2009 WCC Match Results

JCSA Pistol Silhouette Club

Grants Pass, OR

19 Turkeys, Match Director

6/16-20/2009

2009 West Coast Championship

COMMENTS

First, thank you to those JCSA members that worked so hard to get the range ready and that helped run the match, Charlie Dean, Don & Fay Ritz, Paul Hoadley, Tom Williams, Dan Masten, and Tom Hull. John Fouts was the technical brain behind the match managing the pre-registration, stat house, and maintenance, updating of scores, and calculating the shoot-off’s and final results. The match would not have happened without each one of you and your contributions.

I heard that Dave and Patsy Silva and Robert and Joyce Brown hosted a Tuesday night Southeastern Pulled Pork Barbeque for the competitors. Patty, Sue, and Fay along with Patsy were in charge of the salads & sides.

A very special thank you goes to Bret Stuntebeck and Steve Parsons for being the chief instigators of another excellent Fish Fry on Wednesday night. It was a “Surf and Turf” banquet this year with halibut, salmon, black snapper, venison and elk. Bret’s 15 gallons of homebrew also helped to wash everything down! Thanks to all that brought side dishes and to Dave Pitt for the awesome Jalapeno pepper poppers. Bret and Steve told me that it was the largest crowd ever with between 40 and 50 people in attendance.

While I was working on match stuff Thursday night, I understand that Val and Vickie Shaver also hosted a super Taco Night.

Friday night was our customary banquet by the pond catered by the Owen family’s Silver Ridge Outfitters. The cowboy Dutch oven biscuits, baked beans with pineapple, potatoes, and two cobblers and strawberry/rhubarb pie for dessert rounded off a wonderful tri-tip/chicken barbecue. If you went home hungry it was your fault! It was another outstanding time of socializing. We were fortunate to have Silver Ridge provide lunches as well. The good news is that they have committed to provide food service for us again in 2010!

Obviously, the West Coast is the choice of gourmet cooks and hungry shooters! Now I know why Dave Whitman stayed at the range so late most nights!

And a special thanks goes to the person that saved the bacon of many shooters by making quick work of repairing handguns that decided to break at inopportune times. Jim Henry, we could not do without you good friend! Although I did miss Fay’s Texas caviar!

Thanks to Rick Davis for donating the beautiful Big Bore tote box and to John Tschannen for being the high bidder at the auction. That added $70 to the target setters’ tip jar.

Sue, Pam, Patsy, Patty, Karen and Fay are part of the LASC Cap Ladies. They religiously knit caps for cancer patients. They worked hard and presented Irene with 15 caps to donate to cancer centers in SW Oregon. She has decided to divide them equally between two oncology and one radiation clinic in the valley. This is another reason why silhouette shooters are a family like no other. We love you guys!

Next, thank you to every competitor that took time out of their lives, made a significant financial commitment, and attended this year’s match. Without your support we would not be able to afford to run the match. You are all family to us, and we look forward to our reunion each year. We had 47 shooters firing 316 entries this year. I am sure we are continuing to be the largest 60 round silhouette match in the US.

Without a doubt, Lon Pennington (CO) was the man to beat again this year, and it rarely happened. Lon smashed several International records. His Field Pistol Production 57 is a new 60 round match record, and his Field Pistol aggregate of 111 broke a record (109) that has stood since the early 1990’s. Of course, those accomplishments earned him both Field Pistol championships as well as the high Field Pistol Aggregate. It should be noted that Lon and Joe Cullison were in a shoot-off for the PAS title with Lon hitting 6x10 targets to Joe’s 5. Standing shoot-off’s are always fun to watch. His winning ways continued onto the Small Bore range with three new world records. Lon broke the three and four gun aggregate record scores he shot in 2008 with scores of 170 and 229 respectively. Also, his Standing score of 51 broke the record score of 50 shot by Hal Simpkins in 2002. These great scores earned him the Revolver and Standing championships as well as the Four Gun Aggregate trophy. While none of Lon’s Big Bore scores broke records, he was our Big Bore Production, Revolver, Standing and Unlimited Standing champion as well as the Four Gun and Standing Aggregate winner. Needless to say, this outstanding display of marksmanship also earned him the coveted Iron Man award for the high Eight Gun Aggregate in Small Bore and Big Bore.

Over on the Air Pistol range, Steve Mooney came out of AAA class to shoot an outstanding Production 59 to take that title. His score is also the highest Production Air Pistol score shot at any West Coast Championship. This also gave Steve a leg into International class. Steve was also our Unlimited Standing champion. Steve also won the Four Gun Aggregate with a 209.

