CMP National 3P Postal Championship

Sporter or Precision Air Rifles ONLY
Course of Fire: 3x10 (1^st phase)

Phase 1:  Postal Competition

CMP sponsors a nationwide three position air rifle postal (mail-in or correspondence) competition for all junior programs including all JROTC, 4H, Boy Scouts, and junior clubs. The top shooters in these matches will qualify for the CMP Regional Championships. This is a 3x10 match and is open for both sporter and precision competitors. This phase will be shot here at Frazier Simplex in December or January. (All targets must be sent in by January 31, 2016)

Phase 2:  Regional Championships

The CMP Regional Championships will occur in three different locations around the country.  Athletes qualifying for this match Phase 1 above.  This match will consist of a practice, check-in and equipment control day followed by two days of 3x20 matches.  A final will be held on the last day for the top 8 individuals in sporter and precision.  This match is scheduled for: April 7-9, 2016 at Camp Perry, Port Clinton, OH.

Phase 3:  National Championships

The CMP National Championship is the final event in the CMP three-position air rifle championships. Qualification for this match comes from the CMP Regional Championships as well as the State 3PAR Junior Olympic matches. This match will consist of one 3x20 with finals for the top eight shooters in sporter and precision. This match is scheduled for: June 26 (sporter) & 29 (precision), 2016 at Camp Perry, Port Clinton, OH.

Fee: There is a $5 entry fee for the first phase of this tournament.
Please submit a check, payable to the Frazier Simplex Jr. Rifle Club for $5.
On the memo line write: CMP Postal Match Registration

If you are interested in shooting in this CMP match, you must sign up at the club in November. Give your check to the person at the counter to put in the envelope marked “CMP Postal Match Registrations”.

Additional Information can be found on the CMP's website at: http://thecmp.org/air/national-three-position-air-rifle-championships/

Sign-ups for Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Club

Sign-ups for the Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Club 2015-2016 Shooting Season will be held at the rifle range on Sunday, September 20, 2015 between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.  The 2015-2016 Shooting Season begins the week of October 5, 2015.

If you plan to shoot this season, you must register by September 20, 2015.  You may pre-register, however, thereby avoiding having to attend the September 20, 2015 sign-ups, so long as your application and registration fee is mailed and postmarked by Monday, September 14, 2015.  Application forms are attached.  Please make sure your application is completely and legibly filled out.  We’ll do our best to accommodate your preference for night and time, but cannot guarantee it.  Keep in mind that advanced shooters should try to schedule for Monday evenings, intermediate shooters for Tuesday evenings, and beginners for Thursday evenings.  We will not permit advanced shooters to schedule for Thursday evenings unless there are extenuating circumstances. 

If you are registering by mail, make your check payable to “Frazier Jr. Club” in the amount of $85* and be sure to include the check 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 20, 2015 to ensure there is a place for you to shoot during the 2014-2015 season. 

            Note that pre-registration is only available to Juniors who have shot previously with Frazier Junior Club or 4-H, or both.  All new junior shooters must sign up in person on September 20^th. 

Lovre Sets New Record at the 2015 National Matches

Congratulations to Matt Lovre on his recent accomplishment. This article segment was originally posted on the CMP's eMagazine The First Shot written by Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer. 
Full article can be found here: http://thecmp.org/ssg-friend-wins-presidents-rifle-match-lovre-sets-new-record-at-the-2015-national-matches/ 

High junior of the match was Matthew Lovre, 18, of Jeannete, PA, with an exceptional aggregate score of 391-14x – a new National Record. After missing the President’s Hundred last year by one point, Lovre did more than make up for that point lost by finishing this year in eighth place overall.

High junior of the match was Matthew Lovre of Jeannete, PA, with an exceptional aggregate score of 391-14x – a new National Record. He finished in eighth place overall.

With his remarkable Shoot Off performance of 98-3x, Lovre managed to keep a calm demeanor throughout the competition – even alongside some of the best marksmen in the world.

“It’s an honor to see some of the nation’s greatest shots here all on one line, competing for such a magnificent trophy and championship,” he said. He went on, “I enjoy what I do very much. I don’t get nervous. I’m out here for fun.”

In the past, Lovre has taken advantage of the educational opportunities offered by the CMP during the National Matches, such as the Small Arms Firing School and the USMC Junior Highpower Clinic. He’s also connected with the PRPA (Pennsylvania Rifle & Pistol Association) and traveled with the group to Camp Perry for the fourth year.

“Now, I’ll just hang my plaque on the wall and get ready for next year,” he said. “I want to thank the CMP for holding these matches. I enjoy them very much, and so do all of our juniors.”

