...presents the results of the
69th Ohio State Skeet
Championships
held in Canton OH
at Sportsmen’s Shooting Center
August 25th - 27th 2006

DOUBLES EVENT (46 entries) Friday PM
 
Champion Wayne Harvey Toledo OH 100

RunnerUp Fred Tschantz, Jr Akron OH 99
AA1  Charlie W. Parks Bellvue OH 99
AA2 Dick Cameron Masury OH 99
AA3 Scott Fisher Cincinnati OH 97
A1 Bryan Rogers Columbus OH 98
A2 Tom Martin Port Clinton OH 97
A3 Charlie Williams South Lebanon OH 94
B1 Melinda Angel Canton OH 94
B2 Bill Fisher Cincinnati OH 93
B3 Nyle Morgan Franklin OH 93
C1 Roc Wilson Utica OH 94
D1 Chris Olson Massillon OH 90
D2 Porter Crum Wooster OH 80
D3 Don Gambatese Chardon OH 79

12 GAUGE EVENT (58 entries) Saturday AM

Champion Fred Tschantz, Jr Akron OH 100

RunnerUp Bryan Rogers Columbus OH 100
AA1 Wayne Harvey Toledo OH 100
AA2 Jim Murphy Canton OH 100
AA3 Bruce Poyer Rome OH 100
A1 Tom Preslan Rocky River OH 100
A2 Scott Fisher Cincinnati OH 99
A3 Michael Hyche Cincinnati OH 99
B1 Ray Tozer Sharonville OH 98
B2 John Reed Paris OH 98
B3 Jon Rosenbaum Elyria OH 97
C1 Hal Hare Blacklick OH 99
C2 Mark Allard Powell OH 97
C3 Richard Hamman Curtice OH 96
D1 Roc Wilson Utica OH 88
D2 Joey Windon New Carlisle OH 88
D3 Aaron Rosenbaum Elyria OH 82
E1 Don Gambatese Chardon OH 86

In the only shoot offs at the end of the day, the 12 gauge top spot for the money found Fred and Chuck Isaac of PA battling it out. At the start of their fourth box, they decided to switch to just station 4 and Fred dropped but still won the state title and runnerup in the money.

20 GAUGE EVENT (56 entries) Saturday PM (with corrections)

Champion Rick Smelko Cortland OH 100

RunnerUp Fred Tschantz, Jr Akron OH 100
AA1 H. Brooks Miles III Hartville OH 100
AA2 Wayne Harvey Toledo OH 100
AA3 Charlie W. Parks Bellevue OH 99
A1 Michael Hyche Cincinnati OH 99
A2 Jimmy Rogers Port Clinton OH 98
A3 Tom Martin Port Clinton OH 98
B1 Ray Tozer Sharonville OH 97
B2 Tom Lemley Beavercreek OH 97
B3 Jack Starkey Newton Falls OH 97
C1 John Reed Paris OH 98
C2 Richard Hamman Curtice OH 96
C3 Porter Crum Wooster OH 95
D1 Don Gambatese Chardon OH 91
D2 Joey Windon New Carlisle OH 91
D3 Aaron Rosenbaum Elyria OH 90

At the end of the events on Saturday and before the shoot offs, a group of shooters gathered on Field 5 to shoot one of Jim Doebereiner’s hats... one last time. In a later and moving ceremony before dinner, many of Jim’s friends and shooting buddies spoke of times when Jim was still running shoots, actively shooting, and traveling all over the world to feed his love of the outdoors.

Judy Doebereiner, her son Bob, and grandson Matthew attended the ceremony and accepted the many tributes to her late husband. More than once, voices cracked, tears welled in the eyes, and memories flooded back for all who had known Jim on and off the fields.

