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We are starting to receive dates for the 2026-2027 Snow Country English Match Series. The program has been updated with dates from the Howell Gun Club, and the Monroe Rifle and Pistol Club. More to follow!
2026-2027 Snow Country English Match Series
We had eight (8) competitors show up on a rainy 4th of July morning. Thankfully, the rain finished before we started, and stayed away even with threats for more as the day went on.
In Service Rifle we had two competitors, Kyle Matzella was high with a 582-23X.
For F-Open we also had two competitors, with Randy Budde finishing ahead of his grandson Easton Wolgdmott with a 582-22X
In F-TR we had a contest between Larry Remsynder and Leo Cebula. Both finished with a 594-33X. Larry gets the win with a 199-12X on the last string; Leo had only 199-10X.
Ten (11) competitors came out for the Suburban Mid-Range Prone match on Saturday, June 6, 2026. No rain, but things were damp. It was windy, challengingly windy. There were no cleans.
In F-Open there were eight (9) shooters. Dave Strycharz won the day with a 594-23X. He was chased by Marcel Bollinger with a 593-27X and Randy Budde with a 590-25X.
Only two competitors in F-TR, Leo Cebula was high with a 581-23X, followed by Tony Perry with a 573-16X.
The next Suburban Mid-Range Prone match will be held on July 4, 2026. Program is: 2026 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2
The weather guessers were wrong. The forecast for Saturday, May 23, 2026 called for rain until 2:00 PM. It stopped raining at about 8:30 AM. The day remained overcast with gentle winds for the entire match.
Twenty (20) competitors came out brave the weather that wasn’t and enjoyed the day. We had eight (8) F-Open shooters, eight (8) F-TR competitors, and four (4) others in four different categories.
In F-Open it was a race between Pete Stumpo 599-43X, Cruz Stoneburner 599-35X, and Seth Stoneburner 599-34X. Pete emerged the Michigan F-Open Mid-Range Champion.
In F-TR Brad Sauve took the lead from the start and finished with a 597-36X. He was followed by Robin Retzlof with a 593-31X and Larry Remsnyder with a 592-25X.
Other scores of note were Ray Gross with a 599-39X with a Palma Rifle, and Lance Espinosa with a 593-29 with an AR-Tactical Rifle.
2026 Michigan Mid-Range Prone Championship
Photos from the match
Next match at Midland will be a Suburban Mid-Range Prone League on June 6, 2026. Program is: 2026 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2.
Due to a conflict with a match at Oscoda, we had a small turn-out today for Match 1 of the Suburban Mid-Range Prone league. The weather was somewhat cool, and a little damp from a rainstorm about an hour before we started. However, for the first two matches it was remarkably calm. The third match added a little challenge with winds quickly switching. It did provide our one 200 of the day for Steve Pranga who nailed a 200-16X in F-Open. However, he still got beat by his wife Keri, who set the pace in F-Open with a 595-24.
The next Suburban Mid-Range Prone match will be held on June 6, 2026. Program is: 2026 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2
With the first Winter Mid-Range match without the tent, we had fourteen (14) competitors on a breezy, damp day.
In F-Open Pete Stumpo carried the day with a 399-30X. He was followed by Randy Budde with a 397-22X, and Cruz Stoneburner with a 397-19X.
In Service Rifle Kyle Matzelle lead the pack with a 390-12X.
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This was the last Winter Mid-Range Prone match of 2026. Our next match will be on May 16, 2026. That will be the start of the Suburban Mid-Range Prone league. The Program is: 2026 Suburban Mid-Range Prone League 2. Please note the Suburban is sixty (60) record shots, and starts at 9:00 AM. Hope to see you there!
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Cameron Zwart, Sling winner being congratulated by Bret Solomon, F-Class Winner 2025-2026 Snow Country English Match Series Shoot-Off Results |
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| F-Class | ||||
| Bret Solomon | 1278.1 | |||
| Wayne Haase | 1276.2 | |||
| Dave Strycharz | 1276.2 | |||
| Steve Jones | 1275.7 | |||
| Sling | ||||
| Cameron Zwart | 1249.9 | |||
| Tim Sarchett | 1244.5 | |||
| Baron Whateley | 1229.7 | |||
| Jamie Piotrowski | 1020.7 | |||
Seven intrepid competitors braved rainy conditions to fire the fourth Winter Mid-Range Prone match on April 4, 2026.
