Out of curiosity, what is a "Sectional", is it state level?
Edit: I just looked it up, what all does the Great Planes Section constitute?
In the past, do a lot people travel for these? Just curious as I have never participated in one.
As Julie said, the Great Plains Sectional is roughly a state-level match (ours is two states, but most Sectionals are roughly state-level) and people normally come from the state itself, plus some from surrounding stages.
Occasionally, you get a match that is well-known as being fun, and people come from farther. Ours----gets some of that. We do good stuff.
It'll be nine stages this year, one of which is going be BIG, so it'll be about double the size of an ordinary club match. ROs will be dedicated, which means that the ROs will have shot on the previous day, and they will be on a stage permanently instead of part of the squad.
There isn't a prize table, but there are plaques given for winning your division, and sometimes (depending on the number of people in your class) winning your class.
You do need to be a member of USPSA to shoot the Sectional, but people should do that anyway.
The next step up from a Sectional match is an Area match, which is effectively a regional championship. We are in Area 3, and the Area 3 match is going to be held in Grand Island at the beginning of August.
Any USPSA member can go to any Sectional or Area match---you don't have to live in that section/area to shoot the match. (For example, a couple of us go to the Area 5 match each year, even though we live in Area 3. No, there isn't an Area 51 in USPSA.)
The Sectional match is a lot of fun---and best of all, if you are used to shooting at ENGC, it'll be a nice comfortable transition to a larger match, since you'll be used to the club, and you'll know many of the ROs.
