Applications for CMP scholarships now being accepted

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) offers $1000 one-year scholarships assistance to encourage and reward outstanding and deserving high school seniors on the basis of merit. The high school seniors need to be a member of a team or club that participates in rifle or pistol marksmanship competitions. The CMP seeks applications from high school seniors who currently compete in marksmanship competitions.

Click Here for more details.

Frazier foursome at the Dixie Double

Four of Frazier Simplex's junior shooters traveled to Anniston, Alabama for the annual Dixie Double. This was a two day, international air rifle competition where each competitor shoots 60 shots offhand each of the two days. Because they use decimal scoring for this type of competition, a perfect score is a 654. The best competitors shoot in the 610 to the 625 range. Also different in this competition is how the final is run. In this final, every competitor that qualifies will start out at zero, making it easier for even the last place qualifier to win the competition.
Representing Frazier Simplex was, Christopher Thomas, Thomas Welch, Mackenzie Wagner and John Paul Grabowski. Many of them shot their personal best during this competition.

Great Time at the Zippy Open

Nine of Frazier Simplex's top junior competitors, and one not so junior competitor, participated in the 2014 Zippy Open at Akron University this November. The pictures below show the small bore range. From left to right you have John Paul, Chris, Matt and then Cassidy.

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STAYING CALM UNDER PRESSURE: STAY IN YOUR BODY AND LET YOUR STORY GO! | Competitive Advantage: Sports Psychology and Mental Toughness

4th Consecutive Monthly PTO

The monthly PTO's are a great way to prepare for a major competition. These two competitors are taking this serious as they are still on the line at 10 pm. They are also having a lot of fun joking around.

WVU Mountaineer Open - Many PR's made that day

The WVU Mountaineer Open is always a favorite match for the junior competitors of Frazier Simplex to participate in. Even some of the seniors compete in this first-class competition from time to time. Some of the best juniors in this sport, from all over the region, came to shoot in this year's competition.
As for personal records (PR's), many of our junior competitors fired their personal best during this match. Congratulations to all of those competitors that fired their personal records. They are recognized with an * by their score.

Air Rifle (73 Competitors)
Place:	Name:	Total Score:
24	Matthew Lovre	569*
37	Morgan Duerr	562
38	Thomas Welch	562
43	Luke Knollinger	558
46	Christopher Thomas	555
54	John Paul Grabowski	547*
56	Thomas Benedict	544
61	Mackenzie Wagner	537
62	Zachary Nicolella	537

Smallbore (71 Competitors)
Place:	Name:	Total Score:
8	Matthew Lovre	568*
28	Mackenzie Wagner	555*
31	Luke Knollinger	553*
36	Christopher Thomas	548
45	Thomas Welch	536
46	Zachary Nicolella	536
48	John Paul Grabowski	534*
55	Morgan Duerr	529
58	Thomas Benedict	525

The Frazier Simplex Junior traveling team is looking forward to the next two collegiate competitions starting with Akron on Saturday, November 15 and then at the Ohio State University on Sunday, November 16.

Thanks to WVU and their head coach Jon Hammond for putting this event together for our shooting community.

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Zippy Open

The University of Akron Rifle Team is proud to host the 2014 “Zippy Open” Rifle Match held on the newly renovated ranges located in Shrank Hall on the beautiful campus of The University of Akron.

When: November 8-9, 2014 & November 15-16, 2014

Where: The University of Akron
Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range
Shrank Hall South room #7
222 Carroll Street
Akron, OH 44304

See here for more information.

Get ready for the Gary Anderson Invitational and the Camp Perry Open

http://thecmp.org/3P/GAI.htm
December 6, 2014




www.thecmp.org/3P/PostalChampionships.htm
January 16-18, 2015

Sign-ups for upcoming year

Pre-registration is available to returning 4H or Jr Club shooters only. New shooters must register at the club on 9/21/14

Sign-ups for the Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Club 2014-2015 Shooting Season will be held at the rifle range on Sunday, September 21, 2014 between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.  Shooting for the 2014-2015 Shooting Season begins the week of October 13, 2014.

