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The
100th
renewal of the Westy Hogans Annual Trapshooting Tournament was held on
Friday, September 8th through Sunday, September 10th. Held from 1907 to
1973 in and around Atlantic City, the tournament moved to Parkers in New
York for 1974 and 1975, than back to New Jersey (Pine Belt) from 1976 to
1985. In 1986 they moved to another new home, this time to Thurmont, MD
for the next 13 years. The tournament was held in Millington, MD for 4
years, from 1999 to 2002. The tournament was hosted by the PSSA at
Elysburg in 2003 for the first time.
Friday,
September 8
Larry Shade
won the championship trophy of the Westy Hogans Class Championships. He
also won the main singles the following day. A record 728 shooters entered
the event. Ronald Sutton of Owings, MD was second. Sutton walked
off with 5 trophies including the HOA. Stephen Ollock, last years
Singles champion won the AAA trophy with 100. Attilio Fasano of
Hamden, CT won the Friday Handicap with 100 straight. Another record entry
of 736. Michael Guscott of West Chester, PA was runnerup. Debbie
Ohye Neilson won the ladies award with 97. She has now won 22 awards
since the Hogans moved to Elysburg in 2003. In the Class Doubles, William
Hazlett, former GAH Champion broke 99 to win the top award. Joel
Etchen was second. Another record entry of 434 shooters took the line
for the event.
Saturday,
September 9
A record 853
shooters went to the line in in Saturday's Westy Hogans Singles
Championship on a perfect, sunny day at Elysburg. When the dust settled,
three gunners fired perfect scores. Larry Shade won his third career major
Westy Hogan title with 200 straight. He won the HOA and the Hogan's
Challenge back in 2003. Carl Johnson of Otisville, NY was second
with 200 while Sutton finished the top of AAA with 200. Debbie Ohye
Neilson won the ladies prize, Mike Jordan of Moro, Illinois to the
Vet title and Richard Smith of Port Byron, NY won the Sr. Vet
trophy. In the late afternoon yardage shoot, John Toki broke a
field high 98 to claim the top prize.
Sunday,
September 10
On Sunday Chris
Vendel won the feature
twins with 100x100, his second doubles title in a row. Chris has won 11
major Hogan trophies in his career. Ken Darroch finished second with
99x100. The
ladies title went to Pat Mattes of Bel Air, NJ with a 96x100. Ronald
Brunell (PA) topped the handicap
with 98. Bob Malmstedt was second with the same score. Vendel was the all-around leader for the tournament with
395x400, his third in a row. Sutton took the HOA prize with 775x800.
Malmstedt won the Challenge
Trophy, based on the combined score of the second 100 in the main singles plus the
feature handicap. He also won the award in 2002.The Lady of America trophy was
awarded on Friday's singles and second handicap events. Debbie Ohye
Neilson earned the honor for her 197 tally, a four-bird lead over Catherine
Marshall of Clementon, NJ. Ohye has now won 6 of these titles. Complete
2006 Results
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