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NEW YORK STATE 2022 SPORTING CLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP
BY LOUISE TERRY
The New York State Sporting Clays Championship was held this year July 21-24 at a new venue, Vernon National Shooting Preserve. In fact, this was the first large, registered sporting clays event this venue has ever hosted. The management at Vernon “wisely” brought in Ben Wise to be their tournament director. Working together with Ron Acee’s local team and the PROMATIC crew, they collectively did an excellent job hosting this event. By setting up extended planning sessions early on, plus two on-site clinics in June to train trappers and workers, Ben led the team to a very successful weekend of great targets and a smooth-running tournament.
BEN WISE, TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AND TARGET SETTER
Wise’s Canvas
Ben took full advantage of the terrain which includes rolling hills presenting amazing hilltop vistas overlooking the Mohawk River Valley, deep ravines, and open fields in a wide range of variations. He set 850 targets for a program which included a sporting Prelim, 5-Stand 50, small gauge 50s, super sport 50, side x side and pump gun 50s, FITASC, plus an early 50-bird FITASC, and the 200-bird Championship Main Event. 233 shooters participated in the Main event with 165 of them contending for the in-state New York State titles and bragging rights. PRELIMINARY
CH JOSEPH CAREY 94 RU JOHN FRITZ 93 3RD DANIEL WARNER 93 M1 RODGER BECKER 93 AA1 GRANT GLOSSNER 85 A1 JOHN KEARNEY 86 B1 TANNER DAGER 92 C1 BENJAMIN SCHMIDT 85 D1 NICHOLAS SMITH 82 E1 RUSSELL PALMER 70 LADY CH DONNA DUCCI 82 SUB JR CH EOIN BATES 87 JR CH TANNER DAGER 92 VET CH JOSEPH CAREY 94 SUP VET CH RODGER BECKER 93 SR SUP VET CH GEORGE FEDEROFF 88 LEGACY CH NORMAN SMITH 81
FITASC
CH RODGER BECKER 96 RU JOSEPH CAREY 94 M1 STEVE SMITH 91 AA1 THOMAS CATALFANO 90 A1 DARREN HOLUPKO 91 B1 TOM MILLHAM 81 C1 ROBERT KANEDA 80 D1 PERRY RAGUSA 64 E1 AMANDA ROSENSTEIN 59 LADY CH ASHLEY BUTCHER 79 JR CH CHRISTIAN JACKOWSKI 90 VET CH JOSEPH CAREY 94 SUP VET CH RODGER BECKER 96 SRSUP VET CH ROBERT KANEDA 80 LEGACY CH NORMAN SMITH 78
SIDE EVENTS
SUPER SPORT CH (4-WAY TIE) CHARLES CONGER 44 BLAIZE WHITEHEAD 44 RODGER BECKER 44 GORDON BROOKS 44
5-STAND CH RODGER BECKER 48 RU SHAWN KEMETER 47 50 BIRD FITASC CH ANGELO TOTO 47 RU JOSEPH CAREY 47 12 GA 50 BIRD CH SHAWN KEMETER 49 RU RODGER BECKER 48 20 GA 50 BIRD CH ANGELO TOTO 47 RU STEVE SMITH 45 28 GA 50 BIRD CH RODGER BECKER 50 RU ANGELO TOTO 49 .410 BORE 50 BIRD CH RODGER BECKER 44 RU DAVID DE FERNELMONT 43 PUMP GUN CH RODGER BECKER 48 RU ADAM CAMPBELL 47 SIDE BY SIDE CH RODGER BECKER 47 RU WILLIAM BROWN 44
The Empire State Championship
The New York State and Open High Overall Champion was Angelo Toto posting an outstanding 193 x 200. On Saturday, Angelo tied out-of-stater Rodger Becker from PA with 95s on an arguably easier course, but then poured it on Sunday to add 98 to his total on a tougher and more technical course. There was no wiggle room to get this overall win with Pennsylvania’s Shawn Kemeter coming back from his 93 on Saturday with a red hot 99 on Sunday. Even with Kemeter’s dominant performance, he ended his outing one bird shy of the title. Rodger Becker took M1 overall with a 190x200. The Ladies Overall Champion was Pennsylvania’s Katelyn Henry whose strong pair of 90s took the top spot in her Class and both the Ladies and Junior titles with her 180 x 200 on these two courses.
The in-state champions were Angelo Toto 193 (High overall Champion), Charles Conger (Runner-Up) seven targets back, and Charles Schneible in third with 184x200. The New York State Ladies winners were Kristin Canale with a 187, Jackie Scarsella posting a 165 and Susan Meyen one back from Scarsella.
The weekend included breakfast sandwiches and coffee served every morning and an impressive cocktail hour Saturday
ANGELO TOTO 2022 NEW YORK STATE SPORTING CLAYS CHAMPION
MAIN EVENT
CH ANGELO TOTO 193 RU SHAWN KEMETER 192 M1 RODGER BECKER 190 AA1 MASON MENTZER 183 A1 KATELYN HENRY 180 B1 TANNER DAGER 173 C1 BENJAMIN SCHMIDT 170 D1 PAUL BONACQUISTI 158 E1 RUSSELL PALMER 138 LADY CH KATELYN HENRY 180 SUB JR CH GRANT GLOSSNER 162 JR CH BLAIZE WHITEHEAD 188 VET CH CHARLES SCHNEIBLE 184 SUP VET CH RODGER BECKER 190 SR SUB VET CH DOMINIC ULIANO 167 LEGACY CH NORMAN SMITH 158
evening during an exciting MakeA-Break shoot-off, followed by a full Prime Rib dinner. With Kendra Bitner from Minnesota smoothly handling Registration and with full cooperation from the weatherman for a bluebird weekend, the Vernon club hosted a very successful tournament. Special thanks to their sponsors: PROMATIC, RC Ammo, Caesar Guerini and Turning Stone Resort & Casino.
Next Year’s New York State Returns to Vernon
In case you missed this one, Vernon National was awarded the NY State Shoot again in 2023 and Ben Wise will be back as the target setter and tournament director. Be sure to put this on your calendar if you will be in the upstate New York area the weekend of July 20-23, 2023. You won’t be disappointed. n
Full shoot results are available at scorechaser.com