If you plan to shoot this season, you must register by September 21, 2014.  You may pre-register, however, thereby avoiding having to attend the September 21, 2014 sign-ups and improving your chances of getting the shooting time you prefer, so long as your application and registration fee is mailed via US Postal Service and postmarked by Monday, September 15, 2014.  Please make sure your application is completely filled out, especially your preference for the day of week and time you want to shoot.  We’ll do our best to accommodate your preference but cannot guarantee it.  Make your check payable to “Frazier Jr. Club” in the amount of $85* and be sure to include it with your application. 

Your application and payment should be sent to:

Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Club

c/o Scott Leckie

357 Woodside Drive

Washington, PA  15301

            Please keep in mind that if you don’t pre-register by mail, you need to show up at sign-ups on September 21, 2014 to ensure there is a place for you to shoot during the 2014-2015 season. 

            If you have any questions, please call Scott Leckie: 724.228.9849

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PA State 4-H Shooting Competitors bring home medals at the 2014 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational

The Frazier-Simplex 4-H members representing Pennsylvania at the 2014 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS INVITATIONAL held in Grand Island, Nebraska, last week brought home gold, silver and bronze medals for their efforts.  Five hundred and four 4-H members participated in the annual shooting event in nine disciplines, air rifle, air pistol, archery re-curve and compound bow, hunting skills, shotgun, muzzle-loading rifle, small-bore pistol and rifle.

L to R: Morgan Duerr, Thomas Welch, Ashlee Hobgood and Sylvia Dreistadt

Nine boys and girls from Pennsylvania participated in the air pistol, archery, air rifle and small-bore rifle events.  The local competitors from the Frazier-Simplex 4-H Rifle Club demonstrated their skills by winning medals in three different disciplines.

Morgan Duerr from Weirton Madonna High School started the winning ways by taking the Silver Medal in the Silhouette competition scoring 24 hits, the gold medal winner scored 29 hits. She continued demonstrating her shooting skills in CMP rapid and slow fire the second day with an 11th place and then placing 4th the third day in NRA 3 Position.  Her strong three day showing earned her the Silver Medal in the overall standings for the National event.  She missed the Gold Medal by .003 points.

In the small-bore rifle event, Thomas Welch from Mohawk High School, led the whole field with a 532 and won his first national Gold Medal.  Thomas also had a very strong showing in the CMP rapid and slow fire competitions.

Sylvia Dreistadt, an Avella High School graduate and a Pitt Student, returned to her 3rd National Shooting Sports Invitational and won the Bronze Medal in the air pistol silhouette competition by scoring 31 hits out of 40 targets.  Sixty 4-H members were in the event.  Sylvia had in previous years participated in the small-bore rifle and air rifle events.

Ashlee Hobgood, a Trinity High School Academy Student demonstrated strong shooting skills by averaging 18th place over the three day event.  There were 70 competitors in her shooting disciplines.

Frazier Simplex Air Rifle Team places 4th and 7th in the Country

The Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Team finished 4th place in the CMP National 3P Air Rifle Championships on Saturday, June 28, 2014. They were edged out by one point for 3rd place overall, however, brought home a plaque for 1st place club team.

On Friday, the team placed 7th overall National Junior Olympics 3P Air Rifle Championships. Whereas, congratulations goes out to Chris Thomas for shooting his personal best on Friday with a 582.

The team members representing Frazier Simplex X Factor Team 1 above are: Christopher Thomas, Matthew Lovre, Cassidy Fairman, Ariana Grabowski and Nicholle Benedict.

