On September 17, 2024, members and guests of the PDCA Northeast Chapter gathered at the Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays campus near Coplay, PA for a fun, competitive shooting competition to benefit the Chapter's annual scholarship fund. The event attracted shooters from a variety of neighboring states to a former quarry which maintained remnants of old country outbuildings and has since evolved into a unique, hilly, and plush landscape that on Tuesday 9/18 was beginning to show the first signs of autumn.  


Past Chapter president Erich Kremer, advertising & promotions coordinator Matt Scerbak, and secretary Matt Eastburn were on-site early to manage event set-up and registration. As shooters began arriving, they were provided a continental breakfast and plenty of time for networking. 

As the start time for the competition approached, Kremer served as event emcee where he made introductions of event sponsors George Harms Construction Company, ICE-International Construction Equipment, and M.T. Kaye Steel, which was the exclusive (and popular) cigar sponsor.  He then welcomed PDCA executive director Frank Peters who expressed the importance to the industry that participation in the Sporting Clays, or any Chapter activities, brings to the driven pile industry. He also updated attendees on news and information from the organization. Following his remarks, those assembled heard a brief, however highly important safety presentation from the venue operators.

 
And they were off!

Enjoy the following images of the various shooting groups taking their turns at the many, challenging stations that were sponsored by the generous event donors: Triad Metals, Junttan, R. Kremer & Son Marine, Edgen Murray, Heron Wolf, Sherwin Williams.


When all shooters finished showing off their marksmanship abilities on the 17 shooting stations, it was judgement day. Each group brought their score sheets to representatives of Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays who tallied up results. Chapter president David Price delivered the results and brought the winning teams and individuals to the front to be recognized for their accomplishment and to take their pick from a table full of PDCA giveaways. All attendees enjoyed a BBQ lunch during the closing program.