OCOEE RANGERS CHRISTMAS SHOOT, ANNUAL EVENT & 2011 ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION
Christmas Cowboys L - R: Double Eagle, T-Bone Angus, Tin Pot & Horseshoe John
Christmas brings out the best in folks, or so the saying goes. But if folks are supposed to treat others more considerately, that only goes so far: Unpleasant still beat all other shooters and was the TOP GUN at the Dec. shoot. He dressed festively, but he still outshot everyone else. But it was close. He and Marshal Too Tall tied in the base score, but he was 1.94 seconds faster than Too Tall. Last Kiss was the Top Lady Shooter, shooting Outlaw. 8 contestants shot Outlaw, which isn’t unusual at the Dec. shoot. Scores don’t count in Annual Competition, so, some folks try other categories as a lark. And speaking of larks, Sheriff Lord was captured smiling on camera: he’s usually sporting his solemn cowboy face.
The stages were a bit different, thanks to Horseshoe John. He wrote them. 1 was a pistol only stage, requiring 3 pistols. I pick on Too Tall a bit, but he shot that stage in only 14 seconds, and shot it clean. He and 11 other shooters shot the match with no misses: Marshal Too Tall, T-Bone Angus, Ranger Roger, Lucky Lightburne, Horseshoe John, Hidecutter, Limp Along Charlie, Owlhoot Hardin, Oracle, Raw Flint, Colonel Mortimer and Cotton Ginnie.
The Top 10 Shooters were (1) Unpleasant (2) Marshal Too Tall (3) Polecat Carl (4) T-Bone Angus (5) Outcast (6) Double Eagle (7) Ocoee Red (8) Ranger Roger (9) Tin Pot and (10) Outrider.
There was no Buffalo Shoot in December. Marshal Too Tall showed up on the Buffalo Shoot range, and no one else was there. He thought he scared off all the competition, but that wasn’t it. Jackson Longstreet was probably out caroling. Mongo was sitting on some Santa’s knee fibbing and saying that he’d been a good boy all year, just hoping for the best. Sundance was helping Mesquite Millie with registration. And Tin Pot was having his picture taken. See above.
SHOOT RESULTS – DECEMBER SHOOT
TOP GUN – DECEMBER: Unpleasant
TOP LADY SHOOTER – DECEMBER: Last Kiss
Lady Senior: (1) Cotton Ginnie
Lady 49er: (1) Shez A Pistol
Lady Wrangler: (1) Ft. O’Filly
Cowgirl: (1) Lady Rider
Lady Outlaw: (1) Last Kiss (2) Sassy Motchie (3) Mrs. Pleasant
Elder Statesman: (1) Wildcat Wilkey (2) Rev Adam Jones
Silver Senior: (1) T-Bone Angus (2) Tin Pot (3) Outrider
Silver Senior Duelist: (1) Horseshoe John (2) Colonel Mortimer (3) One-Eye Dan
Senior: (1) Marshal Too Tall (2) Ocoee Red (3) Sledge
Senior Double Duelist: (1) Double Eagle
Double Duelist: (1) Long Gulch (2) Tarheel (3) Owlhoot Hardin
Frontier Cartridge Duelist: (1) Oracle
Gunfighter: (1) Outcast (2) Sudden Sam
Outlaw: (1) Fast Harley (2) Cactus Red (3) Pleasant
49er: (1) Lucky Lightburne (2) Big Ridge
Classic: (1) Hoss Carpenter
B-Western: (1) Sundance McNeyman
Wrangler: (1) Johnny Lightfoot (2) Hidecutter
Modern: (1) Polecat Carl (2) Limp Along Charlie
Cowboy: (1) Unpleasant
Young Gun: (1) Sunset Rider
After the smoke cleared and the targets were stored, we adjourned and most of us met at the Golden Corral Restaurant in Cleveland, where we had lunch, fellowship and presented OCOEE RANGERS ANNUAL AWARDS. 1st up, we presented the 2011 SPIRIT OF THE GAME AWARD. From nominees presented by the nominating committee (Sassy Motchie, Sudden Sam, Sundance McNeyman, Pleasant, Fast Harley & Last Kiss), Ocoee Red was awarded the OCOEE RANGERS 2011 ANNUAL SPIRIT OF THE GAME AWARD. Old Red was unaware he had been selected until he got it. He presented all the other awards, but Deadman presented Ocoee Red his special plaque.
