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Early Known Silhouette Matches, 1975-1990, held by Buffalo Hunters or Rosebud Clubs

Source: Early Match Results in the possession of Francis & Mary Trace, Calgary, Alberta

My Ref

Date

Year

Rifle Range

Silhouette Club

M10

14 JUN

1975

BUFFALO ** 1st Silhouette Match in Canada

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M11

20 SEP

1975

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M12

25 SEP

1976

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M13

9/10 OCT

1976

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M13

16/17 OCT

1976

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M14

4/5 DEC

1976

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M16

19/20 FEB

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M15

3 APR

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M15

23 APR

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M17

14/15 MAY

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M17

18/19 JUN

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

L2 & M18

6/7 AUG

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

L2 & M18

21 AUG

1977

ROSEBUD ** 1ST Match

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M3

24/25 SEP

1977

ROSEBUD ** Provincials

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M3

23 OCT

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M4

13 NOV

1977

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M4

10/11 DEC

1977

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

CLIP

22/23 JUL

1978

ROSEBUD **Western Canada Metallic Silhouette Champ Si

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M3

20-11 JUN

1978

ROSEBUD **AB Provincials

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M6

24 SEP

1978

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M5

22/23 OCT

1978

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M7

21 JAN

1979

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

L2

18 FEB

1979

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M2

18 MAR

1979

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M1

22 APR

1979

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M28

10 JUN

1979

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M31

8 JUL

1979

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M32

28/29 JUL

1979

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M29

21 OCT

1979

BUFFALO

APRA, BUFFALO HUNTERS

M34

13 JUL

1980

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M33

21 SEP

1980

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M36

19 OCT

1980

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

L3

26 AUG

1984

ROSEBUD ** My 1st Listing for a Smallbore Match

ROSEBUD SILUETA

L3

23 SEP

1984

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M9

31 AUG

1986

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

M8

14 SEP

1986

ROSEBUD

ROSEBUD SILUETA

----

5/6/7 JUL

1989

HOMESTEAD

ROSEBUD SILHOUETTE

M20

early JUL

1990

HOMESTEAD

ROSEBUD SILHOUETTE

Early Silhouette Shooters in Alberta

Source: Collection of Match Results in possession of Francis & Mary Trace, Calgary, Alberta

Those shooter’s names marked with an ** competed in the 1st Silhouette Match held in Canada at the Buffalo Range, Sarcee Camp, Calgary, Alberta on June 14, 1975.

This was the first Silhouette match held in Canada.

This chart shows the year/years that a shooter was found in the match results that I have on hand. The chart does not include everyone who shot silhouette

between 1975 & 1991.  Many results of matches are missing from our files and some have only given the match winners. I have added a few names of shooters who I

personally know were active in the late 80's & early 90's. I have no match results showing their names. I know Francis & I shot silhouette every year from the

inception of the discipline. I quit competing about 1995 & Francis shot his last match at the age of 80 in 2008.

Compiled from our personal match results & memory by Mary Trace, Calgary, Alberta, April 24, 2018.

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

ADKINS, GEORGE (USA)

ü

ADKINS, MARY (USA)

ü

ALBERS, AL

ü

ANDERSON, B.

ü

ANDERSON, DWAYNE

ü

ANDERSON, MARK

ü

AVRAMENKO, G.

ü

BAHNIT, H.