For a complete list of results, visit https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&match=11024.

Washington County 4H Youth win Silver Medals at National matches

Team PA small-bore rifle took home the SILVER Medal in the overall 3 day competition at the 4H National matches at Grand Island, Nebraska this summer. With 24 state teams (77 individuals) participating in the small-bore rifle event, Frazier Simplex's Zachary Nicollella won the overall individual SILVER Medal for this event. Anthony Schidanno from Mifflin County, PA placed 6th overall.

In air rifle, Team PA placed 9th overall with 23 States participating. Grace Lengauer was the highest placing individual PA competitor to take home 11th place overall.

Team Pennsylvania has made the trip to the 4H Nationals 7 times and has taken home GOLD medals in the NRA 3 position small-bore competitions 5 times and SILVER medals the other two times. This year, 14 youth competitors from PA attended the event participating in small-bore rifle, air rifle, air pistol, shotgun and archery. This trip is funded by individual fundraising and donations from the NRA Foundation and Sportsman's Clubs from around the state. This year, a sizable donation was given by the Claysville Sportsman's club. Thank you!!

Front L to R: Ashlee Hobgood, Air Pistol; Zachary Nicolella, SB Rifle; Anthony Schfianno, SB Rifle; Kaylee Hobgood, SB Rifle; Mackenzie Wagner, SB Rifle; Grace Lengauer, Air Rifle. Back L to R: Hunter Moore, Air Rifle; Dave Duer, SB Coach; Jim Wagner, Air Rifle Coach; Jim Husk (not pictured) State 4H Head Coach.

Everybody in picture from Washington County except Anthony Schfianno, Mifflin County.

Young Men of Frazier Simplex at the 2015 National Junior Olympic Championships

Congratulations and best of luck to the young men of Frazier Simplex Jr. Rifle Club who are currently participating in the 2015 National Junior Olympic Championships at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

They are: Thomas Welch, Matt Lovre, Christopher Thomas and Luke Knowlinger.

Our congratulations goes out to all of the PA competitors from all of our great clubs throughout the Commonwealth. They are: Josh Martin, Jack Anderson, Luke Johnson, Caleb Lloyd, Cullen Wargo, Nicholas Borelle, Wyatt Openshaw, Kyle Ordille, Issac Whitaker, Hunter Deremer, Brandon Meier, Tony Jackson, Luke Messner, Homer Gardner, Zachary Ritchey, and Ian Coyne.

Best of luck gentlemen!

Frazier Simplex at the 2015 National Junior Olympic Championships

Congratulations and best of luck to the young women of Frazier Simplex Jr. Rifle Club (past and present) who are currently participating in the 2015 National Junior Olympic Championships at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

L to R: Nicholle (J1), Ariana (J1), Cassidy (J2), and Rosebud (J3)

Seven Pennsylvania Precision 3P Air Rifle Teams Invited to the National Championships

On June 22-26, 2015, the National Three Position Air Rifle Championships will be held at the Civilian Marksmanship Program's (CMP) Competition Center South range in Anniston, Alabama.

Of the 27 precision air rifle teams invited to this prestigious event, seven of them are from Pennsylvania. This represents 26% of the precision teams invited to this 3rd annual event. It also goes to prove that Pennsylvania has a great program to continue feeding our NCAA D1 colleges and possible Olympians.

Congratulations to the six clubs that make up the seven precision teams. The clubs represented are: 
DuBois
Frazier Simplex (2 teams)
Oil City
Ontelaunee
Palmyra
Seitzland

Also, congratulations to Amanda Ruffner who was invited to compete as an individual from the Alexandria club.

See full details at this website:
http://thecmp.org/air/national-three-position-air-rifle-championships/

Here is the invitation list:
http://thecmp.org/wp-content/uploads/CMPNationalQualifiers.pdf

Frazier Simplex Junior Shooters at CMP Regionals March 27-28

Welcome to the newest members of the Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle Traveling Team, Haley, Becca & Zach. All three of them made their first trip to Camp Perry north campus this past weekend and put up a great showing. Haley and Becca are very new to 3P Air Rifle shooting, but you would never know that with their performance this weekend. Haley posted a perfect 200 in prone on her first day and first leg of her competition ending with a 578 for the day. Becca posted a 575 and a 570 to help her team place 9th overall for the weekend. Rounding out this team was Luke and Thomas.

Back Row, L to R: John Paul, Chris, Luke, Zach, Thomas
Front Row, L to R: Cassidy, Becca, Haley & Rosebud

Zachary's first day of competition proved to be a great one when he posted the team high score on Friday of 580. Zach's aggregate score over two days of 1146 66x helped his team reach 7th overall for the weekend. Rounding out this team was John Paul, Chris and Cassidy.

