Seven (7) Mason-Dixon athletes traveled south to Loch Raven Skeet & Trap Center on Saturday, August 15, 2015 to participate in the Maryland State Skeet Championship. The gang did fantastic taking home most of the Junior and Collegiate awards. We even had a few shooters place in their “Class”… that is difficult to do because “Class” includes all the adult shooters.

A very special THANK YOU goes out to Mr. John Waters (center in photo below) who sponsored ALL the Juniors, Sub-Juniors, and Collegiates who participated in the shoot on Saturday!!!!

• 1st Place Junior – Dan Riale (92)
• 2nd Place Junior – Tori Mann(90)
• 3rd Place Junior – Jeremy Adkins (86)
• 1st Place Collegiate – Mark Beardsley (99)
• 3rd Place Collegiate – Stephanie Beardsley (89)
• 1st Place E Class – Dan Riale (92)
• 3rd Place E Class – Jeremy Adkins (86)
• 2nd Place B Class – Mark Beardsley (99)

In an effort to have a little fun and provide additional competitive trap and skeet shooting opportunities to area youth, the Mason-Dixon Clay Busters, Inc. has formed an ePostal Youth Trap and/or Skeet League. To make things exciting, participants can chose to shoot either Trap or Skeet, or both Trap and Skeet! The league runs for a total of 8 weeks. League participants will shoot and submit scores for two (2) rounds of Trap and/or two (2) rounds Skeet per week. Rounds may be shot at any time during the week and at any standard range. Scores will be compiled and tabulated weekly and winners will be announced at the end of the league.

Fill out the ePostal Youth Trap and/or Skeet League
Interest Form Today!!!!

We are holding this league in lieu of our Fall Fun Tarp League. It’s essentially the same thing as last year’s fun league except athletes can also shoot Skeet and rounds can be shot at anytime during the week, at any range. We have also added a handicap category to make things a little more interesting. This league is meant for athletes to participate on their own, on their own time, and there will not be any Mason-Dixon volunteers coaching or helping the athletes in any way. In addition, participation in the league does not meet the criteria of a team event/practice so SCTP and AIM insurance coverage would not apply.

Invite a Friend, have some fun, we would love to see some new shooters join us!!!!! Marcia and I plan to be a Glen Rock on Thursday evenings to help score, witness and collect score sheets. Come join us we would love to see you.

If you are interested in participating in the ePostal League visit the link below and fill out the Interest Form. The league is scheduled to start on August 29 so don’t delay.

• ePostal Youth Trap and/or Skeet League Interest Form
• [download id=”116″]
• [download id=”115″]

2015 SCTP Team Nationals Sporting Clays Collegiate Division

1. Jacksonville University Sporting, Skeet & Trap Team
2. Emmanuel College Clay Target Shooting
3. Lindenwood University

Source: EC Lions at SCTP Nationals – Emmanuel College Athletics

EC Lion team places 2nd in Collegiate Sporting Clays at SCTP Nationals

SCTP National Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays Championships, World Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta IL

Three Emmanuel Lions traveled to Sparta, IL to compete in the Scholastic Clay Target Championships last week.

Shelby Evans of Crawford, GA and Stephanie and Mark Beardsley of Glen Rock, PA represented the Lions as a team in the college division.

They placed 2nd as a team in the College Sporting Clay competition. Mark took 1st in Men’s Doubles Skeet.

Stephanie placed 1st in Ladies Trap, 2nd in Ladies Doubles Trap, 3rd in Ladies Sporting and 3rd in Ladies Skeet. Shelby took 1st in Ladies Sporting, 1st in Ladies Skeet and 2nd in Ladies Double Skeet.

“I am continually amazed by these young shooters. All three had at least one Gold medal in an event and they made a strong showing for our school as a team. It gives me a good reason to be excited about the upcoming season and the future direction of our program.”

 

What an amazing week!!! The weather was HOT, the targets were awesome, and the fellowship was fantastic.

Mason-Dixon made some team history last week….this was the first time we ever took home a national squad award, and we won two!!!

I was very proud of our athletes and everything they accomplished. We posted some great scores, met some new friends, and took home lots of awards!