ü

BAILEY, WALTER

ü

BAILEY, VERNA

ü

BARSALOU, LYNN

ü

BECK, JAMES (USA)

ü

BELLANY, TED

ü

BENNETT, RICK

ü

ü

BERETI, PETER

ü

ü

BERGER, JEFF

ü

BERNDTSSON, GUY

ü

BERNDTSSON, KURT

ü

ü

BERNIER, RON

ü

BERRY, REUDE

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

BILLINGLEY, ROSS

ü

BISHOP, CHUCK

ü

BISHTON, MIKE

ü

BLAGBORNE, MIKE

ü

BLAIR, WESLEY

ü

BLOCK, BRYAN

ü

BOGER, ARDEN

ü

ü

BOGER, ARVIN

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

BOISVERT, PROSPER

ü

BOUTILIER, JOE

ü

BROWN, BOB

ü

BUCK, JIM

ü

BUCK, JOE

ü

BUCKMAN, ALLAN

ü

BULLOCK, KAYE

ü

BUNGAARD, FRED/FRODE

ü

CAIRNS, KEITH

ü

CANTON, T.

ü

CANTRELL, DAN

ü

ü

CANTRELL, SHEILA

ü

CHREST, LARRY

ü

CLARKE, J.

ü

CLARKE, M.

ü

CLARKE, R.

ü

CLAYTON, GORDON

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

COLLIN, CAROLE

ü

ü

COLLIN, DELBERT

ü

ü

ü

COLLIN, DUANE

ü

ü

COLLIN, TIM

ü

ü

CONNOR, G.

ü

COOPER, PAT

ü

ü

CORN, VIRGIL

ü

COWAN, STEVE (USA)

ü

ü

ü

CRONKHITE, WAYNE

ü

ü

CROWLEY, MORRIS

ü

CULVER, J.

ü

DAVIS, DON

ü

DUNK, LLOYD

ü

EDMUNDS, VIC

ü

ü

ü

ü

EDWARD, RON

ü

ü

EDWARDS, D.

ü

EDWARDS, JESS

ü

EGG, CALVIN

ü

ELLMAKER, ED

ü

ELMAN, KEN

ü

ü

ü

ENGLESMAN, B. **

ü

ENGLESMAN, WILLY

ü

ENNS, LARRY

ü

ENNS, CHAD

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

ERICKSON, JAQUIE

ü

EROSHINSKY, A.

ü

ü

EROSHINSKY, R.

ü

FLETCHER, BILL

ü

ü

FONDRICK, KEN

ü

FORESTER, MIKE

ü

FOX, HERMAN (US)

ü

ü

FRELINK, BERT

ü

FULLER, DAVE

ü

ü

ü

FULLOLA, ALFONSO

ü

GENTRY, JIM

ü

GILMOUR, Lloyd **

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

GIBBS, REGGIE

ü

GIBBS, ROD

ü

GIBBS, ROY

ü

GRAF, MARG

 

ü

GUIAO, E.

ü

GWILLIM, BARRY

ü

ü

ü

HACK, BOB

ü

HALE, DAVID (US)

ü

ü

ü

HARDY, JOHN

ü

HARNE, GENE

ü

ü

HARNE, PHYLLIS

ü

HARVEY, GRANT

ü

HAYS, BARB

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

HAYS, JACK

ü

HERMAN, RON

ü

HEBERLING, BUCK

ü

HECK, DOUG

ü

HEPPLER, BOB

ü

HILL, IAN

ü

HINES, EARL (USA)

ü

HOGG, N.

ü

HOHNISCH, GEORGE

ü

HOHNISCH, KARL

ü

HORST, WALTER

ü

HOVE, GEORGE (USA)

ü

HOWARD, JOHN

ü

HUTCHISON, GREG

ü

HUTCHISON, RAY

ü

ü

HUTCHISON, RON

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

JACK, RUSTY

ü

JACKSON, ALAN

ü

ü

JACKSON, G.

ü

JANH, CARL

ü

JAHNS, HERBERT

ü

ü

JARVIS, WILLIAM Jr.

ü

JMAEF, BETTY

JMAEF, WALTER

JOHNSON, BRAD

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

JOHNSON, DAVID

ü

ü

JOHNSON, FOLKIE

ü

JOHNSON, ROBERT

ü

JOHNSON, RON

ü

KABERNACK, KEITH

ü

KAISER, ELMER

ü

ü

KELMAN, GARY **

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

KELMAN, JANIS

ü

ü

KERBER, KEN

ü

KERSHAW. JACK

ü

KERSHAW, LAURIE

ü

KESSELRING, RON

ü

ü

KIESAL, DORIS

ü

KIESAL, LENNARD C.

