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“The most fun I have had watching a shooting event” A comment I overheard from one of the parents after the completion of the 2016 California Rifle & Pistol Association and USA Shooting State Championships. Unlike my other stories I would like to start by giving a special thanks to Darrell Malstrom and Sam Thoman for setting up and hosting our competition and preparing all the electronic targets prior to the match. I would also like to thank Jober Velasco who called the firing line commands during the 3-Position competition, his professionalism helped make this a wonderful event. I give my thanks to all the competitors who attended especially the dedicated who drove all the way from Northern California to experience our facilities in preparation for the USA Shooting National Championships. 
From the Men, we had Matt Liao shooting an 1114 out of a possible 1200 points, Cameron Keating with 1113 points, Mark Gould with 1098, Gordon Taras with 1079, and Erick Vazques with 1071. Emily Capual led the ladies shooting an impressive 573 out of 600 possible points, Anusha Pakkam followed with 562, and Darien Torrison with 541. The 3-Position Final where the winner receives the California Bear Trophy is where the competition got really interesting. We fast forward to where all competitors where in the standing position Matt Liao had a 0.5 point lead he fired off his 17th shot, a 9.7, giving him a score of 409.1, Emily Capaul match his 9.7 not losing any ground but not closing the gap either. However, Anusha Pakkam shot a 10.9 on her 17th shot and that does close a gap! Moving her 1.2 points closer to the silver medal. On Anusha’s 18th shot everything changed, she fired a solid 10.3 that vaulted her into the Gold medal Position while Matt scored a wide 7.7 dropping him into a Bronze medal position. Shot 19, Emily Scored a deep 10.5 moving herself into the gold medal position holding a score of 428.3 exactly one point over Anusha wh0 was 0.2 points over Matt Liao…  Unfortunately for Matt he was eliminated after his 19th shot, earning the Bronze Medal, and High Jr. award. With one final shot to go both Anusha & Emily took amazing shots, and the board changed once again, Anusha Shot a deep 10.5 giving her a final score of 437.8 while Emily scored a 9.2 this locked her into the silver medal and High Woman Award. With only a 0.3 point difference Anusha Won the gold medal and prized California Bear Trophy.
Congratulations to all competitors and once again, thank you for supporting our sport! Photo's & Article Posted By: SSgt Cameron Keating USAF Shooting Team Member A cool and calm weekend it was… or so the competitors of the 2016 CRPA Smallbore State Championships wished... Today the winds picked up and took off in all directions. This made the state championships a challenge for even the best marksmen. Changing winds kept all the competitors on their best behavior but all of that came to an end after the first stage of the 50 meter match. Last year’s state champion suffered the greatest defeat losing 13 points here. Even though the conditions were challenging for every competitor it would seem that Allen Thomas had the solution finishing the day with an amazing 1599 and 121 X’s. This great score gave Allen a 9-point lead over the nearest competitor Randy Teissedre. On day two of the state championships Allen held his lead securing another score of 1599 with an impressive 142 X’s in spite of the winds being as challenging as yesterday. John Giles moved into the silver medal position with his 1595 and 93 X’s and Lt. Col. Mark Gould (USAF Shooting Team) finished the state championships with the Bronze medal shooting a 1593 and 101 X’s.  Allen Thomas 3198 & 263 X's Match Winner (Pictured on Right)
John Giles Silver Medal (Left) Lt Col. Gould Bronze Medal (Right) As for our F-Class competitors we have a tight game with a 2-point separation between Bobby and Mel after completion of the first day. Bobby Depasque finished with a 1568 and Mel Flint with a 1566, but a two-point lead means little on these hard metric targets if not properly supported. Mel showed impressive wind reading skills on day two of the championships shooting a score of 1584 while Bobby’s 1554 granted him 2nd place.  Mel Flint 1st F-Class (Pictured on right) I would also like to congratulate our young rising star Anusha Pakkam, a Jr shooter whos dedicated parents drove her all the way down from the San Jose/Sacramento area, so that she would win the California Smallbore Jr. Championships. With an impressive score of 3141 with 140 X’s.  Jr. Champion Anusha Pakkam (Pictured on right) Photo's & Article Posted By:
SSgt Cameron Keating USAF Shooting Team Member Hello,
After we finish shooting on July 9th, the LAR&R Jr Club will be holding its yearly club meeting and BBQ. The meeting is meant to bring everyone up to date about the state of the club, its finances, and to elect club officers for the next year. Prior to the meeting we will be having a hamburger / hotdog BBQ. Please bring your favorite hamburgers, hotdogs or sausages to be cooked on our grill. The club will supply the buns, condiments, utensils and plates. Please also bring a 2nd item, such as chips, fruit salad, potato salad to share with everyone. Some additional items of note, 1) Please bring outdoor chairs to the club meeting if you have any that are easy to transport. We do not have enough for everyone to be seated while eating. 2) The Jr club will not be shooting on the July 4th weekend. We will be shooting on the July 9th and 16th Saturdays. 3) The Jr club will not be shooting on the Labor Day Weekend. We will be shooting on the September 10th and 17th Saturdays. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. See you at the range, Darrell Malstrom |
