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Congratulations to Albion this year’s League Champions. Albion fired a 15777 across the season they were led by the shooting of Joe Shrader (397.1 average), Whitehall was a close second with 15762, led by Jason Pratt , (396.2), Plattsburgh came in third, 15740, led by Peter Visconti (396). Whitehall had a great run as League Champions dating back to 2001. Since the league started in 1975, Whitehall has been league champions 17 times, Burlington 12 times, Fort Ann 2 times and Covered Bridge our very first champion twice. Albion now joins that group. I suspect that completion will be close among all our top teams again next season. I have complete list of past league champions dating back to 1975 below.
The League’s top 4-P shooter this year was Joe Shrader of Albion, who had a 397.1 average he was followed closely by Jason Pratt 396.2 of Whitehall and Peter Visconti, Plattsburgh, James Cummings, Burlington 396. Our League’s top junior shooters this year were Eric Sloan of Quaker Hill, (393.6), followed by Clayton Hanson (393.5) and Ben Swanson ( 393.3) of Jamestown, and Andrew Visconti (389.30), Plattsburgh. We had two shooters fire a perfect 400 this year, Ben Swanson in week 8, and Jason Pratt in Week 10. We also had Four shooters fire a perfect standing score this year, Jason Pratt, Joe Shrader, Ben Swanson and Nate Pavolko.
The League’s top prone shooter this year was John Liska of Barrington NH (396.44) followed by Visconti (396.40) and Paul Deslierres (395.7) of Plattsburgh. Top Junior Prone Shooters was Andrew Visconti (389.9) of Plattsburgh. Our top prone score this year was fired by Deslierres and Liska (399).
For the first time we have added an Official All Star Team for our League, both first and second teams. You will find them listed below. Congratulations to our “All Stars”
Please check out the league’s Facebook page “Vermont Winter Postal League” and feel free to submit or post team photos. Please share some interesting photos from your off-season.
I want to thank everyone for a great season, we had a great turnout of both teams and individuals. We might even see a few more teams join us next season. Have a great summer, try your best to support local venues in their outdoor matches, it helps us all in the long run. Try and reach out to new individuals and youth and introduce them to the sport we all love. I look forward to hearing from you all next fall. Please keep in touch.
See you all at the Range,
Peter Visconti, League Director

Congratulations to the Albion Sportsmans Association this year VT Winter Postal League Team Champions

Western Division------------Eastern Division
Albion-------------15777----Whitehall-------15762
Jamestown-------15689-----Plattsburgh----15740
Modesto----------14814-----Quaker Hill-----15621
Aces--------------14772-----Barrington------15522
St Lawrence-----13572 ------Northfield-------14783
Sharpshooters--10923 ------Burlington-------13689
Marksman------8938---------Hudson Falls-----13125
--------------------------------JR. Rough Riders-11614

Past League Champions
1975 Covered Bridge 1991 Burlington 2002 Whitehall 2013 Whitehall
1976 Burlington 1992 Burlington 2003 Whitehall 2014 Albion
1977 Covered Bridge 1993 Burlington 2004 Whitehall
1978 Whitehall 1994 Burlington 2005 Whitehall
1979 Whitehall 1995 Fort Ann 2006 Whitehall
1985 Whitehall 1996 Burlington 2007 Whitehall
1986 Whitehall 1997 Burlington 2008 Whitehall
1987 Burlington 1998 Burlington 2009 Whitehall
1988 Burlington 1999 Fort Ann 2010 Whitehall
1989 Burlington 2000 Whitehall 2011 Whitehall
1990 Burlington 2001 Whitehall 2012 Whitehall

2014 League All Stars

Eastern Division Western Division
First Team First Team
Jason Pratt (WH) Joe Shrader (AL)
James Cummings (BR) Nate Pavolko (AL)
Peter Visconti (PR) Larry Pavolko (AL)
John Liska (BA) Clayton Hanson (JR)

Second Team Second Team
Paul Deslierres (PR) Ben Swanson (JR)
Jennifer Sloan (QH) Todd Hanson (JR)
John Hollister (WH) Dan Campbell (AL)
Eric Sloan (QH) Chris Moyer (AL)

Junior All-Star Team
Eastern Division Western Division
Eric Sloan (QH) Clayton Hanson (JR)
Andrew Visconti (PR) Ben Swanson (JR)
Joseph Delorme (WH) Austin Moyer (AL)
Amy Visconti (PJ) Allen Rhoades (AL)

