8 time All
American. His wife Lena looked after him at all the shoots.
Made the entries, collected his winnings and followed him
while he was shooting. ---
He won three HOA and three HAA titles at the Pennsylvania
State Shoot, as well as one singles, three doubles and one
handicap title. Frank Little said he was the greatest
shooter he had ever seen, shooting a Krieghoff Model 32 most
of his career. --- Check out all our state HOF shooters in our world class HOF
and museum.
Robert
Diefenderfer
Reading, PA
PA Hall of Fame: 1990
As the 122nd Pennsylvania
State shoot nears, one
must look back to the reluctant Reading trapshooting
champion and one of the most respected trapshooters to ever
shoot in Pennsylvania. ---
He owned and managed a huge construction company in Berks
County. Once Diefenderfer forfeited the HOA at the Grand
American. Another time he turned down the opportunity to be
inducted into the ATA Hall of Fame. --- Not only could he
shoot clay targets but was one of the top pigeon shooters in
his era. --- He burst onto the scene in 1951 as a teenager
when he won the state singles title at the Fayette Gun Club,
his first of five state singles titles, second most in
history. He went on to win the doubles crown 3 time, the
handicap title once and the HAA three times. --- In 1963 he
won the HOA crown at the Grand American. He finished
runner-up in 1956. He did this all with a Remington 870. Diefenderfer donated his silver tea
setting for his runner-up finish to the PA Hall of Fame. ---
He was a three time All American. --- Check out all our state HOF shooters in our world class HOF
and museum.
Elmer
Shaner
Slippery Rock, PA
1862-1939
PA Hall of Fame: 1990
ATA Hall of Fame: 1969
As the 122nd Pennsylvania
State shoot nears, one
must look back to the "Dean of American
Trapshooting" and the
first ATA president from Pennsylvania. ---
He managed all the PSSA state tournaments in the early part
of the 20th century. He was a huge force in founding the
PSSA on that hot, summer evening of August 21st, 1890 at the
Crosby House in Correy, PA. He was elected the first
secretary of the PSSA. --- He never pointed a gun at a
registered clay target. --- Shaner was one of the first
inductees in the ATA Hall of Fame as well as the PSSA Hall
of Fame. --- Like Andy Long after him, he was a former
school teacher. Shaner spent over 50 years in trapshooting
and attended every Grand American until 1937. He gave
the opening address to all the shooters at the Grand fort
decades. --- All his travel
and housing took a huge toll on his finances and he died
destitute at the Masonic Home in Elizabethtown, PA in
1939. --- Check out all our state HOF shooters in our world class HOF
and museum.
Charles
Newcomb
Philadelphia, PA
1874-1948
PA Hall of Fame: 1990
ATA Hall of Fame: 1999
As the 122nd Pennsylvania
State shoot nears, one
must look back to the amazing Philadelphia trapshooter and the
first ATA delegate from Pennsylvania. --- Charlie
Newcomb played on the rowdy Camden Electrics professional
basketball team at the end of the 19th century. The league
was the first professional basketball league in America and
a forerunner to the NBA. --- He stood 6'
4" tall and was a gentle giant. He won over 1000
trapshooting tournaments. --- He was by far the most popular
trapshooter during his shooting days. --- Between 1915 and
1933 he won two state singles title, two doubles titles and a HAA.
But the biggest prize came at the 1915 Grand American held
in Chicago, where
he captured the coveted Clay Target Championship. --- Mr. Newcomb was very active in the Pennsylvania State Sportsmans Association
throughout his shooting career. --- He was one of the founders of the Quaker City Gun Club of
Philadelphia in 1920. A very friendly and gentle man, Newcomb gave to the sport much more
than he ever took from it. Newcomb was in a class by himself during the early years of the
20th century. --- Check out all our state HOF shooters in our world class HOF
and museum.
Andy Long
Shamokin, PA
1907-1996
PA Hall of Fame: 1988
ATA Hall of Fame: 1982
As the 122nd Pennsylvania
State shoot nears, one
must look back to the most memorable trapshooter and officer
in state history. A native of Shamokin, Long was a teacher
and banker. He loved dogs, hunting and trapshooting,
probably in that order.
