BULL'S EYE IN NEWHALL; SHOOTOUT '97 PITS AREA CHP STATIONS.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer On a picture-perfect day with the smell of barbecue in the air, the California Highway Patrol's Newhall office successfully defended its title Tuesday as the best shot among its Southland peers. The stage was the North County Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. '97, a shooting competition among Southern Division teams made up of officers and their superiors. ``This is serious competition,'' said Doug Sweeney of the Newhall office. The shootout, which began in 1992, is designed to bring together officers from different divisions for a day of friendly competition between men and women who haven't seen each other since their days training in the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan academy, officials said. ``You see some guys here you haven't seen in years,'' said Officer John Vickers
Sir John Stuart Vickers is Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. , one of the founders of the event. More than 120 officers were joined by their families for a day of fun, sun and barbecue. Sgts. Todd Hoose and Larry Wilson Lawrence Frank Wilson (born May 24, 1938, in Rigby, Idaho) is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals. Wilson attended Rigby High School, where a plaque now hangs noting his accomplishments. along with officers Brent Schuler and Brian Lottermoser represented the defending champions from Newhall, who practice at the Oak Tree Gun Club, where the competition was held. ``I definitely feel this is rigged, they shoot here all the time,'' joked Officer Bill Preciado from the East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. Division. He said the competition also puts criminals on notice. ``We have the best shooters in the business,'' he warned. In addition to team competition, a trophy went to the officer with the highest individual score. Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Officer A.J. Torres failed to defend his Top Gun title from '96. Officer Todd Overzet of the Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. station took it away. ``Oh, it's serious out here,'' said Torres, a 14-year veteran. ``We come to enjoy ourselves but we want to win.'' The scoring was based on accuracy, speed and how many bullets each shooter took to knock down the targets, which included six bowling pins 10 yards away. ``There is no way anyone here shouldn't score a 300,'' Lottermoser said, referring to the highest score before bonus. True to his word, Lottermoser stepped up and scored a 300 to help carry Newhall to victory. Newhall's Capt. Greg Augusta won the top gun award among managers. Each year organizers gather entry fees to help pay for the event. Sweeney said additional proceeds help fund the Newhall CHP's Explorer program
The Explorer program was the United States's first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite. , which trains junior officers. Officers practice regularly at their local shooting ranges during the year and the four best from each division compete in Newhall. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) A CHP officer observes the sixth annual North County Shootout '97 in Newhall on Tuesday. (2--color) CHP Patrol Sgt. Todd Hoose takes a shot at the third stage of the course. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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