ü

ü

ü

KIRSCHMAN, CURTIS

ü

KOENING, H.

ü

KUCKELKORN, BERT

ü

KVALNES, RON

ü

LEHMAN, HENRY

ü

LODDON, JACK

ü

LUM, VERN

ü

LYNN, CECIL

ü

ü

LUNDGREN, LLOYD

ü

ü

LUNDY, LINDA

ü

MALMBERG, GARY

ü

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

MARCH, DOUG

ü

ü

MARCH, R.

ü

MARSH, ARNIE (USA)

ü

MARSH, GLEN (USA)

ü

MARSH, JAMEY

ü

MARSH, JASON

ü

MARSH, JERAMEY

ü

ü

MARSH, JESSE

ü

MARSH, RANDY

ü

MARSH, ROCKY

ü

MARSH, SUSAN

ü

MARTIN, JOHN

ü

MARTINEN, DENNIS (USA)

ü

ü

McCANNEL, JOHN

ü

McQUADE, BERNIE

ü

MECH, EDDIE **

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

MILLHAEM, STEWART

ü

MOHN, CLIVE

ü

MONK, BOB

ü

MORRISON, BRENT

ü

ü

MORGAN, HAROLD

ü

MUDIE, E.

ü

MURDOCH, JEANIE

ü

MUIR, BOB

ü

MULBACH, LAWRENCE

ü

MULLINS, JIM

ü

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

MUNHOLLAND, GERALD

ü

NABOZNIAK, RUSS **

ü

ü

ü

ü

NAGEL, ROY

ü

NELSON, ELAINE

ü

ü

ü

NELSON, JOHN (USA)

ü

ü

ü

NELSON, KEN

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

NEWLANDS, SANDY

ü

NEWMAN, DAVE

ü

NUZUM, PHIL

ü

OAKIE, D.

ü

O’DONNELL, EARL

ü

OHLER, DAVID

ü

OHLER, RALPH

ü

ü

OHLER, ZAREN

ü

PADGETT, HAROLD

ü

PAGLIARO, ROY

ü

PATTERSON, CHARLES

ü

PEDERSEN, WILLIE

ü

ü

ü

PETERSON, WALTER

ü

ü

PILCHER, RON

ü

PITTMAN, CHARLES

ü

PIQUE, ANNE

PIQUE, JOE

POHN, GEORGE

ü

ü

POHN, PETER

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

POST, RALPH

ü

POTTER, DOUG

ü

PYNE, BOB

ü

ü

RAMSTAD, WADE

ü

RAWLYCK, TERRY

ü

REEVES, ALBERT

ü

REINHOLD, ERNEST

ü

REMPEL, HENRY

ü

ü

ü

RICHEY, WAYNE

ü

RODNEY, R.

ü

RONAN, TERRY

ü

RITTER, OTTO

ü

SAILER, BARRY

ü

SAILER, TIM

ü

SAVAGE, DEAN

ü

ü

SAVAGE, JACK

ü

ü

ü

ü

SCHILLING, HAROLD

ü

ü

SCOFIELD, CARMEL

ü

SEALE, JOE

ü

SEALY/SEELY, RONALD

ü

ü

SEARLE, DALE

ü

SENFT, RON

ü

ü

ü

SHEARD, FRANCIS

ü

SHERRET, DAVID

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

SLABODA, ED

ü

ü

ü

SLABODA, JAKE

ü

SLABODA, P.

ü

SMITH, DONNA

ü

SMITH, FARLEY

ü

SORENSEN, ARNE **

  ü  

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

SORENSEN, PETER

ü

SPAULDING, GARY

ü

SPEEZA, HENRY

ü

ü

SPENCER, N.