PA 4H Crew Heading to the Nationals in Nebraska

Four junior shooters will be representing Pennsylvania at the 2014 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational during the week of June 24-29 in Grand Island Nebraska. Both Morgan and Tommy (both from Frazier Simplex) will be shooting .22 in the competition while Ashlee will be shooting air rifle and Sylvia will be shooting air pistol.

Good luck to our competitors this week and safe travels.

Two Frazier Simplex seniors moving on to NCAA Collegiate shooting this fall

Two of those smiling faces frequently seen around the club on any night, and plenty of weekends, are joining ranks with the TCU Horned Frogs. Yes, that's right! Ariana and Nicholle (seen below) are both heading to the heat of Fort Worth, Texas in August to become athletes in one of the NCAA's most prestigious rifle teams in the country, the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs.

Both girls will be joining the collegiate team that has put forth some of the best competitive rifle shooters in the world; most recently, Sarah Scherer, Erin Lorenzen, and Sarah Beard.

We wish them the best of luck in pursuit of their education and shooting goals, and we will miss having their smiling faces around the club and our homes.

Annual Awards Banquet

The regular youth shooting season came to an end in early April. Many thanks go out to all of the coaches, helpers, parents and the young shooters for making this past year a safe and productive one.

On April 25th, we held the annual awards banquet at the North Trinity Elementary School. We shared some great food, stories and successes. Shown below are just a few of the more advanced shooters with their awards and accomplishments. Congratulations to all of the youth for a great year of shooting success.

Back Row, L to R: Tommy, Mackenzie, Luke, Chris & Zak
Front Row, L to R: Matt, Nicholle & John Paul

Nicholle Benedict wins the R. K. Moore 100 Shot Standing Match

On April 6, 2014, thirteen junior and not so junior shooters took to the range to compete in the annual R. K. Moore 100 Shot Standing Match at the Frazier Simplex Rifle Club. Competitors had as much time as they wanted to shoot 10 targets, 10 shots each.

Junior shooter Nicholle Benedict took overall first place, followed by her father, Tom Benedict placing second and Morgan Duerr taking third.

The Standings

1st place	Nicholle Benedict (Jr)
2nd place	Tom Benedict (Sr)
3rd place & High Junior	Morgan Duerr (Jr)
High Lady	Nicholle Benedict
High Senior	Jim Husk
High Target	Nicholle Benedict - tie broken on 10th bull (10.5 for Nicholle and 10.0 for Morgan Duerr, both shooting a 100 on a target)

If there was an iron man/woman contest based on the last target score (because that is a lot of shooting in the standing position) Nicholle would be crowned iron woman with a 99 on her last target.

In the King Match, a 10 shot unlimited re-entry match, Tom Benedict won with a 99 and Nicholle taking second with a 98 and Jim Husk taking third with a 97.

The Standings

1st place	Tom Benedict
2nd place	Nicholle Benedict
3rd place	Jim Husk
High Junior	Nicholle Benedict
High Lady	Nicholle Benedict

Congratulations to all that competed.

Team X Factor takes 3rd place in CMP 3P Air Rifle Championships

On the weekend of March 28, 2014, eight junior competitors from the Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Club competed in the 2nd annual CMP 3P Air Rifle Regional Championships.

Picture above are:
Back Row, L to R: Tommy Welch, Matt Lovre, Luke Knollenger, John Paul Grabowski, & Chris Thomas
Front Row, L to R: Ariana Grabowski, Nicholle Benedict & Cassidy Fairman

It was a tough battle, but the X Factor junior rifle team won 3rd place with a total score of 4642 with 270 X's.

Don't they look great in their team jackets?

Results can be found here.

2014 JROTC National Champion calls Frazier Simplex her home

Congratulations to Ariana Grabowski for winning the 2014 JROTC National Air Rifle Championship on March 20-22, 2014. Shooting a 591 on the first day and a 590 on the second day, winning the National Championship and a GOLD medal.

