South Louisiana High Power Club

10/26/2026

South Louisiana High Power Club Championship

On October 25, 2026, SLHP held its Club Championship and Annual General Meeting. Eighteen competitors enjoyed a beautiful day on the range for the Across the Course Match.

The morning began with Gary Schwabe giving the safety brief. Soon after Gary finished his briefing, Lee Shall called the shooters to the line. The first stage of the day was Slow Fire Standing. Mr. James Davis won this stage with a 93-1X. The next stage was Rapid Fire Sitting, also won by Mr. Davis with a 100-0X. We then moved to Rapid Fire Prone, Gary Schwabe took the win with a 99-2X. The final stage of the day was Slow Fire Prone which consisted of 20 shots fired at a distance of 200 yards with a 1.8 minute 10-ring. Our rules allow up to a 4.5 power scope and is shot prone with a sling, no artificial rest. There were some goods scores shot with Dwayne Vidrine winning this stage with a 199-7X, excellent shooting with a sling.

With no further ado, our 2026 Club Champion was Mr. James Davis with an incredible score of 488-12X.

Class and Category Winners are as follow:
Michael Burke—Master Class—477-15X
Dwayne Vidrine—Expert Class-481-13X
Tony Geeck—Sharpshooter/Marksman Class--451-13X
Mason D’Antoni--Junior Category—474-9X

Each year we present a member of the year award. This year’s recipient is Lee Shall. Mr. Shall is at every match, calls the line for us, and helps in many ways to make the match run smoothly. Thank you for your contribution!

Two of our Junior’s Moms, Kristen and Mari, picked up pizza and cold drinks for us to enjoy. Thank you for the help.

We then held our AGM. Among items discussed were board member openings, dues, match fees, financial statements, and insurance. The decision was made to increase annual dues by $5.00 to help cover the ongoing increases in insurance. Tony Geeck will work with Rick Mol this coming year and assume the role as Secretary in 2028. Dwayne Vidrine will work with John Overton and take over his duties in 2028. Gary Schabe is now the safety officer for the club. We recognized our outgoing safety officer, Mike Strikmiller, for his hard work over the years.

We held our F-Class Club Championship after the meeting. Michael Burke was the winner.

Complete Scores:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mOys_idiI1fsJ7AJ0px8HY8pQcKhfuhk/view?usp=drivesdk

We had a great day and thanks to all that attended and continue to support our sport. Thank you to the Ascension Parish Sheriff for allowing us to use the range.

Our next Match will be held on the fifth Sunday in November, the 29th. It will be for the Garand and Springfield State Championship. Any service r***e is welcomed!!

10/22/2026

Join us at the Ascension Sheriff's Range Sunday, October 25 for our club championship

Schedule of the days events
7:30 Open registration
7:30 Setup E Targets
8:40 Safety Brief
9:00 First shot for XTC Match
After completion of XTC (these times are approximate)
11:30 XTC Club Awards
11:45 Club Meeting (Discuss officers/Dues/Improvements/2027)
11:45 Pizza and Drinks
12:30 F-Class Championship
1:30 F-Class Awards

The first match of the day will be the 50 shot Across the Course Match.

The weather is looking absolutely perfect.

This match will be fired on Electronic targets. Bring a tablet or smartphone to score. If you do not have one, we will make arrangements to borrow one.

Registration will begin at 7:30.
Targets need to be set up by 8:30.
Safety brief will begin at 8:40.
First shot at 9:00.

The Across the Course match is sanctioned by the CMP. Scores will be turned into the CMP.
The course of fire is the National Match Course which consists of 50 shots for record and two sighters at each stage.

Slow Fire Standing 10 shots in 10 minutes 200 yards SR Target
Rapid fire Sitting 10 shots in 60 seconds 200 yards SR Target
Rapid Fire Prone 10 shots in 70 seconds 200 yards SR-42 Target
Slow Fire Prone 20 shots in 20 minutes 200 yards MR-52 target

Relay One will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot rapid prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot rapid prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot slow prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot slow prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

If you have a junior shooter interested in competing, please contact me so we can make arrangements for any needed equipment.

After the Across the Course match, we will hold the F-Class/prone match. This will start around 12:00, if you are shooting this match only, please arrive at 11:30. The match is shot at 300 yards. You can take up to 5 shots for sighters and there are 15 rounds for record. The record rounds must be fired in a 15-minute period. This match is shot prone and you can use a sling, bipod, or rest for support. Just about any r***e up to .35 caliber is legal, unfortunately the rules do not allow for muzzle brakes. Flash suppressors are fine as are suppressors. Entry fee is only a couple of dollars and you can find out how you and your r***e perform at 300 yards. NRA rules now allow suppressors in the tactical class.

