TrapShootingUSA November/December 2022

THE 2022 B&P SUMMER SHOOTOUT & S C T P P A S T A T E BUNKER CHAMPIONSHIP

Several SCTP Teams made their way to the Palmyra International Shotgun Range (PISR) June 25-26 to compete in the 2022 B&P Summer Shootout/ SCTP PA State Championship. The weather was in the low 90s but that did not stifle the enthusiasm of the athletes as they battled it out for the First Annual B&P Summer Shootout and SCTP State Bunker Championship. On hand were shooters from all over the State of Pennsylvania with some first-time shooters in the mix that would later come to show they came to compete not just participate.

PISR has a Saturday tradition. At every event, they hold a Saturday night Junior Final. The idea is to get the Junior Shooters experience shooting finals. PISR’s mission is to develop up and coming shooters. It seems to be paying dividends as Palmyra Shooter Colton Card made the SCTP International Team last year and Team USA National Team Member and Palmyra shooter, Lance Thompson, just last month, won a Silver Individual and a Gold Team Medal in Suhl Germany at the Junior World Cup. The final on Saturday night was contested between Braeden Fisher (Sullivan County), Henry Perdue (Lawrence County Young Guns), Clayton Brisky (Bradford, PA), Greg Weidman (Palmyra PA) and Jack Perdue (Lawrence County Young Guns). The first 25 was neck and neck, and after the first 25 Greg Weidman from Palmyra finished in 6th. In the next 5, Jack Perdue made a good showing with the 5th spot, 5 more Braeden Fisher took home 4th, but still in the hunt for the SCTP Crown. The Medal contenders were first timer Aiden Kephart,

Bradford’s Clayton Brisky and Henry Perdue. The next 5 targets awarded Henry Purdue the Bronze. We were down to the Last 10 Targets to settle the Gold and Silver and Aiden and Clayton traded the lead a couple times in the last ten targets with First timer Aiden Kephart eventually taking home the hard-fought Gold and Clayton taking home the well-deserved Silver.

The SCTP portion of the Event was settled with the Last 3 rounds on Saturday and the first 2 rounds on Sunday. The SCTP PA State Champion Braedon Fisher (Sullivan County), with Colton Card (Palmyra) taking home the Silver and Aiden Kephart (Evans City) taking home the Bronze. In the Collegiate

Division Colton Card of Palmyra took home the Gold, in the Senior Division. Braedon Fisher won the Gold and Clayton Brinsky (Lawrence County Young Guns) took home the Silver and Greg Weidman (Palmyra) won the Bronze. The Intermediate Division found First time Competitor Aider Kephart with the Gold, Henry Perdue (Lawrence County Young Guns,) won the Silver, with Adam Zoelle (Evans City) winning the Bronze. Ellena Perdue (Lawrence County Young Guns,) won the Ladies PA SCTP Championship.

The 1st annual B&P Summer Shootout finalist were made up of #1 USA National Team Member Lance Thompson with a 189/ 200, #2 AJ Dupre with a 181/200, #3 Top SCTP finisher Braedon Fisher

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158/200, #4 SCTP International Team Member Colton Card 155/200, #5 first time competitor Aiden Kephart 142/200 and coming into the 6th spot was John Wolfington 140/200. In the final, the 6th place finisher was Braedon Fisher, after 5 more targets, Aiden Kephart finished with an amazing first competition, 5 more found John Wolfington in the 4th spot. Going into the top 3 we had Lance Thompson with 31, Colton Card with a 28 and AJ Dupre with a 25. Then it was time to find out who got what color medal. After 5 more targets, Colton Card found himself with the Bronze. . For the gold

medal it was AJ vs Lance, who have been shooting teammates since the beginning of Lance’s shooting career. At the end of the last 10 targets, Lance found himself at the top of the podium with his teammates AJ and Colton on each side.

Thank you to the Baschieri & Pellagri for becoming an annual sponsor. Thank you to the staff that helped make this shoot possible. John Thompson, Patty Thompson, Dave Bechtold, Sue Bechtold, Jeff Myers, Scott Card, and Jason Smally. n

THE KENTUCKY STATE SHOOT

BY JACQUE SNELLENBERGER

The 119th Kentucky State Trapshoot began June 28th at the Central Kentucky Gun Club in Berea, Kentucky. They added two new Pat Traps to their inventory and they try to throw the best targets possible. On both Thursday and Friday, Bingo was going on in the clubhouse to add some extra fun to the week.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday began with Singles, Handicap and then Doubles. All events on Wednesday were sponsored by Tru by Hilton. In the Kentucky State Team Singles there were 22 perfect scores to start the day. Five shooters from Kentucky ran the next hundred in the carryover; Tracy Hope, Keith Ditto, Drake Reynolds, Nick Kingrey, and Reid Winn. But further into the carryovers it was Hope who was victorious. Seven of those 22 hundreds were non-residents, but only Robert Caplinger broke the following hundred in the carryover to win.

The All-American Handicap posted three scores of 98. All Kentucky shooters and all Kevins too; Kevin Polson, Kevin Williams, and Kevin Swift. Williams broke 24 in the shoot off for the Champion spot, leaving Swift as the Runner Up with Polson taking his category of Sub Veteran. High for Non residents were Joseph Trujillo and

Kayla Workman with 97. Trujillo beat Workman by one with his 23 in the shoot-off, making Workman drop down to Lady I.

Reid Winn broke the only 100 in The Wildcat Doubles. Non resident winner for the Doubles was Junior shooter Tyler Honnold over another Junior shooter, Luke Johnson, both breaking 99s. Honnold snapped a perfect 50 in the carryover for the win.

THURSDAY

In the Double Class Championship sponsored by President John Kerr there were 4-100s: Drake Reynolds (Sub Junior), Isaac Sharp (Junior Gold), James Malin (Junior Gold) and Trey Wilburn. Since Wilburn was the only one not in category he was the AA Champion. The others fell to their categories and that included non-resident Isaac Sharp. This left the AA non-resident trophy open for Jason Seitz to swoop in with his 99, as the other

99s were category shooters.

The next event was the Bluegrass Handicap sponsored by Howard’s Metal Sales/Isaiah House. There were four 98s that were high on the board and they were all Kentucky shooters— Clark Hamons (Sub Veteran), Jacob Senters (Junior), Lester Marcum (Sub Veteran), and Preston Philpot (Junior Gold). Marcum forfeited, leaving the other three to shoot-off. All three shooters broke a 23 in the first round. Hamons went out in the second round earning him the Sub Veteran award. Philpot and Senters both breaking 24 had to go again, where Philpot nailed all 25 to win Champion and Senters fell to his category. Out of state shooters, Steven Joyce, Tony Honaker (Sub

Veteran), and Robert Caplinger were high with 97s. Joyce broke them all for an easy victory, which meant Honker fell to category and Caplinger was the long yardage winner.

In the Singles Class Championship sponsored by Larco Commercial Truck Repair there were 22-100s. Ten of them were Kentucky shooters and 12 were out of state shooters. Winning with 100s for residents were Tracy Hope (AA), Alvin Staggs (A), Drake Reynolds (Sub Junior), Elijah Wilson (Junior), and Royce White (Senior Veteran). Winning out of state awards with 100s were Austin Jacob (AA), Greg Arneson (A), Timothy McMillan (B), Jacob Anderson (Sub Junior), Johnny Picone (Junior), Kyleigh Hepner

(Lady I), Thomas Campbell (Veteran), and Joe Nehrt (Senior Veteran).

FRIDAY

Friday was a special day because there were only two Handicaps to be shot and they were both sponsored by Foley Machinery Movers. The first one, Memorial Handicap, had Kentucky shooter John Caudill break the only 99 on the grounds for the win. Breaking scores of 98 for out of state shooters were Morgan Blaine (Junior Gold), Richie Bolin (Sub Veteran), and Isaac Sharp (Junior Gold). Breaking a near perfect score Sharp became champion, while the other two dropped to their categories.

Between the events, the State Team Awards Presentation was held where the teams were recognized with hunting knives. Austin Bratcher broke the lone 100 in the Kentucky Hall of Fame Handicap to earn him In State Champion. The out of staters had to shoot-off with 98s. Canyon Ferris and Tank Lunsford both forfeited. This left only Steve Corwin, Clifford Plummer, and Richie Bolin. Corwin knocked them out with a perfect round leaving Bolin with Sub Veteran, Ferris 27 yard and Plummer Senior Veteran trophies.

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Foley Machinery Movers sponsored Saturday’s Singles Championship. The back half was stopped for lightning in the area twice. But 16 shooters still broke them all.

In-state shooters were Andrew Tilford, Blake Williams (Junior Gold), Bobby Fowler, Elijah Wilson (Junior), Preston Philpot (Junior Gold), Richard Langdon (Sub Veteran), and Tracy Hope. Missing one in the first round of the shoot-off were Hope

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP BLAKE WILLIAMS

CH BLAKE WILLIAMS 200

RU ANDRW TILFORD 200

AA TRACY HOPE 200

A JARROD EVERLY 197

B RODDY HARPER 198

C CHARLES PATRICK 192

D WILL COMPTON 193

LD 1 CAROLINE HOPE 197

LD 2 MARTHA HUMPHREY 194

SUB JR DRAKEK REYNOLDS 199

JR ELIJAH WILSON 200

JR GOLD PRESTON PHILPOT 200

SUB VET RICHARD LANGDON 200

VET SHELBY ELKIN 197

SR VET ROBERT DYER 198

NON-RES CH AUSTIN JACOB (OH) 200

and Fowler earning them AA and AA runner-up respectively. Missing in the second round was Tilford for the runner-up spot and Langdon for his category. Philpot didn’t miss until the 10th round earning him the Junior Gold spot. It took Williams 349 extra targets to beat out Wilson, who then dropped to his category. Out of State shooters that produced the deuce were Austin Jacob, David Deitch (Sub Veteran), Ethan Ledford (Junior), Hayden Jacobs (Junior Gold), Isaac Sharp (Junior Gold), JM Perrill (Junior Gold), John Thomas, Lewis Laroche (Veteran), and Shelly Heitner (Lady II). Heitner, Deitch, and Laroche forfeited and took their categories outright. Sharp, Perrill and Thomas missed one in the first round. Junior shooter Ledford made it to the third round before he missed earning him the category trophy. Jacobs broke 100 straight and then forfeited giving the Out of State Championship to Austin Jacob, which then allowed John Thomas in for the runner-up spot since the rest were categories.

SUNDAY

The first event of the last day was

the Jordan Foley Doubles Championship sponsored by Johnson City Honda. Jordan Foley, last year’s Kentucky Doubles Champion and Keith Ditto, three time Kentucky Doubles Champion, each broke the centuries this year. They both started out with perfect scores of 20 in the shoot-off, but Ditto missed one in the second round earning him runner-up and Foley Champion for the second year in a row. Tyler Honnold of Tennessee was the only other shooter on the grounds who broke them to easily nab the Out of State Champion.

The last event was the Jacob Senters Handicap Championship sponsored by Elite Shotguns. Four category shooters, one of which was long yardage broke the high score of 98. Kevin Polson and Lester Marcum are both Sub Veterans but the long yardage shooter, Polson, broke a perfect 25 to force Marcum into category while he claimed the Champion spot. Jeffrey Schlichter (Sub Veteran) forfeited to Anderson Clayborne (Junior) knowing he already had a trophy.

HAA AND HOA

The High All Around championship went to Keith Ditto after defeating

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JORDAN FOLEY 100

RU KEITH DITTO 100

AA NICK KINGREY 98

A HERBERT LEWIS 99

B BRADLEY JONES 96

C DONNIE SMITH 95

D ROBERT FIELDS 93

LD 1 CAROLINE HOPE 93

LD 2 MARTHA HUMPHREY 83

SUB JR DRAKE REYNOLDS 99

JR JACK HOLLAND 98

JR GOLD JAMES MALIN 99

SUB VET JAMES PLATSKE 99

VET JOE NEYER 97

SR VET ROBERTY DYER 99

NON-RES CH TYLER HONNOLD (TN) 100

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

3RD HENRY WINN 97

5TH KEITH DITTO 96

6TH ANDREW TILFORD 96

SUB JR AUSTIN BRATCHER 97

JR JACOB SENTERS 97

JR GOLD PRESTON PHILPOT 96

SUB VET LESTER MARCUM 98

VET STEVE CHILDERS 96

SR VET ROBERT DYER 97

NON-RES CH ANDERSON CLAYBORNE (TN) 98

Andrew Tilford with a perfect 40x40

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in the overtime round. Both shooters had knotted up with scores of 395x400. Tyler Honnold was the Non Resident champion with a field high score of 396. Ditto claimed the High Over All title this year with a score of 1178x1200 and Isaac Sharp led the way for out of state shooters with 1163.

Kentucky is known for throwing sweet targets and being one of the most hospitable clubs around. If you haven’t hit this state shoot yet, plan on it for next year! n

HIGH ALL AROUND

CH KEITH DITTO 395

RU ANDREW TILFORD 395

AA HERBERT LEWIS 393

A LESLIE SAWYERS 388

B SCOTTIE SLOAN 384

C MATTHEW CRUMP 377

D MELVIN WATKINS 336

LD 1 CAROLINE HOPE 380

LD 2 MARTHA HUMPHREY 369

SUB JR DRAKE REYNOLDS 393

JR JACK HOLLAND 384

JR GOLD PRESTON PHILPOT 394

SUB VET KEVIN POLSON 391

VET STEPHEN HERBERT 396

SR VET ROBERT DYER 394

NON-RES CH TYLER HONNOLD (TN) 396

HIGH OVER ALL KEITH DITTO

CH KEITH DITTO 1178

RU AARON WILLOUGHBY 1161

AA RICKY FRYMAN 1158

A TRACY HOPE 1152

B SCOTTIE SLOAN 1129

C TUCKER MILES 1103

D MASON AKERS 1079

LD 1 CAROLINE HOPE 1121

LD 2 MARTHA HUMPHREY 1065

SUB JR DRAKE REYNOLDS 1164

JR JACK HOLLAND 1138

JR GOLD JAMES MAIN 1155

SUB VET KEVIN POLSON 1165

VET JOE NEYER 1120

SR VET ROBERT DYER 1163

NON-RES CH ISAAC SHARP (TN) 1163

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2022 NEW YORK STATE SHOOT

The 2022 New York State Shoot was held at the New York State ATA Home Grounds from Tuesday, July 5, through Sunday, July 10. The shoot’s program consisted of 1700 total targets, with 400 on Tuesday, 300 each Wednesday-Friday, and 200 each Saturday-Sunday. Attendance was down slightly from last year due to a number of factors but the tournament still retained a competition factor of 4 for All-American points.

