West Central Ohio Flyers

Officially chartered in 2004, the purpose of the West Central Ohio Flyers Racing Pigeon Club is to foster fellowship, fun, and a positive social environment for its members as they engage in the friendly competition of racing Homing Pigeons. We do not fly for cash prizes, but we sure do cherish the bragging rights accompanying any win. Charter members consisted of seven flyers from Lima, Wapakoneta, Cairo, and Sidney, Ohio. Today we have seven members from Lima and Sidney,Ohio, and Portland, Indiana. We are affiliated with the American Racing Pigeon Union, and all our members are also members of that organization.

In 2010 we are not flying an old bird series. We do plan to fly young birds and for all but a few races of the 2010 young bird series we will be flying with the North Dayton Pigeon Club.

We are always seeking to expand our membership, and current members are more than happy to help out new members in the pigeon racing sport. If you reside within approximately a 45-mile radius of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and would like to investigate this fascinating hobby, please contact one of the members listed below.

1st Ron Leckey, 2nd through 4th Tom Barnhart, 5th Matt Barnhart, 6th through 10th Tom Barnhart
Other lofts in order of finish - Jack Hunt
No report - Bill Bost

1st and 2nd Ron Leckey, 3rd Bill Bost, 4th Ron Leckey, 5th Tom Barnhart
6th Bob Metcalf, 7th Tom Barnhart, 8th Matt Barnhart, 9th Tom Barnhart, 10th Ron Leckey
No report - Jack Hunt

1st Matt Barnhart, 2nd & 3rd Bob Metcalf, 4th Tom Barnhart, 5th Ron Leckey, 6th Bob Metcalf, 7th Bill Bost, 8th Tom Barnhart, 9th & 10th Matt Barnhart

1st Tom Barnhart, 2nd Ron Leckey, 3rd Matt Barnhart, 4th Tom Barnhart, 5th Matt Barnhart, 6th & 7th Bill Bost
8th Ron Leckey, 9th Bill Bost, 10th Bob Metcalf

1st Bill Bost, 2nd Bob Metcalf, 3rd Bill Bost, 4th Matt Barnhart, 5th Bill Bost, 6th Matt Barnhart
7th & 8th Bob Metcalf, 9th Matt Barnhart
No report - Tom Barnhart, Ron Leckey

1st and 2nd Ron Leckey, 3rd and 4th Bob Metcalf, 5th Matt Barnhart
6th Bob Metcalf, 7th Bill Bost, 8th Bob Metcalf
No report - Tom Barnhart

Although none of the following races show 5 lofts competing, which means these race results do not quality for any AU awards, we flew these races
with the Central Ohio Combine and any combine placings would count for such awards.

1st Gary Geren, 2nd Bob Metcalf, 3rd & 4th Gary Geren, 5th & 6th Bob Metcalf
7th Matt Barnhart, 8th Gary Geren, 9th Bob Metcalf, 10th Gary Geren
Other lofts in order of finish - Tom Barnhart

1st through 3rd Bob Metcalf, 4th Matt Barnhart, 5th Tom Barnhart, 6th Bob Metcalf
7th Gary Geren, 8th & 9th Bob Metcalf, 10th Tom Barnhart

1st Bob Metcalf, 2nd Tom Barnhart, 3rd Gary Geren, 4th Bob Metcalf, 5th Matt Barnhart, 6th Tom Barnhart
7th Bob Metcalf, 8th & 9th Gary Geren

1st & 2nd Bob Metcalf, 3rd Tom Barnhart, 4th Bob Metcalf, 5th Matt Barnhart, 6th Gary Geren
7th & 8th Bob Metcalf, 9th Tom Barnhart, 10th Gary Geren

1st Bob Metcalf, 2nd Matt Barnhart, 3rd through 6th Gary Geren, 7th Tom Barnhart, 8th Bob Metcalf

Race Series cancelled because although we do have enough members to be chartered by the AU, not all members are flying young birds
and we won't have enough flyers (5) for our races to qualify for AU awards, especially since we would not be flying any of those races with the large combine.
We plan to resume young bird races for the 2009 season.

1st Gary Geren, 2nd Matt Barnhart, 3rd Bob Metcalf, 4th Tom Barnhart
5th & 6th Gary Geren, 7th Matt Barnhart, 8th through 10th Bob Metcalf
Other lofts in order of finish - Ron Leckey

1st Ron Leckey, 2nd Bob Metcalf, 3rd & 4th Matt Barnhart, 5th through 7th Bob Metcalf
8th Gary Geren, 9th Ron Leckey, 10th Matt Barnhart
No report - Tom Barnhart

1st through 3rd Bob Metcalf, 4th Gary Geren, 5th Bob Metcalf, 6th Gary Geren
7th Ron Leckey, 8th Gary Geren, 9th Matt Barnhart, 10th Gary Geren
No report - Tom Barnhart

1st Matt Barnhart, 2nd Bob Metcalf, 3rd & 4th Gary Geren
5th through 7th Bob Metcalf, 8th Ron Leckey, 9th Matt Barnhart, 10th Gary Geren
No report - Tom Barnhart

1st Bob Metcalf, 2nd through 4th Gary Geren, 5th & 6th Bob Metcalf
7th through 9th Ron Leckey, 10th Matt Barnhart
No report - Tom Barnhart

