Jack Neary
Member
2016 Kane Pennsylvania State Championship Match Recap
55 shooters journeyed to Kane, PA this past weekend to compete at one of the NBRSA Eastern Region’s favorite annual Group matches, the Pennsylvania State Championship (and… pie eating contest) at the Kane Fish and Game Club.
Upon arriving, Match Director, Steve Timpano and the entire Kane crew had the grounds in immaculate condition, in preparation for everyone’s annual migration arrival to Kane!
As most everyone now knows, The Kane Pennsylvania State Championship match has evolved into one of the Eastern Region’s best attended Group matches, as the members of the club really pride themselves in running a great match and making sure everyone is very well fed with great meals all day long and…. of course their legendary pies!
We are truly blessed to have so many great matches and ranges in the Eastern Region, you just can’t help but have a great time with the great cast of characters who show up!
Many of the shooters arrived from near and far on Thursday and Friday to set-up and get their rifles in tune. Without missing a beat, the porch at Kane on Friday evening lit-up with laughter quickly, as everyone got together to catch up, a have glass or three of their favorite beverages.
We all regaled in stories from past Kane matches with slip and water slides escapades - No names - (Brad Lewis), sipping Harry Buffalo out of plastic trash cans, Black Bears and styrafoam cigarette smoking deer on the loose, steak roasts, Stan Buchtel parading around in a G-string and even someone driving their Toyota truck around the wind flag obstacle course. With pictures to prove it! Oh, My!
Many laughs were had indeed, while keeping the memories of our growing list of lost Canadian and American BR friends. I was very proud to see many empty-chairs purposely saved in our circle of story telling to honor each of our lost close friends... Please keep them all in your prayers…
Saturday Morning ~ HV100 Agg:
Still on a tear from his great shooting and win at the East-West match, Don Rosette put on a shooting class in handling the ripening conditions on Sat. morning with a very nice .1820” agg. Floyd Cline finished 2nd, Little Howy Levy was 3rd, hot shooting Mark Engle, finished 4th and Paul Mitchell did very well finishing in 5th place
After a great lunch and…. LOTS OF PIE for dessert, we were met with switching winds to greet us for the start of the of the LV100 agg.
Saturday afternoon ~ LV100 Agg:
Little Howy Levy decided he would stop teaching his BR classes and show us how to shoot with his 1st place finish in the LV100 with a tiny .1512” .agg shot in some tough conditions. Mark Engle started to roll, finishing 2nd with also a fine .1712” agg. Top shooting Al Auman, finished 3rd. One of the region’s best, Bill McIntyre finish 4th, and I finished 5th.
Each of the shooter’s were treated to a fine Spaghetti dinner with all the fix’ins, put on by the club Saturday evening followed by…. more pie!
On to the 200yd stage on Sunday morning….
LV200 Agg:
Sunday morning greeted us with some mild winds throughout the morning…
I finished 1st with a .1855” agg. Bob Kerr from Canada took 2nd with a fine .1912 agg , Bill McIntyre showed his vast skills again… with a great .1956” agg. and a 3rd place finish. Don Rosette, with every hair in perfect place, finished in 4th place. Howy Levy on a roll had 5th place finish covered well.
With the LV Grand Agg now complete… Here were the top 10 finishers:
LV Grand Agg. – Top 10 Places
1.) Little Howy Levy: .1809”
2.) Jack Neary: .1915”
3.) Bill McIntyre: .1935”
4.) Don Rosette: .2046”
5.) Mark Engle: .2141”
6.) Bob Kerr: .2253”
7.) Dave E. Bruno: .2369”
8.) Floyd Cline: .2413”
9.) Christopher Jeffers: .2463”
10.) Bill Mitchell: .2463”
On to the final aggregate, the HV200…
Out of hibernation, Dave E. Bruno took 1st place in handling some very difficult switching wind conditions with a very good .2241” agg, Ever consistent, Mark Engle also handled the conditions well with his 2nd place finish. Danny Pritt got hot with a solid 3rd place finish. Paul Mitchell came alive with his 4th place finish and Donny Rosette finished in 5th place managing the tough conditions quite well!