TUESDAY

Tuesday was a warm-up day and the program consisted of 100 target Warm-Up Singles, 100 target WarmUp Handicap, and 100 pair WarmUp Doubles. Since All-American points were not awarded until Wednesday, Tuesday’s program was lightly attended. Some shooters, however, used this day as an opportunity to obtain the necessary targets to avoid penalty classification for the main days of the State Shoot.

Ransom Schrom and Urb Womer led the morning’s Singles event with 98s and, following carryover, Schrom was the event Champion. Womer fell back to take Veteran Champion. Daniel Boisclair led the Handicap with the lone high score of 94 and was the event Champion. Kenneth Benson was the Senior Veteran winner with the lone second high score of 93. Joseph Breck IV led the afternoon’s 200 target Doubles with a 193, a fourtarget margin over second high Urb Womer, who once again took Veteran honors with a 189.

REPORT BY JOSH BUCHIERE

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday’s preliminary events were the start of All-American points at the New York State Shoot and, as a result, attendance increased significantly. Deborah Ohye-Neilson, Joseph Breck IV, and William Wallis posted perfect scores in the Preliminary Singles. After a carryover the following day, OhyeNeilson was the event Champion, Breck IV the Junior winner, and Wallis the Senior Veteran Champion. Michael Fox Jr. and Terry Zimmer led Class AAA and AA with 99s, and Donald Neilson Jr. took Sub Veteran honors with the same score.

In and out lighting and a swirling breeze made for challenging targets in the Preliminary Handicap. James Flint led all shooters with a lone high score of 96 from 27 yards and took

event Champion. One target back from Flint was Chris Vendel, who took the 26-27 yard title with a 95. John Maragliano was the Sub Junior winner with the only score of 94 in the event.

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Urb Womer and Chris Vendel led the field in the afternoon’s Preliminary Doubles with scores of 97. Womer was the event Champion following a carryover, and Vendel the Class AAA winner. Joseph Breck IV, Deborah Ohye-Neilson, and Paul Shaw, led Junior, Lady II, and Senior Veteran categories, all with scores of 95.

THURSDAY

Thursday was Sportsmen’s day at the New York State Shoot and was also the beginning of the tournament’s 1000 target High Over All. In the Sportsmen’s Singles, overcast skies made for difficult visibility and only 3 shooters out of the field of 178 posted perfect scores. Michael Fox Jr. was the event Champion following a carryover with Deborah OhyeNeilson and Salvatore Papasidero. Ohye-Neilson and Papasidero fell back to take Champion in the Lady II and Sub Veteran categories. Donald Neilson Jr. and Gregory

Smith were the Class AAA and AA winners with 99s, while Chance Chase and Paul Shaw were the Junior Gold and Senior Veteran winners, also with scores of 99. Heidi Womer was the Lady I Champion with a 98, and John Maragliano was the Sub Junior winner with the same score.

Thomas Walter Jr. was the event Champion in the Sportsmen’s Handicap with the lone high score of 96 from 22.5 yards. Simon Grech and Cono Natale were the 24-25 yard and Sub Veteran Champions with 95s, and John Maragliano was the Sub Junior winner with the only score of 94.

In the afternoon’s Sportsmen’s Doubles, Cody Davis, Jake Levin, and Curtis Robbins led all shooters with 98s. Davis prevailed in the carryover the following day and was the event Champion. Jake Levin was the Class AAA winner, and Curtis Robbins was the Sub Veteran Champion. Deborah Ohye-Neilson and Joseph Breck IV were the Lady II and Junior winners with 97s.

FRIDAY

Friday is class day at the New York State Shoot and the beginning of resident and non-resident trophies in the Class Singles and Class Doubles events.

In the Ronald McDonald Class Singles, John Maragliano and Chase Wojtanik led New York shooters with 100 straights and took Sub Junior and Junior honors for their scores. Resident trophy winners with scores of 99 are as follows: Michael Fox Jr. (Class AAA Champion), David Proper (Class AA Champion), Caleb Lindstrom (Junior Gold Champion), Sal DiTomasso (Veteran Champion), and David Bills (Senior Veteran Champion). Sheldon Hostetter posted the only nonresident 100 straight in the event and took the Senior Veteran trophy. Jake Levin, Ian Recla, and Donald Neilson Jr. were the non-resident Class AAA, Class AA, and Sub Veteran winners, all with scores of 99.

The wind picked up by the start of the President’s Handicap, but it did not stop Matthew Krist from posting a 99, the highest handicap score of the week. Krist was the event Champion by a three-target margin over the rest of the field.

Michael Mincel was the Senior Veteran Champion with the only score of 96 in the event. Marshall Lussen and Ian Recla were the 24-25 and 26-27 yardage winners, each with scores

of 94.

Bradley Heath, Thomas Murphy Jr., and James Flint led resident shooters in the Class Doubles with scores of 95, and were the resident Class AAA, Class A, and Sub Veteran winners. Chris Landon and Andrew Baker were high in Class AA and B, with second high resident scores of 94. Cody Davis led all shooters in the event with a 99 and was the non-resident Class AAA winner.

Donald Neilson Jr. and John Federici took non-resident Sub Veteran and Senior Veteran honors, with scores of 94 and 95 respectively.

SATURDAY

Saturday’s conditions started off clear and calm for the State Singles Championship; however, the wind began to pick up midway through the morning, and only four shooters made it through the first 100 targets without a miss. Once the line had cleared in the afternoon, only one shooter out of the field of 326 was straight on the day. Casey Luttrell was the 2022 New York State Singles Champion with the lone 200 straight for the day. This was Luttrell’s first career 200

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straight as well as his first New York State title. Chase Wojtanik was the resident Junior Champion with the only score of 199 in the event.

Following a two-round shoot-off, Bradley Heath was the resident runner-up, Michael Fox Jr. the resident Class AAA Champion, and Chad Landon the resident Class AA winner. Caleb Lindstrom and Hunter McCumber tied for the resident Junior Gold title with 198s. After one shoot-off round, Lindstrom was the Junior Gold Champion, and McCumber, the category runner-up. Alexcis Coningsby topped resident Lady I with a 197, and Dennis Bobbette topped Class A with the same score. Robert Wyatt, Sal DiTomasso, and Keith Miranda were the Champions in Sub Veteran, Veteran, and Senior Veteran, all with scores of 195. Jake Levin and Rick Manning topped non-resident standings with 198s. After one shoot-off round, Levin was the nonresident Champion, and Manning fell back to take the non-resident

Sub Veteran title. Brian Snyder prevailed in a shoot-off over Ian Recla for non-resident runner-up, Recla fell back to take non-resident AA honors.

SUNDAY

Overcast skies and light winds made for comfortable shooting conditions in the State Doubles Championship. Michael Fox Jr. and David Cichelli led New York shooters with 98s and would shoot off for the title following the conclusion of the day’s events. Cichelli let three slip away during the shoot-off, while Fox Jr. let only two go, and captured the New York State Doubles Championship for the second consecutive year. Curtis Robbins and Michael Waschitz were the resident Sub Veteran and Senior Veteran Champions, each with scores of 96. Louis Kobielski Jr. was the resident runner-up with a 95, and Urban Womer was the resident Veteran

runner-up with the same score. David Shaeffer Jr. led all shooters in the event with the lone high score of 99 and took the non-resident Champion. Rick Manning was the non-resident Sub Veteran Champion with the only out-of-state score of 98. Following a 97 and a forfeit by

NEW YORK STATE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH MICHAEL FOX JR 98

RU LOUIS KOBIELSKI JR 95

AAA JUSTIN SLATER 94

AA JOSHUA BUCHIERE 93

A CLIFF HAAF 93

B SIMON GRECH 94

C JOSEPH REGAN 93

D DANIEL BOISCLAIR 87

LD1 HEIDI WOMER 91

LD2 MARILYN LEHRFELD 84

SUB JR TJ CALVARUSO 88

JR JAMESON MARTIN 88

JR GOLD CALEB LINDSTROM 94

SUB VET CURTIS ROBBINS 96

VET DAVID CICHELLI 98

SR VET MICHAEL WASCHITZ 96

NON-RES CH DAVID SHAEFFER JR (MD) 99

Jake Levin, Chris Vendel was the non-resident runner-up. Levin fell back to take the non-resident Class AAA Champion.

The skies cleared and wind was almost nonexistent for the final event of the week, the New York State Handicap Championship. Despite what could be considered perfect shooting conditions, the scores were low. Louis Kobielski Jr. led the field of 206 shooters with a

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NEW YORK STATE HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

CH LOUIS KOBIELSKI JR 96

RU DAVID MCMASTERS 95

3RD STEVE SMITH 94

4TH MICHAEL BUMPUS 94

5TH MICHAEL FOX JR 94

6TH JUSTIN SLATER 94

LD1 JENNA COYNE 88

LD2 TAMMY WILDENSTEIN 84

SUB JR JOHN MARAGLIANO 94

JR CHASE WOJTANIK 90

JR GOLD JIM KENYON 93

SUB VET THOMAS LANDER 95

VET ROBERT EDWARDS 94

SR VET KEITH MIRANDA 94

NON-RES CH CHRISTOS TSEMENTZIS (ON) 95

lone high score of 96 from 27 yards and was the 2022 New York State Handicap Champion. David McMasters was the resident event runner-up with the only in-state score of 95. This score also earned McMasters his first punch to the 27 yard line. Thomas Lander was the resident Sub Veteran Champion with 95. Steve Smith, Michael Bumpus, Michael Fox Jr., and Justin Slater took resident 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th places, all with scores of 94. John Maragliano, Robert Edwards, and Keith Miranda led Sub Junior, Veteran, and Senior Veteran categories, also with 94s. Christos Tsementzis and Michael Truss were high for out-of-staters with 95s.

After one shoot-off round, Tsementzis was the non-resident Champion, and Truss fell back to take Sub Veteran honors. Brian Snyder was the non-resident runner-up without need for a shootoff with a 92.

HAA & HOA

Michael Fox Jr. led New York shooters in both High All Around and High Over All standings with scores of 390 and 961. Louis Kobielski Jr. was runner-up in the High All Around with 385, and Justin Slater was the High Over All runner-up with 944. David Shaeffer

NEW YORK STATE HIGH OVER ALL

CHAMPION MICHAEL FOX JR 961

RU JUSTIN SLATER 944

AAA BRADLEY HEATH 936

AA CHAD LANDON 919

A DENNIS BOBBETTE 931

B THOMAS WALTER JR 914

C THOMAS LANDER 904

D CONO NATALE 895

LD1 BECKI LOGAN 883

LD2 MARILYN LEHRFELD 852

SUB JR TJ CALVARUSO 877

JR CHASE WOJTANIK 905

JR GOLD HAYDEN CONGDON 888

SUB VET JAMES FLINT 925

VET URBAN WOMER 928

SR VET KEITH MIRANDA 920

NON-RES CH JAKE LEVIN (QU) 959

Jr. and Chris Vendel tied for the nonresident High All Around title. Following a flip, Shaeffer Jr. was the Champion, and Vendel was the runner-up. Jake Levin and Chris Vendel were the non-resident Champion and runner-up in the High Over All with scores of 959 and 952.

The New York State Shoot is one of my favorite tournaments of the year and with the opportunity to shoot 1700 targets over the course of 6 days, the shoot appeals to many competitors from throughout the region. Significant improvements have been made to

NEW YORK STATE HIGH ALL AROUND

CHAMPION MICHAEL FOX JR 390

RU LOUIS KOBIELSKI JR 385

AAA JUSTIN SLATER 384

AA MICHAEL RICE 378

A TIMOTHY WILCOX 373

B DEXTER PRATT 374

C THOMAS LANDER 366

D DANIEL BOISCLAIR 362

LD1 ALEXCIS CONINGSBY 362

LD2 DEBORAH BELL 345

SUB JR TJ CALVARUSO 364

JR CHASE WOJTANIK 375

JR GOLD CALEB LINDSTROM 374

SUB VET CURTIS ROBBINS 376

VET ROBERT EDWARDS 375

SR VET KEITH MIRANDA 383

NON-RES CH DAVID SHAEFFER JR (MD) 384

the grounds over the past few years, making for a drier and more comfortable shooting environment. If you have not attended a shoot at the New York home grounds over the past few years, I would encourage you to consider attending next year! n

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2022 EASTERN ZONE

REPORT BY JOSH BUCHIERE

The 2022 Eastern Zone tournament was hosted by the New York State ATA in Cicero, New York, from Thursday, July 21, through Sunday, July 24. Out of the five ATA Zones, the Eastern is the only zone that does not use a telephonic format for its shoot, and each year the venue alternates between Cicero, New York, and Elysburg, Pennsylvania. The shoot’s program consists of 1000 total targets: 100 each Singles, Handicap, and Doubles on Thursday and Friday; 200 Championship Singles on Saturday and 100 target Doubles and Handicap Championships on Sunday. The total 1000 targets make up the shoot’s High Over All, and the weekend Championship events, the High All Around.

THURSDAY

Events on Thursday at the Eastern Zone are named after the previous year’s winners in each of the championship events. The shoot started off at 10 A.M. with the George Wright Singles. The wind picked up early in the morning and would continue throughout the day. Only three shooters, Deborah OhyeNeilson, Chad Landon, and Robert Edwards, turned in 100 straights.

Ohye-Neilson would go on to win the carryover and was the event Champion, Edwards fell back to Veteran Champion, and Landon was the Class AA winner. Chris Vendel took Class AAA with the only score of 99 in the event.

The wind further intensified for the Wesley Beaver Handicap and many low scores were the result. Cody Davis led the field by a threetarget margin with the lone high score of 97 to take Champion. Chris

Vendel and James Kelly were the event runner-up and 3rd place winners with the only scores of 94 and 93.

