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.

Frazier Simplex Alumni join up with current team at the Buckeye Open Match

Emma Uchida met up with four of Frazier Simplex rifle team during the 1st annual Dr. John C. Fellingham Buckeye Open at The Ohio State University on November 17, 2013. It sure was great to meet up with one of our alumni during the match. Kiboh Uchida competed the week before in this match and missed his sister. Team Coach, Tom Bennedict also competed in this match in the "open class."

Little about the Buckeye Open:
Over 135 collegiate, junior and open shooters competed in the Buckeye Open over the past two weekends. The event was held at the Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range in Converse Hall and featured competition on Ohio State’s electronic target systems. Collegiate teams from Murray State, Columbus State, Army and Morehead State competed with Ohio State alongside junior and open competitors from around the region.

L to R: Tommy Welch, Nicholle Bennedict, Emma Uchida, Ariana Grabowski and Chris Thomas

Tommy, Ariana and Chris spent the day before at the CMP North Range at Camp Perry shooting in the monthly Air Rifle matches where Ariana took second place overall in the International (all standing) Air Rifle competition.

John Paul Grabowski shot in the 3P match at the CMP North Range in the Sporter Class on Saturday. He fired an excellent score for his very first match and placed 13 out of 35 competitors.

Congratulations to all of the competitors! Fantastic Job!

American Legion 24th Junior 3-Position Air Rifle Tournament

Sporter or Precision Air Rifles ONLY

Course of Fire: 3 x 20

The Individual Tournament has three phases of competition: 1) Preliminary Round – State/Regional Championships; 2) Qualification Round; and 3) National Championships

The Team Tournament has two phases of competition:  1) Preliminary Round – State/Regional Championships; 2) National Championships.

Both of the first two stages are paper (postal) matches and will be shot here at Frazier Simplex. The first match will be shot in December or January (date to be decided by match director). If you qualify for the second match, it will be shot sometime in mid to late March, 2014.

The top 15 shooters in the country (both Sporter and Precision) will be invited (with most of your expenses paid) to shoot in the National Championship Tournament, July 29 – August 2, 2014, USA Shooting Facility, United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO.

Age Limits: Competitors who have reached their 18^th birthday or are a graduate of high school, class of 2014, and those younger are eligible to participate.

Fee: There is a $10 entry fee for the first phase of this tournament.
Please submit a check, payable to the Frazier Simplex Jr. Rifle Club for $10.
On the memo line write: American Legion Postal Registration

If you are interested in shooting in this American Legion match, you must sign up at the club in November. Look for the sign-up sheet on the counter or bulletin board. Give your check to the person at the counter to put in the envelope marked “American Legion Postal Registrations”.

2014 PA Junior Olympic Rifle Championships

Frazier Simplex Rifle Club
USA Shooting JORC
2013

Additional matches for Small-bore will be fired at Oil City Izaak Walton's on the weekends of 1/4 & 1/11/2014 and for Air Rifle at Seitzland Jr. Rifle Club on the weekend of 12/14/2014.

Tournament Name:	Frazier Simplex JORC Match
Dates of the Competitions:	December 28-29, 2013
Sponsored By:	Frazier Simplex Rifle Club Jefferson Ave. (Rt 844) Washington, PA 15317
Competition Open To:	Any JUNIOR member of USA Shooting. Go to www.usashooting.org/ membership
Entry Fee:	$ 18.00 1 Gun, 2 Guns $36.00
Entry Limit:	Limited to 40 Shooters for Small Bore and 40 Shooters for Air rifle.
Firing Starts:	Relay Small-bore Air Rifle Saturday 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 3:30 PM 1:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 3:30 PM 1:00 PM
Entry Reservations:	Contact Tom Benedict to schedule relay times. Relay slots will be filled on first come first serve basis. thomasbenedict@comcast.net

Rules:
USA Shooting Rule will apply. We will follow the new 2013 rules.
Match Course:
Small-bore
50 Feet Rifle 3 Positions:
20 shots in the standing position with a 45 minute time limit.
20 shots in the prone position with a 25 minute time limit.
20 shots in the kneeling position with a 37 minute time limit.
Air Rifle
10 Meter Air Rifle
60 shot standing position-Men with a 25 minute / 20 record shots time limit.
40 shot standing position-Women with a 25 minute / 20 record shots time limit.
Targets:
Small-bore: NRA/USAS-50
Air Rifle: NRA AR-5/10
Classification:
Sub-Junior – (J3) to age 14 born in 2000 or later
Intermediate Junior – (J2) age 15-17 born 1997, 1998, 1999
Junior – (J1) age 18-20 born 1994, 1995, 1996
Other:
Targets will be scored by representatives of the Frazier Simplex Rifle Club.

All challenges and protests will be decided by a jury selected by the match director.

There will be a $2.00 challenge fee imposed for each target card challenged. No fee will be charged if the challenge is to verify addition of the score.

The Chief Statistical Officer will review the challenge for score. Challenged shot holes will go directly to the jury to settle the challenge, with no appeal. Shots not plugged can be plugged. Previously plugged shots will not be re-plugged. The score could go up or down on a challenge.

Coaching is prohibited.

Only competitors and Range Officer will be permitted in range during event due to limited space on range. Everyone else must remain in ready room.

PA Shooters pull in 2nd, 4th & 8th place at the American Legion National Air Rifle Match

Three of Pennsylvania's best junior precision air rifle shooters competed in the 2013 American Legion National finals at the Olympic Training Center on August 8, 9 & 10, 2013. The competition pulled the best air rifle shooters from all 50 states. In fact, they are in the 1 percent of the top junior precision air rifle shooters to qualify this year through the American Legion postal matches.

Pictured below from left to right are:
Ariana Grabowski - Frazier Simplex Rifle Club (4th overall)
Zack Strohl - Ontelaunee Rod & Gun (8th overall)
Jack Anderson - Oil City Issac Walton Rifle Club (2nd overall)
Chris Huntzinger - National Commander - from Harrisburg, PA

Congratulations to all competitors.
Full match results can be found here.