Our youngest member of our team, Rosebud, is performing very well and shooting better with each match. This weekend she posted a 558 and a 560. Keep up the great work Rosebud.

Congratulations to all of the competitors and we hope to have scored high enough to get invited to the National Championship in Anniston, AL in June.

Frazier Simplex Alumni and TCU Horned Frog Named to list of All Americans

FORT WORTH - The National Rifle Association has named Hannah Black and Sally Li second-team All-Americans for both air rifle and smallbore, while Ariana Grabowski earned Honorable Mention accolades in smallbore for the 2014-15 season.


Black and Grabowski become the 20th and 21st shooters in school history to earn such honors. Black and Li also earned second-team honors in both air rifle and smallbore to become the eighth Horned Frogs to accomplish both feats in a season. Li was the seventh when she achieved the same honors in 2014. Black and Li ended the year tied for the team lead in air rifle (591), smallbore (580) and aggregate totals (1,171).

Black, a junior from Richmond, Va., shot a 590 or better in 11 or 15 matches on the year in air rifle, with a personal-best 596 coming in the NCAA Qualifier at Air Force on Feb. 21. A personal-best 585-point outing against Jacksonville State and Murray State on Oct. 25 as well as a pair of 584-point performances helped her 580-point smallbore average.

As a freshman on TCU's national championship squad in 2012-13, she competed in the NCAA Championships as an individual.

Grabowski finished third on the squad in smallbore average (578), and her 587-point showing against Ohio State on Nov. 16 was the highest by a Horned Frog since 2012 London Olympian Sarah Scherer fired a 588 at the 2013 NCAA Championships.

The freshman from Beaver, Pa., extended TCU's streak to three years of having a freshman earn All-American honors, following Li's 2014 season and Megan Lee in 2013.

Li's best performance of the year came on Feb. 14. The sophomore from Singapore shot a 599 in air rifle and a 583 in smallbore at UTEP, giving her a personal-best in air rifle and aggregate. That match enabled her to fire an average of 595 over her final four outings, the last of which being a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

The trio of All-Americans mark the most the Horned Frogs have had since 2012-13, when Scherer, Sarah Beard, Megan Lee and Caitlin Morrissey held such accolades.

The Horned Frogs finished third at the NCAA Championships over the weekend.

Air rifle shooters practice for competition

Link to the original article thanks to the Port Clinton News Harold
http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/local/2015/03/26/air-rifle-shooters-practice-competition/70499134/
 

Zach Nicolella practices air rile shooting from the ground at the
Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Regional Competition.

ERIE TOWNSHIP – A group of steel-city kids visited Camp Perry with the hope of capturing a regional championship in air rifle shooting.

The competition will be stiff over the weekend at the Civilian Marksmanship Program as hundreds of shooters vie for a shot to reach the national competition.

Hailing from the greater Pittsburgh area, Joe Grabowski and his team of nine sharp-shooters came to Camp Perry with one goal in mind: to win a national championship like they did in 2013. "This is our third year shooting. Last year we came up short," he said.

With a laser-focus, the team practices for hours to perfect their craft. Grabowski said in order to compete, team members need to practice two to three times each week.

On Thursday, practice was inside the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center. Grabowski said the Camp Perry facility is one of the biggest shooting centers in the country.

He said practice the day before a weekend competition is integral to getting familiar with the range.

Luke Knollinger, a shooter for team Frazier Simplex in Pennsylvania, aims for a target during practice
at the CMP Regional Championship at Camp Perry.

"It's extremely important for first-time shooters," he said about practicing in the same facility as the competition. "Practice gets that nervousness out."

A veteran shooter, Christopher Thomas, 18, uses his practice time to work on his technique. "I try to fix my position," he said while he shoots from various target heights.

John Paul Grabowski, 17, said the hour practice at the shooting range allows him to try new things and make sure he not varying from his routine. "I work on my natural aim and try to keep everything the same," he said."

First year shooter Rebecca Spencer used practice time to get used to the large space at the shooting range. She practiced different target heights to prepare for competition.

Two Team GOLDS and a SILVER for Frazier Simplex Jr Competitors

Over the course of the 2 day NRA 3P Metric Indoor and the International Air Junior Sectionals held at Dubois Rifle & Pistol Club on March 7th and 8th, the junior competitors of Frazier Simplex swept up the medals. The team of Cassidy Fairman, Chris Thomas, Matthew Lovre and Molly Hensley brought home the GOLD in both 3P smallbore and International Air. Whereas, the team of Zachary Nicolella, Thomas Welch, John Paul Grabowski and Rebecca Spencer took the SILVER in International Air Rifle.

