August 7, 2011 Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Match Report

16 Guns Entered

 

     3 Ladies - Class won by Marla Crouch with a score of 26

         2nd Place Lady - Carrie Morton with a score of 21

         3rd Place Lady - Alexis Crouch with a score of 11

 

      2 Juniors - Class won by Mary Stevens with a personal best score of 40

         2nd Place Junior - Christy Iverson with a score of 15

 

      9 Open Guns - Class won by George Stevens with a score of 43 + 5

         2nd Place Open - Darren Foreman with a score of 43 + 3

         3rd place Open - Hal Hanse with a score of 42

 

      7 Limited Guns - Class won by Jay Schoonmaker with the high score for the match of 45

         2nd Place Limited - John Iverson with a score of 44

         3rd Place Limited - Chuck Treat with a score of 37

 

     Good evening Ladies & Gentlemen, and welcome back to Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club  and a beautiful summer afternoon for a Clays Match.  The sky was clear and blue, the temperature was in the mid-seventies, and 16 clays shooters came out to enjoy the match, in all it's splendor.  Many thanks as usual to our Match Staff, including our Match Director Chuck Nicodemus, our Scorekeeper & DJ Doug McLean, and our Arrays Impressarios Chuck Treat & Darren Foreman.  Our match today featured fiery red--orange primary clays, with black micros in the middle for 3 rounds and variously colored bottle caps in the middle for 2 rounds.  The one constant for the bottle caps was that no matter what color they were, they had a shoot N See dot in the middle, for increased visibility, of course....

 

      Today's match was Helter-Skelter right from the start, with the only limitations in the arrays the presentation of 4 standards, 4 micros, and either a black micro in the middle or a variously colored, but mostly black bottle cap, in the middle.  At the end of 5 rounds, we have some winners.  Let's see who they are......

 

     In the Ladies Class, Marla Crouch took the honors with a score of 26.  Carrie Morton followed closely with a score of 21, and

Alexis Crouch made her clays match debut with a score of 11.  Welcome to our clays matches, Alexis.  Perservere M'Lady and your scores will rise as have Dee's and Marla's.

 

     In the Junior Class, Mary Stevens set a personal best score of 40 today.  Mary's scores have risen steadily as her involvement in the clays matches has continued, and will undoubtedly continue to climb from here.  Well Done Mary!!  2nd Place Junior today was Christy Iverson with a score of 15.  Christy, welcome to our clays matches, and a fine debut you made today.  The Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club Clays Matches are becoming a real family outing for several of our families, and we are sure pleased that so many families are shooting together.  

 

     In the Open Class, George Stevens & Darren Foreman tied for the high score with 43.  This reporter, Hal Hansen, trailed by 1 with a score of 42.  A tie score in the clays matches means only one thing, SHOOTOFF!!!!  George & Darren see the target screens

stay at 10yds, and 4 black micros form a line with a brightly colored, but mostly black bottle cap in the middle.  Our Scorekeeper and DJ Doug McLean makes the call.  "Shooters to the line, load 5 rounds.  Ready..... Fire!!  George & Darren engage their targets, .22 caliber thunder rolls, quiet returns to the range, the gallery looks at the screens, and a cheer breaks out for George Stevens who has broken ALL 5 of his targets, while Darren Foreman has broken but 3.  George Stevens has won today's Open Class with a score of 43 + 5.  Darren Foreman takes 2nd Open with a score of 43 + 3, and Hal Hansen takes 3rd Open with a score of 42.

 

     In the Limited Class, Jay Schoonmaker turned in today's high score with a Limited Class winning score of 45.  John Iverson took 2nd Limited with a score of 44.  3rd Limited today went to Chuck Treat with a score of 37.  It should be noted happily right here today that John Iverson's son Jacob is recovering well from his eye injury.  Jacob still has another laser procedure to go through, but all indications are that his vision in the injured eye will return fully.  You are in our prayers, Jacob.  From all of us here at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, GET WELL SOON!!!!!

 

     OK Folks, that's it for today's clays match.  Next Sunday, right here at Gig Harbor Sportsmans Club, we'll do it again.  Until then, practice a lot and concentrate on fundamentals.  Always remember:

 

"IT'S ALL ABOUT SIGHT PICTURE AND TRIGGER CONTROL.  THE REST IS JUST THERE TO CONFUSE YOU."

 

Hal