Rick Davis was our Air Pistol Standing and Unlimited Standing Iron Sight match champion and Three Gun Standing Aggregate champion with a 118. Steve Ware was our Unlimited Any Sight match champion.

Ted Zysk was our Big Bore Unlimited champion winning the title in a rather spectacular shoot off with Lon Pennington and Steve Mooney. Ted’s 9x10 shoot-off targets to Lon and Steve 8 and 7 provided a dramatic ending to that tie.

Bret Stuntebeck took the Big Bore Unlimited Any Sight championship with a perfect 60 and 4x5 of the shoot-off targets in the preliminary shoot-off round. Dave Silva and Doug Forsyth took International second and third.

Things were interesting on the One-Fifth Scale range. Dave Silva came out of AAA class to shoot a perfect 60x60 then 4 shoot-off targets to take the Any Sight championship. Robert Brown and Jerry Ray then had to shoot off their 59’s to determine first and second place in International class. Robert took the first place 2 shoot-off targets to Jerry’s 1. Eric King was our Unlimited champion. While Jim Harris took none of the championship titles, he proved that consistency can still be a winner by taking the One-Fifth Scale Aggregate trophy.

Harry Sharp was the master when it came to Half Scale taking both the Unlimited and Unlimited Any Sight titles and the Half Scale Aggregate. He shot an Any Sight 60x60 and 5 shoot-off targets giving Mike Dewey second place International class with a 60 and 3 and a 60 and 3 in Unlimited with Eric King right behind him with a 59. Harry continued his winning ways on the Small Bore range firing the only 60x60 in Production and taking that championship.

Charlie Dean was our Small Bore Unlimited championship taking that title in a shoot off with Dave Silva and Joe Cullison. Charlie’s 6 shoot-off targets was the winner over their 4 and 3 targets respectively. However, Joe took the Unlimited Standing championship with an excellent 51x60.

Val Shaver took the Small Bore Unlimited Any Sight championship with an excellent 60 and 5 shoot-off targets.

There were a lot of personal accomplishments by other shooters this year. Those shooting legs into higher classes were Dano Saarinen (BB-P AA and FP-PAS AA), Rick Davis (BB-UAS AAA), Scott Roberts (BB-US AAA), George Holdaway (BB-US AA and FP-P AAA), Dave Silva (UASFS INT), John Tschannen (FP-P AAA), David Lehman (PF-P AAA), Ron Sprafkin (FP-PAS AA and SB-S AA and SB-US AA), Joe Stumpf (FP-PAS A), Doug Forsyth (UASHS INT), Bret Stuntebeck; Robert Brown; and Steve Bishop (SB-P AAA), Dennis Edwards (SB-R INT), and Dave Pitt and Steve Parsons (SB-S AA)

Ron Sprafkin jumped class into FP-P AA class and Mike Aber jumped class into FP-PAS AA.

Please mark your membership cards with these legs and new classes.

Again, thanks to all that attended. We look forward to seeing everyone at the tenth anniversary West Coast Championship match June 15-19, 2010. Mark your calendars and put in for vacations!

__ AP

Class Name Gun/Caliber Score Notes

P -- INT Rick Davis CROSSMAN: .177 34 (1)

-- AAA Steve Mooney DAISY 747: .177 59 (Champ) ML

S -- INT Rick Davis CROSSMAN: .177 39 (Champ)

-- AAA Steve Mooney : .177 37 (1)

U -- INT Rick Davis IZH: .177 58 (1)

-- AAA Steve Mooney IZH: .177 60 (Champ) ML

-- Paul Hoadley : .177 49 (2)

UAS -- INT Steve Ware MACI-LD: .177 60 + 5 (Champ)

-- Rick Davis STEYR: .177 59 + 10 (2)

-- Paul Hoadley : .177 59 + 9 (3)

US -- AAA Steve Mooney IZH: .177 53 (Champ)

-- Steve Ware IZH: .177 43 (2)

-- Rick Davis STEYR: .177 40 (3)

-- AA Ron Sprafkin IZY: .177 36 (1)

-- A Gordy Prudencio MACI: .177 13 (1)

USIS -- INT Ron Sprafkin CROSSMAN: .177 24 (1)

-- AA Rick Davis IZH: .177 39 (Champ)