2014 VT Winter Postal League Individual Final Results
Competitor Team Match1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10---------------------- Average
1.Joe Shrader AL 394 394 398 398 398 399 398 396 399 397 397.10
2.Jason Pratt WH 398 396 394 394 393 397 396 397 397 400 396.20
3.James Cummings BR 394 396 396 396 396 396 396 397 397 396.00
4.Peter Visconti PR 397 396 395 396 397 395 396 396 396 396 396.00
5.Nate Pavolko AL 397 398 398 392 395 392 396 390 393 396 394.70
6..Jennifer Sloan QH 394 393 391 390 395 393 396 395 394 396 393.70
7.Larry Pavolko AL 395 394 393 395 391 392 394 396 391 396 393.70
8.John Hollister WH 394 395 395 396 392 394 395 391 390 395 393.70
9.Eric Sloan QH* 393 393 393 392 397 393 394 394 392 395 393.60
10.Clayton Hanson JR* 390 393 395 396 392 397 393 392 394 393 393.50
11.Ben Swanson JR* 393 394 395 391 387 388 394 400 394 397 393.30
12.Pete Steffan WH 395 393 393 399 389 392 390 393 393.00
13.Robert Lynn BA 393 389 388 397 393 395 391 390 392 392 392.00
14.Todd Hanson JR 395 393 394 392 395 388 389 388 387 397 391.80
15.Ernie Mellor QH 391 390 389 389 393 390 393 395 393 391.44


16.Lou Pratt WH 391 391 392 394 384 392 395 392 393 389 391.30
17.Dick Mcmore WH 387 392 391 395 394 393 392 385 391.13
18.Norbert Yakey PR 391 388 391 389 391 390 393 390 394 386 390.30
19.Dan Campbell AL 391 387 384 391 392 386 391 391 392 395 390.00
20.Chris Moyer AL 393 393 384 386 392 391 391 392 390 387 389.90
21.David Allen JR 390 392 390 385 389 393 389 393 384 392 389.70
22.Andrew Visconti PJ* 387 388 383 389 383 389 393 394 391 394 389.10
23.Frank Richards PR 387 385 380 387 389 396 394 392 393 387 389.00
24.Karen Visconti PR 382 391 387 388 393 387 390 390 390 386 388.40
25.Dorian Monroe AL 383 388 388 389 392 388 386 385 389 386 387.40
26.Craig Moul BA 391 387 387 385 389 386 389 383 388 387.22
27.Rick Delorme WH 387 387.00
28.Jim McGinnis WH 391 389 389 386 386 383 383 391 391 377 386.60
29.Steve Fentress MO 389 387 388 390 384 386 387 387 381 386.56
30.Steve Whitney AL 393 384 390 384 385 387 387 384 386 384 386.40
31.Robin Morris HF 384 388 386 387 383 386 388 389 384 386 386.10
32.Daryl Basset NF 381 382 384 385 384 392 390 387 382 388 385.50
33.Joe Collins HF 386 384 385 386 383 387 381 382 391 385.00
34.Hap Rocketto QH 384 386 385.00
35.Mike Hourigan NF 387 391 378 382 381 390 386 385 384 384.89
36.Mark Walter JR 389 380 382 387 374 385 384 385 385 387 383.80
37.Tom McGurl QH 380 378 383 388 384 382 383 380 385 382.56
38.Andre' Delcalzo JR* 381 378 380 380 386 374 391 385 379 384 381.80
39.Dave Dunkle AL 387 381 378 377 375 383 378 381 387 385 381.20
40.Joseph Delorme WH* 386 381 381 361 386 381 393 379 381.00
41.Justin Rhoades AL 384 386 371 385 373 379.80
42.Gordon Page BA 377 373 379 378 385 376 382 374 382 384 379.00
43.Kerry Kerr AL 379 377 370 377 383 381 379 383 378.63
44.Ron Patric PA 351 378 379 379 377 373 388 378 379 377 375.90
45.Steve Rocketto QH 379 372 374 374 377 378 375.67
46.Chris Bradley NF 376 375 378 377 377 371 373 370 374 372 374.30
47.Sam Gordon PA 374 375 378 369 367 375 370 378 378 375 373.90
48.Carl Waterhouse BA 365 368 380 373 378 374 372 380 368 378 373.60
49.Bruce Baroffio NF 365 384 370 377 360 376 364 378 368 380 372.20
50.Scott Rager HF 379 369 382 375 370 373 362 362 368 375 371.50
51.Greg Yateman SL 368 360 367 361 376 371 382 381 369 376 371.10
52.Caitlin Dubois BA 375 373 372 346 369 371 387 369 369 374 370.50
53.Glenn Kaiser MO 362 375 341 362 367 373 372 371 378 380 368.10
54.Cinn Gordon PA 363 373 373 359 360 367 363 373 367 369 366.70
55.Austin Moyer AL* 362 369 367 351 365 367 369 380 370 366.67
56.ShannonCopeland AL 371 363 366 363 365.75
57.Bart Wineland AL 358 366 367 369 367 356 359 372 375 368 365.70
58.Joe Jauquet MO 367 360 365 363 362 367 375 358 348 362.78
59.Steve Lawler ID 359 364 360 360 372 364 359 362 362.50
60.Keith Brouzes MO 366 359 367 358 363 360 369 359 364 357 362.20
61.Rod Rabideau PA 351 353 357 355 365 367 358 372 359 355 359.20
62.Brian Kilbane AL 332 358 361 364 346 361 351 380 352 364 356.90
63.Allen Rhoades AL* 353 348 363 358 355 355.40
64.Gary Thorson MO 363 367 348 358 344 359 347 347 365 350 354.80
65.Ed Ayers MO 361 354 365 347 337 362 347 359 354.00
66.Pete Forttrell PS 347 350 348 355 372 331 335 375 365 352 353.00
67.Lloyd Hargrave SL 352 354 372 355 355 319 351 351.14
68.Terry Potter HF 328 350 346 356 350 346.00
69.Brian Berg SL 325 352 345 345 356 351 323 357 356 345.56
70.Bruce Fockler MO 332 327 360 353 347 351 328 344 342.75
71.Thomas Krugman MO 338 354 341 350 328 334 360 335 340 339 341.90
72.Michael Dubois BA 342 345 332 378 324 332 342 329 316 337.78
73.Juie Levri PS 325 349 336 336.67
74.John Dixon BA 340 329 338 330 326 319 338 310 354 348 333.20
75.Bob Dalton SL 349 327 336 314 331.50