ü

SPONHOLZ, DENNIS

ü

SNAPP, DAVID

ü

STENGLER, KEN

ü

STORFA, DAVID

ü

STOVEL, BRIAN

ü

STRAUGHAN, JOHN

ü

SUTHERLAND, DON

ü

SUTTILL, DON

ü

ü

THOMPSON, RON

ü

TIMMERMAN, ROBIN

ü

TIMMERMAN, B.

ü

TRACE, FAYE

ü

ü

TRACE, FRANCIS **

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

TRACE, JANET

ü

ü

TRACE, HARVEY

ü

ü

ü

ü

SHOOTER

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

TRACE, MARY

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

TRIPP, M.

ü

TUCKER, BERT

ü

ü

ü

ü

TUCKER, LEONARD

ü

URMANSKI, M.

ü

VJVAROSY, STEVE

ü

WAITES, TOM

ü

ü

WALKS, DICK

ü

WALSH, LIONEL

ü

WHITESIDE, DOUG **

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

WHITNEY, GORDON

ü

WHITNEY, TAMMY

ü

WILLIAMS, MERLE

ü

WILTSE, DOUG

ü

WHITE, LEE

ü

WHITTLE, B.

ü

WIGGER, LONES Jr.

ü

WIGGER, RONNIE

ü

WILSON, LOYE, Wash, US)

ü

WILSON, BRIAN

ü

WILSON, TODD

ü

WINFIELD, JAY

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

WORMSBECKER, F.

ü

YERXA, DALE

ü

ü

ZIMMERMAN, JIM

ZINNARO, G.

ü


Mary Kearns Trace

1st Lady Silhouette Shooter in Canada

I began rifle shooting at the age of 13, in 1958, at the Calgary Rifle & Pistol Club. I was active at the club until I went overseas for my nurse’s training in 1964. I returned to Canada in 1970 and rejoined the club in the fall of 1973. I retired from all rifle shooting about 1995 having competed in Sporting Rifle, ISU Match Rifle & Air Rifle and Silhouette rifle. I also spent three years on the National Women’s team in ISU smallbore.

In late 1974 or early 1975 Gary Kelman & Lloyd Gilmour, both members of C.R.P.C. began promoting Silhouette shooting to club members and also Buffalo Club members. The first official match was held at Buffalo Range, Sarcee Camp, Calgary on June 14, 1975. Although I did not shoot in this match I did compete in the next one held September 20, 1975. This was a new sport to Canada and these were the first matches held in the country. I practiced, along with my husband, Francis Trace, almost from the time it started. I was the first women in Canada to enjoy this discipline and compete in matches.

It was not until 1977 that another women joined me to compete. This was Janet Trace, our niece, from Edmonton. These were all High Power matches. To the best of my knowledge the next two women followed in 1980, Faye Trace, our niece, and Janis Kelman, wife of Gary Kelman, both competing in the Smallbore matches. Since that time numerous Canadian women have joined the ranks.

Along with my husband, Francis, we have competed in silhouette matches locally, provincially, nationally and internationally. We have attended matches in Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. I also attended a National Smallbore match in Sharon, Ontario. In addition Francis and I have traveled to matches in Montana & Idaho. It has been a wonderful experience and we have met so many wonderful people along the way.

I competed almost every year and finally retired from active shooting about 1995. In addition to shooting I have organized silhouette matches at the club level and was also Match Director for the 1989 & 1990 National Matches for the Rosebud Club at Homestead Range, Kananaskis Country.

I can’t say enough about how much enjoyment I have experienced from being involved with the shooting sports over all that time but my absolute favourite was High Power silhouette. There is a certain kind of thrill when you hear the “clang” and that old ram falls off his stand 500 meters away. A “five in a row” is a wonderful bonus! Smallbore just does not compare in any way for me. My memories through all those years will last a lifetime.




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