BB

Class Name Gun/Caliber Score Notes

P -- INT Lon Pennington MOA: 7TCU 60 + 4 (Champ)

-- David Whitman : 60 + 1 (2)

-- Steve Mooney BF: 7US 60 (3)

-- AAA Doug Forsyth MOA: 7BR 55 (1)

-- James Parr MOA: 7BR 51 (2)

-- Steve Bishop ENCORE: 44MAG 49 (3)

-- AA Joe Stumpf TC: 7TCU 39 (1)

-- A Dano Saarinen TC: 7TCU 42 (1) ML

-- George Holdaway TC: 7MM 27 (2)

R -- INT Lon Pennington DW: 357 60 (Champ)

-- John Zumwalt FA: 44MAG 59 (2)

-- Ted Zysk FA: 44MAG 59 (3)

-- AAA Dave Silva FA: 357 55 (1)

-- Randy Flowers FA: 41MAG 53 (2)

-- Steve Bishop FA: 44MAG 46 (3)

-- AA Joe Stumpf FA: 357MAG 35 (1) CB

-- A George Elmore RUGER: 44MAG 27 (1) CB

S -- INT Lon Pennington MOA: 7TCU 49 (Champ)

-- Larry Hixson TC: 300WHISPER 47 (2)

-- Steve Mooney XL: 30MAX 47 (3)

-- AAA Bret Stuntebeck TC: 32-20 33 (1) CB

-- Michael Aber : 26 (2) CB

-- AA Scott Roberts TC: 7TCU 32 (1)

-- Steve Parsons TC: 300W 28 (2) CB

-- Jim Henry MOA: 7BR 18 (3)

-- A Joe Stumpf TC: 7TCU 20 (1)

U -- INT Ted Zysk DEWEY: 6.5TKS 60 + 9 (Champ)

-- Lon Pennington XP100: 7BR 60 + 8 (2)

-- Steve Mooney XP100: 7BR 60 + 7 (3)

-- Scott Roberts XP100: 7BR 60 + 4 (4)

-- Larry Hixson XP100: 6.5BR 60 + 2 (5)

-- Dave Silva NESIKA: 6.5TKS 60 + 2 (6)

-- Dennis Edwards XP100: 6.5BR 60 + 1 (7)

-- Joe Cullison XP100: 7BR 60 + 1 (8)

-- Mike Dewey XP100: 6.5TKS 60 + 1 (9)

-- Charles Dean XP BOND: 7BR 60 + 1 (10)

-- Jim Harris XP: 6BR 60 + 1 (11)

-- Don Ritz XP100: 7BR 60 + 1 (12) CB

-- Robert Brown XP100: 6.5BR 60 (13)

-- Bret Stuntebeck RAMPRO: 6.5BR 60 (14)

-- AAA Rick Davis XP100: 7INT 55 (1)

-- George Elmore XP100: 7BR 53 (2)

-- Paul Hoadley XP100: 7BR 49 (3)

-- AA Joe Stumpf XP100: 7INT 49 (1)

-- Dano Saarinen XP100: 30BR 48 (2)

UAS -- INT Bret Stuntebeck XP100: 7BR 60 + 4 (Champ)

-- Dave Silva XP100: 6.5BR 60 + 6 (2)

-- Doug Forsyth XP100: 6.5BR 60 + 4 (3)

-- Dennis Edwards XP100: 6X45 60 + 3 (4)

-- Val Shaver XP100: 7TCU 60 + 2 (5)

-- Don Ritz WITCH: 7BR 60 + 1 (6) CB

-- AAA David Lehman BF: 357MAX 59 (1)

-- Dano Saarinen TC: 30HERRETT 53 (2)

-- AA Rick Davis XL: 270RKT 59 (1) ML

-- George Holdaway TC: 30 58 (2) ML

-- Michael Aber : 49 (3) CB

US -- INT Lon Pennington XP100: 7TCU 58 (Champ)

-- Steve Mooney XP100: 7BR 54 (2)

-- Joe Cullison TC: 300W 53 (3)

-- AAA Bret Stuntebeck TC: 7TCU 48 (1) CB

-- Randy Flowers XP100: 6X47 34 (2)

-- AA Scott Roberts : 45 (1) ML

-- Steve Parsons TC: 7TCU 37 (2)

-- A George Holdaway TC: 7MM 40 (1) ML

FP

Class Name Gun/Caliber Score Notes

P -- INT Lon Pennington TC: 22HORNET 57 (Champ)