Chris, Cassidy, Matthew (Ben is the proxy above) and Molly
Team GOLD in both smallbore and air rifle

Individual medals went to:

• Cassidy Fairman - GOLD in smallbore and BRONZE in air rifle
• Christopher Thomas - SILVER in both smallbore and air rifle
• Molly Hensley - GOLD in air rifle

Congratulations to all the competitors for an outstanding performance.

Developing Championship Concentration

Sports Shooting Psychology – Commitment (from ELEY)

Being committed to something can be one of the most difficult things to do in life. It is easy for people to give up or not put their all into what they are doing. So how can you avoid getting caught in this trap? There is never an easy answer, but having distinct goals and following a plan will certainly help.
<<To Continue Reading this Article, click on this link>> http://www.eley.co.uk/en/the-bulletin/sports-shooting-psychology-commitment/

WPIAL Individual Rifle Competition on Feb 12 at Dormont

If you are interested in competing in this year's WPIAL Rifle Championships as an individual representing your school, please see the information at this link.

http://www.wpial.org/stuff/14-15/rfl/14-15 rifle champ memo.pdf

You are responsible for working with your Athletic Director to get yourself registered and to this event.

Frazier Simplex Jr Rifle Team takes the podium at the annual Camp Perry Open

The four person junior team of Chris Thomas, Cassidy Fairman, Molly Hensley and John Paul Grabowski met the challenge on Friday during the Camp Perry Open 3P Junior Air Rifle Championships and took the podium with a third place finish. The always competitive teams of TMU from Massachusetts and the Black Swamp Jr. Rifle Club from Ohio, edged out the Frazier Simplex X Factor team by just 33 and 10 points respectively.

3rd place in 3P team competition

On the second and third day of the competition, which was the all standing portion of this weekend's competition, Frazier Simplex had two three-person teams compete. These teams took home a 4th (Tommy Welch, Chris Thomas and Cassidy Fairman) and 6th place (Mackenzie Wagner, John Paul Grabowski and Molly Hensley). More than 157 precision class shooters competed during this portion of the competition. Competitors from all over the US participated including some of the Army Marksmanship Unit top shooters.

Other Frazier Simplex Jr. Rifle Club members competing this weekend were: Rosebud Hensley (Jr. Rifle), Ashley Hobgood (Air Pistol), and Tom Benedict (Open Rifle) competed on days 2 and 3.

Here is a link to the results: https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&tab=results&match=11831

NRA 3P Metric Open and State Match Results

Twenty-five competitors from all over the region came to shoot in this 120 shot, 3 position, smallbore match. The overall and Gold medal winner, shooting a total of 1139 - 41x, was Cassidy Fairman. In second place overall and taking the Silver medal was John Husk shooting an 1125 - 40x and taking the Bronze medal was Dean Trew with an 1117 - 31x.

Cassidy wins the Gold medal with a total of 1139 - 41x.

Junior Olympic PA State Championships

The 2015 Pennsylvania Junior Olympic State Championships concluded on Sunday, January 4th at the Jerome Sportsmans Club. Nearly 100 juniors competed this year vying to become the State Champion. Only one boy or girl can be crowned State Champion for Smallbore and Air Rifle, but everyone can shoot to achieve the minimum cut score and be automatically qualified to receive and invitation to the National Championships to be held at the Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado in April.

Of the four boys and four girls that competed in this competition from Frazier Simplex, Cassidy Fairman was the only one to achieve the minimum cut score with a 566 in smallbore (565 was the minimum). The other competitors will have to wait and see if they will be invited.

Cassidy won J2 Silver with a 378 15x in Air Rifle &
J2 Gold with a 566 20x in Smallbore. 

Congratulations goes out to the PA State Champions:
Men's Air Rifle
Jack Anderson, 587 37x (Gold)
Josh Martin, 584 36x (Silver)
Caleb Lloyd, 573 27x (Bronze)

Men's Smallbore
Josh Martin, 583 32x (Gold)
Jack Anderson, 572 18x (Silver)
Alex Gestl, 569 20x (Bronze)

Women's Air Rifle
Deanna Binnie, 390 24x (Gold)
Amy Fister, 389 23x (Silver)
Amy Hammer, 387 16 (Bronze)

Women's Smallbore
Deanna Binnie, 575 28x (Gold)
Amy Hammer, 571 16x (Silver)
Amy Fister, 571 14x (Bronze)