Frazier Simplex Jr Shooters do well at 2014 PA Interscholastic 3P Smallbore and International Air Rifle Championship Match

Seven junior competitors from Frazier Simplex Jr Rifle Club, and representing their respective schools, competed at the 2014 PA Interscholastic 3P Smallbore and International Air Rifle Championship Match over the weekend of February 21-23, 2014.
In last name order for Small-bore are:

Name	School	Score
Benedict, Nicholle	Quaker Valley H.S.	544
Fairman, Cassidy	Indiana Area H.S.	558	12th overall
Lovre, Matthew	Penn-Trafford H.S.	562	7th overall
Thomas, Christopher	Waynsburg H.S.	539
Wagner, Mackenzie	Canon McMillan H.S.	521
Welch, Thomas	Mohawk Area H.S.	542

In last name order for Air Rifle (scores are for 40 shots) are:

Name	School	Score
Benedict, Nicholle	Quaker Valley H.S.	363
Fairman, Cassidy	Indiana Area H.S.	368
Grabowski, Ariana	Beaver Area H.S.	388	2nd overall
Lovre, Matthew	Penn-Trafford H.S.	378
Thomas, Christopher	Waynsburg H.S.	361
Welch, Thomas	Mohawk Area H.S.	377

Thank you DuBois Rifle & Pistol Club for hosting this year's event.

PA Junior Intermediate Smallbore Rifle Camp

June 18—22, 2014

The Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association and a grant from Friends of the NRA will support the state wide, 3 position summer camp program.  This camp is intended for intermediate level junior shooters, who have shooting experience and would like to grow as a marksman.  The facilities of Indiana University of Pennsylvania will be used for housing and dining and the indoor rifle range is located at the Indiana County Fairgrounds.  The camp capacity  is 20 junior shooters, ages 13 to 17 and will be held June 18 – 22, 2014.  All shooting is with .22 cal. target rifles, on a 50’ indoor rifle range.

A variety of shooting exercises and events make up the program. The SCATT system is used to analyze the natural point of aim of a shooter so proper alterations to positions can be made.  The goal of this camp is to expand and advance the shooting levels of the junior shooters attending.  We encourage junior shooters who are interested it participating and competing in higher levels of competition to attend.  In addition to the coaching from our volunteer staff, juniors have the opportunity to meet others with similar interests and abilities. 

Camp registration fee is $200. The fee, along with an NRA Foundation Grant and support from the Penna. Rifle & Pistol Association, provides the campers with dormitory rooms, meals, transportation on campus, and related marksmanship materials.  All applications will be reviewed and 20 shooters will be selected.  Final deadline for submission of applications is March 15, 2014.  Please call or email Julie Vavreck to receive an application at 814-602-5889 or pajr.rifle@gmail.com

Julie VavreckPA Junior Intermediate Smallbore Rifle CampCamp Director814-602-5889

Eight compete in the annual Palmyra Invitational in January

Eight competitors from Frazier Simplex competed in the annual Palmyra Invitational which spans three weekends during January. Although no team awards were won, many of the competitors walked away with their personal best.

Name	Air Rifle	Smallbore
Ariana G.	575 - 29	587*
Cassidy F.	574 - 22	550
Chris T.	548 - 13	556
Mackenzie W.	547 - 12	539
Matthew L.	563 - 20	566
Nicholle B.	563 - 23	566
Thomas W.	554 - 14	553
Thomas B. (Open Class)	540 - 13	527

* Ariana shot a personal best and placed 3rd overall in this competition.

Friends of the NRA PA State Youth Summit

The State Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.) program was started in 2002, in conjunction with National Y.E.S.. Its purpose is to introduce high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors to their state government and the roles that future generations of voters will play. A special emphasis is also placed on the benefits of firearms ownership.

States that currently host their own state Y.E.S. programs are Alaska, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. Students from these states must attend his or her state Y.E.S. before attending National Y.E.S.

