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August 2025 NW Regional Sporter and Light Varmint Classes- Hosted by Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club
- August 2-3, 2025
The Tacoma Rifle and Revolver Club hosted the Northwest Regional Championship
the first weekend in August this year. The competition opened Saturday morning to
blue skies and little wind. First day matches included Sporter Class in the morning
and Light Varmint Class after lunch, both at 100 yards. The winner of this regional
match will now be recognized by a trophy bearing the name of our beloved member
and shooter, Steve Kostanich. Steve remains active in TRRC, and it is our privilege
to recognize his fifty-year history of accomplishments, mentorship, and stewardship
in our sport. The Steve Kostanich Trophy will be a perpetual trophy awarded
annually in August each year.
This contest also determines the winner of the Del Bishop Trophy.
Beginning with the 100 yards Sporter rounds on Saturday, Chad Robbins applied his
skill to take advantage of the favorable shooting conditions and win with a .2314” .
Nice conditions prevailed after lunch for the 100 yard Light Varmint match. Eric
Stanton took top honors with his .1872” aggregate score.
Sunday opened with light, variable winds. Temperatures increased in the afternoon
to add mirage to the challenges. The Sporter Class 200 yards was won by Mustafa
Bilal with an aggregate score of .2270” for yardage. Mustafa Bilal’s grand aggregate
score of .2317 gave him the overall win in this class. The battle for Light Varmint 200
yards commenced after lunch. Eric Stanton won the yardage with an aggregate
score of .2264”. Eric then held on to win the Light Varmint Grand with his .2068
score.
For the finale, Eric Stanton shot best overall and won the NW Regional SP/LV Two
Gun event with his .2312” aggregate score.
CONGRATULATIONS ERIC!
Additional winners include Match Winners Jeff Crose, Larry Boers, Chad Robbins,
Darrel House, Mustafa Bilal, Chavis House, Craig Kensler, Bill Rice, Brian Zolnikov,
Steve Poole and Eric Stanton.
In the Sporter 5 shot 100 yards, Craig Kensler took small group honors with a
0.121”. At 200 yards, the small group best went to Chad Robbins with a 0.295” .
In the Light Varmint 5 shot showing, Larry Boers won the 100-yard small group
honors with a 0.128”. At 200 yards, Jeff Crose won small group honors with his
0.299” score.
In addition, the Del Bishop Trophy is awarded to the winner with the best aggregate
score for the 4 Regional Matches held during the season. This year, Larry Boers was
the winner of the NW Regional 4 Gun competition. Jim Lynn came in at second
place and Craig Kensler cinched third place.
CONGRATULATIONS LARRY! Congratulations Jim & Craig.
We are also happy to recognize our new shooters, attending their first benchrest
match at TRRC. Welcome to Chad Robins, Jim Robins, Tom Walchuk and David
Marvin.
Looks like the September Labor Day Weekend match will decide the 2025 Shooter
of the Year (SOTY). This final event of the year will be quite the celebration and a
great way to meet and get to know shooting friends, new and old. Looking forward to
a great weekend.
