2026 Indiana State Championship Series of Highpower Matches

The Triple Crown of Indiana State Highpower Championships consist of a Championship shot on a 100 yard Reduced course of fire at Fall Creek Valley Conservation Club, a Championship shot on a 300 Yard Reduced course of fire at Wildcat Valley Rifle & Pistol Club, and a 2-day aggregate Championship shot on a full 600 yard course of fire at Camp Atterbury.

The 100 Yard Reduced Championship at Fall Creek was again the first in the series this year, fired on August 29, 2026.

Competition was tough, but it was a beautiful day, though typical for this year, it was hot.  12 shooters showed up, and Geoff Branson took top honors by a wide margin, firing a 785-30X to be crowned the State Champion.  Second place went to Mike King with a 777-25X, and third place went to Jim Jackson with a 770-22X.  Special accomplishment goes to Dave Schnelle, for setting an NRA National Record for the Grand Senior class (shooters over 70).

Here are the winners, left to right, Dave Schnelle, Geoff Branson, Jim Jackson, and Mike King.

The 300 Yard Reduced Championship at Wildcat Valley was the second in the series this year, fired on September 5, 2026.

It was another nice, but really hot and humid day on Saturday.  16 shooters showed up, and Andrew Beaver took top honors with a 777-32X, out scoring Mike King by just 5Xs.  Mike was second with a 777-27X, and Dave Schnelle came in third with a 765-16X.  Sydney Beiswanger was both High Junior and High Woman with a 758-15X.

Here are the winners, left to right, Mike King, Andrew Beaver, and Dave Schnelle

The 600 Yard Full Course Championship at Camp Atterbury was held on September 12 and 13, 2026, and was the final leg of the Triple Crown.  The weather was once again hot and humid, with lots of clouds and a chance of rain on Saturday.  Sunday was sunny all day.  29 shooters showed up to compete.

Day one of this Championship is also the “ISRPA President’s Cup” where the top 5 shooters are recognized by ISRPA President Charlie Hiltunen.  Winner of day one, and first place in the President’s Cup was Mark Richard with a day one total of 784-27X.  2^nd place goes to Mike King, 783-33X, 3^rd place was Jeannie Redicker, 775-27X, 4^th place was Paul Ellersieck, 772-19X, and 5^th place was Dave Schnelle, 771-16X.  Winners are awarded a patch, and a year tab for multiple year winners.

Day two started with nicer weather, but by the end of the day turned hot and humid again.  Emma Branson showed all shooters how to shoot offhand, with a great 192-4X. At the end of the day, Geoff Branson was Day 2 winner with a 787-25X

Overall winner for the two day event was Mike King with a 2-day aggregate score of 1559-56X.  This was Mike’s 4^th  win in a row, and 5^th time over the years.  Mike will add another nameplate to the Dan Ireland Memorial Trophy, and wins the CMP Gold Medal.

Second place, winning the CMP Silver Medal, and 1st Master Class is Geoff Branson with a 1554-54X.  Third place, winning the CMP Bronze Medal, was Andrew Beaver with a 1539-63X.  First Junior at the match was Logan Becker with a 1532-36X.  Logan’s name will go on the Peter Faatz Memorial Trophy for High Junior at this match.  1^st Expert Class was Dan Weigel with a 1489-29X, 1^st Sharpshooter Class was Curt Hullinger with a 1435-18X.  High woman was Emma Branson with a 1493-43X, High Senior was Mark Walters with a 1535-41X, and High Grand Senior was Dave Schnelle with a 1537-35X

Here are the winners.  Left to right is Curt Hullinger, Andrew Beaver, Mike King, Logan Becker, Geoff Branson, Emma Branson, and Dan Weigel.

Finally, to recognize the shooters who were able to compete in all 3 legs of the Championships, we also have a trophy for Grand Aggregate winner.  This year’s Grand Aggregate State Champion is Mike King with score of 3113-108X.  This is Mike’s 3^rd win in a row, and 4^th overall.

Congratulations to all that participated this year, especially those that shot in the State Championship series.  This wraps up our 2026 ISRPA Highpower season.  2027 dates are listed below so mark your calendars to join us at Camp Atterbury.  For more information on Highpower Across the Course in Indiana, contact Dave Schnelle at schnelle1@aol.com, or Bob Winding at bob@nd.edu.  Match registration is located at https://isrpa.wildapricot.org/HP-Rifle-Upcoming-Events

2027 ISRPA Highpower Across The Course Matches

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