• 5th Place Squad, Open Skeet Division – Jeremy Adkins, Tori Mann, and Dawson Sterner
• 5th Place Squad, Open Sporting Clays Division – Jeremy Adkins, Sam Rooney, and Dawson Sterner
• 1st Place Individual, Senior Junior Varsity Skeet Division – Tori Mann
• 5th Place Individual, Senior Junior Varsity Sporing Clays Division – Tori Mann

For a complete listing of all the scores visit the SCTP’s website at http://shot.sssfonline.com/shot5/web/publish/results/frames.asp?cid=215&org=SCTP

Mark your calendars… the dates for next year’s SCTP National Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays Team Championships are tentatively scheduled for July 11-16, 2016. Don’t get left out, let’s start planning for next year!!!

As our 2014-15 season comes to an end, I would like to thank all of our athletes for the privilege to be your coach. I am blessed to have such a great group of athletes. I would also like to thank everyone out there who helped make this season a resounding success. Parents, coaches, sponsors…

It’s hard for me to believe that this was our 9th season as a competitive team. We will miss those of you who are moving on to new adventures and we look forward to working with those who are just beginning!

Thanks for being part of the Mason-Dixon family!
Roger & Marcia

What a night for the Mason-Dixon Clay Busters, our first ever National Squad awards!!!!!!!

First to find the podium was our Skeet division squad of Jeremy Adkins, Tori Mann, and Dawson Sterner.  The squad posted a 546, good enough to take home fifth place in the Open Division. Our second squad of  Jacob Lloyd, Sam Rooney, and Adam Simmons shot a solid 473 to place 19th out of  37 teams in their division.

Next up on the podium, placing fifth in the Open Division with a 491, was our Sporting Clay squad of Jeremy Adkins, Sam Rooney, and Dawson Sterner. Our Junior Varsity squad of Jacob Lloyd, Tori Mann, and Adam Simmons shot a 435 to place 24th out of 32 teams in the JV Division.

In individual awards, Tori Mann took home 1st place earning her the title, 2015 SCTP Junior Varsity American Skeet Champion! And in Sporing Clays Tori placed 5th with a very nice 162.

Next up for the team is Trap.

I would like to congratulate all of these fine young athletes. Hard work and commitment truly pays of!!!!!

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The rain came down in buckets Saturday but that didn’t stop the Mason-Dixon athletes from continuing their winning ways! Thirteen Clay Busters hit the Skeet fields for our third and final state championships of the year in what I can only describe as the worst shooting conditions I have ever witnessed for a competition. At the end of a very wet day, two Mason-Dixon squads took home awards along with five Mason-Dixon individuals. I’m so proud of everyone who competed Saturday, those were the type of conditions that really test your resolve.

A special heartfelt thank you goes out to the parents and coaches who braved those horrible conditions in support of our athletes. Mason-Dixon is blessed with an outstanding backbone of adult support and it was awesome to see how much it strengthened over the last few weeks.

Below is a list of our athletes who placed on Saturday, please join me in congratulating them on their outstanding achievements!!!

• 2nd Place Senior/Jr. Varsity Squad – 229
  • Chloe Sterner – 70
  • Daniel Riale – 77
  • Tori Mann – 82

• 3rd Place Senior/Jr. Varsity Squad – 223
  • Dawson Sterner – 88
  • Jacob Lloyd – 62
  • Adam Simmons – 73

• 1st Place Rookie Individual – Robbie Carpenter 55
• 1st Place Senior/Jr. Varsity Individual – Dawson Sterner 88
• 2nd Place Senior/Jr. Varsity Individual – Tori Mann 82
• 1st Place Collegiate Individual – Mark Beardsley 97
• 3rd Place Collegiate Individual – Stephanie Beardsley 93

 

DALE WISE!!!!! Congratulations Dale!!! Dale is the proud owner of an absolutely beautiful Winchester Model 70 Super Grade .280 REM.

Thanks for everyone’s help in making this fundraiser a huge success. Because of your efforts we managed to add over $8000.00 to our MidwayUSA endowment account and then add an additional $828.18 into our 2015 Mason-Dixon team fund. A huge thank you goes out to The MidwayUSA Foundation for making this wonderful opportunity available.

The MidwayUSA Foundation!!!!!
“CHANGING THE FUTURE OF YOUTH SHOOTING SPORTS”

The rain held off for the shooters on the course, the targets were challenging but breakable, and the food…well two out of three ain’t bad..lol. Seriously, Saturday was a historic day for the Mason-Dixon Clay Busters and it’s athletes. It was the first time we have ever placed as a squad in an SCTP sporting clays event. Mason-Dixon outright won the JV division and then tied for first in the Varsity division, eventually taking home second place after a shoot-off. These are biggest and most tightly contested divisions. This is an awesome way to end a season!!!

