Sgt. Corky Sponcey, Korean linguist, 3rd Radio Battalion,

Sgt. Corky Sponcey, Korean linguist, 3rd Radio Battalion, holds up his rifle trophy at the Pacific Division Matches awards presentation for the competition, Feb. 27. Sponcey is the high tyro for the 2012 Pacific Division Individual Rifle Match. The high tyro title goes to a Marine competing in the division matches for the first time. Participants of the Pacific
Division Matches gathered at The Officers’ Club for awards, including “high tyro” for both rifle and pistol, the overall winners of the rifle and pistol matches, and the recipients of the Pacific Division Smith Trophy and Pacific Division Finn Trophy. One Marine was chosen as the “first leather,” whose score is the closest to the medalists’ scores, and there are 19 medals awarded in both the rifle and pistol matches. Approximately 200 competitors competed in the annual Pacific Division Matches at Puuloa Range Training Facility throughout February.