James Flint and Wesley Beaver were high in the afternoon’s Wesley Beaver Doubles with 97s. Flint would go on to win the carryover the following day, and Beaver fell back to take Junior Gold Champion. John Federici and Jake Levin were the Senior Veteran and Class AAA winners with the lone second and third high scores of 96 and 95.

FRIDAY

Conditions improved significantly Friday with clear skies and light wind throughout the day. Nine shooters broke perfect scores in the

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Eastern Zone Singles Class Championship and the results of the 100 straights after carryover are as follows: Chris Vendel (Class AAA Champion), Peter Tsementzis (Class AAA runner-up), Bradley Heath (Class AAA 3rd), Deborah OhyeNeilson (Lady II Champion), Joseph Regan (Sub Veteran Champion), Robert Nihtila Jr. (Sub Veteran runner-up), Keith Miranda (Senior Veteran Champion) and Paul Shaw (Senior Veteran runner-up). Brian Luther and Sheldon Hostetter were the Class AA Champion and runnerup with 99s, and Howard Dailey was the Class C winner with the same score. Michelle Archambeault, Christos Tsementzis, and Donald Alderson led Lady I, Junior Gold, and Veteran categories, all with scores of 99.

Jake Levin led the field of 186 in the Eastern Zone Preliminary Handicap with the lone high score of 98 and was the event Champion. Daniel Tartick was the Sub Veteran winner with the only score of 97 in the event. Wesley Beaver was the Junior Gold winner outright with a 96 and, following one shoot-off round, David Dulin was the Sub Veteran runner-up with the same. Peter Tsementzis was the event runner-up with the only noncategory 95. Robert Edwards and Joe Sissano were high in the Veteran and Senior Veteran categories, also with 95s.

In the afternoon’s Eastern Zone Doubles Class Championship, Cody Davis posted the lone high score of 98 and was the Class AAA Champion. Bradley Heath was the Class AAA runner-up and Josh Buchiere the Class AA Champion, each with scores of 97. John Kirksey and Paul Shaw were the Sub Veteran and Senior Veteran winners, also with 97s.

SATURDAY

Temperatures rose to the mid-90s and the high humidity made for very hot conditions for the Eastern Zone Singles Championship. Five shooters made it through the first

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH ROBERT NIHTILA JR 199

RU DAVE BICKNELL 199

AAA PETER TSEMENTZIS 197

AA JOSEPH WHEELER 197

A DENNIS BOBBETTE 197

B WAYNE KREISL 195

C ALEX FISCHER 193

D FRANK PATANE 188

LD1 MICHELLE ARCHAMBEAULT 196

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 197

SUB JR ANDREW GOODWIN 184

JR NICOLE ANN HOOD 192

JR GOLD CHRISTOS TSEMENTZIS 197

SUB VET JEFFREY RAVELLA 196

VET LLOYD BEECRAFT 197

SR VET KEITH MIRANDA 198

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS 194

100 without a miss but no one remained straight on the day. Robert Nihtila Jr. and Dave Bicknell led all shooters with 199s. Neither Nihtila Jr. nor Bicknell are strangers to shooting off for this zone title, with Bicknell having won it in 2000, 2009, and 2019, and Nihtila Jr. in 2018. Both shooters wanted to avoid a long shoot-off and after some discussion, they each decided to switch guns for the shoot-off. Once word got around that this would not be an ordinary singles shoot-off, a crowd began to gather behind the shoot-off trap to take in the action. Nihtila Jr. dropped only one target with Bicknell’s Winchester 101, and Bicknell dropped four with Nihtila Jr.’s K-80, leaving Nihtila Jr. as the 2022 Eastern Zone Singles Champion and Bicknell as the event runner-up. Keith Miranda and Phil Wright would go two shoot-off rounds to decide the Senior Veteran title and following a 50 straight in the shootoff, Miranda was the Champion and Wright the category runner-up with the only two scores of 198 in the event. Peter Tsementzis, Joseph Wheeler and Dennis Bobbette were the Class AAA, AA, and A Champions, all with scores of 197. Deborah Ohye-Neilson, Christos Tsementzis, and Lloyd Beecraft were the Lady II, Junior Gold, and Veteran winners, also following 197s.

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JOSEPH BRECK IV 99

RU PETER TSEMENTZIS 97

AAA JOSHUA BUCHIERE 97

AA JOHN RUGGIERI 95

A EVAN WIRTH 93

B SALVATORE SCHIAVO 94

C KENNETH COVEY 92

D ROBERT RUTTER 92

LD1 HEIDI WOMER 93

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 93

SUB JR TJ CALVARUSO 87

JR ROMAN BARRETT 94

JR GOLD WESLEY BEAVER 95

SUB VET JOHN KIRKSEY 96

VET DAN GRIS 95

SR VET JOSEPH WHEELER 97

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS 84

SUNDAY

Overcast skies and cooler temperatures made for more comfortable shooting conditions for the final day of the Eastern Zone. The overcast skies, however, made for difficult visibility in the Eastern Zone Doubles Championship and scores were overall low. The lighting did not deter Joseph Breck IV from breaking the lone high score in the event of 99 and was the 2022 Eastern Zone Doubles Champion without need for a shoot-off. Peter Tsementzis was the event runnerup, and Josh Buchiere the Class AAA Champion following scores of 97 and a shoot-off. Joseph Wheeler took the Senior Veteran title outright with the only other score of 97 in the event. Following two shoot-off rounds, John Kirksey was the Sub Veteran Champion and David Dulin, the Sub Veteran runner-up, each with scores of 96.

The overcast skies led to some brief but heavy downpours during the Eastern Zone Handicap Championship. In spite of rain and difficult visibility, a number of good scores were posted. Brian James and Lloyd Beecraft led all shooters with scores of 97 from 27 yards.

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JOSEPH BRECK IV

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

CH BRIAN JAMES 97

RU BRAD HITCHCOCK 96

3RD CHRIS VENDEL 96

4TH PETER TSEMENTZIS 95

5TH BRADLEY HEATH 94

6TH ANDREW BARRETT 94

LD1 BEVERLY DAVIES 90

LD2 TAMMY WILDENSTEIN 93

SUB JR ANDREW GOODWIN 90

JR BRANDON HOOD 95

JR GOLD CHRISTOS TSEMENTZIS 94

SUB VET ROBERT RUTTER 95

VET LLOYD BEECRAFT 97

SR VET JOE SISSANO 95

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS 87

After one shoot-off round, James was the 2022 Eastern Zone Handicap Champion, and Beecraft fell back to take Veteran Champion.

Brad Hitchcock and Chris Vendel were the event runner-up and 3rd

place winners following scores of 96s. Brandon Hood, Robert Rutter, and Joe Sissano were high in Junior, Sub Veteran, and Senior Veteran with 95s. Peter Tsementzis was the 4th place winner with the only non-

HIGH ALL AROUND

CH PETER TSEMENTZIS 389

RU CHRIS VENDEL 385

AAA WESLEY BEAVER 382

AA EVAN WIRTH 380

A JOHN RUGGIERI 384

B ROBERT RUTTER 380

C NICOLE ANN HOOD 368

D DONALD FLANAGAN 354

LD1 MICHELLE ARCHAMBEAULT 375

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 381

SUB JR TJ CALVARUSO 357

JR JOSEPH BRECK IV 378

JR GOLD CHRISTOS TSEMENTZIS 384

SUB VET ROBERT NIHTILA JR 382

VET LLOYD BEECRAFT 388

SR VET JOSEPH WHEELER 386

category score of 95.

HAA & HOA

Peter Tsementzis led the High All Around race with 389x400, one target ahead of Veteran Champion Lloyd Beecraft with 388. Joseph Wheeler took Senior Veteran honors in the All Around with 386, and Chris Vendel was the event runnerup with a 385. Vendel would also top the High Over All standings

HIGH OVER ALL

CH CHRIS VENDEL 956

RU BRADLEY HEATH 949

AAA JAKE LEVIN 944

AA FRITZ CARLSTEN 937

A KEITH MIRANDA 926

B DAVID DULIN 937

C THOMAS LANDER 903

D ANDREW BARRETT 887

LD1 HEIDI WOMER 924

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 927

SUB JR TJ CALVARUSO 876

JR JOSEPH BRECK IV 928

JR GOLD WESLEY BEAVER 954

SUB VET JAMES FLINT 945

VET LLOYD BEECRAFT 938

SR VET PAUL SHAW 936

with 956x1000, two targets up from Wesley Beaver, who was the Junior Gold Champion with 954.

This shoot brings out tough competitors from all of the 14 states and provinces that comprise the Eastern Zone. The Pennsylvania State Shotgunning Association will host the shoot in 2023, and I look forward to attending! n

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2022 PITA GRAND PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

PRELIMS

Saturday was a preliminary day with 500 Doubles. The Doubles were the finale of the 2022 PITA Doubles Challenge. Bodie Johnson of Wyoming out paced 48 other shooters with 478 X 500 followed by Gurjit Gakhal of British Columbia, with 477 x 500.

SUNDAY

The first day of the Grand met the shooters with 90-degree temperatures that did not subside all week. In the Singles event, Wade Stanfill took the AAA/AA trophy with 100, which was matched by Jennifer Klingele in A class. Sub Juniors Kelsey Wickham and Travis Mathews tied with 99’s with Kelsey

BY BOB MCLENDON

winning the carryover. 141 shooters challenged the Handicap yardages with Colton Thompson leading the field with a 97. One target back was Tyler White and Brian Cornehl.

MONDAY

124 shooters started off Monday with the Doubles, Glen Jager (CA), Bob Robertson (OR), and Jaxon Westlake (CA) led the field with perfect scores. Westlake was the A Class winner and Jager won the carryover with Robertson for the AA win. Senior shooter Dwain Storm shot 98 to take his category.

Glen Jager continued his awesome day of shooting, by leading the Oregon Friends of the PITA Handicap with a 98. Others earning yardage trophies were Christian

Erickson (OR), Brenden Sands (CA), Lance Gilmore (WA) with 96’s and Tamara Wakefield (CA) with a 95.

After the Handicap was over the evening fun was a Wobble Buddy Backer won by Kyle Seever and Dave Teesdale with the lone 60X60. Five teams had 59’s, Michael Houser and Kelly Wickham earning runner-up with a long run of 58.

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TUESDAY

Tuesday started off with a 28-gauge event that was not part of the HOA, but Lonny Brown’s 97 outpaced the field of 30 shooters.

The Northwest Shot Singles was up next with Jeremie Summers (UT) breaking a 100 and winning AAA/ AA over James Peery (WA), Scott

Moore (WA), and Mike Houser (ID) in a carryover. The A class winner was Jason Nelson (NV) with a 100, matched by Brian Cornehl (WA) in B class. Also breaking 100s were Rodney Island (CA) Veteran winner, Tristen Mathews (CA) Junior winner, and Kelsey Wickham (ID) Sub Junior winner.

Event 7 Handicap had 143 shooters with John Mullins (WA) shooting a 97 from the fence, and Brian Cornehl earning his 27-yard pin with the same score. Junior shooter Logan Shearer (CA) earned short yardage with a 96, and one target back was Roland Thompson (WA) earning him the Sub Junior trophy.

WEDNESDAY

Dave Wade of British Columbia led the 28-gauge Doubles event with a respectable 94. The event 9 Doubles followed with John Mullins and Brian Cornehl each breaking scores of 99 to earn the AA and A class trophies.

Sub Junior shooter Roland Thompson continued his great shooting, by leading the SSP Eyewear Handicap with a 98, one bird back was 27-yard shooters Rich Bullard (NV) and Bob Robertson, with Rich earning the yardage trophy after a 25 on the first box of Thursdays Handicap.

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH MAC ROBERTSON 199

RU JOHN MULLINS 199

AAA JEREMIE SUMMERS 199

AA BODIE JOHNSON 198

A JOHN MASHAK 199

B BRIAN CORNEHL 197

C PAUL DOWNS 196

D ALLEN OSMIN 193

LADY BAILEY NELSON 197

SUB JR KELSEY WICKHAM 198

JR DUSTIN HAMILTON 196

VET TOM OLESEN 197

SR BILLY MYERS 196

ELDER DARO HANDY 197

THURSDAY

The Elite Shotgun West Singles Championship started with the first 100 on Thursday morning, finishing Friday morning. Mac Robertson (CA) outpaced the other 199’s, with John Mullins earning Runner-up and Jeremie Summers taking AAA class champion.

Rich Wasserman (WA) and Paul Downs (WA) led all shooters in the Stanfill Homes Handicap with 97’s, the final yardage groups were won with 96’s by Eric Thompson (WA), Brian Alquist (CA) and Jeremie Summers. Lady shooter Margaret Long (OR) and Sub Juniors Roland Thompson and Kelsey Wickham also shot 96’s.

FRIDAY

This year’s Champion of Champions was won by John Mullins on the men’s side with a 199, while the Ladies winner was Margret Long with a 191. The State Team race went to California this year.

195 shooters competed in the White Flyer Handicap with Gwen Houser (ID) earning her 27 yard pin with a 99. Winning the 27 yard group trophy was Gage WadeHuber (WA) with a 98. Sub Junior Cache Summers (UT) won his category with a 96.

SATURDAY

The Doubles Championship had 183 entries and there were three perfect scores turned in at the end. John Mullins, Jason Nelson (NV), and Sub Junior Travis Mathews (CA) went to

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JIM WILLIAMS 99

RU GAGE WADE-HUBER 98

19-20.5 ROBERT RENTERIA 93 21-22.5 MICHAEL RAMSER 94 23-24.5 PAUL DOWNS 97 25-26.5 ROB SPROUL 94

27 YARDS JOHN MULLINS 97

LADY AIVEN SHIELDS 92

SUB JR DAKOTA SHORTS 95

JR TRISTEN MATHEWS 94

VETN JOHN MASHAK 92

SR RICH EVANS 94

ELDER JOHN MCLENDON 95

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JOHN MULLINS 100

RU JASON NELSON 100

AA STUART WELTON 99

A DOUG REIMERS 97

B BJ MATTHEWS 95

C ROLAND THOMPSON 93

D DON PINKINGTON 93

LADY GWEN HOUSER 96

SUB JR TRAVIS MATHEWS 100

JR JAXON WESTLAKE 94

VET GARY HAMMONS 96

SR DAVE WADE 97

ELDER WELDON BIRCH 95

extra targets with Mullins taking this year’s Championship. Gwen Houser broke 96 to lead the Lady shooters. The Handicap Championship was won by Jim Williams (OR) with a 99 followed by Gage WadeHuber’s second score of 98 in as

JIM WILLIAMS

TRISTEN MATHEWS

MAC ROBERTSON

MARGARET LONG

JOHN MULLINS

many days. Paul Downs and John Mullins had the third high scores of 97 to earn their yardage trophies.