AWARDS: Classification awards will be made if there are a minimum of five competitors within that classification. Classes will be combined upward as required except that the High Master class cannot be combined. If less than 5, the High Master classification will fire for overall place awards only. The number of classification awards is determined by the number of competitors within that classification. Second, third, fourth place, etc., awards will be given based on one award for each five (5) competitors, i.e., second 6-10; third 11 or more.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Mike Burke
South Louisiana High Power Club
President/Match Director

September Results
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHCvANLMpNOkw-9sKA81XoSyHr9b0Nm5/view?usp=sharing

Michael Burke
SLHP Match Director
337-380-8120

08/20/2026

SLHP Monthly Match

It may be a little warm, bring plenty of water. We will have the fan and shade under the cover.

Join us at the Ascension Sheriff's Range Sunday, August 23 for our monthly match.

The first match of the day will be the 50 shot Across the Course Match.

This match will be fired on Electronic targets. Bring a tablet or smartphone to score. If you do not have one, we will make arrangements to borrow one.

Registration will begin at 7:30.
Targets need to be set up by 8:30.
Safety brief will begin at 8:40.
First shot at 9:00.

The Across the Course match is sanctioned by the NRA. Scores will be turned into the NRA.
The course of fire is the National Match Course which consists of 50 shots for record and two sighters at each stage.

Slow Fire Standing 10 shots in 10 minutes 200 yards SR Target
Rapid fire Sitting 10 shots in 60 seconds 200 yards SR Target
Rapid Fire Prone 10 shots in 70 seconds 200 yards SR-42 Target
Slow Fire Prone 20 shots in 20 minutes 200 yards MR-52 target

Relay One will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot rapid prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot rapid prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot slow prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot slow prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

If you have a junior shooter interested in competing, please contact me so we can make arrangements for any needed equipment.

After the Across the Course match, we will hold the F-Class/prone match. This will start around 12:00, if you are shooting this match only, please arrive at 11:30. The match is shot at 300 yards. You can take up to 5 shots for sighters and there are 15 rounds for record. The record rounds must be fired in a 15-minute period. This match is shot prone and you can use a sling, bipod, or rest for support. Just about any r***e up to .35 caliber is legal, unfortunately the rules do not allow for muzzle brakes. Flash suppressors are fine as are suppressors. Entry fee is only a couple of dollars and you can find out how you and your r***e perform at 300 yards. NRA rules now allow suppressors in the tactical class.

AWARDS: Classification awards will be made if there are a minimum of five competitors within that classification. Classes will be combined upward as required except that the High Master class cannot be combined. If less than 5, the High Master classification will fire for overall place awards only. The number of classification awards is determined by the number of competitors within that classification. Second, third, fourth place, etc., awards will be given based on one award for each five (5) competitors, i.e., second 6-10; third 11 or more.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Mike Burke
South Louisiana High Power Club
President/Match Director
337-380-8120

South Louisiana High Power Club promotes marksmanship and the safe use of fi****ms through High Power R***e competition.

07/15/2026

Ice cream match fired at Palo Alto in June

Fellow Competitors,

This match bulletin will start with an apology for my tardiness in reporting. I did send results back in June, but surely you must be anxiously awaiting my Hemingwayesque prose.

On the serious side, thank you to all our competitors, juniors parents, Karl, Tony, Palo Alto BOD, Lee, Dustin, David, Jay, and others for their help with everything from securing the range to managing targets, and helping make this a successful match.

For those who did not know before the match, you now know it is hot in Louisiana during the month of June. This June was no exception.

The first match on Friday June 19th, was the Garand Springfield Modern Military (GSMM) match. We had 18 competitors shooting Garands, Springfields, and AR-15s.

Dwayne Vidrine was first Garand with a Gold Medal score of 279-2X. Danny MacGregor was second, shooting a 269-3X, good for a silver medal. Kevin Klein's bronze medal score of 260-1X was good for third.

Tony Geeck earned a bronze medal with his Springfield 1903-A3.

Ms. Wyndi's gold score of 294-9X (97-1X Offhand!!) took first in Modern Military. Brady was second with a 289-9X (cleaned both of his prone stages), and Mason was close behind with a 289-7X.

Complete scores can be found in the link at the bottom of the page.

Soon after the completion of the GSMM match, 14 competitors formed 7 teams and competed in a Hearst Double match. The course of fire is each competitor fires10 shots slowfire offhand at 200 yards, 10 shots rapid fire at 300 yards, and 10 shots slowfire at 600 yards.There are no sighting shots in this match and the slowfire stages are pair fired.

Team Big Boys consisting of Davis-Vidrine was first overall. (554-11X)
Team Girl Power with Wyndi and Brady was second (First Juniors) just one point behind the Big Boys.
Team Be***rs, Sam Beane and Tony Geeck was third.

We did serve ice cream, normally ice cream is the best part of the day, but it was a great day on the range.

