September 2017
First off, I want to apologize for the last couple magazines not having articles in them. I was having some issues with my email and didn’t realize it until recently. I do implore you to go to the ISTA website to read them – illinoistrapshooters.org. They are full of information!
The Northern Zone Shoot was a couple weeks ago at Downers Grove and they had a great turnout. Wonderful weather. There was a vote for a new director for the zone too. Frankie Bentley III decided not to run again and Stanley Systo won the vote to replace him. Congrats to him! Frankie Bentley III ended up winning the singles with the lone 199. Jeremiah Schultz won the doubles with a lone 98. Jack Anderson was the handicap champion with a 97. The All Around Champion was Brad Bomkamp with a 386. Tough shooting by everyone! I also have to brag about a shooter from the Southern Zone that went up to compete as well, Elise Baker. She won the Handicap non-resident with a 97 and proceeded to win the HAA with a 385. Anyone that shot all 400 targets at this match meets the zone requirement for the State Team. The Southern Zone shoot is Memorial Day weekend, May 26 and 27 at Brittany Shooting Park and the Central Zone shoot is in Peoria the weekend before, May 19 and 20.
The Illini Indian’s Pow Wow was the first weekend in September. There was a great turn out and great weather. It was divided into 3 shoots – the Indian Summer Shoot, the Pow Wow, and the Silver Dollar. The first two days, Jeff Fricke won both of the handicap events! Two of the days Norm Gilmore was the high score for the doubles events! Chloe Turasky broke her first 100 straight in the singles event that weekend too! There were a lot of people who had some phenomenal scores. Hope to see that continue throughout the year!
Please do not hesitate to contact me with anything you would like to see in the next article. Again, I cannot tell you how sorry I am about the last couple magazines. It won’t happen again!
Lauren Mueller
ATA Delegate
Hello shooters! Hope everyone has taken that step towards their goals since the last article. The Grand results are in, and I am happy to tell you about the big representation IL had down in Sparta!
I went through and counted by hand, so I may be off, but I counted 96 people from Illinois taking home a trophy and 153 trophies in total! That’s incredible! Congratulations to all of you! Some of the names that won multiple trophies – Mike Hathaway, Mike Westjohn, Larry Norton, Lucas Schmedeke, Ziggy Tkaczenko, Ronald Piro, Chase Horton, Tony Fortino, Alex Ligman, Myron Little, Greg Hogue, Nicolas Crisman, Megan Byrns, Ian Lawrence, Randy Leach, Bradley Redman, Drew Strohecker, Trevor Brown, Dan Staker and Jack Criner. Great shooting guys! The weather was amazing this year compared to several in the past. Attendance was up. Scores were up. Overall, what a great Grand.
One big change is that there will no longer be All American Points associated with trophies. The points will go along with scores in each category. You can see these rules on the ATA website under the rule book changes on the forth page. I would love to explain it better but it would take up an entire page in the magazine. If you don’t understand what is written, do not hesitate to contact me and I can further explain. Another change will be that no one will start on the 18 yard line. Those who are there may remain there, but no one will get a reduction to it or start there. Happy shooting!
Lauren Mueller
ATA Delegate