HAA AND HOA

John Mullins broke a 396x400 to win the High All Around title by eight birds over Jason Nelson. Mullins also captured the High Over All championship with a 1346x1400. Jeremie Summers had the next highest score with 1337. n

HAA CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JOHN MULLINS 396

AAA STUART WELTON 385

AA ERIC THOMPSON 385

A JASON NELSON 388

B BRIAN CORNEHL 382

C AIVEN SHIELDS 375

D RADLEY GRIGGS 377

LADY BAILEY NELSON 383

SUB JR TRAVIS MATHEWS 386

JR AJ BOVEE 376

VET JOHN MASHAK 384

SR DAVE WADE 384

ELDER GREG MINER 375

HOA CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JOHN MULLINS 1346

AAA JEREMIE SUMMERS 1337

AA GLEN JAGER 1323

A JASON NELSON 1333

B BRIAN CORNEHL 1322

C AIVEN SHIELDS 1293

D JACOB OHONICH 1220

LADY JORDAN JOHNSON 1294

SUB JR TRAVIS MATHEWS 1302

JR JAXON WESTLAKE 1290

VET MICHAEL RAMSER 1290

SR DAVE WADE 1313

ELDER GREG MINER 1296

TRAVIS MATHEWS

THE NIMROD EDUCATIONAL CENTER HILLSDALE COLLEGE

BY MATTHEW GAY

When most readers see this title, their curiosity will certainly prompt further investigation of this word “Nimrod”. The word has two meanings, the second of which, and North American informal vernacular is likely what piqued a lot of interest to read this article, (nimrod – noun - an inept person). The literary meaning of the word listed first in the dictionary is also a noun but has the definition of “a great hunter”. While in attendance at the annual conference for the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association (MOWA), hosted by Hillsdale College, a presentation was put on which outlined this new partnership and its mission along with how its goals are beneficial to competitive and recreational shooters.

THE NIMROD SOCIETY HISTORY

In 2003 the Nimrod Society was formed in Colorado with a very distinct purpose. This 501c3 public charity was created as a bridge to provide for education of the general public on the societal value played by hunters and anglers. It was recognized that state wildlife agencies are limited in their scope and resources when it comes to

explaining the importance of the outdoor sports. The Nimrod Society seeks to fill that void and assist with educating the non-hunting and non-shooting public on the positive contributions made by hunters, anglers, and now in association with Hillsdale College’s Halter Shooting Center, recreational and competitive shooters make to conservation.

PARTNERING WITH HILLSDALE COLLEGE

The president of the Nimrod Society, Mr. Alan Taylor, made a generous gift to Hillsdale College with the purpose of creating and funding the Nimrod Center for Education in areas of consumptive sport and recreational hunting and fishing. This gift established an endowment which perpetually

funds this program and will facilitate public facing programs to extol the virtues of our sport.

As some may know, the John A. Halter Shooting Center at Hillsdale College has partnered with USA Shooting and has become the premier facility for the Olympic disciplines in the United States. A recent expansion created ample facilities to hold World Cup events and has become a hub of the international clay target disciplines

L TO R – HILLSDALE ASST. COACH DALE ROYER AND AUTHOR

WHYITMATTERS

in the United States. With its current lodge and education center, and plans to add other amenities to the grounds, the Halter Center is on a trajectory to create a facility like no other in this country.

Hillsdale College tapped Al Stewart as its director. Stewart’s previous post as a wildlife biologist and game bird manager and specialist for the Michigan DNR, has earned him a reputation and notoriety as a tireless advocate for education in the realm of conservation, hunting and shooting across the country. Mr. Stewart will lead this program and work to develop academic courses on the above topics, facilitate conferences, continuing education programs and seminars, administer a scholarship program, operate a grant program to other organizations who support the mission, and develop wildlife councils in all US states.

WHY IT MATTERS FOR TRAP SHOOTING

As most shooters are aware, conservation in the United States is significantly funded by PittmanRobertson dollars. Those dollars come from consumer purchases of everything from ammunition to fishing poles. Without those purchases, funding for conservation would be drastically reduced, leading to unimaginable effects to not only our wild places and wildlife, but also to other programs which introduce youth to the shooting sports and outdoor lifestyle. Retention and retainment are vital to the sustainability of this sport we all love. This can only be possible with healthy participation in the various sports.

It’s no secret that the shooting sports have long suffered an unjustified stigma from the non-

shooting public because of a lack of education about the sport itself. As political factions seek to maintain their power, they either intentionally or unwittingly, cast a negative light on ANY use of firearms. This problem is not one of our creation but is one that we must address and cannot ignore. That is the precise objective of the

Nimrod Education Center. Through targeted media campaigns and interactive educational outreach to the non-shooting and non-hunting public, the message that our sport is extremely beneficial to society, conservation and the environment can get disseminated. It is evident that shooters wish that all Americans would understand our sport the way we do. Afterall, if that were the case, 85% of Americans would support our pursuits and our participation numbers would likely grow exponentially.

To learn more about the Nimrod Education Center visit their website at hillsdale.edu/educational-outreach

To read on the origins and functions of the Nimrod Society visit them at nimrodsociety.org n

Editor’s note: Matthew Gay is a shooting instructor from Michigan, the Head Coach of the Olivet College Clay Target Team, VicePresident of the Michigan Scholastic Clay Target Program Board of Directors, a bunker trap junkie and Master Class Sporting Clays competitor.

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2022 AIM CHAMPIONSHIPS

BY KARLA HARRISON

It’s been said that it takes a village to raise a child and it definitely took a village to hold the 2022 Grand National Youth Trapshooting Championships July 29-August 2. AIM (Academics, Integrity and Marksmanship) is the official youth program of the ATA. The program included registered targets in sporting clays and skeet, while the trap competition included Singles, Handicap, and Doubles with AllAmerican points (competition factor of 7) awarded.

Parents arrived at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex (WSRC) with eager AIM shooters; coaches pulled in with trailers full of guns and ammo; ATA, IDNR and WSRC employees went to work to prepare the facilities while vendors set up to welcome over 1600 registered shooters.

The busy schedule of events began on Thursday, offering time to practice while sporting clays and skeet registration was taking place in the events center. The competition officially began on Friday.

On Saturday, the skeet and sporting competitions continued

along with a Youth Shootin’ Showdown and other special shotgun events. Throughout the day Hodgdon/MEC offered reloading seminars in their vendor building. A Sling ‘N Scoops ice cream social gathered everyone behind the grandstands prior to the AIM sporting clays and skeet awards ceremonies.

Shootin’ Showdown events included an international (WOBBLE), a round of 28-gauge competition, Savage handgun and rifle challenges, an ISRA 3-gun tactical trial and an Annie Oakley challenge, presented by Fiocchi,

following the pizza party. Trophies for each of the games were awarded by category.

Both the Sporting Clays and Skeet Championships, presented by Browning, put a trophy into the hands of 43 individuals plus medals and a case trophy to 100 squads.

SPORTING CLAYS

PRESENTED BY BROWNING

Competitors turned in scores on a total of 200 sporting clays targets. Taking the champion’s award was Nathan Myers, a Junior category shooter with a 197. Runner-up was

MEC DEMONSTRATION

SHOOTREPORT

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

CH COLE HENNING 100

PRE SUB ANDREW POHLMAN 98

SUB JR LUKE MAESTRINI 99

JR MASON GOCHE 100

JR GOLD DANIEL WILLIAMS 99

PRE SUB LADY KYLIE BROMLEY 96

SUB JR LADY MADISON CASH 98

JR LADY MACKENZIE ACINELLI 99

JR GOLD LADY EMMA CARROLL HILL 97

ALL AMERICAN

SUB-JR LUKE MAESTRINI 99

ALL AMERICAN

JR COLE HENNING 100

ALL AMERICAN

JR GOLD DANIEL WILLIAMS 99

Doubles events. Cole Henning won the Handicap and completed his

AIM SPORTING CLAYS

Junior Gold shooter Brady Cox with a 195. Third place overall was Mason Andelin, a Junior Gold shooter also with 195. Ties were decided by sub-event scores.

In the team race, Nathan Myers led his team, the Henry County No Fly Zone, to a first-place finish. Myers posted the lone 100 in the event, giving the team a 760 total. Other members of the team included Charles Cherry, Cason Robbins, and Miles Mackey.

SKEET

PRESENTED BY BROWNING

Top scores within the skeet competition were posted by some familiar names in ATA trapshooting. Davis Hay, a Junior shooter, was champion with his 99. Noah Boyer and Mason Andelin, both Junior Gold shooters, were runner-up and third consecutively with 99s. Ties were decided by shoot-offs.

AIM awards are divided into five categories. In Pre Sub, Battle Byrd was champion (89), Sub Junior champ was Lee Stokely (97) Caymen Barron was the top Junior (99) and Devon Harris was top in Junior Gold. In the Ladies’ category, Chole Chaleunsinh was honored as

the champion Pre Sub, Makayla Foust was the leading Sub Junior, Vanessa Donato was top Junior and Kimberly Browne took Junior Gold (98).

The champion skeet team was the Carlinville Clay Busters. Junior shooters Ty Leach, Gavin Rynders, Ben Warwick, and Luke Lorton combined for a total winning score of 383.

TRAP HANDICAP

PRESENTED BY WINCHESTER

Competition on the trap fields began on Sunday with the championship Handicap and

personal grand slam with one of only two scores of 100 on the scoreboard. In the program, Henning tied Mason Goche, who fell back to Junior Champion after the shoot-off.

The title of All American Junior Champion went to Cole Henning. All American Sub-Junior was Luke Maestrini and All American Junior Gold was Daniel Williams.

Category winners were designated from first to tenth. Pre Sub champ was Andrew Pohlman,

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Sub Junior top honors went to Luke Maestrini and the Junior Gold award was bestowed upon Daniel Williams.

In the Ladies’ category, Mackenzie Acinelli was top scorer with 99 for Lady Junior, Madison Cash broke 98 for high Lady Sub Junior, Emma Carroll was awarded high Lady Junior Gold champion with 97 and Kylie Bromley was the high Lady Pre-Sub with a 96.

DOUBLES

PRESENTED BY BROWNING

Good weather and great target setting were the right combination for many high scores. Three shooters turned in century scores during the Doubles Championship event—Wyatt Debrie, Shane Biser

and Kohen Burda reported to the evening’s shoot-off. When the chips finally fell, ATA All American first team Sub Junior, Wyatt Debrie was declared the event winner. This was his third career 100 straight in Doubles. Burda took Sub Junior champion and Biser was Junior Gold champ.

AIM All American recognition was made to Wyatt Debrie as the top Sub Junior, Lucas Davis was All American Junior Champion and Shane Biser was named All American Junior Gold.

Category champions included Pre Sub champ Tyler Burton and runner-up Ethan Ferris, Junior champ, Lucas Davis and runner-up was Isaac Gregory, Junior Gold

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH WYATT DEBRIE 100

PRE SUB TYLER BURTON 93

SUB JR KOHEN BURDA 100

JR LUCUS DAVIS 99

JR GOLD SHANE BISER 100

PRE SUB LADY CHLOE CHALENUSINH 88

champ, Shane Biser and Kelan Kinion was runner-up. In the Ladies’ category, Chloe Chaleunsinh was top Pre Sub, Lexi Henning won Sub Junior, Kya Funkhouser was Junior champ and Brooke Barnett took Junior Gold.

Class honors were awarded to champion, runner-up and third in each category.

After the shoot-offs on Sunday, an opening ceremony was held to announce the AIM Sweepstakes winner and to present the Handicap, Doubles, and All-Star team awards

SINGLES

PRESENTED BY FIOCCHI

The AIM Singles Championship was a 100-bird event shot each day, Monday and Tuesday. A full squad, all posting a combined program score of 200 was eventually sifted out after 7 extra rounds. Champion Davis Hay outlasted his competitors Michaela Baalmann (Junior champ), Bo Yarbrough (Junior runner-up), Caleb Clayton (Junior Gold champ) and Thomas Gunst (Junior Gold runner-up).

Additional category honors went to Pre Sub champion Coltyn Schutte and Sub Junior champ Kameran Chris Duvall. High lady Pre

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH DAVIS HAY 200

PRE SUB COLTYN SCHUTTE 195

SUB JR KAMERAN DUVAL 199

JR MICHAELA BAALMANN 200

JR GOLD CALEB CLAYTON 200

PRE SUB LADY LILLIE JOHNSON 190

SUB JR LADY STORMI WATERS 197

JR LADY MICHAELA BAALMANN 200

JR GOLD LADY JASA REED 199

Sub was Lillie Johnson, Lady Sub Junior was Stormi Waters, Lady Junior was Michaela Baalmann and Lady Junior Gold was Jasa Reed. Class champion, runner-up and third place awards were decided within each category.

AIM All American designation was given to Kameran Chris Duvall (Sub Junior), Davis Hay (Junior) and Caleb Clayton (Junior Gold).

On Monday, following the Annie Oakley event, an awards ceremony was held for winners in the Youth Shootin’ Showdown and the Special Shotgun events.

Tuesday evening’s award ceremony highlighted the winners in the Singles and High All Around plus AIM scholarship winners were announced. This year, over $70,000 in scholarships were distributed thanks to the generosity of the Pat and Penny Ireland Memorial Fund, Trap and Field magazine, the Trapshooting Hall of Fame, Amerigo Pagliaroli memorial, ATA and the ACUI.