Everybody arrived ready to shoot on Saturday morning. The first match of the day was the President's Course. After the safety briefing and roll call we were ready to go on time.

The course of fire is each competitor fires10 shots slowfire offhand at 200 yards, 10 shots rapid fire at 300 yards, and 10 shots slowfire at 600 yards and as in the Hearst doubles there are no sighters.

James Davis was first overall with a 284-5X.
Dwayne Vidrine was second with a 283-6X
Sam Matak was third and first junior shooting a 281-2X.

So now for the grand finale, the EIC "Leg" match. The bad weather was bearing down on us, but somehow we avoided it until the awards were completed!!
We had 24 shooters with only 2 distinguished r***eman. Two legs were given, one eight point and one 6 point.

Our first place match winner and recipient of the eight point leg was Mr Brady Dodson from the Texas Junior program.
Second place went to Mr. Dwayne Vidrine.
Third place and winner of the six point leg was our longtime friend Mr. Bruce Pickering.
James Davis was first leather and recipient of a nice knife donated by Mr. Tony Geeck.

We were so close to three legs, we will do it for the state championship in October.

Twenty-four shooters competed on Saturday and nine were junior shooters!! This was the most junior shooters Palo Alto has seen in many years, maybe the most ever.
We also had more spectators for this match than I can remember.

We also presented awards for an aggregate of Saturday's two matches.

Wiley old Dwayne Vidrine used old age and treachery to take first place in the aggregate.
Youngblood Brady Dodson with his youthful enthusiasm was second.
Professor James Davis outsmarted the rest of the field for third place.

And I missed an award for Ms Wyndi Sanchez for firing a cold bore X on Saturday. The first shot out of her r***e was an X. I will give her the medal while we are at Perry. Well done.

Ice cream was served to finish another great day on the range.

It was a pleasure holding this match, and thanks again to everybody that participated and supported this match. We are looking forward to seeing you in October for the Louisiana State Championship.

Complete Scores can be found at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKLKWt5CkAND5gY1-5mfXTYlFvh_iJzp/view?usp=sharing

07/09/2026

SLHP held its fifth monthly match of the year on June 28th. It was a great day on the range.

We had one new shooter (Jeff), three junior shooters, and seventeen participants overall.

Mike Burke was the overall winner with a score of 480-11

Jeff wilson was first Master with a score of 477-11X.

Tony Geeck was first in the combined Expert, SS, MK class with a 463-12X

Mason won the Junior class with a 466-6X.

Lee also called an excellent match.

A couple of scores of note:

Brody cleaned his RF sitting a100-3X!!

Andrew shot a 194-6X SF prone

Congratulations to all of our winners.

Complete results can be viewed at

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-qPg_1CpH-Gk1h_7npBmrYhCh4wvOtmz/view?usp=sharing

Two shooters including competed in the F-Class match.

Percy was overall winner with a 149-5X

Next match is scheduled for July 27th.

Thank you to all of the club members, participants, Junior parents, volunteers, and Ascension Parish Sheriff. It is your contributions that make us a success.

Special thanks to Gary for the safety brief and again to Lee for calling the match,

Any input as to what worked well, could improve, or could be added please let me know.

If you have not joined the South Louisiana High Power Club, please consider doing so. Annual dues are $25.00 and will include your first match entry fee.

South Louisiana High Power Club promotes marksmanship and the safe use of fi****ms through High Power R***e competition.

06/27/2026

SLHP Monthly Match

Join us at the Ascension Sheriff's Range Sunday, June 28th, for our monthly match.

The first match of the day will be the 50 shot Across the Course Match.

This match will be fired on Electronic targets. Bring a tablet or smartphone to score. If you do not have one, we will make arrangements to borrow one.

Registration will begin at 7:30.
Targets need to be setup by 8:30.
Safety brief will begin at 8:40.
First shot at 9:00.

The Across the Course match is sanctioned by the NRA. Scores will be turned into the NRA.
The course of fire is the National Match Course which consists of 50 shots for record and two sighters at each stage.

Slow Fire Standing 10 shots in 10 minutes 200 yards SR Target
Rapid fire Sitting 10 shots in 60 seconds 200 yards SR Target
Rapid Fire Prone 10 shots in 70 seconds 200 yards SR-42 Target
Slow Fire Prone 20 shots in 20 minutes 200 yards MR-52 target

Relay One will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot rapid prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot rapid prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot slow prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot slow prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

If you have a junior shooter interested in competing, please contact me so we can make arrangements for any needed equipment.

After the Across the Course match, we will hold the F-Class/prone match. This will start around 12:00, if you are shooting this match only, please arrive at 11:30. The match is shot at 300 yards. You can take up to 5 shots for sighters and there are 15 rounds for record. The record rounds must be fired in a 15-minute period. This match is shot prone and you can use a sling, bipod, or rest for support. Just about any r***e up to .35 caliber is legal, unfortunately the rules do not allow for muzzle brakes. Flash suppressors are fine as are suppressors. Entry fee is only a couple of dollars and you can find out how you and your r***e perform at 300 yards. NRA rules now allow suppressors in the tactical class.