-- Joe Cullison TC: 22HORNET 50 (2)

-- Steve Mooney XL: 357 47 (3)

-- AAA John Zumwalt TC: 22HORNET 40 (1)

-- Bret Stuntebeck TC: 22HORNET 36 (2)

-- AA George Holdaway TC: 22HORNET 41 (1) ML

-- Ron Sprafkin TC: 32MAG 40 (2) JC

-- John Tschannen RUGER: 32H&R 39 (3) ML

-- A Joe Stumpf FA: 357MAG 19 (1)

-- George Elmore TC: 32H&R 12 (2)

PAS -- INT Lon Pennington TC: 22HORNET 54 + 6 (Champ)

-- Joe Cullison TC: 22HORNET 54 + 5 (2)

-- Larry Hixson TC: 22HORNET 52 (3)

-- AAA John Zumwalt TC: 32-20 51 (1)

-- Bret Stuntebeck TC: 22HORNET 44 (2)

-- Paul Hoadley TC: 25-20 19 (3)

-- AA Michael Aber : 46 (1) JC

-- Tom Williams XL: 22HORNET 43 (2)

-- Steve Parsons BF: 32-20 42 (3)

-- A Dano Saarinen TC: 30-20 40 (1) ML

-- Ron Sprafkin TC: 32MAG 35 (2) ML

-- B Joe Stumpf TC: 32-20 31 (1) CB ML

FS

Class Name Gun/Caliber Score Notes

UASFS -- INT Robert Brown ANS: 22 LR 59 + 2 (1)

-- Jerry Ray DEWSHUTZ: 22 LR 59 + 1 (2)

-- Jim Harris ANS: 22 LR 59 (3)

-- AAA Dave Silva : 22 LR 60 + 4 (Champ) ML

-- Don Ritz ANS: 22 LR 59 (2)

-- Doug Forsyth ANS: 22 LR 58 (3)

UFS -- INT Eric King XP100: 22 LR 58 + 1 (Champ)

-- Jim Harris ANS: 22 LR 58 (2)

-- Mike Dewey ANS: 22 LR 56 (3)

-- AA Don Ritz TC: 22 LR 48 (1)

-- Robert Brown ANS: 22 LR 43 (2)

HS

Class Name Gun/Caliber Score Notes

UASHS -- INT Harry Sharp XP100: 6.5BR 60 + 5 (Champ)

-- Mike Dewey XP100: 6BR 60 + 3 (2)

-- Dennis Edwards XP100: 6X45 59 (3)

-- AAA Doug Forsyth NESIKA: 6.5BR 60 + 4 (1) ML

-- Val Shaver XP100: 7TCU 59 (2)

-- Steve Parsons XP100: 7TCU 59 (3)

UHS -- INT Harry Sharp XP100: 22PPC 60 + 3 (Champ)

-- Eric King XP100: 22PPC 59 (2)

-- Lon Pennington XP100: 7BR 58 (3)

-- AAA Robert Brown XP100: 6BR 55 (1)

-- Bret Stuntebeck RAMPRO: 6.5BR 54 (2)

-- Scott Roberts XP100: 6.5BR 53 (3)

-- AA Bill Trousdale XP100: 7BR 43 (1)

SB

Class Name Gun/Caliber Score Notes

P -- INT Harry Sharp TC: 22 LR 60 (Champ)

-- Lon Pennington TC: 22 LR 59 + 2 (2)

-- Joe Cullison TC: 22 LR 59 (3)

-- AAA Steve Parsons TC: 22 LR 53 (1)

-- Dennis Edwards TC: 22 LR 51 (2)

-- James Parr TC: 22 LR 50 (3)

-- AA Bret Stuntebeck BRN: 22 LR 56 (1) ML

-- Robert Brown TC: 22 LR 54 (2) ML

-- Steve Bishop RUGER MKII: 22 LR 50 (3) ML

R -- INT Lon Pennington FA: 22 LR 59 (Champ)

-- Joe Cullison FA: 22 LR 57 (2)

-- Eric King FA: 22 LR 57 (3)

-- AAA Dennis Edwards FA: 22 LR 57 (1) ML

-- Steve Parsons FA: 22 LR 54 (2)

-- Dave Silva : 22 LR 52 (3)

-- AA Bret Stuntebeck RUGER: 22 LR 47 (1)

-- David Pitt FA: 22 LR 30 (2)

S -- INT Lon Pennington TC: 22 LR 51 (Champ)