First inductee into Pennsylvania Trapshooting Hall of
Fame in 1988 --- He was the PSSA Treasurer for 31 years --- Elected to
the ATA Hall
of Fame in 1982 --- ATA President in 1972 --- Selected to 7 All American Teams and
named captain once and co-captain once --- Winner of 7 major Pennsylvania State titles,
including three state doubles crowns. He lost the 1948 doubles title to Al
Mullhaupt on a "coin toss.", two HAA titles, one HOA crown and the
state handicap
title in 1951. --- He donated all of his trophies to the state
HOF museum. --- Check out all our state HOF shooters in our world class HOF
and museum.
Steve
Crothers
1887-1976
Philadelphia, PA
PA Hall of Fame: 1988
ATA Hall of Fame: 1971
As the 122nd Pennsylvania
State shoot nears, one
must look back to the most amazing trapshooter in
state history. --- In the 5 major titles at the state shoot,
Steve Crothers won the singles title 14 times, the doubles title 4
times, the handicap crown 3 times, the HAA title 10 times
and the HOA crown 11 times. ---
And all the time he had to battle Pennsylvania's Walter
Beaver for each title. --- He
broke the first 200x200 (1930 in Harrisburg) at the
Pennsylvania state shoot AND the first 200x200 (1925 in
Vandalia) at the Grand American --- At the 1932 state shoot at the
North End Gun Club in Allentown, he won all 5 of the major events.
--- Check out all our state HOF shooters in our world class HOF
and museum.
2013
Pennsylvania State Shoot
June 8-16, 2013
PENNSYLVANIA STATE SHOOT
JUNE 8-16, 2013
2012
Pennsylvania Handicap Champion
Roger Davis, Greensburg, PA
Elysburg,
May 21, 2013: The 2013 Pennsylvania State shoot
will run for 9 days, starting with the Colonial Classic
on June 8-9, 2013 and the Pennsylvania State Shoot
from June 10-16, 2013. 2013
shoot program
Defending
Champions form 2012
Singles:
Steve
Huber
200x200
Handicap:
Roger
Davis
98x100
Doubles:
William
Hazlett
99x100
HAA:
Steve
Miller
392x400
HOA:
Frank
Pascoe
1066x110
For those using a
GPS to find the PSSA home grounds, the address to use is:
405 Monastery Road,
Elysburg PA 17824.
Krieghoff
Challenge
2013 Pennsylvania State Shoot
Past Winners
Elysburg,
May 21, 2013: PSSA is pleased to announce that Krieghoff has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the
Krieghoff Challenge through 2015. This means that an opportunity to win a beautiful K-80 Combo will be available to every participant in the Krieghoff Handicap for the next
two years.
The Krieghoff Challenge has made the Krieghoff Handicap the best attended event at the State Shoot and the PSSA Executive Committee, on behalf of all shooters, wishes to thank
Dieter Krieghoff and Krieghoff Inc. for their generosity and outstanding support of trapshooting. We also are appreciative of the efforts of John Allem and
Allem's Guncraft in making this opportunity possible for the State Shoot participants.
Krieghoff
Challenge Winners
2012 State Shoot (Eighth Year)
Stanley Solkowski, Burlington, CT
2011 State Shoot (Seventh Year)
Harold Burkholder, Chambersburg, PA
2010 State Shoot (Sixth
Year)
John Spangler, Irwin, PA
2009 State Shoot (Fifth
Year)
Allen Peed, Hughesville, MD
2008 State Shoot (Fourth
Year)
Larry Shade, Hamburg, PA
2007 State Shoot (Third
Year)
Devi Ruthod, Dillsburg, PA
2006 State Shoot (Second
Year)
Jacob Koons, Hegins, PA
2005 State Shoot (First Year)
Mike Johnson, Westfield, NY
2013
Keystone Open
May 17-19, 2013
Elysburg,
May 7, 2013: The 2013
Keystone Open shoot is now official and in the books.
Shooters from 12 states enjoyed nice weather for the three
day meet. Ian Recla, a junior shooter from Mahanoy
Plane, PA won two of the five top awards, winning the
singles title with 200 straight over Robert Malnstedt
of NJ and Dave Bicknell of CT. Debbie Ohye Neilson,
last years champion, took the Lady 1 title with a 199x200.