ALL AMERICAN

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 100

ALL AMERICAN JR LUCAS DAVIS 99

ALL AMERICAN JR GOLD SHANE BISER 100

ALL AMERICAN

SUB JR KAMERAN DUVALL 199

ALL AMERICAN

JR DAVIS HAY 200

ALL AMERICAN

JR GOLD CALEB CLAYTON 200

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n Anna Rawe

HIGH ALL AROUND

PRESENTED BY GIPSON RICKETTS

For the second year in a row, a score of 394x400 topped the High All Around list of champions. This year Shane Biser, Junior Gold shooter from Maryland, attending college in Nebraska, received the event’s top trophy. He was also named AIM All American in the Junior Gold category. Wyatt Baine and Wyatt Debrie both posted scores of 392 to claim the AIM All American Junior and Sub Junior honors.

The HAA Pre-Sub champ was Coltyn Schutte and Daniel Williams was the Junior Gold Champion.

Champion and runner-up awards were won in each category. Pre-Sub champ was Coltyn Schutte and Myles Arrowsmith was runnerup, Sub Junior champ was Wyatt Debrie and Grayson Stout was runner-up, Junior champ was Wyatt Baine and Robert Gropp was runner-up, Junior Gold champ was Daniel Williams and Devan Myers was runner-up. For the Ladies’ category, Pre Sub champ was Lillie Johnson, Sub Junior was Lexi Henning, Junior was Kya

Funkhouser and Junior Gold was Sarah Jordan.

NOTES FROM THE FIELD

Young guns from 29 states traveled to Sparta, Illinois, in hopes of adding to their trophy case. Illinois topped the totals list with 426 registered shooters, followed by Missouri with 294 and Tennessee with 278.

Many of the AIM participants stayed on to shoot the Grand American tournament. Braxton Dent, Tyler Gordon, Cole Gordon, and Briley Dent not only shot during the AIM events—they also shot the entire Grand program. Cole Gordon

CH SHANE BISER 394

HIGH OVER ALL and Braxton Dent shot well enough to both get punched back to the 27 yard line!

PRE SUB COLTYN SCHUTTE 379

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 392

JR WYATT BAINE 392

JR GOLD DANIEL WILLIAMS 393

PRE SUB LADY LILLIE JOHNSON 363

SUB JR LADY LEXI HENNING 378

JR LADY KYA FUNKHOUSER 385

JRG LADY SARAH JORDAN 391

ALL AMERICAN

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 392

ALL AMERICAN

JR WYATT BAINE 392

ALL AMERICAN

JR GOLD SHANE BISER 394

On Sunday, a “Top Shot Shooting Instruction” was offered by Harlan Campbell Jr., Richard Marshall Jr. and Shari Legate. A free clinic was offered by the Bartholow family on Monday, open to shooters, family members and coaches. Shooting instruction was given both on the line and under the hospitality tent. Tables full of shooting related swag were handed out.

College coaches entered their teams in the 6th Annual ATA National Collegiate Team Championship and also set up tables of information for recruiting during the Market Days event held on Monday and Tuesday.

A level 1 NRA Shotgun Coach’s School was offered on both Friday and Saturday, made possible by a grant from the Midway USA Foundation.

A shooting exhibition by Travis Mears entertained the crowd on Monday prior to the Annie Oakley challenge.

In addition to the

commemorative t-shirts handed out at registration by the Patron Sponsors, Federal/Remington offered a free hat-and-cap combo to all AIM shooters.

Other fun events offered chances for winning great prizes.

The Snapchat Scavenger Hunt, AIM Sweepstakes, Kids & Clays donation drawing, and AIM silent auction.

Mark your calendars and make reservations early for the 2023 AIM Grand Championships set to be held July 28-August 1. n

SHANE BISER

BRAXTON DENT, TYLER GORDON, COLE GORDON AND BRILEY DENT

JOHNNY PICONE AND EVAN PETERSEN

2022 PRELIM GRAND

BY KARLA HARRISON

Shooters from across the country and around the world arrived at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex (WSRC) August 3, 2022 with hopes of setting records and winning trophies during Preliminary Week of the 123rd Grand American…and they did!

During the five days of Prelim Week, a total of 13,756 entries were squadded, including 82 shooters who crossed international borders, among them were 44 shooters plus family members that arrived from Brazil. Portuguese is not a language often heard around Sparta, Illinois, but a special welcome in their own language was given one morning during the daily announcements, just prior to the playing of the Brazilian national anthem. With the aid of translators and lots of friendly gestures, everyone connected and the Brazilian team went home with several trophies and many more new friends.

WEDNESDAY

First shots were fired under lessthan-ideal weather conditions. Shoot-offs Wednesday evening were postponed due to persistent lightning. Thunderstorms with strong winds rolled through the complex overnight, causing considerable damage to the tent

vendors along the east trapline.

The Hodgdon Powder Singles champion Shelby Skaggs and 27 other trophy winners didn’t let the weather keep them from breaking all 100. Jarrod Mudford, arriving from New Zealand, ran them to become event runner-up and TJ Main was third.

Singles and Doubles ties were carried over to decide trophy placements, some not being decided until well into Grand Week.

EVENT #2 TRAP & FIELD HANDICAP

CH IAN LAWRENCE 100

RU KEITH DITTO 100

19-20.5 WES JACKSON 97

21-22.5 DENNIS MILLS 97

23-24.5 PHILIP STEWART 97 25-26.5 COLE GORDON 98

27 YDS COLTON PHILLIPS 98

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 99

LD2 YAANI GADDY 100

SUB-JR JAMES MASON TERRY 98

JR DYLAN KIMBRIEL 100

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 98

SUB VET KENNY WYATT 98

VET LARRY CUSHMAN 97

SR VET RAY STAFFORD 97

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS 91

Handicap was shot off each night and five scores of 100 were called to check in for shoot-offs following the Trap & Field Handicap. Ian Lawrence finished on top, with Keith Ditto taking runner-up. Dylan Kimbriel fell back to Junior Champion and Mason Burris was declared Junior runner-up. Yaani Mai

EVENT #3 LITTLE EGYPT GOLF CARS DOUBLES

CH JERRY OSBORNE III 100

RU ERIC MUNSON 100

AAA SCOTT OBENCHAIN 99

AA RICHARD BULLARD 99

A MARK JOHNSON 98

B MATT SLAUGH 98

C TONY KIRK 96

D NATE HICKEY 97

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 99

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 98

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 99

JR MITCHELL PIERSON 98

JR GOLD BREYDON PAXSON 100

SUB VET JEFF TRAYER 100

VET RICHARD UNRUH 98

SR VET WM. VAN NIEUWENHUYZEN 98

CHAIR ZIGGY TKACZENKO 90

Gaddi also broke a 100 straight and finished as the Lady II champion.

Low light conditions by late afternoon of opening day kept scores lower than from previous years. Five shooters (compared to 14 last year) carried over their perfect scores in the Little Egypt Golf Cars Doubles. Once carry overs were tallied, Jerry Osborne III took home the champion’s award. Eric Munson slipped to event runner-up while Richard Wilson was event third. Breydon Paxson took away the Junior Gold championship and

Jeff Trayer was declared Sub Veteran champ.

THURSDAY

Thursday’s improved weather rebounded the scores and if you missed more than 2 targets during the program, a visit to the trophy room just wasn’t necessary. Every place in the MEC Outdoors Singles was won by a score of 98 or higher. Richard Marshall began his quest toward an eventual third place (499/500) in the Winchester Super 500 Singles by week’s end. He took the champion’s trophy and Keith Ditto was runner-up.

Jarrod Mudford repeated his performance from a year ago, winning the event 3rd place.

TrapShootingUSA Handicap champion Jackson Palmisano, a Sub-Junior from Maryland won the shoot-off with Charlie Stone, a Junior from Missouri, who fell back to Junior Champion. Both young guns posted the only 100 straights in the race.

Junior Gold Jerry Osborne was the Precision Fit Stocks Doubles champion with his 100.This was the second year in a row that Osborne made the leaderboard. T J Main and Chandler Brown were runner-up and third, consecutively, both with 100 straights.

Robert Dyer’s Senior Veteran championship win (100) in the Doubles contributed to the completion of his Grand Slam, following his 100 in the Blaser Handicap later in the week. A Thompkinsville, KY resident, Dyer also received his 40 year Grand attendance patch.

Prize Possessions hosted a Welcome Party Thursday

CH JACKSON PALMISANO 100

RU MATT BARTHOLOW 99

19-20.5 MATTHIAS BANGARDI 97 21-22.5 SHAWN MORGENSTERN 98 23-24.5 THOMAS SMITH 96

25-26.5 VINICIUS SIMAO 97

27 YDS CHASE HORTON 98

LD1 BROOKE BARNETT 97

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 97

SUB-JR LEXI HENNING 98

JR CHARLIE STONE 100

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN

CH JERRY OSBORNE 100

RU TJ MAIN 100

AAA SCOTT OBENCHAIN 100

AA CHAD GERLOFF 99

A JORDAN WESTFALL 99

B JUSTIN MALONE 99

C DUDLEY MITCHELL 95

D BRENDAN BIRCH 96

SUB-JR GAVIN KUCK 99

JR JOSEPH BRECK 100

JR GOLD EVAN INGALLS 100

LD1 ALLISON JENSEN 99

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 98

SUB VET DAVID DEITCH 100

VET ROBERT HARDEN 100

SR VET ROBERT DYER 100

CHAIR COLTON COZZA 96

JACKSON PALMISANO

EVENT #7 STERLING CUT GLASS SINGLES

CH RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 100

RU KEITH DITTO 100

AAA HERBERT LEWIS 100

AA DARLEI OBERHERR 100

A CURTIS BIGGERSTAFF 100

B DARRELL VANCLEAVE 100

C LUIZ TOFFOL 100

D NEI CAVALHEIRO 100

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 100

LD2 SHELLY HEITNER 100

SUB JR HUNTER STRONG 100

JR HAYDEN STRADER 100

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 100

SUB VET ANTONIO LOBO 100

VET BRIAN HEZEL 100

SR VET ROBERT RIMER 100

CHAIR COLTON COZZA 100

evening, offering food and drinks under the hospitality tent which was sponsored by Guns Unlimited.

FRIDAY

Entries topped over 1000 in Friday’s Sterling Cut Glass Singles and winning scores were nearly all perfect. On the leaders list, only five trophies were awarded to scores of 99, while all the rest were claimed by shooters without a miss. Richard Marshall Jr., Keith Ditto, and Jarrod Mudford won in 1-2-3 order, all with 100 straights. Junior Delcaro and Joe Cappadona picked up Class C runner-up and third, respectively with 99s. With scores of 99, Trevor House and Charles Rogier placed runner-up and third in Class D, respectively. Sue Smith was declared Lady II third with her 99.

Trevor House won his second trophy of the day in the Gipson-Ricketts Handicap. The Junior Missouri shooter was event champion (one of three 100s) following a

EVENT #8 GIPSON RICKETS HANDICAP

CH TREVOR HOUSE 100

RU RODDY HARPER 100

19-20.5 KADEN KLOSTER 97

21-22.5 EVAN RAGER 98

23-24.5 BRENDAN BIRCH 98 25-26.5 CORY WALKER 98

27 YDS LUCAS DAVIS 98

LD1 ADDISON MCGEHEARTY 97

LD2 TINA MAIN 97

SUB JR KOHEN BURDA 99

JR DILLON HANNEMAN 99

JR GOLD CLAY LAUGHLIN 99

SUB VET ROY KONKEY 98

VET DALE STOCKDALE 99

SR VET GERRY WILLIAMS 99

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS 95

shoot-off with Roddy Harper and John White IV, who finished as event runner-up and third, consecutively. Category winners, all with 99, included Kohen Burda (Sub Junior champ), Lexi Henning (Sub Junior runner-up), Dillon Hanneman (Junior champ), Robert Sawyers (Junior runner-up), Noah Trousdale (Junior 3rd), Clay Laughlin (Junior Gold champ), Jack Knaus (Junior Gold runner-up), Dale Stockdale (Veteran champ), Lewis Knack (Veteran runner-up), Steven Moore (Veteran 3rd) and Gerry Williams (Senior Veteran champ).

EVENT #9 SOS CLAYS DOUBLES

CH RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 100

RU CHASE HORTON 100

AAA MATT BARTHOLOW 100

AA TODD HANSON 100

A THOMAS KLEYLA 100

B MARCELO BALBINOTTI 99

C TONY GIOFFRE 97

D ROBERT SAWYERS 97

LD1 EMMA GRACE MATTHEWS 100

LD2 JANICE RIGLER 100

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 100

JR COLE HENNING 100

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE 100

SUB VET DENNIS JOHNSON 99

VET WILLIAM NATCHER 100

SR VET RANDY COOK 100

CHAIR COLTON COZZA 99

Friday’s competition ended on a high-score note in the SOS Clays Doubles. Nineteen shooters without a lost target in the program were sorted by sub-event and carryovers to determine placements. Richard Marshall Jr. was the eventual champion with Chase Horton as runner-up and Joe Charnigo, third.

The National Team Race, presented by Post Printing, was determined by Friday’s events #7-89. The Kentucky Team, consisting of Herbert Lewis, Richard Wilson, Bobby Fowler, Keith Ditto and Trey

EVENT #10 NRA SINGLES

CH RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 200

RU CHRIS VENDEL 200

AAA GRANT WILLIAMS 200

AA ANTHONY BRAND 200

A CLARE SCHAFFER 199

B JEFFREY FRASIER 199

C JUNIOR LEVIR DELCARO 198

D SCOTT RANDALL 195

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 200

LD2 SHELLY HEITNER 198

SUB JR KAHNE KENNETH PACKER 200

JR CORY WALKER 200

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 200

SUB VET DON BUDD 200

VET DAVID WOMACK 200

SR VET MIKE JORDAN 200

CHAIR COLTON COZZA 195

Wilburn was the champion (1464/1500). Team South Dakota was runner-up with 1461/1500 (Matt Bartholow, Foster Bartholow, Todd Hanson, Bernie Merchlewitz and Fred Nagel). The Minnesota squad of Eric Munson, David Michaels, Ben Dietz, Anthony Brand and Peter Walker was third (1455/1500).

The Kolar Satellite Grand American HAA shoot-off was held in conjunction with the AIM benefit fish fry, sponsored by the City of Sparta.

