"Luke, it was known at the end of last year that the nat.s was going to be in PA. this year. You say you live in the North East, then you missed a lot of sanctioned matches with in a few hours drive. CT state....."
Don't doubt your word on it being well known but no one in my area KNEW. Did know that Ted is in PA & would be the new MD but don't recall it ever being mentioned in the TJ that the Match would even be in PEEYEA?
FWIW, don't live in NE, it's NY, CT is a 5 hr drive as is S&W Match, Friend did PA State which took 11 hrs RT.
Anyway, have fun & shoot well!
p.s. Ted drove up here a few yrs. ago to give CSO Course and said he'd never do it again due in part to NYS Handgun Laws, etc. {HE was generous enough to make the long drive when all the MA, CT, VT Inst. said flatly, "No"}