2014 East Texas Championship match report

[mikecockcroft]

We wrapped up the 2014 East Texas Championship yesterday with 69 shooters in attendance out of the 81 that paid up.
We shoot three different size clay pigeons at 400 yds. The conditions were the worst of any match we have held at Pine Valley. Overall the scores were down compared to past matches. However, there were those who knew where to hold the crosshairs in the ever changing wind and they came out on top. We enjoyed a ribeye steak lunch and had a drawing for 40+ prizes donated by many vendors.
Friday was practice day and we served gumbo for dinner afterwards.
First place received a Nightforce 12x42 BR scope donated by Stick at S&S Precision and Fast Back Trucking LLC.
Match winner was Dean Thomason, Nightforce scope, plaque, top ten cap
2nd place open- Denny Henderson $400.00, plaque, top ten cap
3rd place open- Sam Duke $300.00, plaque, top ten cap
4th place open- Johnathon Stigall $200.00, plaque, top ten cap
5th place open-Rolando Aviles $100.00, plaque, top ten cap- He comes from Puerto Rico every year to shoot
6th place open- Mike Wickizer, plaque, top ten cap
7th place open- Darrel Martin, plaque, top ten cap
8th place open- Debi Pohl, plaque, top ten cap
9th place open- Tom Porter, plaque, top ten cap
10th place open- Ed Bernebeo, plaque, top ten cap- tie breaker by most mini clays
Womens class
First place Debi Pohl $300.00, plaque
Second place Tracy Holbrook $200.00, plaque
Third place Amanda Cockcroft $100.00, plaque
Youth
First place Will Toronjo $100.00, plaque

Complete score sheet can be seen at www.texasbenchrest.com
You have to look at the tie breaker column in the far right to get order of placing when there are tied scores.
Thank you to all those in attendance and all the donors to the match. Donor list will be posted next.
Mike Cockcroft
texasbenchrest.com

 

[eww1350]

Mike,...the match results for Pine Valley are not on the Texas Benchrest website...at this time...?

 

[mikecockcroft]

Working on it. Have to shrink the file.

 

[JoeDuke]

Results are there now Eddie.

Joe

 

[MikeCTX]

Great match, Mike...some tuff wind, but a great time. and lots of great people to visit with.

Thanks for all the hard work putting his on.

 

[snakepit]

Mike, another great Pine Valley match. Also another great steak lunch.

 

[Judd]

Even though I couldn't hit the little ones I had a good time and as always you run a great match.

 

[mikecockcroft]

I would like to thank the following donors for their support of the 2014 East Texas Championship match.

Fast Back Trucking LLC and S&S Precision, Stick Starks- Nightforce 12x42 BR scope to match winner.
Custom Manufacturing Company, Travis Frazer- Target stand with three steel plates.
K&M Precision Shooting Products- $50.00 certificate.
Redding Reloading Equipment- Two 50% off certificates.
L.E. Wilson Inc. - Stainless steel die set of your choice, shirts, cap.
Shilen Rifles Inc.- 50% off barrel certificate.
Midway USA- $25.00 gift certificate.
David Tubb, Superior Shooting Systems, Inc.- Final Finish bore polishing system and Rem. 700 firing pin springs.
Bryan Litz- 2 copies of his book Applied Ballistics, 1 copy of Accuracy and Precision for Long Range Shooting, 1 DVD "Putting Rounds on Target.
D&B Supply, Bill and Diane Shehane- 50% off rifle stock.
Varmint Hunters Association- Write On Targets and two travel mugs.
Sinclair International- $50.00 and $25.00 gift cards.
Brownells- Nine $10.00 gift cards ($90.00).
Hornady- 2 range bags, 2 soft rifle cases, 2 soft pistol cases, 2 vintage signs, 2 bino harnesses, 20 caps.
Holland's Shooters Supply- 4 DVD's Ultimate Data Card Maker, 2 VM Ultra Muzzle Brakes, 4 bottles Witches Brew copper remover, 1 Fiery Red Lightning Strike fire starter, 2 twelve packs of 6mm cleaning brushes.
Pacific Tool and Gauge, Dave Kiff- Certificate for free chamber reamer.
J. Dewey- cleaning rod.
Whidden Gunworks- FL Sizer/Micrometer Seater die set.
Jewell Triggers, Arnold Jewell- Two certificates for $75.00 off a Jewell Trigger.
Berger Bullets, Walt Berger- Two certificates for 300 bullets each, one certificate for a Berger Reloading Manual.
Graf and Sons- BSA 8x32 Tactical rifle scope.
21st. Century Shooting Inc.- Stainless Steel Priming Tool w/ shell holder, 3 Scope Levels, Thirty 10% off certificates.
Powder Valley- Four hats and two T-shirts
Bell and Carlson- One EZ-Roost clay target holder system and one set of Shoot'n Aces target cards.
Steve Samuel- custom rifle cleaning cradle.
Forster Products- 50% off certificate.
Sierra Bullets- Two copies of Infinity software, Beyond the Basics reloading DVD.
Krieger Barrels- $50.00 off and $25.00 off barrel certificates.

 

[mikecockcroft]

2014 Match winner Dean Thomason with Nightforce donors Stick Starks and Mike Cockcroft

 

[mikecockcroft]

2014 Womens Division Winner- Debi Pohl

 

[mikecockcroft]

2014 Youth division winner- Will Toronjo

 

[JoeDuke]

Congratulations to all the winners. Dean "got er done" with a 6mm. First time that has happened in these matches.
Mike, thank you for all the hard work of getting donations from vendors and then putting on a great match.

For anyone thinking of buying something, and that is all of us, please keep these vendors in mind and buy from them. They support our sport.

joe

 

[mikecockcroft]

I believe everyone that stayed for the awards ceremony received something in the drawing. Would be a great help
for next year if those that received prizes in the drawing would drop an email to the donor and thank them for their support of the match.
Mike