On Saturday, June 20, 2066, the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club hosted the sixth annual Indiana Junior High Power Championship match. This match was held along with a CMP 80-round Match and included “old folks” as well as Juniors. A total of 31 shooters competed – including 12 Juniors. It was a beautiful day for a match with sunny skies, moderate temperature – but the gusty fishtailing winds made shooting Offhand a challenge for the competitors.
The 2026 Indiana Juniors.
(For a left handed shooter, Port Arms is Starboard Arms.)
But, it was a good day for Emma Branson. The previous weekend at Camp Atterbury, Emma finished her final leg for Distinguished Rifleman (pending CMP review) and she came into the championship match on a roll. Emma opened up with a 190-4X Offhand stage in spite of the wind and continued to dominate from there – posting a 770-21X aggregate to take the State Championship and the CMP gold medal for the match.
Dave Schnelle presents Emma Branson the Championship plaque
As a note, Emma is a third generation High Power shooter. Her grandfather, John Halter (P100) and father Geoff Branson (DR) are accomplished High Power shooters; she’s just carrying on an old family tradition.
GrandPa John Halter, Emma Branson and Dad Geoff Branson
Logan Becker took the CMP silver medal with a 756-16X, also taking recognition as First Master for the match. Aria Hobbs’ 751-11X was good for the bronze medal and First Sharpshooter award. Kileen Shaffer was First Expert and Ashton Hovey was First Marksman.
Kileen Shaffer, First Expert;
Emma Branson, State Champion – Gold Medal;
Aria Hobbs, Bronze Medal – First Sharpshooter;
Logan Becker, Silver Medal – First Master
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