28 GAUGE EVENT (55 entries) Sunday AM

Champion  Wayne Harvey Toledo OH 100

RunnerUp Bruce Poyer Paris OH 100
AA1 Rick Smelko Cortland OH 100
AA2 Charlie W. Parks Bellvue OH 99
AA3 Fred Tschantz, Jr Akron OH 99
A1 Michael Hyche Cincinnati OH 98
A2 Ray Tozer Sharonville OH 98
A3 Jean Johnson Columbus OH 98
B1 David Ray Hubbard OH 98
B2 Melinda Angel Canton OH 97
B3 John Reed Paris OH 97
C1 Harry Parker Akron OH 97
C2 Gerald Turk Berea OH 95
C3 Dave Guinn Westerville OH 92
D1 Roc Wilson Utica OH 93
D2 Aaron Rosenbaum Elyria OH 91
D3 Don Gambatese Chardon OH 88


.410 BORE EVENT (51 entries) Sunday PM

Champion Wayne Harvey Toledo OH 98

RunnerUp Fred Tschantz, Jr Akron OH 98
AA1 Dick Cameron Masury OH 97
AA2 Charlie W. Parks Bellvue OH 97
AA3 Bruce Poyer Rome OH 96
A1 Bryan Rogers Columbus OH 96
A2 Michael Hyche Cincinnati OH 95
A3 Mike Albanese New Albany OH 95
B1 Bill Fisher Cincinnati OH 94
B2 Jack Starkey Newton Falls OH 93
B3 John Reed Paris OH 91
C1 Paul Jagnow Canfield OH 92
C2 Harry Parker Akron OH 86
C3 Richard Hamman Curtice OH 84
D1 Porter Crum Wooster OH 81
D2 Don Gambatese Chardon OH 67


HOA EVENT (49 entries)

Champion Wayne Harvey Toledo OH 398

RunnerUp Fred Tschantz, Jr Akron OH 397
AA1 Bruce Poyer Rome OH 394
AA2 Rick Smelko Cortland OH 394
AA3 Charlie W. Parks Bellvue OH 393
A1 Bryan Rogers Columbus OH 394
A2 Michael Hyche Cincinnati OH 391
A3 Ray Tozer Sharonville OH 387
B1 John Reed Paris OH 384
B2 Flint Gabelman Dublin OH 380
B3 Jack Starkey Newton Falls OH 377


HAA EVENT (43 entries)

Champion Wayne Harvey Toledo OH 498

RunnerUp Fred Tschantz, Jr Akron OH 496
AA1 Charlie W Parks Bellvue OH 492
AA2 Bruce Poyer Rome OH 491
AA3 Dick Cameron Masury OH 489
A1 Bryan Rogers Columbus OH 492
A2 Michael Hyche Cincinnati OH 483
A3 Mike Albanese New Albany OH 480
B1 Ray Tozer Sharonville OH 480
B2 John Reed Paris OH 476
B3 Flint Gabelman Dublin OH 472
C1 Richard Hamman Curtice OH 457
C2 Roc Wilson Utica OH 444
C3 Porter Crum Wooster OH 437

In case you hadn't noticed, Wayne Harvey had a very good shoot with Fred Tschantz, Jr breathing right down his neck. Congratulations to these two fine shooters and to all who came to share our fun. Bragging rights have now been established for another full year.

For those who are just curious about how well NSSA Executive Director Don Snyder did... ah, he did rather well for the first time at our club. He won the money (but not the title) for AA3 in the Doubles with a 98, ran 100 in the 12 gauge but lost in the big shoot off, ran another 100 in the 20 gauge and got AA2, dropped one in the 28 gauge and then lost AA3 in a shoot off, came back in the .410 to take RunnerUp with a 98, grabbed AA1 in HOA with a 397, and finished the same in HAA with a more than respectable 495.

For those who missed it, meeting Don Snyder was a real treat for everyone on the property and we all got a chance to bend his ear about what was going at NSSA and where we thought skeet should be going. I’m sure he logged every suggesting in with the rest of those he gets at other clubs and in our own small way, we may have helped to guide or direct our game... if only just a little bit.  

Thanks for coming Don. You’re welcome anytime you can get back up to the NorthCoast. You made enough new friends that we can always put together a squad for you and shoot and chat a bunch more.