76.Ted Ritzko SL 296 327 341 326 331 334 340 337 343 330.56
77.Jeff Young MO 339 318 328.50
78.Edgar Wineland AL 284 326 326 298 331 331 344 344 343 327 325.40
79.Mike Rose SL 316 330 282 322 306 314 309 302 281 332 309.40
80.Justin Bond MO* 303 304 284 323 267 296.20
81.James Allard BA 293 282 262 288 319 302 305 293.00
82.Tuan Luu PJ* 287 287.00
83.Bill Bond MO 254 287 283 228 270 264.40
84.Kyle Johnstone PJ* 249 248 219 248 266 246.00
85.Duc Luu PM* 224 224.00
86.Jackson Cowser SL* 174 169 226 202 209 196.00
League Average 363.88

2014 VT Winter Postal League Individual Prone Standings Final Results USA-50 Targets
Competitor Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10---------------- Average
1.John Liska BA 397 397 394 393 398 397 398 399 395 396.44
2.Peter Visconti PR 397 397 395 396 396 395 397 396 398 397 396.40
3.Paul Deslierres PR 395 396 393 393 397 395 396 399 395 398 395.70
4.Norbert Yakey PR 395 396 393 394 393 394 391 394 392 387 392.90
5.Rob Reil BR 389 391 387 392 392 393 386 390 392 390.22
6.Steve Landry BR 385 392 388 392 389 391 391 393 392 390.33
7.Andrew Visconti PR* 384 389 389 389 392 392 393 396 392 383 389.90
8.Armando Coello BR 385 392 387 381 393 380 392 389 387.38
9.Keith Spiers PS 386 386.00
10.Neal Erickson PS 367 384 366 362 369.75
11.John Corning PS 356 368 365 366 363.75
12.Tom Pillswerth PS 306 328 344 336 344 352 335.00
13.Amy Visconti PJ* 284 308 340 327 316 293 320 336 343 362 322.90
14.Connor Bisch PJ* 280 305 299 306 310 305 308 313 335 306.78
15.Jack Genier PJ* 303 303.00
16.Don Campagna PM 284 290 285 292 303 299 301 303 334 339 303
17.Jaz Johnstone PS* 303 303.00
18.Dylan Gladd PJ* 247 315 281.00
19.Tuan Luu PJ* 287 298 230 263 286 272.80
20.Lauren Evans PS* 275 250 262.50
21.Justin Johnstone PS* 223 221 315 283 260.50
22.Duc Luu PM 219 255 256 250 270 250.00
23.Ramona Davita PM 255 251 235 239 267 182 296 246.43
24.Kyle Johnstone PM* 247 253 288 273 297 246.00
25.Brian Royea PM* 245 245.00
26.Mike Davita PM 241 249 206 241 264 192 265 236.86
27.Juston Roberts PM* 229 229.00
28.Kevin Sterling PM* 182 213 197.50
League Average 316.43


“ * “ Indicates Junior Shooter

Peter,

Thank you so much for organizing this league. Again this year, you did an amazing job !

Paul

Kudos to Peter for another well run Postal League. For those who complain of the headaches in organizing a League of 10-15 shooters, all at one club, think of the logistics of almost 90 shooters spread over a number of states! For those of us not lucky enough to have competed in high school or college, or able to make the Nationals in any discipline, this is as close to a "national" competition as we'll ever get...and it's fun to see how you rank relative to others outside your immediate shooting "family".

Thanks, Peter!

Tom

thanks guys, it was a pleasure, looking forward to next season.

Paul wrote:Peter,

Thank you so much for organizing this league. Again this year, you did an amazing job !

Paul

Agreed. It was fun and Peter did a great job.

Yes, thank you Peter for organizing and running such a fun league. It must be an incredible amount of work.

I anxiously waited for each weeks' results and especially enjoyed participating in the matches in Plattsburgh.

Brian