PA State Championship Match(es) 2025

[Black Hills Barb]

UPDATE:  Registration forms for both the CAS and WB matches and other match information can be found on the El Posse Grande website.  NMSO Info and registration forms. Registration for both have been coming in.  It looks like the Wild Bunch match will fill up quickly, so don't delay.  Since it's our first, it will be a 6 stage, one day match at the bargain fee of only $30.  We have limited WB registration to 50 shooters.

I always call our committee "small but mighty".  They are about to double my admiration and respect as Memorial Day weekend 2025 draws near.  Not only are we hosting the Cowboy Action Shooting state match, but we are adding the Wild Bunch Action Shooting state match as well.  Two championship matches in one weekend!  Yeehaw!  It's been quite a while, over 11 years, since PA hosted a WB State Championship, and we chose to end that streak.  I'm still looking for the date of the last WB championship match though.  If anyone knows, I'd love to hear from you.
The WB match will take place on Friday, May 23.  It will be a 6 stage match.  Cholula Mike will serve as the WB Match Director.  Friday is also CAS side match day.  The CAS championship match will be a 10 stage match on Saturday and Sunday, May 24-25.  Happy Valley Harlot and myself are MDs for that match.  
Our first item of business is to update the El Posse Grande website.  You can expect that to be completed by the end of October.  Please bear with us.  Until that time, if you just can't wait, info on the WB match can be obtained by contacting Cholula Mike (mnielsen1911@gmail.com).  For info on the CAS match, you can contact me (basnyder1@comcast.net).

[Major BS Walker Regulator]

Thank you for the early heads up, Ms. Barb.

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

Merry Christmas BHB

When do you anticipate having the entry form for the SASS match on your web site?

Scout

[Black Hills Barb]

7 hours ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said:

Merry Christmas BHB

When do you anticipate having the entry form for the SASS match on your web site?

Scout

It should be within a week or so.  However, if you go to our FB page El Posse Grande, the forms are there.
Our website needs several changes and it's taking longer than usual to get everything updated.

[Black Hills Barb]

Hey Cowtown Scout!
The website is updated and the forms are up!
NMSO XXV – SASS PA State Championship 2025 and SASS PA State Wild Bunch Championship – El Posse Grande

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

Just mailed my entry, really looking forward to it.  Will be traveling there from Georgia State which is the weekend before.  This will be my first time shooting Cowboy Action in PA.  I have however shot the National Championships for Rifle Silhouette both Smallbore and Highpower there many times in the past.

[Black Hills Barb]

It will be great to see you again!  

[Dogmeat Dad, SASS #48563L]

I dropped Holli and my applications in the mail yesterday.  Looking forward to another good time.

 

I just need to figure a way to motorize that dang cart of mine to get it up the hill!

[Black Hills Barb]

Yeehaw!  I got the registrations from Dogmeat & Holli and Cowtown Scout, along with a bunch more.  I'll get them entered and confirmed this weekend....I hope.  I spent all week sewing shirts.  The weekend is for cowboying.  We will work at the club tomorrow and once we're home, I'll work on everything else cowboy.

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

1 hour ago, Black Hills Barb said:

Yeehaw!  I got the registrations from Dogmeat & Holli and Cowtown Scout, along with a bunch more.  I'll get them entered and confirmed this weekend....I hope.  I spent all week sewing shirts.  The weekend is for cowboying.  We will work at the club tomorrow and once we're home, I'll work on everything else cowboy.

Great!  Please let us know when you have added the link to a list of who's coming on the website (there is already a place for it) 

[Black Hills Barb]

1 hour ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said:

Great!  Please let us know when you have added the link to a list of who's coming on the website (there is already a place for it) 

Maybe next week or even this weekend.  I usually wait until there's a reasonable number signed up.  I'm sharing the club computer and it's in my hands right now.

[Double Tap Taylor]

Back to top for a great shoot 

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

Let's get this off page 4 and back to the front.

[Black Hills Barb]

Thanks for the bump up, Cowtown Scout!

I hate to sound like most retirees but, I don't know how I had time to hold down a job.  This retirement thing has me busy every waking hour.  Between working on the state match, working at the cowboy range, keeping up with my little sewing sweatshop, and the inevitable housework and other day to day responsibilities, where did I ever find the time to be employed.

The state match planning is well underway.  This weekend is the first posse match of our 2025 season.  I'll be at the range tomorrow.  Sometimes we have lots to do because winter was hard on Spook Hollow.  However, this past winter wasn't too terrible bad.  We have some repairs to make at the clubhouse and we have a train car to rebuild.  The rest of the range faired pretty well...thankfully.  Get those registrations in by 3/31 if you want to get the discount!
I share the posse computer and just got it back today.  Now I have a nice stack of registration forms to get entered.  I also have to set up the scoring program for this Sunday's match.  The fun never ends.
One bright note - we have been playing trivia on Sunday's since January.  We have held onto 2nd place and it hasn't always been easy.  The final round last week was to identify the movie or TV show that each of the 12 pictures on the page were from.  We had 3 minutes.  In only 2 minutes we were done and turned the paper in.  The 12 pics were taking from shows from Rawhide to Yellowstone.  Yeehaw!  This Sunday we shoot.  Our teammates need to keep that 1st place slot for the win!

 

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

If you were able to add your new entries into the computer - then how about an updated who’s coming list?   

[Black Hills Barb]

12 hours ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said:

If you were able to add your new entries into the computer - then how about an updated who’s coming list?   

Here's the Who's Coming to the CAS match as of this morning.  I share the computer and it will go back to our son who is using it for contacting our vendors and sponsors.

Who's attending Main Match 05252025.pdf

[Black Hills Barb]

This is the current Who's Coming list for Wild Bunch.

Who's attending Main Match 05232025.pdf

[Black Hills Barb]

The latest lists of Who's Coming for Cowboy Action!  We still have room.

 

Who's attending Main Match 05252025 CAS.pdf

[Black Hills Barb]

The latest list of Who's Coming for Wild Bunch!  We still have room.

Who's attending Main Match 05232025 WB.pdf

[Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L]

I leave on Tuesday to head to Georgia State Championship and from there head to Pennsylvania State Championship.  This will be my first time shooting in GA and first time shooting in PA.  GA will be my 31st state and PA my 32nd state to shoot Cowboy Action.  These two matches will complete my spring match travel schedule.  Will start on my summer travels shortly after that and have already entered the North Dakota / South Dakota State Championship (achieves ND only, will shoot montly matches in SD and NE).  This map shows my goal for this year and next year.