-- Eric King TC: 22 LR 44 (2)

-- Joe Cullison TC: 22 LR 41 (3)

-- AAA Steve Mooney XL: 22 LR 35 (1)

-- Bret Stuntebeck TC: 22 LR 27 (2)

-- A David Pitt TC: 22 LR 28 (1) ML

-- Ron Sprafkin TC: 22 LR 27 (2) ML

-- Steve Parsons TC: 22 LR 25 (3) ML

U -- INT Charles Dean ANS: 22 LR 60 + 6 (Champ)

-- Dave Silva ANS: 22 LR 60 + 4 (2)

-- Joe Cullison ANS: 22 LR 60 + 3 (3)

-- Val Shaver DEWSHUTZ: 22 LR 60 + 2 (4)

-- Lon Pennington SAV: 22 LR 60 + 1 (5)

-- Jim Harris ANS: 22 LR 60 + 1 (6)

-- AAA Bret Stuntebeck SAV: 22 LR 57 (1)

-- Dennis Edwards ANS: 22 LR 56 (2)

-- Vincent Leete TC: 22 LR 54 (3)

-- AA Steve Parsons SAVAGE: 22 LR 53 (1)

-- David Pitt TC: 22 LR 42 (2)

-- A Rick Davis DRULUV: 22 LR 28 (1)

UAS -- INT Val Shaver ANS: 22 LR 60 + 5 (Champ)

-- Jim Harris ANS: 22 LR 60 + 5 (2)

-- Dave Silva ANS: 22 LR 60 + 6 (3)

-- Dennis Edwards ANS: 22 LR 60 + 4 (4)

-- Don Ritz ANS: 22 LR 60 + 4 (5)

-- Robert Brown ANS: 22 LR 60 + 3 (6)

-- Jerry Ray DEWSCHUTZ: 22 LR 60 + 3 (7)

-- Mike Dewey : 22 LR 60 + 2 (8)

-- Tom Williams ANS: 22 LR 60 + 1 (9)

-- AAA David Pitt SAVAGE STRYKER: 22 57 (1)

LR

-- Randy Flowers TC: 22 LR 56 (2)

-- AA James Parr ANS: 22 LR 54 (1)

-- Ron Sprafkin TC: 22 LR 54 (2)

-- Rick Davis XL: 22 LR 52 (3)

US -- INT Tom Hull ANS: 22 LR 46 (1)

-- Steve Mooney TC: 22 LR 45 (2)

-- AAA Joe Cullison TC: 22 LR 51 (Champ)

-- David Pitt TC: 22 LR 45 (2)

-- Steve Ware TC: 22 LR 35 (3)

-- AA Gordy Prudencio ANS: 22 LR 31 (1)

-- A Ron Sprafkin TC: 22 LR 33 (1) ML

-- John Tschannen SIG/HAMMERLI: 22 LR 23 (2)

__ High Senior

BB Class Name Score

P INT Lon Pennington 60

R INT Lon Pennington 60

S INT Lon Pennington 49

U INT Lon Pennington 60

FP Class Name Score

P INT Lon Pennington 57

PAS INT Lon Pennington 54

__ 3 Gun Aggregates

AP

S R P U US USIS Aggregate

Steve Mooney 37* 0 59* 60* 53* 0 156

BB

S R P U US Aggregate

Lon Pennington 49* 60 60* 60* 58 169

SB

S R P U US Aggregate

Lon Pennington 51* 59 59* 60* 0 170

__ 4 Gun Aggregates

AP

S R P U US Aggregate

Steve Mooney 37* 0 59* 60* 53* 209

BB

S R P U US Aggregate

Lon Pennington 49* 60* 60* 60* 58 229

SB

S R P U US Aggregate

Lon Pennington 51* 59* 59* 60* 0 229

__ Standing Aggregates

AP

S US USIS Aggregate

Rick Davis 39* 40* 39* 118

BB

S US Aggregate

Lon Pennington 49* 58* 107

SB

S US Aggregate

Joe Cullison 41* 51* 92

__ Half Scale Aggregates

UHS UASHS Aggregate

Harry Sharp 60 60 120

__ Field Pistol Aggregates

Production PAS Aggregate

Lon Pennington 57 54 111

__ Fifth Scale Aggregates

UFS UFSHS Aggregate

Jim Harris 58 59 117

__ Iron Man Aggregates

Lon Pennington

S R P U Aggregate

BB 49 60 60 60

SB 51 59 59 60 458