Meet the Delmarva GRITS
Their Leader
Joanne Sweeney
Joanne lives in Landenberg, PA where the unofficial town motto is “Landenberg, You Can’t Get There From Here!” It’s located in Southern Chester County at the juncture of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland where there is a granite marker from the Mason-Dixon survey.
At 40 she was introduced to shooting after getting involved with competitive Field Trials for Springer Spaniels. Encouraged to learn to shoot to assist in training dogs, she took her first few lessons with Jim Arnold who provided a great foundation on which to build. Joanne started with Skeet then moved to Sporting Clays. Lately, she has been coached by Anthony Matarese, Jr. who has been both a World and National Champion in Sporting Clays competition. Improving her skills and learning to shoot different presentations is what keeps the game fun and exciting! She competes off and on in Sporting Clays tournaments to challenge herself.
Joanne is divorced and only had to raise Springer Spaniels. Recently, she adopted one who dropped out of competition and is working to get her back to hunting form for some fun in the fall. Retiring in December 2018 from a long career as an IT Project Manager, means there is more time for shooting, dogs, and her other passion skiing.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
NJ & Delmarva GRITS at Cedar Creek
NJ & DELMARVA GRITS Fall Shoot
November 14, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDELMARVA & NJ GRITS at M&M
DELMARVA & NJ GRITS Autumn Kick-Off Shoot
September 19, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDelaware Pheasant Hunt – Sat, Dec 7
Please respond ASAP to reserve your spot. Any questions, please contact me. Joanne Sweeney Delmarva ...
December 7, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmPennsylvania Pheasant Hunt – Fri, Nov 22
Please respond ASAP to reserve your spot. Any questions, please contact me. Joanne Sweeney Delmarv...
November 22, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmDelmarva Toms & Hens CLAYS Shoot November 9
*This is a CLAYS shoot (not a real turkey shoot)* Our next shoot will be at Schraders on Saturday, ...
November 9, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pmDelmarva 4th Anniversary
Join us as we celebrate 4 years of shootin' and hootin' where it all began for the Delmarva Chapter....
August 3, 2019Delmarva/Piedmont GRITS at Oxford Gun Club
Details are coming
June 29, 2019Delmarva/Piedmont GRITS Shoots & Giggles
June 2, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmMother’s Day comes early for Delmarva
The Point at Pintail 511 Pintail Point Farm Lane, Queenstown, MD 21658 All GRITS, Mothers (or not)...
May 4, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmDelmarva GRITS March into Spring
MARCH into Spring with Delmarva GRITS at the Fairfax Rod and Gun Club Saturday March 2, 2019 Let's M...
March 2, 2019 @ 10:30 am
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