Post date: Apr 27, 2014 3:06:00 PM
On Saturday, April 26th, representatives of the Walton Pistol Club accepted awards for their first place finish in the Central Empire State Rifle and Pistol League's 2013-2014 season.Walton (pictured on left) had last won the title in 2010-2011 the first time ever in the entire history of the League. They were not willing to wait another 50 years to again hold the top spot. Congratulations to all members of the Walton team for a job well done.
The Team stats for the season were 16 wins and 4 losses with an average team score of 1098.700. They bested last year's first place finishers, Stamford-Richmondville, by one match to avoid the season ending in a shoot off. S-R (pictured on right) finished out the season with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses and a team average of 1082.050.
The other teams finished as follows:
Oneonta 3rd Place 12 wins 8 losses 1086.950 team average
Rockdale 4th Place 9 wins 11 losses 1077.850 team average
Delhi 5th Place 8 wins and 12 losses 1072.00 team average
Sidney 6th Place 0 wins and 20 losses 1043.100 team average
Other highlights of the season were the following:
High Average: Carl Morganstern 281.05
High Score: Mike Spreutels 294-8x
Most Improved Overall: Bruce Gerken +15.662
1st Master Jim Driscoll
Most Improved Master Ernie Griswold
1st Expert Jim Hitt
2nd Expert Larry VanDeusen
3rd Expert Dennis Bennett
4th Expert Dan Bennett
5th Expert Adam Nichols
6th Expert Scott May
7th Expert Brian MacRabie
8th Expert Allen Nichols
Most Improved Expert Carl Morganstern
1st Sharpshooter Steve Ingalls
2nd Sharpshooter Steve Castle
3rd Sharpshooter Will Sulger
Most Improved Sharpshooter Brian Murphy
1st Marksman Dennis Slauson
2nd Marksman Brian Righi
3rd Marksman Kevin Swart
Most Improved Marksman Dennis Slauson
1st Pro-Marksman Bruce Gerken
2nd Pro-Marksman Grant LaBarr
Most Improved Pro-Marksman Michael Noviello