SATURDAY

The NRA Singles was the first 200 bird event of the Grand, with half shot on Saturday and the second hundred shot on Sunday. It recorded the largest number of entries (1320 shooters) for Prelim Week. At the conclusion on Sunday, scores of 200 dominated. A total of 43 shooters turned in a scoresheet without a miss. After carryovers, Richard Marshall Jr. received championship

TREVOR HOUSE

PERRY WEINER

EVENT #11 KRIEGHOFF 100 HANDICAP

CH PERRY WEINER 100

RU IAN DARROCH 99

19-20.5 RAYMOND ETTLING 97

21-22.5 THOMAS FERRIS 98

23-24.5 KALEB KABABIK 97

25-26.5 DANIEL CLEARY 98

27 YDS FRED NAGEL 99

LD1 EMILY EMKEN 98

LD2 ANITA KNEAREM 97

SUB JR KOHEN BURDA 99

JR NOAH TROUSDALE 98

JR GOLD JACK KNAUS 99

SUB VET TROY HAVERLY 98

VET DONALD ALDERSON 99

SR VET RANDY COOK 99

CHAIR ZIGGY TKACZENKO 89

honors, while Chris Vendel was runner-up and Keith Ditto, third.

North Dakota resident Perry Weiner shoots a Krieghoff, making it very appropriate for him to win the Krieghoff 100 Handicap with the lone 100. This was Weiner’s first 100 straight from the back fence and also completed his Grand Slam. Scores of 99 filled in the runner-up through 8th places—Ian Darroch, Joseph Summitt, Ryan Trugan, Herbert Lewis, Joe Charnigo, Ryan Glow and Grant Williams (respectively).

Graf & Sons sponsored the Doubles as the last event on Saturday. Caleb Clayton prevailed against three other Junior Gold scores of 100 to become event champion. Ian Lawrence, Jerry Osborne and Wesley Beaver settled for category champion, runner-up and third respectively. At the top, Richard Marshall Jr. was event runner-up and Chase Horton was event third.

SUNDAY

Proving that experience can be just as important as having young eyes and reflexes, Senior Veterans Lester Miller and Robert Dyer each posted 100 in the Blaser Handicap. Matt

EVENT #12 GRAF & SONS DOUBLES

CH CALEB CLAYTON 100

RU RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 100

AAA JOE CHARNIGO 100

AA DARRYL HOWARD 100

A GREG SURBER 98

B WYATT NEWBY 98

C TJ CALVARUSO 97

D KURT ARMSTRONG 97

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 99

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 97

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 100

JR LEO BRAND 99

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE 100

SUB VET TIM REED 100

VET DALE STOCKDALE 99

SR VET JOHN DEDERICI 98

CHAIR COLTON COZZA 94

Rainey (100) and Breydon Paxson (100) joined them in front of the grandstands for shoot-offs. When the dust settled, Miller was event champion, Rainey was runner-up, Paxson took Junior Gold champ and Dyer declared Senior Veteran champ.

The Indiana Gun Club Doubles brought Prelim Week to a close. Canadian and upcoming 2023 Hall of Fame Inductee, Patrick Lamont was the event champion with a score of 100. Richard Marshall Jr. and Eric Munson, also without a miss, placed as runner-up and third.

Once all the carryover scores of 100 were considered, Chris Vendel and Trey Wilburn were awarded Class AAA champ and AAA runnerup. Mason Bartlow was Sub Junior champ, Leo Brand took Junior champ, Caleb Clayton captured Junior Gold champ and Tim Reed was declared the Sub Veteran winner.

Concluding a tremendous week of nearly flawless shooting, Richard Marshall added six additional trophies to take home to Nebraska. Event championships from the E-Z-GO HAA (398/400), EXCEL Bottling Company Super 500 Doubles (498/500), Negrini Preliminary 1000 (989/1000) and

EVENT #13 BLASER HANDICAP

CH LESTER MILLER 100

RU MATT RAINEY 100

19-20.5 ANTHONY MANCINI 98 21-22.5 WM. SCOTT WADLOW 97 23-24.5 JASON GOUDREAU 97 25-26.5 TIMMY FARRIS 98

27 YDS MICHAEL WENGERD 98

LD1 BROOKE BARNETT 98

LD2 CINDY RIGGS 97

SUB JR MASON BARTLOW 99

JR HEATH WHITNEY 99

JR GOLD BREYDON PAXSON 100

SUB VET MICHAEL GOOCH 98

VET HARLIE KAIMANN 98

SR VET ROBERT DYER 100

CHAIR ZIGGY TKACZENKO 98

the White Flyer HOA 1500 were all earned by Marshall. In addition, he put his name on the runner-up award in the Millennium Luxury Coaches Super 500 Handicap (487/500) and the 3rd place trophy in the Winchester Super 500 Singles (499/500).

Dagen Voigtman (event champion), Shelby Skaggs (Lady I champion) and Jarrod Mudford (event runner-up) never missed a singles target during prelim week (500/500) putting them at the top of the trophy list in the Winchester Super 500 Singles.

E-Z HAA

EVENT #14 INDIANA GUN CLUB DOUBLES

CH PATRICK LAMONT 100

RU RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 100

AAA CHRIS VENDEL 100

AA GRANT WILLIAMS 99

A ADAM BECKET 99

B MIKE WILLIAMS 99

C NIKKI HERMAN 98

D WILLIAM BRAND 98

LD1 ELIZABETH TERNES 99

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 97

SUB JR MASON BARTLOW 100

JR LEO BRAND 100

JR GOLD CALEB CLAYTON 100

SUB VET TIM REED 100

VET ROB TAYLOR 98

SR VET KEN TOFFERI 99

CHAIR COLTON COZZA 99

Junior Gold shooter Dagen Voigtman posted a 1482/1500 (just two targets under the event champion) to capture category top honors in the White Flyer HOA 1500. A Junior Gold championship was also awarded to Voigtman in the Millennium Luxury Super 500 Handicap (488/500). In the Negrini Prelim HOA 1000, the Nebraska young gun secured yet another Junior Gold championship. His score of 395/400 in the EZ-GO Prelim HAA placed him second to Jack Knaus (396).

NEGRINI PRELIMINARY HOA 1000

CH RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 989

RU CHASE HORTON 988

AAA SCOTT OBENCHAIN 982

AA GARRETT HELMS 977

A CURTIS BIGGERSTAFF 968

B VERNE HIGGS 969

C BRENDAN BIRCH 944

D MARY SCHAFFER 922

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 971

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 970

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 979

JR MITCHELL PIERSON 976

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 987

SUB VET TIM REED 976

VET ART PEYTON 975

SR VET MEL HENSLEY 972

CHAIR COLTON COZZA 956

WINCHESTER SUPER 500 SINGLES

CH DAGEN VOIGTMAN 500

RU JARROD MUDFORD 500

AAA AUSTIN JACOB 499

AA DARLEI OBERHERR 498

A RODRIGO LORINI 495

B VERNE HIGGS 492

C BRENDAN BIRCH 493

D JOAO CEZAR BOROWSKI 488

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 500

LD2 SHELLY HEITNER 497

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 498

JR LEO BRAND 497

JR GOLD EVAN INGALLS 499

SUB VET JAMES PRESKITT 499

VET ART PEYTON 499

SR VET PAUL SHAW 498

Phenomenal Lady I champion Shelby Skaggs wrapped up preliminary week with four additional Lady I championships and two Lady I runner-up awards. The Oklahoma ATA standout was tops in her category in the White Flyer HOA 1500 (1468/1500), Negrini Prelim HOA 1000 (971/1000), EXCEL Bottling Super 500 Doubles (492/500), Winchester Super 500 Singles (500/500). Skaggs was runner-up (476) to Elaina McCarthy (480) in the Millennium Coaches Super 500 Handicap. In the EZ-GO HAA, Skaggs was Lady I runner-up (393) to Elizabeth Ternes (397), who was just one target away from tying the top score of the event.

Hall of Fame member Deborah Ohye-Neilson claimed five of six extra category awards at Preliminary Week’s end. Her total of 1454/1500 was a winning category score in the White Flyer HOA 1500, the Negrini Prelim HOA 1000 Lady II championship was posted to OhyeNeilson (970), in the EXCEL Super 500 Doubles a score of 489 secured the Lady II win, the Millennium Coaches Super 500 Handicap awarded her the Lady II championship and the EZ-GO HAA top honors were given for her

MILLENNIUM LUXURY COACHES SUPER 500 HANDICAP

CH KEITH DITTO 491

RU RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 487

19-20.5 VA KLASSEN 476 21-22.5 AIDEN DEITERING 476 23-24.5 NOAH TROUSDALE 479 25-26.5 RYAN LEWIS 477

27 YDS MATT BARTHOLOW 484

LD1 ELAINA MCCARTHY 480

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 474

SUB-JR KOHEN BURDA 478

JR AIDAN MASTER 487

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 488

SUB-VET TROY HAVERLY 487

VET ART PEYTON 482

SR-VET ROBERT DYER 480

388/400.

After nearly a week of outstanding shooting during the National AIM tournament, Wyatt Debrie continued his winning ways into the Grand. He topped the Sub Junior category scoreboard in the White Flyer 1500 (1469/1500), Sub Junior champion in the prelim HOA 1000 (979/1000), Sub Junior champ’s title in the prelim HAA (395/400), only missed two singles targets during prelim week for Sub Junior champ in the Super 500 Singles, took home Sub Junior top honors from the Super 500 Doubles (493/500), earned category runner-

WHITE FLYER HOA 1500

CH RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 1484

RU SCOTT OBENCHAIN 1477

AAA BREYDON PAXSON 1476

AA GARRETT HELMS 1469

A JUSTIN MALONE 1442

B VERNE HIGGS 1451

C BRENDAN BIRCH 1422

D MARY SCHAFFER 1383

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS 1468

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE-NEILSON 1454

SUB-JR WYATT DEBRIE 1469

JR COLE HENNING 1465

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 1482

SUB VET TIM REED 1468

VET ART PEYTON 1458

SR VET WM. VAN NIEUWENHUYZEN 1453

CHAIR ZIGGY TKACZENKO 1405

up in the Super 500 Handicap (478/500).

POINTS OF INTEREST

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Hall of Fame member Jimmy Heller reached a milestone of 700,000 career targets during a Doubles event in preliminary week. Yes, he broke the 700,000th target! Vendors are such an important

part of the overall Grand experience. Grand shoppers look forward to taking a demo gun to the line. Many vendors including Bob Schultz of Target Shotguns offered a wide variety of choices. Friendships and the hospitality

amongst friends could be found everywhere during the ten days of the Grand tournament. Cookouts in the campground could be seen and smelled nightly. A traditional Louisiana shrimp boil, many BBQ grills and fish fryers kept shooters

well fed. Several vendors also offered hospitality (translated into free food) to their customers and sponsored shooters.

Once Preliminary Week was in the record books, everyone looked forward to GRAND WEEK! n

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OPENING CEREMONY/ BLUE GRAY SHOOT OUT

JACQUE SNELLENBERGER

Rain! Ugh! It happens at the most inconvenient times. Monday’s opening ceremonies that were scheduled had to be changed. Due to the amount of current rain and predicted rain to come it was decided that they recognized awards for attendance and shooting over the loudspeakers. The fireworks went on as scheduled at 9pm. Again, they were great and if you missed it, you need to plan better so that it’s not missed next year.

Winchester Ammunition, Promatic Traps, and Briley. All of these sponsors got together to change this year’s Blue Gray to a Miss-NOut. Josh Taylor from White Flyer, introduced the shooters for the Category Teams:

Raylee Bishop

Breydon Paxon

Ian Lawrence

Shelby Skaggs

Tyler Honnold

Klayton McGee

Jerry Osborn III

Rob Taylor

Flyer. Also this year the ATA and White Flyer had some help from

Each shooter had to go out in the

The Blue vs Gray Shoot-Outs were rescheduled for Wednesday. The Blue Gray shoot this year was sponsored by the ATA and White

audience and pick a participant from the crowd to watch from the field and cheer on their shooter. They were told that if their shooter won the Miss-N-Out they would also receive a single stack Promatic Pigeon Machine. Shooters were shooting a 3 hole target and would have to use factory loads and they could not adjust their guns while shooting. They started on the 20 yard line from post three, where no one missed.

They moved onto the 27 yard line post five. Leo Brand missed and got a chance to turn in his golden ticket. One golden ticket was given to each shooter and this was their last chance to stay in the game. When their golden ticket was presented they received a chance to shoot a target that was thrown from the ground, looked like a low skeet target, flying in from the right across the field. He did not break it, earning him the first one out of the competition. Mike Dennis missed but he got the buy back in with his golden ticket. Competitors moved

to post one 27 yard then onto the 32 yards. Then over to about 35 yards behind the skeet house. By the time they got there only Osborne, Taylor and Paxson still had their golden tickets left. They moved back a few more feet and Raylee went out. Osborne and Taylor cashed in their golden ticket and both lost it. Breydon Paxson, Klayton McGee and Ian Lawrence were the only ones left at this point and they took it to the sidewalk. Paxson went out, as did McGee. Ian Lawrence was declared the winner of the Category Team Shoot-Out. McGee and Paxon had to shoot again to determine second and third. Paxson was runner up and third McGee.

For the Open Team Blue vs Gray Shoot-Out there were:

BLUE

n Richard Marshall Jr.

n Joe Charnigo

n Austin Jacob

n Chase Horton

n Michael Fox Jr.

GRAY

n

Keith Ditto

n

Britt Dalton

n

Chandler Brown

n

Caleb Fischer

n

Bruce Davis

The men started in front of the trap house, up close-no one missed. Straight back to the 27 yard line on post one where Marshall missed and had to use his golden ticket, which he broke. They went to station one and a half on the skeet house where everyone broke those. Then they tried shooting from the chair on the 27 yard line post three. Another golden ticket was used. Ricky missed and was out. Austin missed and used a golden ticket. The golden ticket saved another one. Bruce missed, but the golden ticket bought him back in. Another shooter went out. Back to almost the sidewalk where Chase Horton got out as well after using his ticket. Onto the sidewalk they went. Joe missed and got back in. Ditto went out. Brown missed and went out. They had gotten down to three— Joe Charnigo, Caleb Fischer, and Bruce Davis. Joe hit it from the sidewalk on the right side. Caleb missed and Bruce broke his, making Fischer third. Off to the extreme right on the sidewalk they went. Both missed. Again they went, only this time, Bruce broke it and the crowd erupted. What

made this even more exciting was the knowledge that not only did the shooters have something to shoot for, but also each shooter went into the crowd to pick someone out for them to represent.

