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Team Smith & Wesson’s Olhasso Wins Open Div. at ICORE’s New England Revolver Regional

International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts

LOS OSOS, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- Recognized as one of the top wheelgun shooters in America, David Olhasso of Holland, Pa. came through for Team Smith & Wesson with his Open division win and high overall finish at the International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts’ (ICORE) 3rd Annual Smith & Wesson New England Regional Revolver Championship on October 23 at the Watervliet Fish & Game Protective Association in Guilderland, N.Y.

Olhasso won three of eight stages and held off Nate Carmichael of Lovelock, Nev. by 3.75 points to win the match with a final score of 127.99.

“David is without a doubt one of the top five revolver shooters in the entire country so it’s no surprise that he’s the high overall shooter as this year’s New England regional,” said Ron Joslin of ICORE.

Carmichael, who took top honors on two stages, finished second with 131.74, followed by Eric Leach of Los Osos, Calif. with two stages and 142.26, Pete Enis of Pelham, N.H. with 153.66 and David Parker of Dunstable, Mass. with one stage win and a final score of 164.31.

Elsewhere in the division, Janet Leach of Los Osos, Calif. placed eighth in the division and finished as the High Lady in the match with 264.53. Tom Olewine of Germansville, Pa. was the top Senior competitor with 223.83 while Fred Pickard of Lehighton, Pa. finsihed as the top Super Senior with 272.51.

The 3rd Annual Smith & Wesson New England Regional Revolver Championship was the seventh and final event of the 2011 ICORE Regional Series presented by Smith & Wesson.

For more information on ICORE and the ICORE Regional Series presented by Smith & Wesson, visit www.ICORE.org, or follow @ICORE_Shooting on Twitter or find ICORE on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ICOREshooting.

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Powell Wins ICORE Limited Title at Smith & Wesson New England Revolver Regional

International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts

LOS OSOS, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- Bob Powell of Springfield, Mass. won the Limited division title at the International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts’ (ICORE) 3rd Annual Smith & Wesson New England Regional Revolver Championship on October 23 at the Watervliet Fish & Game Protective Association in Guilderland, N.Y.

Winning six of eight stages in the match, Powell placed eighth overall with a final score of 206.54, a 66.23 point margin over his nearest competitor.

“Bob shot a great match to finish eighth overall among all the competitors in the three divisions,” said Ron Joslin of ICORE.

Rounding out the top five were Sean Cheney of Harwinton, Conn. in second with one stage win and a score of 272.77, followed by John Major of Rotterdam, N.Y. With 278.66, Michael Phillips of Rouses Point, N.Y. with one stage win and 284.14, and Patrick Foley of Jim Thorpe, Pa. with 310.74.

Maryann Melisi of Schenectady, N.Y., the only woman competing in the division, finished eighth with a score of 394.30.

The 3rd Annual Smith & Wesson New England Regional Revolver Championship was the seventh and final event of the 2011 ICORE Regional Series presented by Smith & Wesson.

For more information on ICORE and the ICORE Regional Series presented by Smith & Wesson, visit www.ICORE.org, or follow @ICORE_Shooting on Twitter or find ICORE on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ICOREshooting.

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