I’m so proud of this year’s sporting clays division. Not everyone on the team won awards on Saturday but the way the group pulled together and encouraged each other was amazing. The effort and dedication by our athletes and parents was commendable!!! If you were one of the fortunate ones who took home an award, congratulations! If not don’t be discouraged, with hard work and commitment you too will persevere.

Let’s not forget that this historic year would not have been possible without the time and dedication of our amazing sporting clays coaches. All of our coaches were exceptional this year but we need to send out a special thank you to Steve Beam, Mike Kelly, and Joe Clarkson for putting in countless hours and getting the team in tip-top shape. Thanks guys I can’t put into words my personal gratitude I have for you three… you should be very proud of your accomplishments!!!

One other person who deserves a lot of credit for our Sporting Clays success this year is Anthony Matarese. For those who may not know, Mason-Dixon had two group training sessions with Anthony this year and eight of the nine Mason-Dixon athletes who won awards this weekend participated in one, if not both, of those training sessions. His teaching style and pinpoint instruction gave us a solid base to follow and the confidence we had been lacking in previous years. Thanks Anthony… we’ll see you soon with our next group of champions!

Below is a list of our athletes who placed on Saturday, please join me in congratulating them on their outstanding achievements!!!

• 1st Place Senior/Jr. Varsity Squad – 229
  • Tori Mann – 77
  • Daniel Riale – 82
  • Ian Hoppes – 70

• 2nd Place Senior/Varsity Squad – 244
  • Jeremy Adkins – 77
  • Sam Rooney – 83
  • Ryan Hayes – 84

• 2nd Place Intermediate/Advanced Individual – Dawson Sterner 82
• 3rd Place Senior/Varsity Individual – Ryan Hayes 84
• 3rd Place Senior/Jr. Varsity Individual – Daniel Riale 82
• 1st Place Senior/Jr. Varsity Lady – Tori Mann 77
• 1st Place Collegiate Lady – Stephanie Beardsley 69
• HOA Lady – Tori Mann 77

What an incredible weekend!!! The targets were perfect, the food was delicious and the fellowship was wonderful.

First up was Saturday’s PA SCTP Team Championship. Our Intermediate Entry squad of Nathan T, Rachel, Travis, Brayden, and Garrett finished in third place with a 338. Also taking third place in their division with a 416 was the Intermediate Advanced squad of Jacob, Brandon, David, Brody, and Dawson. Placing as individuals, Robbie 3rd Place in the Rookie Division and Mark and Stephanie placed 2nd and 3rd in the Collegiate Division.

Light rain giving way to beautiful skies opened Sunday’s PA AIM Championship. The AIM competition differs from the SCTP as it includes both team and individual awards. Our squads did very well placing 2 squads in this very completive AIM event. Our Sub-Junior squad of Dan, Nathan M, David, Clair, and Dawson took home second place while our Junior Gold squad of Mark, Stephanie, Eric, Ryan , and Luke finished in first place breaking a Mason-Dixon team weekend high 481 out of 500 targets.

Sunday’s AIM event also saw four Clay Busters win individual awards. Nathan M won 4th place with a 98 in a very competitive Sub-Junior division. Eric and Mark brought home 2nd and 3rd respectively with 99 in the Junior Gold division and Stephanie finished as the Junior Gold High Lady with a 95.

All those ups and downs and all that hard work really does pay off and I would be remiss if I didn’t recognize the efforts of our outstanding coaches. I would especially like to thank Jesse Smith, John Elmore, and Steve Beam for all their help and support. Great job…. Look what these athletes accomplished!!

Athletes and parents, please make plans to attend our Team Awards and fun shoot on June 24th at Jefferson Sportsmen.

TRAP DIVISION:

Important information for Athletes attending this weekend’s PA SCTP and/or AIM Championships… Below is a link to the [download id=”113″] sheet. Please review the information and we will go over it at tomorrow’s trap practice.

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SPORTING CLAYS DIVISION:

Lunch is provided to all of the Athletes at the PA SCTP Sporting Clays Championship @ Blue Ridge Sportsman Club on June 20, 2015 however I need to know ASAP who (parents/guests) would like to buy a Lunch. I have until this Thursday, June 4, 2015 to put the team’s order in. Please respond to this email or see Marcia at Practice to sign up.