The sponsors got together and had prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd for the shooters and special person they picked out of the crowd. The shooters prizes were $500 cash, $300 Briley Gift Certificate, and 3 Cases of AA’s for 1st. $200 Cash, $200 Briley Gift Certificate, and 2 Cases of AA’s for 2nd, and $100 Cash, $100 Briley Gift Certificate, and 1 Case of AA’s for 3rd.

The lucky spectators that had their shooters finish 1st, 2nd, or 3rd also got some amazing prizes. 1st place was a Promatic Pigeon Thrower, Briley Shooting bag, gun sleeve, hat, and towel, 4 boxes of AA’s, and Gift Certificate from White Flyer. 2nd place was a Briley gun sleeve, 4 boxes of AA’s, a Promatic Hat and Gift Certificate, and White Flyer Gift Certificate. Finally 3rd place was a Briley hat, 2 boxes of AA’s, a Promatic Hat and Gift Certificate, and White Flyer Gift Certificate. Everyone who got picked out of the crowd got a front row seat and a White Flyer Hat. One win for the gray team and one for the blue. Looks like a tie! Until next year at the Blue vs Gray Shootout! n

THE FIOCCHI NOSTALGIA SHOOT

BY SANDRA JO JACK

I walked into the Fiocchi building located on vendor row at the Grand American and was greeted by a very nice lady, Holly Hammond, Marketing Manager for Fiocchi. My interest in talking to her was to interview her about Fiocchi sponsoring the Nostalgia Shoot to be held on Tuesday during the Grand.

Holly is very knowledgeable about her product and gave me a bit of history. Fiocchi came to the USA in 1983 and was briefly located in Chicago prior to moving to an old dairy farm in Ozark, Missouri. On the grounds there is a test lab and custom range and the ammunition is loaded from start to finish right there in Ozark, Missouri, USA.

Holly was proud to say “We were fortunate to have sponsored

the shoot in 2021 and we jumped at the opportunity”. This year was the second year for Fiocchi to sponsor the popular event. So popular that there were 100 shooters qualified that competed for the final prizes. The 25 targets to qualify needed to be shot with Remington Models 10,11, 11-48, 29, 31 & 32, Winchester Models 12, 21 & 1897, or Ithaca, Baker, AH Fox, LC Smith, Parker, or Lefever Single

Barrel trap guns from the 23 yard line. Then those top 100 qualifiers reported to the grandstands for the 23 yard line shoot-offs in the evening with the beautiful sunset in the background. Free (25) Fiocchi White Rhino ammunition, the best category shell, and a gift package was given to each competitor.

Spectators enjoyed watching the top 100 shooters that were soon whittled down to the last of the survivors battling for the prizes.

n 1st Place

5 cases of Fiocchi shells

n 2nd Place

4 cases of Fiocchi shells

n 3rd Place

3 cases of Fiocchi shells

n 4th Place

2 cases of Fiocchi shells

n 5th Place

1 case of Fiocchi shells

Kahne Packer from Wilber, Nebraska,, shooting 25 to qualify, then 25 in first round and another round with a perfect 25 was the top winner and got the five cases of Fiocchi shells. Kahne bought his model 12 just to compete in this event. The runner-up winner, Tom Kelly, shot off with Jason Goudreau (3rd place). It was Jason’s first year at the Grand and he came away with a great trophy. The 4th place shooter was Mike Hackerson and 5th place Chad Gerloff was happy to have snagged the last spot.

Holly was beaming when she told me that in the past eight years of the Nostalgia shoot being held at the Grand American, it was the biggest one in attendance with 262 total entered to shoot for ammo and the trophy. Fiocchi is looking forward to next year’s Nostalgia shoot so be thinking about practicing or purchasing your new

KAHNE PACKER HOLLY HAMMOND

“old shotgun” for the shoot. n

HALL OF FAME Celebration

Tuesday, August 9th at 6:30 the entrance doors opened allowing friends and family to enter the celebration of the 52nd Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This is the one occasion for many shooters to dress up and take off their hats to show their appreciation and respect for the inductees. The last induction ceremony was 2019. The 2020 inductions were canceled due to the Grand being held in Missouri. And although they did a fabulous job hosting, there was just not enough time to move the induction as well. In 2021 it was scheduled to go, but was canceled at the last minute as staff contracted Covid.

Everyone milled about meeting new friends, reacquainting with others, and congratulating the inductees. Dinner was served buffet style with prime rib, chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, croissants, and apple cobbler.

Due to the cancellation of 2021, Gerry Williams, master of ceremonies for the evening, introduced Darryl Hayes who honored Willis Corbett as the first person of color inducted into the Hall of Fame. Darryl mentioned that without Willis Corbett the Budweiser partnership that has been with the ATA for years would

not have happened. The Budweiser handicap and having the Clydesdale horses were brought to the Grand because Willis Corbett made it happen. Darryl, a bit emotional, went on to say that Mr. Corbett, unable to attend, had received a personal visit by himself, Terry Waldron and Lynn Gibson to personally induct him and give him his honors.

Mike Fisher was also supposed to be inducted in 2020 when it got canceled. In 2021 he showed up in a tux ready to go. Only to be disappointed when it was canceled. He was even thinking of

DARRYL HAYES

BY JACQUE SNELLENBERGER

coming again for the presentation this year, but in May he was diagnosed with cancer and died in early July. His family couldn’t be there, but he is now officially a member as a 2021 enshrinee.

Another 2020 recipient, Jennifer Rutger, was inducted. Jennifer’s mother, Jeanie began by telling stories of how Jennifer started shooting the low skeet house at age 5. She reiterated that she knew back then how special and tough she was. She went on to prove it by telling the story of how she shot the Grand American 8 ½ months pregnant. And how the squad was a bit nervous and prepared for just about anything. Jennifer accepted the induction from mom with tears in her eyes as she said that she is now known for having the longest induction in history:three years. She remembered Leo Harrison III, who gave her advice, “Make the boys

cry.” Which she has turned into her motto. She also thanked Nora Martin Ross and her parents for their support. And, of course her children for not hating her while dragging them all over to shoot.

Gary Bonetti’s friend and squadmate, Kerrie Largent, started telling how Gary Bonetti’s dad said he couldn’t shoot registered until he broke 25. Which he did at age 12. He was then told he’d get a Perazzi when he won a champion title. He did that at age 14. Carrie reminisced about how Gary was and still is a great ambassador for the sport with his kind love and pure passion for the sport. She mentioned his tenacity and how it’s

only matched by his character. When Gary accepted, he mentioned how time has gone too fast for his 50 years saying it’s a wonderful sport and he keeps coming back for the people. He thanked friends, his wife, Melissa, and his daughter, Erica, for their continued support. Gary just wants everyone to shoot well and have fun.

Stacy Rehor (Bringelson) came next and Kevin Davis, Stacy’s cousin, started first. Davis told a story of shooting at Wyoming in handicap. He was low on squad 96 to her 100. He broke a 97 the next day. Only to have her break another 100. He said that when you compete against Stacy, you compete against the best, and that’s the truth. Then her brother, Denis Bringelson presented and by far has shot with her more than anyone else. His favorite story was from 20 years ago in Missouri at the Southwestern Zone. Recalling how shells were expensive and they were excited that they’d won a few flats. Only to have her shoot them all up in a shoot off after breaking the 200 against Leo. He said that she is a true competitor and he’d get shells for her anytime.

When Stacy accepted she sent a heavenly thanks to her mom and

dad for their support and for tricking her brother and cousin into always taking her with them. She called herself a “me too” child. They would go hunt prairie dogs, her too. They were feeding cows. Her too. They could bust good scores, her too. The last 9 months of her life, where her four year old son, Everett, has had issues with a rare form of child epilepsy has shattered her world. It’s better now that Everett is on the keto diet, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions and torturous nights for the entire family. She continually thanked those that helped her through this time; prayer warriors. But she couldn’t end without thanking her husband, Adam, and his dad Richard who are continuously supportive of whatever she does and needs whether it be with shooting or the kids. She ended with, “Whatever you do whether you eat or drink, do it all for the glory of God.”

There are now 191 people inducted into the Trapshooting Hall of Fame. In 2023 the inductees will be Neil Winston, Patrick Lamont, Rod Boll and Dale Stockdale. n

JENNIFER RUTGER AND FAMILY

GARY BONETTI

STACY REHOR AND FAMILY

THE “GRAND” IN GRANDPA

BY MATTHEW GAY

This year’s trip to the Grand added a three-year-old stowaway named Sophia to the crew and provided a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. This trip represents what I hope is one of many going forward, accompanied at a shooting event by my granddaughter. Although she already has a couple of shotguns in the safe (which are all taller than she is), it’s a tad bit early to enter her into an event. Consequently, she was stuck with simply being an observer and shopping companion on this trip.

TRYING TO MAKE THE TOP 100

Having decided to dust off the old and distinguished Winchester Model 12 trap, I participated in the Nostalgia shoot so I could enjoy this

old target gun once again. The folks at Fiocchi, and the ATA are extremely generous for their sponsorship and support of this event. As a connoisseur of vintage sporting shotguns, I hold this event, and those like it, in high regard. It’s

important to remember our heritage and it’s just a lot of fun to take these old titans out for a spin on the range occasionally. Sadly, my 22x25 kept me just out of the top 100 but it was fun just the same. This gives me an excuse to try again next year.

VENDORS AND GRILLED CHEESE

It seemed as though more vendors were on site this year compared to last. The grounds were lined with vendors and the storefronts were open for business. Some new vendors on site offered their wares and displayed fine shotguns for attendees. I was successful in finding components that have eluded me for the last year and a half. Things appear to be slowly but surely loosening and opening up. Fingers crossed we have turned the corner the impacts of COVID have had on our events.

The food vendors were out in full force with the normal offerings, fresh lemonade, barbeque, and burgers. There was one new food vendor that caught my wife’s eye: the Big Cheese. Who’d have thought that genius could be realized by the melding of a grilled cheese sandwich on homemade sourdough with the addition of macaroni and cheese to the sandwich. To top that off, the folks at the Big Cheese upped the ante with the grilled s’mores sandwich. Sourdough encapsulated Nutella

and marshmallows, then was dusted with powdered sugar to culminate in a dessert lover’s dream of gooey, melty goodness.

I never pass up the opportunity to visit the museum on the grounds at Sparta. Museums are much like a highly engraved shotgun in that, the more you look closely at the engraving, the more detail one sees. This year’s visit was equally as enjoyable as the last. The Hall of

Fame proudly displayed pictures of it’s members, overlooking the historic exhibits for which some of them are directly responsible. The auction was in full swing with many great items on the block for bid to support a great cause.

The nostalgic items and wares displayed at the museum recall different times when trap shooting

doing with the various youth programs coupled with an increasing level of awareness and participation, one can hope the future of trap shooting is bright as a result.

Overall, adding a three-year-old to the crew was fun. With appropriate eye and ear protection, when necessary, she had the opportunity to absorb just a little

store. My friend, fellow sporting shooter and Syren pro staffer Grace Callahan took to Sophia like a big sister. If you happened to walk into the store and saw a jersey girl giving horseback rides to a little girl, that was them. I do not think it’s ever too early to expose young ones to the sport. n

SHAMROCK LEATHER

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS AT THE GRAND AMERICAN

BY MATTHEW GAY

HISTORY

Ed Brophy is the patriarch and founder of the Shamrock Leathers, along with his wife Carol. Brophy’s background as an industrial arts teacher fomented his interest in making things with his hands that were tangible, useful and gratifying to create. When Ed started the company, he was teaching full time. As the company grew, he eventually transitioned to making leather products full time.

1973 marked the first year Shamrock was on site at a Grand American shoot. Ed showed up to the former Grand shooting grounds at Vandalia, Ohio, a week early. His first year relegated him to the end of the row of vendors. Though some would believe this location to be a disadvantage, they would be mistaken. As his son, and current head Leathersmith Bryan explained, this was a fortuitous turn of events that established Shamrock’s spot on a corner where shooters could reliably find their display.

BUILDING A REPUTATION OF QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE

Ed Brophy’s objective from the beginning was to build a business based on a high level of quality and customer service. His products are hand stitched and tooled in the traditional method, using high quality raw materials and hardware. Bryan mentioned that long-time customers routinely bring shell bags or pouches that have been in service for three or four decades for lace replacement, wax, oil and maintenance. With regular care, high quality leather products like those made by Shamrock can be used for generations. Bryan also stated that their products are often copied but rarely, if ever, matched in caliber. He attributes the loyalty of his customers to quality service and the delivery of a truly bespoke product that will last more than a lifetime with proper care.

Shamrock Leathers of St. Joseph, Minnesota has been making quality products for trap shooters since 1968. Their products are a mainstay in terms of essential equipment for many competitors across the United States. This marks the 50th consecutive year that Shamrock has been at the Grand American trap shoot.

The shell bag is their premier product in the shooting industry. These bags, as well as shell pouches and a whole host of other products, are routinely used as trophies for various events throughout the country. Brophy stated that during the shooting season, Shamrock is working to fill orders which supply trophies for an average of 15 shoots per week. The most common products for trophies are shell pouches and shell bags but most of the product line is adaptable to be utilized as a trophy. One of the more recent product offerings is a plaque with a tooled leather face that can be customized as a trophy for many different competitions beyond the shooting world. Shamrock has supplied trophy products for everything from county fair competitions to corporate awards.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE AND PAYING IT FORWARD

All industries have faced challenges with changing market conditions, and the folks at Shamrock are no exception. From the cost of raw materials to a significant shortage of labor, Bryan explained that they’ve had to adapt and deal with these challenges employing innovation, while maintaining their level of quality and service. Keeping up with online orders, protecting their product designs and maintaining a high level of customer service are among the top priorities that cements Shamrock Leathers’ position in the industry leader column. The company vends at three or four events annually, the

Grand is always on the schedule. In keeping with the tradition and practicality they experienced in Vandalia, Shamrock occupies the same spot on the grounds in Sparta, right next to the White Flyer building, so their customers know where to find them.

