2026 Northern SxS Challenge Award and Event Winners

[Mike of the Mountain]

Here's a list of the event winners, and RU too if those events had two awards, from all the shooting at our Rock Mt Northern SxS Challenge.

We couldn't have asked for nicer weather!! It was an absolutely perfect four days! But I digress....


.410H DANIEL BAWELL
.410 ED BLAKE
28H DAVE DEFERNELMONT
28 ED BLAKE
24 COMBO RICH ANDERSON
20H ED BLAKE
20 RANDY ROBERTS
16H DAVE DEFERNELMONT
16 DAVID DEFERNELMONT
12H RANDY ROBERTS
12 RANDY ROBERTS
10H RANDY ROBERTS
10 BRANDON GROVES
20H PRE SHANE HOOVER
20 PRE RANDY ROBERTS
16H PRE RANDY ROBERTS
16 PRE DAVID D
12H PRE RANDY ROBERTS
12 PRE MARK SASEEN
10H PRE DAVID D
10PRE MIKE SMITH

8G 5-STAND MIKE SMITH
8G FIELD DAVID D
8G COMBINED-
HOA MIKE SMITH
RU DAVID D
BIG BORE PUMP-
HOA DEREK FARRELL
RU JERRY JONES
SMALL BORE PUMP-
HOA DEREK FARREL
RU DANA FISHER
BIG BORE SEMI-
HOA DARYL CORONA
RU BRANDON GROVES
SMALL BORE SEMI-
HOA DEREK FARRELL
RU BRANDON GROVES
SBT WOBBLE-
HOA DEREK FARRELL
RU DAVID D
SBT FIELD-
HOA DAVID D
RU DEREK FARRELL

BLACK POWDER-
TOM KARNER
GROUSE WALK-
BRANDON GROVES
SUPER SPORTING-
CHRIS RILEY

HIGH YOUTH (high combined score of 3 50 bird events)-
PHILIP BAWELL

MAIN EVENT HAMMER-
MALCOLM MACGREGOR
MAIN EVENT HAMMERLESS-
MALCOLM MACGREGOR
HIGH LADY-
KAITLYN EMMERT

IRON MAN-
HOA DAVID D 308
RU RANDY ROBERTS 302

KING OF THE HILL-
HOA DAVID D/MARK SASEEN
RU CHRIS RILEY/DANA FISHER





FOX-PARKER CUP
TEAM PARKER 90
TEAM FOX 80

MANUFACTURER’S CUP
TEAM PARKER 90
TEAM ITHACA 81 (RU TB)
TEAM LCS 81
TEAM FOX 80

These are all of the trophy winners. Many thanks to the vendors, collector’s associations, trappers, rangers and shooters who continue to make this event grow! Our Rock Mountain family thanks you from the bottom of our hearts!!
The tentative 2027 dates for this event will be July 22-25. Mark it on your calendars!!

[Silvers]

I was at the Northern for 3 of the 4 days and it was an excellent event. Top Shelf and growing every year! Perfect weather all 4 days and it was nice to see and talk with many friends. I also moved some stuff I no longer need, bought more stuff I really don't need, and came away with two great 22 rifles to boot! frank

[Kimber06]

Frank, it was great to see you and the rest of the guys at Mikes. I really look forward to both Ernie's and Mike's event every year to catch up with folks. The weather this year was just super, and the shooting was a blast. Sorry to miss a few folks who were not able to attend this year, especially Bill, Jeff and Craig. It looks like your recovery from your knee operation is proceeding nicely, hope it gets strong enough for you to get back in the woods come fall.

[Silvers]

Don, it was good to see and talk with you and Steve again. Along with many other friends. Yes the PT people tell me I'm ahead of most at the 4 week mark (tomorrow) and I fully expect to get after the birds and bucks this fall. frank

[Foxnut]

Here's a list of the event winners, and RU too if those events had two awards, from all the shooting at our Rock Mt Northern SxS Challenge.

We couldn't have asked for nicer weather!! It was an absolutely perfect four days! But I digress....


.410H DANIEL BAWELL
.410 ED BLAKE
28H DAVE DEFERNELMONT
28 ED BLAKE
24 COMBO RICH ANDERSON
20H ED BLAKE
20 RANDY ROBERTS
16H DAVE DEFERNELMONT
16 DAVID DEFERNELMONT
12H RANDY ROBERTS
12 RANDY ROBERTS
10H RANDY ROBERTS
10 BRANDON GROVES
20H PRE SHANE HOOVER
20 PRE RANDY ROBERTS
16H PRE RANDY ROBERTS
16 PRE DAVID D
12H PRE RANDY ROBERTS
12 PRE MARK SASEEN
10H PRE DAVID D
10PRE MIKE SMITH

8G 5-STAND MIKE SMITH
8G FIELD DAVID D
8G COMBINED-
HOA MIKE SMITH
RU DAVID D
BIG BORE PUMP-
HOA DEREK FARRELL
RU JERRY JONES
SMALL BORE PUMP-
HOA DEREK FARREL
RU DANA FISHER
BIG BORE SEMI-
HOA DARYL CORONA
RU BRANDON GROVES
SMALL BORE SEMI-
HOA DEREK FARRELL
RU BRANDON GROVES
SBT WOBBLE-
HOA DEREK FARRELL
RU DAVID D
SBT FIELD-
HOA DAVID D
RU DEREK FARRELL

BLACK POWDER-
TOM KARNER
GROUSE WALK-
BRANDON GROVES
SUPER SPORTING-
CHRIS RILEY

HIGH YOUTH (high combined score of 3 50 bird events)-
PHILIP BAWELL

MAIN EVENT HAMMER-
MALCOLM MACGREGOR
MAIN EVENT HAMMERLESS-
MALCOLM MACGREGOR
HIGH LADY-
KAITLYN EMMERT

IRON MAN-
HOA DAVID D 308
RU RANDY ROBERTS 302

KING OF THE HILL-
HOA DAVID D/MARK SASEEN
RU CHRIS RILEY/DANA FISHER





FOX-PARKER CUP
TEAM PARKER 90
TEAM FOX 80

MANUFACTURER’S CUP
TEAM PARKER 90
TEAM ITHACA 81 (RU TB)
TEAM LCS 81
TEAM FOX 80

These are all of the trophy winners. Many thanks to the vendors, collector’s associations, trappers, rangers and shooters who continue to make this event grow! Our Rock Mountain family thanks you from the bottom of our hearts!!
The tentative 2027 dates for this event will be July 22-25. Mark it on your calendars!!

Mike,
Congratulations on what sounds like a fantastic event!! Well done! Also, I'd like to congratulate all the event winners, especially the various Fox members that took awards. Congrats to Daryl, Mike, Randy, Rich and anyone I missed. Congrats to all!! Team Fox will get the boys from Meridian next year!!!!