Recla also won the HAA over Donald Neilson, both with
392x400. To make it a complete family affair, Ian's brother,
Joseph Recla, won the HOA crown with a 775x800. The
two brothers took home 15 awards. The doubles title went to Joel
Etchen with a 99x100. Joel was the 2010 HOA champ and
singles champion. Edward Taylor of Bridgeton, NJ,
shooting from the 23 yard line, broke a 98x100 to win the
title over three other 98's, including Neilson, Antonio
Matos, Christ Palmer and Ralph Challingsworth.
The club threw 350,500 targets. Complete
Details
Web Site
Photographs
Effective Immediately
May
2, 2013
This is
another reminder that I will not post any photographs on
this web site that are older than two years. If in doubt get
your photo taken by the PSSA photographer. Older photographs
will be removed from our hard drives and backups.
Robert LeFever
Dies
1938-2013
April
20, 2013
Robert H.
Lefever, 75, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 22, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late A. Vernon and Clara Fellenbaum Lefever. He was married to Ethel Ruoss Lefever.
Robert was an Industrial Engineer and worked for Trojan Yacht. Robert was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd and was a U.S. Army veteran. He loved cars, motorcycles
and trapshooting. He was also a pilot.
Bob was a three
time All American, twice as a senior vet and once as a vet.
He was also selected to 11 PA All State Teams, every year
since 2003. At the 2003 Keystone Open Bob broke a 198 in
singles to win the senior vet title. Lefever also won two
state singles titles, winning the senior vet crown in 2010
and the vet title in 2004, both with 198's. He also won the
Lancaster County Championship numerous times. Completed Careers
Jack
Titus Dies
1932-2013
April
11, 2013
1989
GRAND AMERICAN CHAMPION
100x100
Former
Grand American Handicap Champion Jack Titus passed
away unexpectedly on April 11, 2013 in Florida.Mr. Titus wintered at the Silver Dollar in Odessa, FL and
also had a home in Bradford, PA. Mr. Titus retired as
maintenance supervisor at Owens Illinois in Bradford, PA and
then enjoyed trapshooting and golf with his wife of 63
years, Bonnie.Mr.
Titus is also survived by three children, eight
grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Mr. Titus was
a past president of the Bradford Gun Club, and past High
Chief of the Konneaut Indians. Mr.
Titus won the Grand American Handicap in 1989 over 4505
shooters.In
his lifetime he shot 56,250 Singles, 57,800 Handicap and
19,400 Doubles registered targets. Editors Note: I watched
his shoot-off with fellow Pennsylvanian Frank Detelich in
the most remarkable two round shoot-off I ever observed.
Afterwards I sat there speechless and couldn't comprehend
what I just saw. Jack would later donate his GAH set of
silverware to our Hall of Fame. A true
sportsmen. Completed Careers
2013 PSSA
Shoot Program
March 22, 2013
Elysburg,
March 22, 2013: The PSSA is pleased to announce
the release of our 2013
shoot program. The program is in pdf format. For those using a
GPS to find the PSSA home grounds, the address to use
is............. 405 Monastery Road, Elysburg PA 17824.
Note
to Pennsylvania shooters:
This web site is getting tired of publishing out of date
photographs and will no longer publish photographs older
than two years. It's your responsibility to get up to date
photographs from the PSSA photographer. They appear at all
the Elysburg shooting events. You need not be a trophy
winner to get your photo taken. The photo will be saved on
our hard drives and will not be shared with anyone and used
only for the purpose of this web site.
2013
Elysburg Early Squadding Forms
Plus Directions
March 19, 2013
Early
squadding forms for the 2013 ATA Eastern Zone
shoot at Elysburg (July 25-28) will be provided at a later date.
Belinda
and Frank Pascoe
Lady II and Sub-Vet All Americans
Frank
Little and Carolyn Elliott, both PA Hall of Famers,
lead the state with 13 lifetime selections in
Pennsylvania. Little was selected to 33 teams
overall.
Photographs colorized
from b/w to color by
Hamilton Web Design
The 2013 ATA All American
Teams have been announced and the Quaker State has 25 gunners who
earned their way
on to the teams. That is 13 more than last year. That brings the total of Pennsylvania
All American to 472, third largest in the ATA.
Pennsylvania led the nation in All
American selections for the third year in a row with 25 selections. Illinois
and Ohio finished far behind with 13 selections each.
