Top men shooters, left to right: Dennis Finn, Jim Pollock and Darwin Puls
Top women shooters, left to right: Lori Klug, JoAnne Pollock and Sue Wilson
Susan Knox Wilson
It was a crushing blow to the PebbleCreek Gun Club trap shooters to lose the coveted Robson Trap Trials Trophy to the Quail Creek Gun Club for the first time since the event began in 2011. The PebbleCreek and Quail Creek teams both scored 342 broken targets and, despite some speculation that the PebbleCreek team threw the event to get out of hosting duties after six years, it was Quail Creek’s Dennis Finn and Ron Darrah who broke the tie by shooting perfect scores of 25 each. According to the unwritten and loosely interpreted rules, winning the trophy requires the Quail Creek Team to host the 2017 Trap Trials.
This year the event, which included teams from PebbleCreek, Quail Creek and SaddleBrooke, was held at the spectacular Tucson Trap and Skeet Club. In addition to the 37 shooters participating in the event, nine fans and ardent supporters attended the competition. Thanks go to the Quail Creek Gun Club for hosting the buffet lunch and awards ceremony in their luxurious Madera Clubhouse.
First, second and third place trophies went to the top male and female shooters participating in the event as well as to the top shooters from each community. Jim Pollock and Darwin Puls were also given boxes to hold all their trophies and door prizes.
Community Top Shooters
Total
Name Score Score
First Place Quail Creek 342
1 Finn, Dennis 71
2 Darrah, Ron 69
3 Kiger, Mike 69
4 Fendt, Roger 67
5 Krueger, Jeff 66
2nd Place PebbleCreek 342
1 Pollock, Jim 71
2 Puls, Darwin 70
3 Hamilton, Tim 67
4 Borchers, Dan 67
5 Wagner, Bill 67
3rd Saddle Brooke 326
1 Hastings, John 69
2 Treiber, Kent 68
3 Swenson, Al 66
4 Grove, George 64
5 Diederichs, Alan 59
Top Shooters – Male Score
1st Finn, Dennis (QC) 71
2nd Pollock, Jim (PC) 71
3rd Puls, Darwin (PC) 70
Top Shooters – Female
1st Pollock, JoAnne (PC) 64
2nd Wilson, Susan (PC) 54
3rd Klug, Lori (QC) 41