AWARDS: Classification awards will be made if there are a minimum of five competitors within that classification. Classes will be combined upward as required except that the High Master class cannot be combined. If less than 5, the High Master classification will fire for overall place awards only. The number of classification awards is determined by the number of competitors within that classification. Second, third, fourth place, etc., awards will be given based on one award for each five (5) competitors, i.e., second 6-10; third 11 or more.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Mike Burke
South Louisiana High Power Club
President/Match Director
337-380-8120

South Louisiana High Power Club promotes marksmanship and the safe use of fi****ms through High Power R***e competition.

05/20/2026

SLHP Monthly Match

Join us at the Ascension Sheriff's Range Sunday, May 24th, for our monthly match.

The first match of the day will be the 50 shot Across the Course Match.

This match will be fired on Electronic targets. Bring a tablet or smartphone to score. If you do not have one, we will make arrangements to borrow one.

Registration will begin at 7:30.
Targets need to be setup by 8:30.
Safety brief will begin at 8:40.
First shot at 9:00.

The Across the Course match is sanctioned by the NRA. Scores will be turned into the NRA.
The course of fire is the National Match Course which consists of 50 shots for record and two sighters at each stage.

Slow Fire Standing 10 shots in 10 minutes 200 yards SR Target
Rapid fire Sitting 10 shots in 60 seconds 200 yards SR Target
Rapid Fire Prone 10 shots in 70 seconds 200 yards SR-42 Target
Slow Fire Prone 20 shots in 20 minutes 200 yards MR-52 target

Relay One will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot standing then go directly to sitting
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot rapid prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot rapid prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

Relay One will shoot slow prone
Relay Two will be on the line scoring

Relay Two will shoot slow prone
Relay One will be on the line scoring

If you have a junior shooter interested in competing, please contact me so we can make arrangements for any needed equipment.

After the Across the Course match, we will hold the F-Class/prone match. This will start around 12:00, if you are shooting this match only, please arrive at 11:30. The match is shot at 300 yards. You can take up to 5 shots for sighters and there are 15 rounds for record. The record rounds must be fired in a 15-minute period. This match is shot prone and you can use a sling, bipod, or rest for support. Just about any r***e up to .35 caliber is legal, unfortunately the rules do not allow for muzzle brakes. Flash suppressors are fine as are suppressors. Entry fee is only a couple of dollars and you can find out how you and your r***e perform at 300 yards. NRA rules now allow suppressors in the tactical class.

AWARDS: Classification awards will be made if there are a minimum of five competitors within that classification. Classes will be combined upward as required except that the High Master class cannot be combined. If less than 5, the High Master classification will fire for overall place awards only. The number of classification awards is determined by the number of competitors within that classification. Second, third, fourth place, etc., awards will be given based on one award for each five (5) competitors, i.e., second 6-10; third 11 or more.

We are looking forward to seeing you.

Mike Burke
South Louisiana High Power Club
President/Match Director
337-380-8120

South Louisiana High Power Club promotes marksmanship and the safe use of fi****ms through High Power R***e competition.

04/28/2026

SLHP held its third monthly match of the year on April 26th. It was a great day on the range.

We had one new shooter, six junior shooters, and eighteen participants overall.

Mike Burke was the overall winner with a score of 479-13X
Sam Beane was first Master with a score of 475-11X.
Tony Geeck was first in the combined Expert, SS, MK class with a 447-7X
Brody won the Junior class with a 468-6X.

A couple of scores of note:
Brody's 468 was a personal best and only two points from a Master score.
Parker shot a 448 in his second HP match

Congratulations to all of our winners.

Complete results can be viewed at

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xt98PHMA9oczru47H8Gx09wi4C7Cwm6s/view?usp=sharing

Five shooters including two juniors competed in the F-Class match.
Tommy Breaux was overall winner and Amelia took first junior beating her brother Grant.

Next match will be held on May 24th.

Thank you to all of the club members, participants, Junior parents, volunteers, and Ascension Parish Sheriff. It is your contributions that make us a success.

Any input as to what worked well, could improve, or could be added please let me know.

If you have not joined the South Louisiana High Power Club, please consider doing so. Annual dues are $25.00 and will include your first match entry fee.

South Louisiana High Power Club promotes marksmanship and the safe use of fi****ms through High Power R***e competition.

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SLHP promotes marksmanship and the safe use of fi****ms through High Power R***e Competition.

04/24/2026

Somebody is getting ready for the Vintage Sniper match on Sunday.

04/22/2026

This will be a good match.