Carolyn Elliott
and Frank
Little lead the state with 14 All American selections. Little was
selected 35 times while living in three states as well as International
team selections. David George
(right) and
Rhoda Wolf
(left, below) have 12 each
while Mary Christopher has 11 and
Walter Beaver
was selected 9
times while Steve Crothers
had 8 selections,
mostduring the era of
only 10-12 being selected by each year by Jimmy Robinson. Stephanie
Sandler has
10 selections.
Ken Darroch
and Harold
Keiser each have 9 selections and Anna Mae Eberle and George
Newmaster and Frank Pascoe each have 8 selections. 2013
Teams
2013 PSSA
All State Teams
Official Teams
December 21, 2012
Elysburg,
PA, Dec. 21, 2012. Listed
are the official 2013 Pennsylvania All State Trapshooting
Teams. State teams have been selected every year since 1972.
Stephen Ollock, Ken Darroch and Emerson
Bornman lead the men in the number of selections with 22
while Anna Mae Eberle lead the women with 36. Joel
Etchen
was named Captain of the Men's team for the 4th times with
his 21st selection. Stephanie
Sandler
was selected to her 13th team and her 9th as Captain. Wilbur
Ruhl
was selected Captain of the Vet team, his first as Captain
and his 6th overall selection. John
Minjock
was selected Captain of the Sr. Vet team and his 7th overall
team selection. he was also Captain of the Vet team back in
2009. Junior All American Charles
Bennett
was name Captain of the Junior/Sub-Junior team for the first
times. It was also his first state team selection. There are
seven current All Americans on the 2013 state team. All Teams
Note
to Pennsylvania shooters:
This web site is getting tired of publishing out of date
photographs and will no longer publish photographs older
than two years. It's your responsibility to get up to date
photographs from the PSSA photographer. They appear at all
the Elysburg shooting events.
2013 PSSA Shoot
Dates
PSSA Home Grounds
Elysburg, PA
For
your advanced planning we have listed the 2013 PSSA shoot
dates at Elysburg.
For those using a
GPS to find the PSSA home grounds, the address to use is:
405 Monastery Road,
Elysburg PA 17824.
2012 PSSA
High Average Winners
November 26, 2012
Richard Milbert
Elysburg,
PA, Nov. 26, 2012. These
Pennsylvania average leaders are preliminary only. After December 20, 2012 they
become official. Note: These average leaders are not necessarily
the average leaders as published in the official Trap/Field
average book. The official ATA average leaders are based
on 2500 singles, 1500 handicap and 1000 doubles for men and
2000 singles, 1000 handicap and 500 doubles for women*.
Requirements*
Men:
3000 singles, 2000 handicap and 1500 doubles. Women:
2000 singles, 1000 handicap and 500 doubles.
Singles
NAME
TOWN
TARGETS
AVE.
Frank Pascoe
New Castle
7500
.9907
Kim Bateman
Slippery Rock
3000
.9760
Handicap
Richard Milbert
Cranberry Twp
2800
.9350
Tina Capatch
Westmoreland
2700
.9141
Doubles
Adam Krzyzanowski
Warminster
2300
.9678
Stephanie Sandler
Auburn
1600
.9612
2012 PSSA
Southwest Zone Shoot
Clairton Gun Club
September 22-23, 2012
PAUL HARVEY
WINS DOUBLES, HANDICAP AND HAA TITLES, IAN FLEMING WINS
SINGLES CROWN.
Bob
Salka
Paul
Harvey
Russ
Buddle
.
Richard
Painter
Ed
Pykosh
Ian
Fleming
Ian Fleming
toped the field to win the Southwestern Zone singles title. Bart
Walker finished for the open trophy. Paul Harvey
won the doubles championship with 96x100 while Fleming
finished second. Harvey came back to win the Handicap crown
with a 93x100. Bob Salka finished second. Harvey also
won the HAA title with 381x400.
2012 PSSA
Northwest Zone Shoot
Bradford Gun Club
September 22-23, 2012
ROBERT FAGA SINGLES
TITLE, FRANK PASCOE HANDICAP, DOUBLES AND HAA. JOE PASCOE
WINS OPEN HAA ON COIN TOSS. CHIYO GRANT WINS ALL LADIES TITLES.