Even with the dicey conditions Pete Stumpo fired a 400-29X to lead the field in F-Open. Tony Perry was high F-TR with a 388-12X, and Al Matzelle was high Service Rifle with a 365-10X.
The last Winter Mid-Range Prone Matches is scheduled for April 18, 2026. Program is: 2026 Winter Mid-Range Prone League Program 2
Final Snow Country Standings for each competitors high four (4) scores.
Competitors shown in Bold have earned the opportunity to compete in the 2025-2026 Snow Country Shoot-Off at the Jackson County Sportsman’s Club on April 11, 2026.
This year we have chosen to not provide T-Shirts to the finalists. Instead, the amount previously allocated to the shirts will be added to the total award pot.
Congratulations to Dave Strycharz and Jamie Piotrowski winners of the regular season F-Class and Sling respectively!
| First | Last | Category | Total |
| Levin | Lewis | Collegiate/Junior | 423.7 |
| Dave | Strycharz | F-Class Prone | 2566.1 |
| Eric | Moe | F-Class Prone | 2556.9 |
| Bret | Solomon | F-Class Prone | 2555.4 |
| Steve | Jones | F-Class Prone | 2554.9 |
| Ed | Gostomski | F-Class Prone | 2553.5 |
| Wayne | Haase | F-Class Prone | 2552.7 |
| Leo | Cebula | F-Class Prone | 2543.1 |
| Steve | Fenske | F-Class Prone | 2518 |
| Randy | Budde | F-Class Prone | 2510.3 |
| David | Kottke | F-Class Prone | 2505.5 |
| Jim | Kampman | F-Class Prone | 2503.2 |
| Mark | Achatz | F-Class Prone | 2416.6 |
| Garry | Hartwick | F-Class Prone | 2380.8 |
| Mitch | Raska | F-Class Prone | 2335.5 |
| Marcel | Bollinger | F-Class Prone | 1891.5 |
| Nick | Montry | F-Class Prone | 1186.2 |
| Sean | O’Kane | F-Class Prone | 1164.2 |
| Joel | Drummond | F-Class Prone | 590 |
| Jamie | Piotrowski | Sling Prone | 2514.5 |
| Timothy | Sarchett | Sling Prone | 2500.7 |
| Baron | Whateley | Sling Prone | 2477.1 |
| Cameron | Zwart | Sling Prone | 2473.6 |
| Jamie | Root | Sling Prone | 2466.6 |
| Joe | Bakies | Sling Prone | 2463.3 |
| Matthew | Wieczorek | Sling Prone | 2457.7 |
| Dan | Altman | Sling Prone | 2453.1 |
| Trevor | Gersch | Sling Prone | 2440.9 |
| Gary | Duda | Sling Prone | 2434.9 |
| Zarchary | Coffey | Sling Prone | 2426.6 |
| Fred | Juziuk | Sling Prone | 2417 |
| Larry | Remsnyder | Sling Prone | 2385.1 |
| Charlie | Reynolds | Sling Prone | 2353.6 |
| Timothy | Knapp | Sling Prone | 2313.5 |
| Timothy | Rinker | Sling Prone | 2275.8 |
| Aron | Freitag | Sling Prone | 1807.1 |
| Carl | Fausze | Sling Prone | 1151.4 |
| Tony | Smith | Sling Prone | 704.3 |
| Chris | Kortas | Sling Prone | 581.9 |
| Jeremy | Jahr | Sling Prone | 432.7 |
Fourteen (14) competitors enjoyed an almost perfect day for shooting. Light winds and overcast skies. Unfortunately, some Shot Marker issues (unit stopped recording shots) caused some below average scores.
With two Any Rifle Shooters, Ed Peffer was high with a 398-22X. For F-Open Randy Budde cleaned the day with a 400-21X. F-TR was won by Robin Retzloff with an outstanding 400-28X.