COST: $7.00

MENU:

• Burgers/Cheese burger
• Sausages Hot/Sweet
• Grilled Chicken/Chicken tenders
• Cheese steak/ Chicken Cheese steak
• Hot dogs
• Pasta salad/Macaroni Salad
• Ice Tea/Lemonade

 

REMINDER… We have moved this Thursday’s Sporting Clays Practice to Hopewell and instead of a regular practice we will be having a team competition. Here is your opportunity to win a buckle…Awards are listed below!!!!

• High Overall (Antique Bronze oval buckle & Wood display base)
• Runner-Up (Antique Bronze oval buckle & Wood display base)
• Varsity Champion (Gold Shooting Medal)
• Varsity Runner-Up (Silver Shooting Medal)
• Junior Varsity Champion (Gold Shooting Medal)
• Junior Varsity Runner-Up (Silver Shooting Medal)
• Intermediate Champion  (Gold Shooting Medal)
• Intermediate Runner-Up (Silver Shooting Medal)

 

TRAP DIVISION:

This Saturday, June 6, 2015  is the MD AIM Trap Championship @ Harvey’s Cedar Gun Club. Lunch is provided to Athletes and guests. Please make sure you wear your team shirt. I don’t know are start times yet so until I find out please plan to arrive at 8:00AM.  Squads are listed below:

Division: Junior

• Sterner, Chloe
• Carpenter, Robbie
• Tyler, Travis
• Reed, Kristen
• Patti, Gianna

Division: Sub-Junior

• Thompson, Nathan
• Cain, Brandon
• LaBrozzi, Elijah
• Cain, Brody
• Sauers, Rachel

Division: Junior

• Littman, Stuart
• Wise, Darin
• Adkins, Jeremy
• Rooney, Sam
• Shenk, Jake

Division: Sub-Junior

• Riale, Daniel
• Metzger, Nathan
• Bell, David
• Carpenter, Claire
• Sterner, Dawson

Division: Junior Gold

• Beardsley, Mark
• Mann, Tori
• Inch, Eric
• Hayes, Ryan
• Ondek, Michael

Five members of the Mason-Dixon Clay Busters, Jeremy Adkins, Donovan Barry, Mark Beardsley, Stephanie Beardsley, and Claire Carpenter traveled to Dalmatia, Pennsylvania and the Keystone Shooting Park this past weekend to compete in the SCTP Regional International Trap Championship

The squad of Jeremy Adkins, Donovan Barry, and Claire Carpenter placed third earning the team $800 for its MidwayUSA Foundation endowment account.

In addition to Mason-Dixon’s third place finish in the team event, two team members took home individual awards. Claire Carpenter was the USAS Pennsylvania State Junior Olympic Championship Silver Medalist and Mark Beardsley claimed the High Over All SCTP Athlete.

Congratulations to all of these fine young athletes!!!!

Below are links to an updated squad sheet and an updated scorers schedule. Please check work assignment times as well as shooing times.  Athletes please plan to arrive at least one hour prior to your scheduled time.

• [download id=”109″]
• [download id=”104″]
• Trap Loaders (Need to report no later than 8:00am)
  • Jeremy Hash
  • Jeff Lloyd
  • Frank Metzger
  • Mark Sauers
• 50/50 Raffle
  • Chris Lewis
  • Kathy Simmons
• Setup (Need to report no later than 7:30am)
  • Andy Riale
  • Steve Simmons
  • Gordon Tyler
• Cleanup
  • Rob Carpenter
  • Frank Metzger
  • Dan Rooney
• Practice Trap Safety Officer (Need to report no later than 8:00am)
  • Steve Simmons
  • Ray Gajewski
• Awards
  • Roger Beardsley
  • John Elmore
• Registration/Scoring
  • Laura Snyder
  • Roger Beardsley
  • Marcia Beardsley
  • Alma Rooney

Additional information regarding the PEN-MAR Regional Youth Trap Shoot on Sunday (5/17) at Glen Rock

