By Maxey Brantley
“Look Toto, we’re again in Kansas!”
RRange, Valley Middle Kansas (September 10-12, 2025)– The 2025 Worldwide Taking pictures Sports activities of Oregon Senior Open returned to RRange, hosted by Invoice and Janelle Raymond and Buddies of RRange. Rivals loved flawless vary operation and distinctive hospitality together with a social on the Raymond’s residence, every day lunches and dinner at one in all Wichita’s greatest eating places!
Originated in 2007, the “Senior Open” is an annual USA Taking pictures sanctioned lure occasion designed particularly for Senior Class lure shooters (ages 50+). Replicating a World Cup expertise, many years previous friendships are renewed and new ones are fashioned.
This 12 months marked Senior Open XVIII because it strikes across the nation to numerous venues, selling Worldwide Entice within the US. Modeled after the Worldwide Taking pictures Sports activities Federation World Cup clay goal lure format, shooters hearth 75 targets on Saturday and 50 targets on Sunday with Finals. The Euro Class System classifies shooters primarily based on Saturday’s scores, being notably vital as contributors from different nations compete within the occasion however maintain no USA Taking pictures classifications.
Regular winds prevailed over all three days; nevertheless flawless tools and vary circumstances made for an outstanding occasion for the utmost capability turnout of shooters. RRange proved to be a degree taking part in area, giving nobody house area benefit because the competitors unfolded. This 12 months marked the primary use of Euro Targets, graciously donated by Euro Goal USA for the crew and foremost occasions, whereas White Flyer Orange Crusher flash targets had been used for all three Finals.
Friday’s occasion was a blind-draw 2-person crew; 75 targets per shooter. Steve Loschen, Wilcox, NE and Robert Pankiewicz, Manitoba, Canada, took Excessive Crew with 132×150 with Rick Mein, Walnut, KS and Susan Nattrass, 7 occasions Ladies’s World Champion, Vashon, WA had been 2nd with 124×150. Primo Scapin, Quebec, Canada and Paul Mullen, Laurel, MD claimed third with 122×150.
Because the Senior Open bought below method on Saturday, former champion Steve Loschen jumped into the lead with 66×75 targets, adopted by Robert Pankiewicz, defending 2024 champion, at 65×75. Lance Bade, 1996 Olympian and Males’s Entice medalist, intently adopted with 64×75.
Day 2 noticed Pankiewicz and Loschen tied for the High Six Ultimate with 110×125, Bade at 109×125, with Maxey Brantley, New Braunfels, TX, and Rick Mein, in 4th and fifth with 104×125 and 103×125 respectively. sixth place was decided by a shoot off between Gino Bortone, Valley View, TX and Terri Wentzel, 1996 Olympian, Newport, KY, tied with 101×125. Wentzel bested Bortone 7 targets to six within the miss and out.
The complete ISSF 50 goal Ultimate noticed Mein and Wentzel retired in flip, and after 30 targets had been accomplished, Brantley and Pankiewicz had been tied with 25×30. Brantley was retired primarily based on his greater bib quantity per ISSF Finals guidelines.
After one other 5 targets, Pankiewicz was awarded the bronze medal, leaving Loschen and Bade to battle for the final ten targets for the gold and silver. When the flash goal powder cleared, Bade emerged victorious after a tough fought battle 40×50 to Loschen’s 37×50.
B and C Class winners had been decided utilizing a modified 25 goal Finals course of with Cary Skaggs, Bushland, TX and Youssef Mishriki, Ocoee, FL, taking house the golds. Based mostly on the primary 125 targets, Excessive Lady was Terri Wentzel and Excessive Customer was Robert Pankiewicz. Excessive Intermediate Senior was Gino Bortone and Excessive Veteran was Maxey Brantley.
The 2026 Senior Open dates and placement remains to be into account, and shall be introduced when out there and listed on the USAS Web site.