Frank
Pascoe
Joe
Pascoe
Ken
Pascoe
The Bradford
Gun Club hosted the N.W. PA Zone championship over the
weekend. This shoot which was registered with the Amateur
Trapshooting Association attracted 76 shooters. Despite
occasional rain and gusty winds many good scores were
recorded. For the second year in a row the Pascoe clan from
New Castle dominated the competition. They won a combined
total of 9 trophies. Father, Frank, won the doubles and
handicap events as well as the Resident High-All- Around
with a score of 385 X 400. Frank Pascoe had a 192 X
200 in singles, 96 X 100 in doubles and 97 X 100 in
handicap. Sons, Joe and Ken, tied for Open HAA along
with Raymond Walwro of Colver with scores of 379 X
400. After one round of shootoffs Joe and Walwro were still
tied and Joe won a coin flip to take the Open HAA trophy.
In Saturday’s singles championship Robert Faga
of Warren had the lone 100 straight and combined that with a
97 in the second half of the event to post a winning score
of 197 X 200. Faga defeated Scott Holdren of
Philipsburg in a shootoff 25 to 24.
2012 PSSA
Northeast Zone Shoot
Valley Gun Club
September 22-23, 2012
JOHN
MANETTA II WINS 3 OF THE 4 MAJOR EVENTS.
CECIL CASTLE HANDICAP CHAMPION.
John
Manetta II
Cecil
Castle
Susan
Owens
John Manetta, former
state singles champion, blew away the field by winning the
singles, doubles and HAA trophies at the PSSA Northeastern
Zone Shoot at the Valley Gun & Country Club. Cecil
Castle broke a field high 96x100 to take the handicap
trophy. Susan Owens won the ladies singles and
doubles awards while Beverly Shick won the women's
handicap title.
2012 PSSA
Southeast Zone Shoot
South End Gun Club
September 22-23, 2012
DONALD FEEG
WINS 3 AWARDS, INCLUDING THE HAA AND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
Jay
Greisemer
Donald
Feeg
Lisa
Long
Jason Nye
won the Southeast Zone shoot at Reading with a 198x200, Donald
Feeg won the AA award with a 197x200. The ladies crown
went to Lisa Long. The handicap title went to Lester
Gruber with a field high 97x100 while Glenn Zullick
finished second with a 96x100.
Long also won the ladies crown with a 91x100. Feeg won the
twin bird title over 35 gunners with a 95x100. Long also won
the doubles title. Lisa won all three ladies awards. Feeg
won the HAA title with 384 one target over Glenn
Kelly.
Elysburg,
PA, September 10, 2012: After
the disappointment of the cancelled Westy Hogans
last September, the PSSA hosted the 105th Westy Hogans in
beautiful early fall weather at Elysburg. Brandon Deal
of Petrolia,
PA broke 300x300 to win both singles events, including the
singles championship with a field high 200x200. Kay Ohye
defended his HOA and HAA titles from 2010. The HAA crown was
his 16th and his 14th HOA title. John Manetta II won
his first Hogans doubles title when he led the field with
100 straight. Catherine Brown of Middletown, DE won
her first Lady of America title with 195x200 in events 1
& 2 while Edward Ginther (left) of Pottsville won
the Hogans Challenge with 195x200. More
information here
2012
Pennsylvania Grand
June 29-July 1, 2012
BRAD HEATH
WINS
5TH STRAIGHT HAA TITLE
The
40th annual Pennsylvania Grand is now in the books. Twenty
one yarder Larry
Trimmer
of Glen Rock, PA is the new PA Grand handicap champion,
breaking 98x100. Also with a 98 was Kevin
Betz
who finished runner-up. Breaking a field
high 100x100, Adam
Krzyzanowski
(left) of Warminster, PA, claimed the doubles title. The
singles title went to Bradley
Heath
of Binghamton, NY with a 199x200. The board was filled with
199's. Heath also won the HAA with a 390x400, one target
better than Frank
Pascoe. It was his 5th in a row, starting back in 2008.
