Challenge Cup Results

[Mark Conrad]

Congratulations to the L. C. Smith Collectors Assoc. for the excellent shooting over the weekend. They won both the Challenge Cup and the Hammer Event.

Challenge Score

Team L. C. Smith 234

Team Parker 219

Their margin was 15 birds

Hammer Gun Challenge

Team L. C. Smith 210

Team Parker 204


Challenge Cup

Top Gun Mike Ferguson LCSCA 52 (won by shoot off)

Second Place Don Shumaker LCSCA 52

Third Place Charlie Brooks 51 LCSCA (won by shoot off)

Fourth Place Carl Brandt PGCA 51 (won by shoot off)

There was a four way tie for 3rd and 4th place


Hammer Gun Challenge

Top Gun John Truitt 26

Runner Up Mark Conrad 25

Youth Award

Edward Blake 26 Event 1 and 20 in Event 2 for a total of 46.

Lady Award

Sharon McPherson LCSCA 21

The PGCA had 47 shooters enter the Challenge Cup. Listed below are the 10 shooters who advanced to Event 2.

John Truitt 28

Ray Roy 27

Edward Blake 26 (youth)

Carl Brandt 26

Mark Conrad 26

Carl Calandra 25

Dave Fjelline 25

J. D. Shank 25

Tom Callaghan 24

Tom Carter 24

There were 107 shooters entered in the Challenge Cup Event. The NRA Youth Shooting Program will receive a donation from the PGCA and the LCSCA through Deep River Shooting Sports for $1070.

I want to thank every one for coming. We had a great weekend with the weather giving us a break. I also want to thank Allan Swanson, Charlie Herzog, Jim Hall, Ed Morgan, John Davis, Charlie Price, Bill Mullins, Josh Loewensteiner Austin Hogan and anyone who I have missed in manning the booth, signing up shooters, answering questions and selling raffle tickets.

I have posted pictures from my camera of the team shooters and scores for the Challenge Cup and the Hammer Challenge along with me presenting the team award to Frank Finch for the Hammer Challenge. I also presented 'Tiger' John Truitt with the Top Gun award in the Hammer Challenge. Austin has lots of pictures of the entire event that I am sure he will post when he gets home.