Alabama and Tennessee held their Mid-Range Championships concurrently on November 7th and 8th at the Memphis Sport Shooting Association in Memphis, Tennessee. The weather was beautiful, in the mid 70’s and sunny. In all, 54 shooters participated from Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas, Mississippi, Indiana, and Florida. The first day everyone wrestled with changing wind conditions and on the second day the wind subsided and the scores increased.
David Mayfield of Little Rock, Arkansas won the overall Mid Range Match with a 1197-70X. Phil Crowe ran hot on Dave’s heals and fired a 1197-64X to capture the title of Alabama Mid-Range Champion. Both shooters only dropped 3 points out of 120 shots fired for record, over two days, and the match winner was decided by only 6 X's – whew, that’s some good shoot’in!
Phil Crowe Readies His Equipment at the 600 Yard Line
Keith Perry was no slouch and fired a 599 out of a possible 600 points on Sunday. Keith’s 599 came with 36 X’s and locked him into third position in the overall competition and two new Provisional National Records. Both Phil and Keith are Blue and Gray members.
Other Blue and Gray members that came back winners were Danny Biggs, high ‘F’ Class, with a 1191-53x and Halie Pitts (Tennessee resident) who double dipped with high Junior and High Woman for Tennessee. Laura Perry has been carving her name on the Long-Range tree all year and added three records from mid-range to her list, plus High Woman for Alabama. Mason Parker only shot one day, but, that was enough to put two more 'record' notches on his belt and come in as High Junior for Alabama. See all of the scores posted under ‘match information, match results’ and photos posted on the second page of ‘Club Info, Club Photos.’ The table below lists all of the Alabama shooters that set new records at the championship match.
Blue and Gray members, Laura Perry and Mason Parker, set two new National Records at the Alabama 'F' Class Championship held at Tullahoma on September 5th and 6th. Laura Perry dominated the F/TR category and thumped the competition winning with an outstanding 940-19x. In the process, she broke the Woman F/TR record of 189 with a 193-6x in the first match of the competition. Mason Parker came in second to Laura in the F T/R category with a respectable 912 14x, but, he really turned it on early in the first match to set a new Junior F/TR record by vaulting past the old record of 184-3x with a 191-6x. A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes to set records like these. Congratulations to both Laura and Mason.
Photo of Danny Biggs, 2009 F/TR National Champion
The National F Class Championship was held at Camp Butner, North Carolina over three days ending October 6th . Blue and Gray member, Danny Biggs, took home the National F/TR Championship for the second consecutive year. Biggs also captured the High Grand Senior.
Photo of Mason Parker, 2009 Junior F/TR National ChampionMason Parker won the Junior F/TR National Champion title for 2009 and came in second in the Junior Division at Butner. Mason also made the record books this year when he set a new National Junior record at the Alabama 'F' Class Championship. Read more about the Championship on the NRA BLOG.
Provisional National Records – Alabama Shooters |
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| Laura Perry | WOMAN | ANY | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 196-8 | B&G MEMBER |
| Laura Perry | WOMAN | ANY | 500 YARD 20 SHOT | 195-9 | B&G MEMBER |
| Laura Perry | WOMAN | ANY | 600 YARD 20 SHOT | 197-5 | B&G MEMBER |
| Keith Perry | CIVILIAN | ANY | AGGREGATE | 599-36 | B&G MEMBER |
| Keith Perry | OPEN | ANY | AGGREGATE | 599-36 | B&G MEMBER |
| Danny Biggs | GRAND SENIOR | F OPEN | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 199-9 | B&G MEMBER |
| Danny Biggs | GRAND SENIOR | F OPEN | 500 YARD 20 SHOT | 200-7 | B&G MEMBER |
| Mason Parker | JUNIOR | F/TR | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 193-6 | B&G MEMBER |
| Mason Parker | JUNIOR | F/TR | 600 YARD 20 SHOT | 189-7 | B&G MEMBER |
| Graham Farris | MILITARY | F/TR | 300 YARD 20 SHOT | 198-6 | - |
| Graham Farris | MILITARY | F/TR | 500 YARD 20 SHOT | 194-7 | - |
| Graham Farris | MILITARY | F/TR | 600 YARD 20 SHOT | 190-7 | - |