Apr 4, 2015 3 min read

The Frazier-Simplex Rifle Club wrapped up its third consecutive Pittsburgh and Suburban Rifle League title with a 1,485-1,463 victory over Green Valley last week.

Zac Szabo led the way with a 299, while Cyril Walther fired a season-high 298. Jim Mounts had 297, John Husk 296 and Sylvia Dreistadt 295 in the winning effort for Frazier, which finished, 18-2.

Dormont-Mt. Lebanon finished second at 17-3 with a season-ending win against Murrysville, firing a 1,473.

Matt Piatt had a team-high 296, while Amy Smith and Dean Trew had 295 each, Dan Francis 294 and Tom Gerner 293.

The two Washington County-based teams split their regular season series, 2-2, with the difference being a loss by Dormont-Mt. Lebanon, 1,477-1,475 to Irwin Post 228 early in the season.

Smith became just the second female shooter to win the overall league individual title with an average score of 297.69. That broke the league record of 297.18 set by Gale Cornman in 1981.

She is the first female shooter to fire three 300s in a single season, and also was the first to do it in back-to-back matches.

Smith’s standing average of 98.88 is the highest in league history for a woman.

• After receiving public comments overwhelmingly against changes to its Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only regulations, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission withdrew the proposal.

The proposal included moving the start of the delayed harvest period from June 15 to the Saturday before Memorial Day, allowing the use of bait by all anglers during the regular trout harvest period, allowing youths to use bait year-round in those areas and changing the minimum harvest length from nine to seven inches.

Currently, portions of Pike Run and Dutch Fork Creek in Washington County are delayed harvest areas.

• The Buffalo Creek Watershed Association will host a presentation by Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer Richard Joyce on the mammals of Pennsylvania and their adaptations.

The program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Buffalo Township Municipal Building. For information, call 724-484-7537 or email buffalocreekwa@gmail.com.

• The Chestnut Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its April meeting at Gander Mountain at Washington Crown Center at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The agenda includes an update on watershed activities in Washington County by Donna Riggle of the Buffalo Creek Watershed Association and fly-tying demonstrations.

• The Kayak Angler’s Club of Western Pennsylvania in conjunction with Washington County Tourism will hold a bass tournament April 11 at Cross Creek Lake.

Registration is open to the public but the event is capped at 35 anglers. Registration cost is $15 for club members, $30 for nonmembers. To register, visit www.kayak-anglers.com.

All charitable funds raised during Kayak Anglers’ Club events in 2015 will go to Unity, a Journey of Hope. A representative from the group will be on site during the tournament to explain more about how the group grants wishes to adults with life-limiting illnesses.

Outdoors editor F. Dale Lolley can be reached at dlolley@observer-reporter.com.