Alaska State ATA State Trapshooting Report
Name of Club: Birchwood Recreation Shooting Park City: North Birchwood
Name of Shoot: Alaska State Shoot Date: July 22, 2013
Reporter: Jenn Geary P.O. Box 671750 Chugiak, AK 99657-1750
Phone Contact: 907 – 244-1897
Sunday July 21, 2013
Weather: Severe clear – 72 degrees. Shooters and spectators looking directly across the inlet at Mt. Foraker, Hunter and of course Mt. McKinley.
Alaska STATE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
Number entered 61Event Date: July 21, 2013
ChampionWally SmithFairbanksAK100 of 100**(AK State Shoot Record)
Runner-UpBrandon NiederAnchorageAK96 of 100
Class AABen OlsenChugiakAK92 of 100
Class AA RUDean GlickSoldotnaAK90 of 100
Class AClint BrooksFairbanksAK93 of 100
Class A RUJon HayesWasillaAK91 of 100*
Class BKen JensenAnchorageAK92 of 100*
Class B RUPete HudsonJuneauAK92 of 100
Class CBrain BainesAnchorageAK94 of 100*
Class C RUBob SetrenEielson AFBAK94 of 100*
Class DMichael WascomWasillaAK91 of 100
Class D RUJerry WassonEagle RiverAK82 of 100*
High Lady ICarol InmanAnchor PointAK83 of 100
High Lady IIEvie SeymoreFairbanksAK79 of 100
High Sub Jr.Steven BrownAnchorageAK84 of 100
High Jr. GoldJustin HerrickEagle RiverAK86 of 100
High Sub VetGreg YocumFairbanksAK97 of 100**
High VetEnrique CastroAnchorage AK92 of 100
High Sr. VetWayne BerthollJuneauAK91 of 100
Non-Res ChampKenneth JohnstonJunction CityKS90 of 100
Non-Res RU ChampShirley HayesDurandMI83 of 100
2013 ATA Western Zone High Veteran – Wally Smith
2013 ATA Western Zone C Class Champion – Greg Yocum
*Doubles Shoot-offs –
Phillip Rice & Jon Hayes shot off for A Class Runner-Up with Jon winning the runner-up spot. Pete Hudson had to head back to Juneau after tying with Ken Jensen for B Class, Ken saved some ammo and is B Champion. Our C Class was a shoot-off between Brain Baines and Bob Setren with Brain taking top honor. D Runner-Up was a shoot off between Arnie Grimes and Jerry Wasson and Jerry proved the winner.
Alaska State Shoot Record! – Wally Smith from Fairbanks broke the Alaska State Doubles Champion Record by shooting a perfect 100 in the State Championship Doubles.
Congratulations Wally!
Cremation Society of Alaska STATE HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP
Number entered 61 Event Date: July 20, 2013
ChampionBen OlsenChugiakAK95 of 100*
Runner-Up Jon HayesWasillaAK95 of 100*
ThirdDean GlickSoldotnaAK94 of 100*
FourthDave KaiserEagle RiverAK94 of 100*
FifthClint BrooksFairbanks AK93 of 100*
SixthWayne BerthollJuneauAK93 of 100*
18-21 YdJim TavisAnchorageAK92 of 100
22-24 YdMichael McConahyFairbanksAK92 of 100*
25-27 YdDan KnechtAnchorageAK86 of 100
High Lady IJudy HerrickEagle RiverAK92 of 100
High Lady IIEvie SeymoreFairbanksAK89 of 100
High Sub Jr.Steven BrownAnchorageAK86 of 100
High Jr. GoldJustin HerrickEagle RiverAK95 of 100
High Sub VetGreg YocumFairbanksAK93 of 100
High VetWally SmithFairbanks AK95 of 100
High Sr. VetJohn UlsherAnchorageAK95 of 100
Non-Res ChampWilliam WaltonCarlinvilleIL94 of 100
Non-Res RU ChampSam GrimesBeatriceNE87 of 100
Non-Res ThirdKenneth JohnstonJunction CityKS84 of 100
*Handicap Shoot-offs –
The Handicap Championship saw a five way tie for Champion with Jon Hayes, Wally Smith, Ben Olsen, John Ulsher & Justin Herrick all turning in 95. It was a close shoot-off with Ben running a 25 and winning by a bird; Jon taking Runner-Up, Wally taking Vet, John taking Sr. Vet & Justin taking Jr. Gold.
Third and Fourth Place was between Dean Glick and Dave Kaiser, after 50 birds Dean ran the last 25 to win Third by one target.
Fifth and Sixth Place was between Clint Brooks and Wayne Bertholl and when all was shot, Clint came out on top.
22-24 Yard Champion was a 3 way tie between Michael McConahy, Brett Nieder and Jim McCormick. Michael hung in there with a 24 to take Mid Yardage honors.