Hello shooters!
I missed the last article, so I'd like to touch on a couple things that got left out first. The Illini Indian Pow Wow was held at Brittany Shooting Park over Labor Day weekend. There was a good turnout and they added some gold coins for trophies! The scores were tough too. The 3 Handicap events were won by Rebecca Hackett with a 99, Randy Miller with a 97 and Logan Hawkins with a 97. Singles scores were high too! Carol Teschky won C class with a 95, Todd Whitaker won D class with a 98 and Scott Dambacher won a B class trophy with a 97.
The Northern Zone Shoot was hosted at Downers Grove Sportsman's Club the second week in September. I, unfortunately, didn't get to go this year, but I heard it was a great shoot. Frankie Bentley III won the Doubles with a 98, Brad Bomkamp was the Singles Champ with a 198, John Chapman was the Handicap Champion with a 95, and Dan Staker was the HAA Champ with a 385.
Also, the State Team is final! There weren't as many people eligible for the team this year as there has been in the past, but the averages were still tough!
Men's Team: Captain - Brad Bomkamp, Jeremiah Schultz, Kevin Wunder, John Kravanek, Mark Johnson, Mark Fielder, Mike Hathaway, Mike Dennis, Leland Hassler and Ron Wolf.
Lady 1: Captain - Lauren Mueller, Elise Baker, Ashleigh Painter, Chloe Turasky, and Hannah Martin.
Lady 2: Captain - Anita Knearem, Lora Murphy, Judy Wegner and Sue Staker.
Sub Jr: Captain - Kyle Miller, Lucas McVeigh, Logan Hawkins, Blaine Jennings and Boedy Baker.
Junior: Captain - Chase Horton, Wyatt Criner, Alex York, J T Thiems and Hayden Hemrich.
Junior Gold: Captain - Walter Barnickel and Mason Buzzard. Sub Vet: Captain - Frank Haynes, Brian Hezel, Dave Dressler, Dan Staker and Harvey Schulz.
Veteran: Captain - Frank Payne, Jim Lyons, Michael Obert, Loren Rippentrop and Pat Hermes.
Senior Veteran: Captain - Mike Westjohn, Joe Nehrt, Mike Jordan, Charlie Bickle and Larry Hight.
The highest average in the State of Illinois goes to Chase Horton, with a combined average of 96.6. Congratulations to those who made it! Awards will be given out at the State Meeting at the State Shoot on June 14, 2019
Happy Holidays to everyone, and I'll see you next year!
Lauren Mueller
ATA Delegate