Than Pascoe reversed the table on Brad, beating Heath by one target for
the HOA crown. Heath now owns 11 PA Grand major titles. Linda
Loughran
of Dover, PA led the shoot with 6 trophies, Heath and Stephanie
Sandler
each had 5 awards. Continue
story
2012
Pennsylvania State Shoot
June 9 - June 19, 2012 Pascoe
wins 3rd straight HOA title
Elysburg,
June 17, 2012: The 121st Pennsylvania State Shoot
ended with a surprise winner in the state handicap
championship, 19 1/2 yarder Roger Davis of
Greensburg, PA. Roger defeated 21 yarder Thomas Joseph
for his first state crown. Both broke 98x100 in the feature
handicap race. Steve Huber won his 4th major state
championship and his first state singles title with a
200x200. William Hazlett (left) of Sarver, a former
Grand American champion, won the doubles crown. The state
HAA winner was Steven Miller of Bedford with a
392x400. Frank Pascoe won the 3rd straight HOA crown.
He averaged 96.9 on all 1100 championship targets. Pascoe
has won two singles, one doubles, one HAA and now three HOA
titles. Huber and Pascoe are both Pennsylvania HOF
inductees. Photographs and
winners
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2013
PSSA Dates PSSA
Shoots at Elysburg
Keystone Open: May
17-19, 2013
PSSA Colonial Classic: June 8-9, 2013
PSSA State Shoot: June 10-16, 2013
PA Grand: June 28-June 30, 2013
ATA Eastern Zone: July 25-28, 2013
Westy Hogans: Sept. 6-8, 2013
2013
All State
Requirements
------------------------------- (effective: 2/3/2013)
Target Requirements:
Singles,
Handicap & Doubles
Men:
3000-2000-1500
Women: 2000-1000-500
Vets: 2000-1000-500
Sr. Vets: 2000-1000-500
Junior: 2000-1000-500
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Plus:
Shoot the HAA
at the 2013
PA State Shoot.
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by Richard Hamilton
Did you know that Frank Little broke
500x500 in the singles marathon at the 1989 PA Grand. It was
only the 9th such score in ATA history at the time. Also the
only 500x500 at the PSSA home grounds at Elysburg.
Charlie
Newcomb was the first ATA delegate for the PSSA, 1923.
Newcomb is an ATA and a PA Hall of Famer. 1923 was the first
year the ATA used "state delegates." Of course, it
was the first year of the ATA.,
Stephanie Sandler became
the first lady to lead the state in composite averages for
year. 2010.
Tyler Nunes of Sinking Spring became the first
sub-Junior to win the state sub-junior singles championship four times.
Kim Bateman, Sonya Miller and Stephanie Sandler are
the only women gunners to break 200x200 in the PA state
singles championship.
Kim Bateman set the women's HAA record at the 2009 PA
state shoot with a 391x400.
Since the first year (1927) Pennsylvania has had 472 All
American selections. Data is current through the 2013
selections. Frank Little and Carolyn Elliott, PA Hall of
Famers, each have 14 to lead the state men and women.
Allen Heil was the first Pennsylvania shooter
selected to the All American Team, back in 1927.
Since the first year in 1927-2011 there have been 6,745
shooters selected to various All American Teams. Many
several times. Ray Stafford of Colorado has been
selected to 43 All American Teams to lead all shooters.
Are you feeling down after you finished runner-up at the
State Shoot. Well, the legendary ATA Hall of Famer from
Conshohocken, Walter Beaver, finished second a record
18 times in the championship Singles, Handicap or
Doubles. Data for the HAA and HOA is unavailable. I'm
sure that number would be a lot higher if those figures were
added to the 18 times listed above.
As one might expect, Kay Ohye has more 200 straights
at the Pennsylvania State Shoot than any other shooter. He
has 12. Stephen Ollock
has 10. Frank Little and Chris Vendel each
have 9. Ken Darroch and Robert
Malnstedt each have 7.Records are through the 2010 State Shoot.
That in 1932 Steve Crothers won all 5 major titles at
the Pennsylvania State Shoot at North End Gun Club near
Allentown. In 1994 Ken Darroch won 4 of the 5 titles.
Anna Mae Eberle collected 4 of the 5 women's titles
in 1979.
That the first State Shoot was held in Williamsport
in 1892.
That the highest HOA average at the State Shoot belongs to
Ken Darroch with a .9918 average in the 5 major
events. In 1938 Walter Beaver had the second highest
HOA average, .9877 in the 5 major events.
Carolyn Elliott and Frank Little have been
selected to 14 All American Teams each, most in the State.
Steve Crothers has either won or finished runner-up
46 times in the 5 major events at the PA State Shoot.