The final HV Grand Agg: Top 10 Places:
1.) Marl Engle: .2297”
2.) Dave E. Bruno: 2300”
3.) Paul Mitchell: .2366”
4.) Don Rosette: .2403”
5.) Guy Grabiec.: .2617”
6.) Jack Neary: .2684”
7.) Peter Smith: .2695”
8.) Bill Mitchell: .2701”
9.) Ron Burdick: .2708”
10.) Bill McIntyre: .2805”
The 2-Gun Top 20 Places:
1.) Mark Engle: .2219”
2.) Don Rosette: .2225”
3.) Jack Neary: .2299”
4.) Howy Levy: .232111111”
5.) Dave Bruno: .2335”
6.) Bill McIntyre: .2370”
7.) Bill Mitchell: .2582”
8.) Paul Mitchell: .2634”
9.) Danny Pritt: .2697”
10.) Christopher Jeffers: .2723”
11.) Guy Grabiec: .2803”
12.) Andy “No Schleeman’s” Laidlaw: .2817”
13.) Craig Rowe: .2827”
14.) Bob Brushingham: .2836”
15.) David Dale: .2837’
16.) Peter Smith: .2858”
17.) Don Powell: .2863”
18.) Kent Harshman: .2880”
19.) Rob MacLennan: .2894”
20.) Ron Burdick: .2924”
Congrats to all the winners and.... to all the new shooters!
Our top Junior shooter, Devin Burdick, was back with us this year, finishing with a very respectable .3546” 2-Gun Agg. Well done, Devin! Keep up the great shooting!
A very special thanks to Match Director, Steve Timpano, the Oakes family and the entire kitchen staff for all the great food and wonderful pies! Also, to the outstanding target crew, who worked extremely hard all weekend!
A Super big thanks to Range Master Roger Gausman for keeping all of us safe and on-point, as well as the entire membership of the Kane Fish and Game Club for their tireless efforts in making all of us feel so welcome (and well fed) each year!
It’s no secret why all BR shooter’s love coming to Kane each year!
I hope to see everyone again at Kane next year!
Jack Neary
NBRSA Eastern Region, Director
55 shooters journeyed to Kane, PA this past weekend to compete at one of the NBRSA Eastern Region’s favorite annual Group matches, the Pennsylvania State Championship (and… pie eating contest) at the Kane Fish and Game Club.
Upon arriving, Match Director, Steve Timpano and the entire Kane crew had the grounds in immaculate condition, in preparation for everyone’s annual migration arrival to Kane!
As most everyone now knows, The Kane Pennsylvania State Championship match has evolved into one of the Eastern Region’s best attended Group matches, as the members of the club really pride themselves in running a great match and making sure everyone is very well fed with great meals all day long and…. of course their legendary pies!
We are truly blessed to have so many great matches and ranges in the Eastern Region, you just can’t help but have a great time with the great cast of characters who show up!
Many of the shooters arrived from near and far on Thursday and Friday to set-up and get their rifles in tune. Without missing a beat, the porch at Kane on Friday evening lit-up with laughter quickly, as everyone got together to catch up, a have glass or three of their favorite beverages.
We all regaled in stories from past Kane matches with slip and water slides escapades - No names - (Brad Lewis), sipping Harry Buffalo out of plastic trash cans, Black Bears and styrafoam cigarette smoking deer on the loose, steak roasts, Stan Buchtel parading around in a G-string and even someone driving their Toyota truck around the wind flag obstacle course. With pictures to prove it! Oh, My!
Many laughs were had indeed, while keeping the memories of our growing list of lost Canadian and American BR friends. I was very proud to see many empty-chairs purposely saved in our circle of story telling to honor each of our lost close friends... Please keep them all in your prayers…
Saturday Morning ~ HV100 Agg:
Still on a tear from his great shooting and win at the East-West match, Don Rosette put on a shooting class in handling the ripening conditions on Sat. morning with a very nice .1820” agg. Floyd Cline finished 2nd, Little Howy Levy was 3rd, hot shooting Mark Engle, finished 4th and Paul Mitchell did very well finishing in 5th place
After a great lunch and…. LOTS OF PIE for dessert, we were met with switching winds to greet us for the start of the of the LV100 agg.
