Hi everyone. I want to begin by telling you about the Illinois Southern Zone Shoot that was held at Sparta, IL. It was typical Illinois weather. It was cold, windy and rainy but the shooters showed up and shot well. In Singles, Mason Bartlow won In Zone and Coltyn Schutte won Out of Zone. In Doubles, Tim Lewis won In Zone and Riley Kaufman won Out of Zone. In Handicap, Logan Parker won In Zone and Coltyn Schutte won Out of zone. Finally, Mason Bartlow won In Zone HAA and Coltyn Schutte won Out of Zone HAA. Good shooting everyone.
The ISTA gained 2 new Directors at the Southern Zone Shoot. Brad Mayberry and Gary Bartlow are both now on the Board of Directors. They are both good men and I wish them all the best in their new jobs.
Illinois shooter, Mike Hathaway, had himself a week at the Georgia State Shoot. He won the Out of State Veteran Championships in Doubles and HAA. He also won the Out of State Championship in HOA. Nice shooting, Mike.
Shooting is hot and heavy now in the state of Illinois. You can tell by the number of milestones reached by shooters. At the 25,000 plateau, Dennis Mills reached it in Singles and John Kraucunas reached it in Handicap. At the 50,000 plateau, Steve Brokow reached it in Singles. Chester Tripp and William Reardon reached it in Handicap. Finally, Mike Hathaway reached 75,000 Handicap targets.
Be sure and read the shoot report for the Missouri State Shoot. Illinois shooters showed up and shot out. We won so many classes, categories and yardage groups that I can't begin to list them all. It just shows what I have said all along, Illinois shooting is second to none.
The Illinois Central Zone Shoot was held at Peoria, IL. It was typical Illinois weather, clouds, sun and wind and the shooters took it all on and shot well. The winners are, in Singles, Anthony Schultz won In Zone and Adam Stuckmeyer won Out of Zone. In Doubles, Bill Christensen won In Zone and Matt Nicol won Out of Zone. In Handicap, Nick Nenne won In Zone and John Lee won Out of Zone. Finally, Dave Dressler won In Zone HOA and Adam Stuckmeyer won Out of Zone.
Shoot well and support your local club.
Bill Duncan, ATA Delegate