(Singles, Handicap, Doubles, HAA or HOA)
Alice Crothers has completed the PA Average Grand
Slam 5 times, leading the state in singles, handicap,
doubles and composite average in the same target year. She
led the state women for 5 straight years from 1930-1934.
Frank Little has completed the PA Average Grand Slam
5 times, leading state men in singles, handicap, doubles and
composite average in the same target year.
Anna Mae Eberle was named captain of the women's All State
Team 7 times, a state record. Sonya Miller is second with 6.
(through 2010 teams)
Frank Little was named captain of the men's All State Team
12 times, a state record. David George is second with
ten selections. Ken Darroch is third with eight selections.
Anna Mae Eberle and Stephanie Sandler have
earned seven captains spots. Sonya Miller, Mel
Krepps and Tom Galligher each have 5 selections. (through
2011 teams)
That Frank Little has the highest singles average in
state history. In 1987 his average was .9972. Charlie
Sheckler had the first 99%+ average back in 1970 his
singles average was 9920.
Sixty eight times Keystone State gunners have turned in
averages of 99% or better. Stephen Ollock leads
with 10 while the late (died in 1992) Frank Little also
has 10. Tom Galligher (retired) has 7. The
retired Dan DeDionisio has 5. (through 2009
averages)
William Hazlett on winning the 1980 Grand American.
"All I can say is that I am from Pittsburgh and that's
the city of Champions." William won a Jeep Cherokee, a wad of
cash and a title he will hold for a lifetime.
That in 1994 Ken Darroch broke a 1091x1100 in the
State HOA. That's an average of .9918 folks. Walter
Beaver has the second highest HOA average with .9877 in
1938. (642x650)
That the PSSA is the "father" of the Pennsylvania
Game Commission, organized as a committee of the PSSA in
1895.
Pennsylvania shooters shot at 3,006,375 singles targets in
2004 and 3,134,300 in 2005 and in 2006 the shot 2,834,975. In
2007 they shot 2,720,375.
Pennsylvania has not won the State Team Race at the Grand
since 1967. That's 40 years ago folks. Ohio has won 15
times, Illinois 13 times and Texas & Penna. 7
times.
That George Snellenberger broke the first 100 straight in
Doubles in Pennsylvania on 5-26-68 at West Penn.
That Mel Krepps earned three veteran Trap and Field Averages
Awards, 1993, 1994 and 1995. He was also the first shooter
east of the Mississippi, to break 100 straight in Handicap
from 27 yards.
That Captain A. H. Bogardus broke 995x1000 glass balls at
Bradford, PA in late 1878.
Bob Whitehead, Ralph Challingsworth and Sheldon Hostetter
have the only 200 straights in
winning the PA Vet singles title. Whitehead and Herb
Jones won the vet title a record 4 times.
In 1984 Emilie Peters became
the only women to win the state handicap championship,
breaking a 97 from 21½ yards.
She defeated L. M. Hamilton and another lady, the late Cathi
Smith, in a shootoff.
That Andy Long and Al Mullhaupt once flipped a coin to
decide the PA Doubles title.
That George Baldwin finished 2nd in the PA Singles, Doubles
and Handicap Championship twice each.
That David George has the only two 200 straights for a
Senior Vet in winning the PA Sr. Vet title. He won the title
a state record six times.
Since the first year that the PSSA has named All State
Teams, there have been 1820 first and second team selections
thru the 2011 team selections. Seventy selections are added
each year.
Anna Mae Eberle has been selected to 35 All State
Teams thru 2009 selections.
Emerson Bornman leads all male active state shooters in All
State selections with 22 thru 2011 selections.
Ken Darroch has finished runner-up in the PA Doubles
Championship 5 times, winning once. He has amassed 18 major
state titles.
Thomas Cherup holds the record for Junior State Singles
titles with four.
Charles Sheckler was the first state shooter to have a .9900
singles average, back in 1970 (.9920)
Sonya Miller has the three highest women's singles averages,
all over 98%. 1995, 2000, 2001.
Anna Mae Eberle won 23 major Pennsylvania State
Women's championships.
Steve Huber and Richard Kaysa are the only 27 yarders to win
the PA Handicap title. Steve in 1992 and Richard in 1994.
Ken Darroch holds the record for the highest HAA score at
the state shoot with 397x400. Twice!!
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