Lots of folks won Awards for the various categories: remember for next year, you have to participate in at least 5 matches to be eligible to receive an Annual Award, no matter how many points you score.
The Top 5 Most Accurate Shooters Awards were presented to (1) Hidecutter & Deadman (2) Limp Along Charlie (3) Tennessee Hawk (4) D.Q. Jones and (5) Tellico.
The 2011 TOP GUN Award was presented to Unpleasant to and earned by Unpleasant, who accrued 100 points in annual scoring. His closest rival accrued 65 points.
The 2011 TOP LADY SHOOTER Award was presented to Last Kiss.
2011 Top Winners L - R: Last Kiss, Top Lady Shooter .. Ocoee Red, Spirit of the Game Winner .. Unpleasant, Top Gun
Awards for the 2011 TOP 10 OCOEE RANGERS SHOOTERS in addition to Unpleasant were presented to: (2) Marshal Too Tall (3) Clancy O’Conall (4) Marshal W.D. (5) Ocoee Red (6) Widowmaker (7) Anita Margarita (8) Polecat Carl (9) Purly and (10) Jackalope & Pleasant. Some awards were presented like medals to fallen soldiers: names were read, Awards were put on a table, and everyone applauded the folks who weren’t there.
All shooting awards, except accuracy are based on points earned throughout the year, with a requirement for participating in at least 5 matches, excluding December. Accuracy awards are based on average misses per stage throughout the year, with a minimum of 5 matches shot.
2011 ANNUAL AWARD SHOOTING CATEGORY WINNERS:
2011 TOP GUN: Unpleasant
2011 TOP LADY SHOOTER: Last Kiss
Elder Statesman: (1) Tabasco JOT (2) Rev. Adam Jones (3) Tennessee Hawk
Silver Senior: (1) Purly (2) Tin Pot (3) Wildcat Wilkey
Silver Senior Duelist: (1) Horseshoe John (2) Hoss Carpenter
Lady Senior: (1) Sassy Motchie (2) Roma Jane (3) Cotton Ginnie
Senior: (1) Marshal Too Tall (2) Ocoee Red (3) Sledge
Senior Double Duelist: (1) Double Eagle (2) Pop Dawson
Lady Duelist: (1) Feather Dancer
Senior Duelist: (1) D.Q. Jones (2) Sudden Sam (3) Tenn Smoke & Pop Dawson
Duelist: (1) Ranger Roger (2) Lucky Lightburne
Double Duelist: (1) Sudden Sam (2) Tarheel (3) Double Eagle
Frontier Cartridge Duelist: (1) Long Gulch (2) Jackalope (3) Judge’m All Duncan
Classic: (1) Lightning McCoy (2) El Carrera (3) Hoss Carpenter
Lady 49er: (1) Lulu McGoo (2) Mrs. Pleasant (3) Roma Jane
49er: (1) Happy Pappy (2) Lucky Lightburne (3) Dusty Dollar
Lady Wrangler: (1) Anita Margarita
Wrangler: (1) Hidecutter (2) Johnny Lightfoot (3) Undertaker
B-Western: (1) T-Bone Angus (2) Marshal W.D. (3) Sundance McNeyman
Gunfighter: (1) Clancy O’Conall (2) Widowmaker (3) Pleasant
Frontier Cartridge Gunfighter: (1) Jackalope (2) Judge’m All Duncan
Outlaw: (1) Loose Cinch (2) Tennessee Tombstone (3) Yazoo City Gal & Tio Don
Modern: (1) Polecat Carl (2) Jackson Longstreet (3) Limp Along Charlie
Cowgirl: (1) Lady Rider (2) Miss Kitty Kat
Cowboy: (1) Unpleasant (2) Hurricane Charley (3) Tennessee Mongo
Buckaroo: (1) Pony Rider (2) Rhinestone Rachel & Lil Undertaker (3) Cherokee Wolf
Young Gun: (1) Sunset Rider (2) Cherokee Bear (3) Cherokee Wolf
Buffalo Shoot – Long Range (100 Yards) Pistol Winner: Marshal Too Tall
Buffalo Shoot – Long Range (200 Yards) Single Shot Rifle Winner: Jackson Longstreet
Buffalo Shoot – Long Range (100 Yards) Lever Action Rifle Winner: Marshal Too Tall
Buffalo Shoot – .22 Caliber Winner: Marshal Too Tall
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