• PEN-MAR Regional Youth Trap Shoot – SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
  • CHECK-IN BEGINS AT 8:00AM
  • PRACTICE TRAP OPEN AT 9:00AM ($4 FOR 25 TARGETS)
  • SHOOTING BEGINS AT 9:00AM
  • 100 16 YARD TRAP TARGETS
  • HOSTED BY: Glen Rock Shooting Club, 22 Winchester Rd, Shrewsbury, PA 17361
• Come in the clubhouse and SIGN IN AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE.
• Please make sure you wear your team shirt to the competition.
• Please make sure your guns are clean and in good working order.
• Ammo will NOT be provided by the team. Participants will need to bring at least 150 rounds of ammo with them to the shoot. You never know, you may be in a shoot off and you need an extra box. Also, we will be having a “Last Competitor Standing” for a leather bag at the end of the day so you’ll need extra ammo for that.
• Some things you should consider bringing to the shoot; Gun (back-up gun if you have one), Ammo (extra for practice and shoot offs), Ear Protection, Shooting Glasses (extra if you have them), Lenses Cleaner and Clean Cloth, Shooting Vest or Shell Pouch, Two Extra Shells for your Vest or Pouch, Hat or Visor, Shooting Towel, Shell Catcher, Barrel Rest Pad, Tools, Cleaning Supplies and Extra Gun Parts, Gun oil or lube, Bag to hold empty shells, Sun Screen, Bug Spray, Bottled Water and Sport Drinks, Energy Bars or Healthy Snacks, Rain Gear, Bandages and Band Aids, Folding Chairs for Spectators and Shooters.
• There will be limited seating so please encourage your families to bring chairs along with them.
• The practice trap will open at 9am. It will be first come first served and I expect it will be very busy. Cost is $4/25 targets. Make sure you bring additional ammo if you plan to shoot a practice round.
• Parking is going to be limited, please carpool if possible.
• Food will be available to purchase onsite.
• We will be holding a 50/50 raffle at the shoot to try and offset some of the cost of the nice awards we are giving away at the shoot. Please let your families know and encourage them to participate.
• We will be shooting 50 targets per trap. For those that have not done that before it’s not a big deal. You just shoot two rounds of 25 targets at your first house then you move to your second house and complete your last two rounds of 25.
• We have a full house so to keep things moving please be mindful of the time shooters take between rounds.
• Awards will be handed out after all shooting is complete. If everything goes as planned that will be around 5pm. Please plan to attend the awards so you can show your support to all of the winners.
• Your squad number, required arrival time, and estimated start time, is listed below. Please make sure you arrive on time, your squad mates are be depending on you.
• This is meant to be fun for the kids, the parents, & everyone involved. Let’s all try and remember that. Good sportsmanship is a MUST!

• Field Supervisor
  • Jesse Smith
• Scorers
  • Trap Start Time           End Time             Squad#
  • House 1 9:00:00 AM         11:00:00 AM       1,3,5 – Doug Pfaff
  • House 2 9:40:00 AM         11:40:00 AM       1,3,5  – Ted Bell
  • House 3 9:00:00 AM         11:00:00 AM       2,4,6 – Aaron Amick
  • House 4 9:40:00 AM         11:40:00 AM       2,4,6 – Dan Rooney
  • House 1 11:00:00 AM       1:00:00 PM          7,9,11 – Elizabeth Sterner
  • House 2 11:40:00 AM       1:40:00 PM          7,9,11 – Steve Beam
  • House 3 11:00:00 AM       1:00:00 PM          8,10,12 – Darvin Sterner
  • House 4 11:40:00 AM       1:40:00 PM          8,10,12 – Anne Mann
  • House 1 1:00:00 PM          3:40:00 PM          13,15,17, 19
  • House 2 1:40:00 PM          4:20:00 PM          13,15,17, 19 – Steve Beam
  • House 3 1:00:00 PM          3:40:00 PM          14,16,18, 20
  • House 4 1:40:00 PM          4:20:00 PM          14,16,18, 20
• Trap Loaders (Need to report no later than 8:00am)
  • Jeremy Hash
  • Jeff Lloyd
  • Frank Metzger
  • Mark Sauers
• 50/50 Raffle
  • Chris Lewis
  • Kathy Simmons
• Setup (Need to report no later than 7:30am)
  • Andy Riale
  • Steve Simmons
  • Gordon Tyler
• Cleanup
  • Rob Carpenter
  • Frank Metzger
  • Dan Rooney
• Practice Trap Safety Officer (Need to report no later than 8:00am)
  • Steve Simmons
  • Ray Gajewski
• Awards
  • Roger Beardsley
  • John Elmore
• Registration/Scoring
  • Laura Snyder
  • Roger Beardsley
  • Marcia Beardsley
  • Alma Rooney