May 27 - Florence, KY - 120 miles - 5 lofts, 52 birds

1st Ron Leckey, 2nd Bob Metcalf, 3rd Matt Barnhart, 4th Bob Metcalf
5th & 6th Tom Barnhart, 7th Gary Geren, 8th Bob Metcalf, 9th & 10th Matt Barnhart

June 3 - Florence, KY - 120 miles - 5 lofts, 45 birds

1st through 3rd Bob Metcalf, 4th Matt Barnhart
5th Tom Barnhart, 6th through 8th Ron Leckey, 9th & 10th Tom Barnhart
Other lofts in order of finish - Gary Geren

June 10 - Georgetown, KY - 180 miles - 5 lofts, 37 birds

1st Bob Metcalf, 2nd Tom Barnhart, 3rd & 4th Gary Geren, 5th Ron Leckey
6th Tom Barnhart, 7th Bob Metcalf, 8th Ron Leckey, 9th Gary Geren
No report - Matt Barnhart

2006 Young Bird Results

August 26 - Florence, KY - 120 miles - 5 lofts, 62 birds

1st and 2nd Ron Leckey, 3rd through 5th Bob Metcalf, 6th Tom Barnhart
7th Bob Metcalf, 8th Ron Leckey, 9th Tom Barnhart, 10th Bob Metcalf
Other lofts in order of finish - Gary Geren, Matt Barnhart

September 10 - Lexington, KY - 200 miles - 5 lofts, 39 birds

1st through 4th Bob Metcalf, 5th Tom Barnhart, 6th Bob Metcalf
7th Ron Leckey, 8th Tom Barnhart, 9th Ron Leckey, 10th Tom Barnhart
Other lofts in order of finish - Gary Geren
No report - Matt Barnhart

2005 Old Bird Results

May 7 - Oxford, OH - 100 miles - 5 lofts, 40 birds

1st Tom Barnhart, 2nd & 3rd Matt Barnhart, 4th Tom Barnhart
5th Matt Barnhart, 6th Tom Barnhart, 7th through 10th Bob Metcalf
No report - Gary Geren, Jack Hunt

May 15 - Oxford, OH - 100 miles - 5 lofts, 33 birds

1st through 4th Tom Barnhart, 5th & 6th Matt Barnhart
7th through 9th Tom Barnhart, 10th Matt Barnhart
Other lofts in order of finish - Bob Metcalf, Gary Geren
No report - Jack Hunt

May 21 - Versailles, IN - 135 miles - 5 lofts, 27 birds

1st Tom Barnhart, 2nd Matt Barnhart, 3rd & 4th Tom Barnhart
5th Matt Barnhart, 6th through 9th Bob Metcalf, 10th Gary Geren
No report - Jack Hunt

May 29 - La Grange, KY - 170 miles - 4 lofts, 21 birds

1st Gary Geren, 2nd Tom Barnhart, 3rd Jack Hunt, 4th Tom Barnhart
5th Matt Barnhart, 6th Tom Barnhart

June 18 - La Grange, KY - 170 miles - 5 lofts, 19 birds

1st Tom Barnhart, 2nd Matt Barnhart, 3rd Bob Metcalf, 4th Matt Barnhart
No report - Gary Geren, Jack Hunt

2005 Young Bird Results

August 21 - Oxford, OH - 85 miles - 5 lofts, 39 birds

1st through 4th Bob Metcalf, 5th Tom Barnhart, 6th & 7th Matt Barnhart
8th Tom Barnhart, 9th Matt Barnhart, 10th Tom Barnhart
Other lofts in order of finish - Ron Leckey
No report - Gary Geren

August 28 - Versailles, IN - 120 miles - 6 lofts, 51 birds

1st Tom Barnhart, 2nd Matt Barnhart, 3rd Bob Metcalf, 4th Tom Barnhart
5th through 8th Bob Metcalf, 9th Ron Leckey, 10th Tom Barnhart
No report - Gary Geren, Jack Hunt

September 3 - Versailles, IN - 120 miles - 5 lofts, 34 birds

1st Bob Metcalf, 2nd Ron Leckey, 3rd Tom Barnhart, 4th Matt Barnhart
No report - Gary Geren

September 10 - La Grange, KY - 170 miles - 6 lofts, 21 birds

1st Jack Hunt, 2nd Bob Metcalf, 3rd Jack Hunt, 4th Tom Barnhart, 5th Bob Metcalf
6th Tom Barnhart, 7th Gary Geren, 8th Matt Barnhart, 9th Ron Leckey, 10th Matt Barnhart

October 1 - Florence, KY - 125 miles - 5 lofts, 18 birds

1st & 2nd Jack Hunt, 3rd Matt Barnhart, 4th Bob Metcalf, 5th & 6th Gary Geren, 7th Tom Barnhart

MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

President - Ron Leckey
Vice President - Bob Metcalf
Secretary-Treasurer - Tom Barnhart
Race Secretary -Matt Barnhart
Also - Andrea Boyd, Bill Bost, Jack Hunt

IN MEMORIAM

Ronald "Gene" Foltz (Charter Member)
1941-2004

The West Central Ohio Flyers Racing Pigeon Club is affiliated with the American Racing Pigeon Union

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