Pennsylvania:  Applications are due no later than February 28! The summit will be held April 3-7, 2014. Click HERE to download an application.  Click here to download the "About 2014 Pennsylvania Y.E.S. Program" document. Contact Y.E.S. coordinator Devin DeMario at (717) 254-9944 or NRA Field Rep Kory Enck at (717) 689-3200 or kenck@nrahq.org with any other questions. Read about the 2013 Pennsylvania Y.E.S. program: http://www.friendsofnra.org/State.aspx?sid=39&cid=874

Gold and 2 Silver Team medals won at the Camp Perry Open

Camp Perry Open - January 17-19, 2014
Three team medals were won during the 2014 Camp Perry Open by Junior shooters.

Silver - 3P Four Competitor Team 

Team Member	Prone	Standing	Kneeling	Aggregate
Grabowski, Ariana	197  - 13	193  - 9	195  - 14	585  - 36
Fairman, Cassidy CIV	197  - 16	190  - 5	195  - 12	582  - 33
Lovre, Matthew CIV	200  - 18	188  - 6	190  - 5	578  - 29
Benedict, Nicholle	199  - 12	189  - 6	190  - 9	578  - 27

Silver - 120 shot International Air (all standing) Three Competitor Open Team
Gold - 120 shot International Air Three Competitor Junior Team

Team Member	60 Day 1	60 Day 2	Aggregate
Grabowski, Ariana	605.7  - 0	609.6  - 0	1215.3  - 0
Benedict, Nicholle	593  - 0	604.3  - 0	1197.3  - 0
Fairman, Cassidy CIV	599  - 0	595.1  - 0	1194.1  - 0

Frazier Simplex Jr Rifle Team wins 2nd place in 3P at the Camp Perry Open

Seven junior members and their families of the Frazier Simplex Jr Rifle Club trekked north to Camp Perry for the Camp Perry Open the weekend of January 17-19, 2014. Only one team could be formed because we needed four competitors on a team. The four that formed the team went on to win second place in the 3 position rifle tournament on Friday, January 17. Their combined score of 2323 with 125x's made up by the following:

Team Member	Prone	Standing	Kneeling	Aggregate
Grabowski, Ariana	197  - 13	193  - 9	195  - 14	585  - 36
Fairman, Cassidy CIV	197  - 16	190  - 5	195  - 12	582  - 33
Lovre, Matthew CIV	200  - 18	188  - 6	190  - 5	578  - 29
Benedict, Nicholle	199  - 12	189  - 6	190  - 9	578  - 27

 

Matt Lovre not available for this photo

Juniors compete in the first American Legion postal match for 2014

Sporter and Precision competitors from the Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Club competed Friday night in the first postal match to pre-qualify for the 2014 American Legion National Rifle Championships to be held this summer at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Three competitors decided to shot the Sporter style rifle (a rifle closely resembling one that you purchase at a sporting goods store), while eight of the competitors fired in the Precision style rifle class (the type used in the Olympic games).

Pictured above are the junior competitors with the representatives from American Legion Post 175 in Washington, PA. Back Row, L to R, Post Commander, Matt Lovre (P)recision, Kiboh Uchida (P), Noah Boltz (S)porter, Morgan Duerr (S), Mackenzie Wagner (S), Post Commander. Front Row, L to R, Christoper Thomas (P), Tommy Welch (P), Nicholle Benedict (P), Ariana Grabowski (P). Two Precision competitors not pictured, yet competed are: Luke Knollinger and Sarah Sroka.


Last year, nearly 3,000 competitors from across the nation competed in this first American Legion competition. If this year is the same, then the top 10% will be given the opportunity to compete in the second match to qualify for the National Championships at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this summer. Fifteen of the Nation's best competitors for both Sporter and Precision will be invited to attend this competition. The American Legion covers most if not all of their expenses.

In 2006, Frazier Simplex's Tommy Santelli won the National Championship and in 2013, Ariana Grabowski from took 4th place at the Nationals.