Saturday afternoon ~ LV100 Agg:
Little Howy Levy decided he would stop teaching his BR classes and show us how to shoot with his 1st place finish in the LV100 with a tiny .1512” .agg shot in some tough conditions. Mark Engle started to roll, finishing 2nd with also a fine .1712” agg. Top shooting Al Auman, finished 3rd. One of the region’s best, Bill McIntyre finish 4th, and I finished 5th.
Each of the shooter’s were treated to a fine Spaghetti dinner with all the fix’ins, put on by the club Saturday evening followed by…. more pie!
On to the 200yd stage on Sunday morning….
LV200 Agg:
Sunday morning greeted us with some mild winds throughout the morning…
I finished 1st with a .1855” agg. Bob Kerr from Canada took 2nd with a fine .1912 agg , Bill McIntyre showed his vast skills again… with a great .1956” agg. and a 3rd place finish. Don Rosette, with every hair in perfect place, finished in 4th place. Howy Levy on a roll had 5th place finish covered well.
With the LV Grand Agg now complete… Here were the top 10 finishers:
LV Grand Agg. – Top 10 Places
1.) Little Howy Levy: .1809”
2.) Jack Neary: .1915”
3.) Bill McIntyre: .1935”
4.) Don Rosette: .2046”
5.) Mark Engle: .2141”
6.) Bob Kerr: .2253”
7.) Dave E. Bruno: .2369”
8.) Floyd Cline: .2413”
9.) Christopher Jeffers: .2463”
10.) Bill Mitchell: .2463”
On to the final aggregate, the HV200…
Out of hibernation, Dave E. Bruno took 1st place in handling some very difficult switching wind conditions with a very good .2241” agg, Ever consistent, Mark Engle also handled the conditions well with his 2nd place finish. Danny Pritt got hot with a solid 3rd place finish. Paul Mitchell came alive with his 4th place finish and Donny Rosette finished in 5th place managing the tough conditions quite well!
The final HV Grand Agg: Top 10 Places:
1.) Marl Engle: .2297”
2.) Dave E. Bruno: 2300”
3.) Paul Mitchell: .2366”
4.) Don Rosette: .2403”
5.) Guy Grabiec.: .2617”
6.) Jack Neary: .2684”
7.) Peter Smith: .2695”
8.) Bill Mitchell: .2701”
9.) Ron Burdick: .2708”
10.) Bill McIntyre: .2805”
The 2-Gun Top 20 Places:
1.) Mark Engle: .2219”
2.) Don Rosette: .2225”
3.) Jack Neary: .2299”
4.) Howy Levy: .232111111”
5.) Dave Bruno: .2335”
6.) Bill McIntyre: .2370”
7.) Bill Mitchell: .2582”
8.) Paul Mitchell: .2634”
9.) Danny Pritt: .2697”
10.) Christopher Jeffers: .2723”
11.) Guy Grabiec: .2803”
12.) Andy “No Schleeman’s” Laidlaw: .2817”
13.) Craig Rowe: .2827”
14.) Bob Brushingham: .2836”
15.) David Dale: .2837’
16.) Peter Smith: .2858”
17.) Don Powell: .2863”
18.) Kent Harshman: .2880”
19.) Rob MacLennan: .2894”
20.) Ron Burdick: .2924”
Congrats to all the winners and.... to all the new shooters!
Our top Junior shooter, Devin Burdick, was back with us this year, finishing with a very respectable .3546” 2-Gun Agg. Well done, Devin! Keep up the great shooting!
A very special thanks to Match Director, Steve Timpano, the Oakes family and the entire kitchen staff for all the great food and wonderful pies! Also, to the outstanding target crew, who worked extremely hard all weekend!
A Super big thanks to Range Master Roger Gausman for keeping all of us safe and on-point, as well as the entire membership of the Kane Fish and Game Club for their tireless efforts in making all of us feel so welcome (and well fed) each year!
It’s no secret why all BR shooter’s love coming to Kane each year!
I hope to see everyone again at Kane next year!
Jack Neary
NBRSA Eastern Region, Director
