August 10, 2010, 9:53 am
David Stevenson Claims N.C. Open HOA Title
By Jon Silberhorn
Old Hickory Gun Club, Rocky Mount, N.C. For a change the weather was great for shooting the entire weekend. Temperatures were in the 90s on Friday during Doubles. Tim Koller took Gun Champ with no shootoff, Scott Graham took GC Runnerup and John Parker was third. Class winners were, George DeSanto A1, Wallace Merritt B1, Robert Cottrell C1 and Aaron Knapp took D1.
Saturday morning the sky was a light battleship gray and fantastic for targets as well as the lowest temperature we have seen in weeks. Robbie Juel topped the winners chart by taking Gun Champ in the 12 Ga, followed by Tim Williams as GC Runnerup and Jason Herrington placed third. Class winners were, David Stevenson AAA1, Rock Branson AA1, Bill Fleeman A1, Jon Silberhorn B1, Richard Cobb C1 and Charles Lawley E1.
Saturday afternoon sky was again great for targets. Scott Graham claimed 20 Ga. Gun Champ, Timothy Koller GC Runnerup and Wallace Merritt came in third. Class winners were, Donnie Parks AAA1, David Stevenson AA1, Jason Herrington A1, Alton McDonald B1, Michael Lawley C1 and Aaron Knapp D1.
After the shootoffs, OHGC once again fed the hungry shooters NC BBQ, Fried Chicken, Brunswick Stew, assorted salads and desserts. Many thanks goes to our kitchen volunteers, Carol, Judy and Mimi for their hard work and beautiful smiles.
Sunday morning during the 28 Ga., we had more fantastic shooting weather and great skies. Rising to top was Jason Herrington as Gun Champ followed by David Stevenson as GC Runnerup and third was Scott Graham. Class winners were Rock Branson AAA1, Chris Brown A1, Jon Silberhorn B1, Charles Lawley C1and Aaron Knapp D1.
Sunday afternoon looked like it might rain during the .410 event, but only produced great shooting weather. Boy, did we luck out in the temperatures and the weather considering we were in the high 90s for weeks before. Not to be out gunned, David Stevenson topped the chart as .410 Gun Champ, Scott Graham claimed GC Runnerup and Wallace Merritt came in third. Class winners were Rock Branson AA1, Otto Simmons III A1, Tim Williams B1, Charles Lawley C1 and D1 Aaron Knapp.
After a short shootoff, David Stevenson (Mr. 28 Ga) took HOA Champ and Scott Graham took HOA Runnerup. That decided a tied HOA score between these two top shooters that come to our club. HOA third was Jason Herrington. HOA class winners were, Rock Branson AA1, Wallace Merritt A1, Jon Silberhorn B1, Charles Lawley C1 and Aaron Knapp D1.
Worthy of note is Aaron Knapp a young shooter coming to OHGC. He placed D1 in all guns except 12 ga. He was Jr Champ across the board. We are sure we will continue to see his name in the upcoming seasons. Further, we want to thank Tim Williams and Belinda Tiner for their expertise in scoring, squadding and running a great shoot. Bill Robertson was our grill master as well as assisting Kamm Bunting in loading the houses and taking care of our fields. We are really proud of our referees because they are almost flawless in the job they do. A proud salute went to our retired and active military attendees. What truly makes our events a success are the competitors that come to our club. We thank you for your attendance and welcome you at our next shoot.
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