Clay Target Nation, October 2017

T he 2017 Fish Fry Open at Union City Sportsmens Club in northwestern Pennsylvania began Friday July 14 with the Doubles event starting under sunny humid breezy weather Before shooting was finished for the day one could feel the humidity dropping and the shooting finished on a nice summer day Nineteen shooters went at it with some nice scores turned in given the stiff breeze Chris Kline took high gun with a solid 99 Dan Rogowski took runner up over Kody Hoth after going five stations in a shoot off of 97s AA1 went to Ken Riddile with a 94 Kodys 97 earned him A1 and the other 97 by John Brickner gave him A2 John unfortunately missed out on the 97 shoot off by leaving the club a bit too soon B1 went to club president Mike Wojtecki with a solid 89 Scott Holmans 88 was good for B2 C1 was taken by Lou Brickner with an 84 while C2 went to Ron Johnson with a 82 D1 went to Marie Palmer who broke 74 and Willis Proctor took D2 with a 67 Saturdays 12 gauge competition began on a cloudy and occasionally drizzly morning but by early afternoon and the 20 gauge event the sun came out for a nice finish to the day Twenty six shooters took part with Kody Hoth and Matt Littlefield running all 100 Kody outlasted Matt in the shoot off to claim the top spot and Matt runner up Other class winners were Steve Troy AA1 99 Ken Riddile AA2 99 Paul Augustin A1 99 Mike Zavasky A2 97 Rick Rupprecht B1 97 Bruce Raymond B2 96 Mark Johnson C1 96 Brad Schweitzer C2 95 Aaron Rhinehart D1 92 Willis Proctor D2 82 and Marie Palmer E1 82 Twenty six shooters again vied for the 20 gauge prize Ken Riddile ran the only 100 for the top spot Steve Troy outlasted Chris Kline for runner up after both posted 99s Other class winners were 84 WWW NSSA NSCA ORG OCTOBER 2017 Chris Kline AA1 99 Mike Zavasky AA2 98 Dan Rogowski A1 94 Matt Littlefield A2 93 Kody Hoth B1 98 Scott Holman B2 98 Rick Rupprecht C1 98 Keith Snow C2 91 Willis Proctor D1 85 and Marie Palmer D2 84 Following Saturdays shoot offs everyone was treated to the dinner the shoot is named for fried Lake Erie perch and walleye with all the fixings Twenty four shooters competed for the 28 gauge championship Matt Littlefield came out on top with a sweet 100 while Chris Kline Dan Rogowski and Rick Rupprecht shot off for runner up after all posted 97s Chris came out on top Class winners were Kody Hoth AA1 96 Ken Riddile AA2 91 Tim Botwright A1 94 Mike Zavasky A2 94 Dan Rogowski B1 97 Ron Johnson B2 95 Rick Rupprecht C1 97 Bruce Raymond C2 92 Marie Palmer D1 80 and Willis Proctor D2 79 Ken Riddile won the 410 bore with a 97 while Chris Kline won the shootoff with Dale Snow and was runner up with a 96 Twenty four shooters participated Class winners were Kody Hoth A1 95 Matt Littlefield A2 92 Dale Snow B1 96 Tim Botwright B2 95 Ron Johnson C1 93 Lou Brickner C2 88 Keith Snow D1 84 and Mark Johnson D2 81 Chris Kline came out on top in HOA class 1 with a 391 while Rick Rupprecht posted a 379 to maintain his lead in class 2 The shoot off between Chris and Rick to see who would get his choice of duck decoys carved and painted by Steve Best went to Chris He chose the Northern Shoveler drake with Rick then getting the Redhead drake Beth Best sewed camo deke bags for the winners to tote their prizes home This shoot would be impossible to put on without all the volunteers that helped to keep the club looking awesome manage shoot registration catch and prepare the Lake Erie perch and walleye replenish trap machines and prepare and serve meals Those volunteers include Shoot management Mike Wojtecki Referees Milt Lang John Jackson Chuck Isaac Steve Best Mike Wojtecki Paul Huckno and Travis Monday Registration and scoring Dave Minella Food and drinks Kim and Shannon Schweitzer Mike Wojtecki Anita Rogowski Joe Fisher Beth Best and Miss Maddie Fishermen Mike Wojtecki Steve Best and Paul Huckno Trap replenishment Joe Fisher Shannon and Greg Schweitzer Bud Proctor and Ben Long Club grounds Mike Wojetcki Steve Best Shannon Schweitzer Bud Proctor and Joe Fisher If youre in northwest Pennsylvania next July and are looking to shoot at a very nice little club find next years dates by checking out the clubs website ucsportsmensclub com Contributed by Stephen Best SKEET EVENT COVERAGE CONTRIBUTED BY NSSA MEMBERS Fish Fry Open At Union City Sportsmens Club p Chris Kline Doubles and HOA champ receives a decoy from carver Steve Best