New Hampshire SPP State Championship Match Held November 14, 2015

 

Youth Scholastic Pistol Program teams from Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire showed up for what would probably be their last match of the year before winter takes hold. This was the second annual state championship held at Pioneer Sportsmen's Club in Dunbarton, NH, for the SPP. Despite an unusually warm week, everyone was worried when the match started out with snowflakes. The snow quickly disappeared and stayed away, but the cold and wind did not. The good news is, everyone was dressed appropriately. There were many squads represented in eight divisions with the most competition in the college divisions. The match went quickly thanks to the professionalism of the Pioneer volunteers who are experienced at running monthly steel shoots. Scores were processed quickly thanks to Paula Nash. There was no standing around after the match as the youth all pitched in to help the staff take down the stages and canopies to prepare the facility for winter. Several shooters and coaches commented on what a well run match it was. Club president Lisa Van Biene was very impressed with the speed that all the shooters demonstrated as they competed for the best combined score. Pioneer would like to continue the tradition of hosting the state match next year and plans to schedule it in October 2016. Match director Andy Nash commented that Pioneer has the facility, staff, and equipment to handle many more teams next year.