In the fall and spring, you can find both Bryan and Ed coaching youth shooters at their local range with the High School Clay Target League. As lifetime members of the ATA the father and son duo are dedicated to the support and sustainability of the shooting sports. Shamrock Leather is a tenyear event sponsor of the Grand American and a national sponsor of AIM, the US Clay Target League

and the SCTP National Championship. The staff at TrapShooting USA would like to congratulate Shamrock Leathers on their 50th year at the Grand American trap shoot making quality American made products for American shooters. n You can visit Shamrock Leathers on the web at: shamrockleathers.com On Facebook at:

2022 GRAND AMERICAN SPECIAL EVENTS

REPORT BY JOSH BUCHIERE

The special events at the 2022 Grand American consisted of the 28-Gauge, 20-Gauge, White Flyer Handicap Doubles, and John Hiter Memorial International. All of these events were held at the west end shooting area of the World Shooting and Recreational Complex located in Sparta, Illinois.

A portion of each entry fee was donated to the Kids & Clays Foundation, a charity that organizes shooting sports fundraisers to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities. Since the organization’s founding in 1999, it has successfully raised over 20 million dollars for its mission. Participation in these events seemed to increase this year, plus some impressive scores were posted in the events.

28-GAUGE

The 28-Gauge event was held on Sunday, August 7, and Monday, August 8. All participants shot from the 22 yard line and were provided with appropriate shells for the event as part of their entry fee.

Rodney Johnson from Kewanee, Illinois, posted a 47 to take the event Champion trophy by a twotarget margin over Patrick Murphy, who took the Sub Veteran trophy. Bill Yost was the event runner-up with a 44, and Anthony Fortino was 3rd place with a 42.

20-GAUGE

The 20-Gauge event was held on Tuesday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 10. Participants in this event shot Handicap from their ATA yardage using a maximum shell of 2¾ inch, 2½ dram, 1 oz., 7½ shot. While observing the event, participants seemed to use about an equal mix of true 20-gauge shotguns and 12-gauge trap guns with sub-gauge tubes or chamber inserts. Angie Cavett was the event Champion with a 49, a three-target margin over the next highest

shooter. Jody Church was the Sub Veteran Champion with a 46, while Tim Lewis and Robert Martin were the event runner-up and Veteran winners with scores of 44.

WHITE FLYER HANDICAP DOUBLES

The White Flyer Handicap Doubles event was held on Tuesday, August 9, and Wednesday, August 10. Participants shot 25 pair of Doubles targets from their ATA Handicap yardage. Marcus Draves posted an impressive 49 to take event Champion by a two-target margin over last year’s winner Chase Horton, who took event runner-up with the lone second high score of

JOHN HITER MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL

The John Hiter Memorial International event was held on Thursday, August 11, and Friday, August 12. Shooters in this event all shot from the 22 yard line and were allowed two shots at each target. Scores in the event this year were significantly higher than in previous years, and 6 shooters posted perfect scores of 50. The results of the 50 straights are as follows: Jason

excellent charity and the uniqueness of each of the events, you may want to give the Special Events a try next year. I think you’ll

GRAND AMERICAN THE 2022

BY SEAN HAWLEY

After five days of preliminary shooting with 300 target days, Grand Week began on Monday, August 9th. The heatwave that plagued most of the first week of shooting lessened a bit and while the temperature was not exactly cool, it was considerably more comfortable. The attendance for the main week was slightly down from the previous year but was somewhat bolstered by the inclusion of foriegn shooters again following the easing of COVID restrictions. In fact, there were shooters from all 50 US States, four Canadian Provinces and seven other countries. Good weather and target setting helped to make the scoring during Grand Week very high.

WINCHESTER SINGLES CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP

AAA GARRETT SCHLIMMER WA 200

AA CALEB FISCHER KS 200

A JASON DOBRINSKI NM 200

B FRANCISCO DA SILVA BZ 199

C CLERIO GRESELI BZ 198

D TREVOR HOUSE MO 198

LD1 PAYTON DETAVERNIER NE 200

LD2 SNADRA JO JACK WI 200

SUB JR KAHNE PACKER NE 200

JR ELIJAH WILSON KY 200

JR GOLD SHANE BISER MD 200

SUB VET DON BUDD KS 200

VET DONALD ALDERSON NY 200

SR VET MIKE JORDAN IL 200

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS PA 198

MONDAY

The week’s 1000 target High Over All began with event 15, The Winchester Singles Class Championship. There were 64 shooters of the 1536 that entered that were able to break all 200 targets. After all the carryovers were complete, Washington shooter Garrett Schlimmer finished at the top of AAA class with former Clay Target Champion Patrick Stacey (OK) ending as the AAA runner-up. Caleb Fischer (KS) converted his 200 into the AA class trophy and Jason Dobrinski also put a perfecto on the board to win A class outright. Brazilian shooter Francisco Da Silva carded a 199 and outlasted Jaryt Hess (KS) as the B class winner. Clerio Gresseli, also from Brazil was the C class winner with 198 and Trevor House of Missouri broke the same score to win the D class trophy.

TUESDAY

The first of two events Tuesday was the President F. Darryl Hayes Handicap. Nearly 1500 shooters took the line and there were five near perfect 99s at the top of the

PRESIDENT DARRYL HAYES HANDICAP BY PERAZZI

CH AARON WILLOUGHBY KY 99

RU CHRIS VENDEL PA 98

3RD RONALD SMITH OH 98

4TH DANNY CURTIS KY 98

5TH KEITH DITTO KY 98

6TH JOHN WHITE IV AL 98

LD1 HANNAH MARTIN MO 99

LD2 JOY HOLLIS MS 96

SUB JR KADEN BURGESS KS 98

JR BRENDAN BIRCH MD 97

JR GOLD KADEN WESTFALL CO 99

SUB VET LES HADLEY IL 99

VET BOB FELBER SD 98

SR VET DUANE THOMANN IL 97

CHAIR ZIGGY TKACZENKO MO 93

leaderboard in the end. Katie Collins (MN), Les Hadley (IL), Aaron Willoughby (KY), Hannah Martin (MO) and Kaden Westfall (CO) were all called to the line that evening to straighten it out. When it was over Willoughby topped the charts and was the event Champion, with Martin and Collins finishing as Lady I champion and runner-up. Hadley and Westfall were the Sub Veteran and Junior Gold winners. Joy Hollis (MS) was the Lady II winner with the score of 96 and Kaden Burgess (KS) had a 98 to lead the way for the Sub Juniors. Brendan Birch (MD) broke a 97 to win the Junior trophy, while Bob Felber (SD) and Duane Thomann (IL) broke scores of 98 and 97 to finish as the Veteran and Senior Veteran winners. Ziggy Tkaczenko (MO) was the high Chair Shooter.

Fifteen shooters broke 100 straight in the Wenig Doubles Class Championship. Matthew Bartholow (SD) won the carryover to take the AAA class trophy with Patrick Lamont (MB) and Austin Jacob (OH) finishing as runner-up and third in the highest class. Grant Williams (ID) was the AA class winner with TrapShootingUSA’s own Josh Buchiere (NY) ending up as the runner-up. It was Buchiere’s first

AARON WILLOUGHBY

WENIG DOUBLES CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP

AAA MATTHEW BARTHOLOW SD 100

AA GRANT WILLIAMS ID 100

A ANTHONY BRAND MN 100

B STEVEN BRADBURY TX 100

C DAVID BROWN JR NJ 98

D KALEB KABABIK GA 97

LD1 RAYLEE BISHOP IA 99

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE NEILSON PA 97

SUB JR BRAXTON DENT IL 100

JR COLTON PHILLIPS TN 99

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE IL 100

SUB VET KEVIN DAVIS CO 100

VET ELI WALKER NV 100

SR VET WM VAN NIEUWENHUYZEN SD 100

CHAIR LARRY NORTON IL 88

100 straight in Doubles. A and B classes were won by Anthony Brand (MN) and Steven Bradbury (TX), both with 100s. David Brown Jr (NJ) and Kaleb Kababik (GA) broke 98 and 97 to snare the C and D class trophies. Lady I champion Raylee Bishop (IA) outlasted Shelby Skaggs (OK) and Emma Grace Matthews (TN) after a carryover with 99s.

WEDNESDAY

There were 176 competitors who took the line early in the morning to participate in this year’s Champion of Champions event. Only the Singles Champions in all categories as well as the open champions from each State/Provincial shoot are eligible to compete in this event. In total 32 shooters were able to break all 100 of the Singles targets. The ties were carried over to the Clay Target Championship and then shot off (if necessary). Leo Brand of Minnesota was this year’s champion with Dan Haag (WI) and Jarrod Mudford (NZ) finishing in runner-up and third place positions. Mavis Morgan (NE) was the Lady I winner after a carryover with 98s and Deborah Ohye Neilson broke 99 and then won her carryover in

WENDELL AUGUST CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

CH LEO BRAND MN 100

LD1 MORGAN MAVIS NE 98

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE NEILSON PA 99

SUB JR GAVIN KUCK NE 100

JR TYLER HONNOLD TN 100

JR GOLD HAYDEN MILLER MO 100

SUB VET SCOTT ABO ID 100

VET ROB TAYLOR KS 100

SR VET ROBERT DYER KY 99

the Lady II division. Gavin Kuck (NE) was the Sub Junior winner with a lone perfect score and Tyler Honnold (TN) won his carryover for the Junior prize after breaking a 100 straight. Hayden Miller (MO) outlasted Kaden Westfall in the Junior Gold category after the two had carded 100s and Scott Abo (ID) was the Sub Veteran winner following his 100 and an additional 200 in the carryover. Rob Taylor (KS) was the Veteran winner with 100 and Robert Dyer (KY) led the way for Senior Veterans with 99.

In the event 19 Challenger Ammunition Handicap there were four scores of 99 at the top of the board at the end of the day. Joe Charnigo (OH), Jack Holland (KY), John Federici (RI) and Hayden Thomason (KS) were called to the shoot-offs to see who would take

SHOOTREPORT

CHALLENGER AMMUNITION HANDICAP

CH JACK HOLLAND KY 99

RU JOE CHARNIGO OH 99

3RD STANLEY CROW IL 98

4TH GRANT WILLIAMS ID 98

5TH PATRICK LAMONT MB 98

6TH SHARRED OAKS UT 98

LD1 HANNAH MARTIN MO 97

LD2 KIM BATEMAN PA 94

SUB JR JACKSON PALMISANO MD 98

JR HAYDEN THOMASON KS 99

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN NE 97

SUB VET CARL CHADWELL MI 98

VET LLOYD BEECRAFT ON 97

SR VET JOHN FEDERICI RI 99

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS PA 97

the top trophy and when the dust settled it was Holland who went home with the champion trophy. Charnigo found his way to the runner-up spot, while Federici and Thomason settled for Senior Veteran and Junior trophies. Stanley Crow (IL), Grant Williams, Patrick Lamont and Sharred Oaks (UT) finished in that order down to 6th place with scores of 98. Hannah Martin bested Bailey Lueders (MO) after the two had tied with 97s for the Lady I trophy, while Kim Bateman (PA) was the Lady II winner. Jackson Palmisano (MD) had a 98 to lead the way for Sub Juniors and Dagen Voigtman (NE) broke 97 to win the Junior Gold trophy. Carl Chadwell (MI) and Kenneth Cox (NC) each shot 97s in Sub Veteran and Chadwell was the eventual winner. Lloyd Beecraft (ON) and William Ross (PA) each broke 97s to win Senior Veteran and Chair Shooter honors.

The Kubota Doubles was not part of the High Over All but it did not seem to matter to Matthew Bartholow. His was one of 17 100 straights in the event and he was the last person standing after the carryover and shoot-off to win the top prize. Patrick Lamont and Denis Bringelson (CO) were the runner-up and 3rd place winners, while Scott

Obenchain (CO) became the class AAA winner. Elizabeth Ternes (OH) broke the lone 100 in the Lady I category and Deborah Ohye Neilson won the Lady II prize with a 96. Wyatt Debrie outshot fellow Nebraskan Gavin Kuck in the carryover after the two had tied in the Sub Junior division with 100s, while another Nebraska kid, Mitchell Pierson also broke a 100 to claim the Junior trophy. Jack Knaus (MN) last year’s outright HOA winner was the only Junior Gold shooter to break them all and Kenneth Darroch (PA) had a near perfect 99 to lead the Sub Veterans. Thomas Fester (IL) and John Federici each broke 100s to lead the Veterans and Senior Veterans, while Larry Norton carded a 90 to win the Chair trophy.

THE CLAY TARGET CHAMPIONSHIP

BY BROWNING

There were 53 shooters that were able to break all 200 straight in Thursday’s Clay Target Championship. In the end it came down to Garrett Schlimmer and Patrick Lamont in the final round. When Schlimmer finally let one get by, Lamont took a few extra seconds and then closed the door,

KUBOTA DOUBLES

CH MATTHEW BARTHOLOW SD 100

RU PATRICK LAMONT MB 100

3RD DENIS BRINGELSON CO 100

AAA SCOTT OBENCHAIN CO 100

AA JUSTIN SLATER PA 100

A MICHAEL HATHAWAY IL 98

B MURILO NICOLLI BZ 98

C BRANDON HIMES IL 96

D DENNIS MCCARTHY FL 95

LD1 ELIZABETH TERNES OH 100

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE NEILSON PA 96

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE NE 100

JR MITCHELL PIERSON NE 100

JR GOLD JACK KNAUS MN 100

SUB VET KENNETH DARROCH PA 99

VET THOMAS FESTER IL 100

SR VET JOHN FEDERICI RI 100

CHAIR LARRY NORTON IL 90

netting him the title. It was the second time Lamont has won the Clay Target Championship, the first being in 2016. Schlimmer finished as the event runner-up. Patrick Stacey, former two time winner and

Trapshooting

settled for third place. All of the categories, with the exception of Chair Shooter were won with 200s and all of them had 200s all the way to 3rd place. Payton Detavernier (NE) and Deborah Ohye Neilson were the Lady I and Lady II

JACK HOLLAND

PATRICK LAMONT, GRANT WILLIAMS AND SHARRED OAKS

MATT BARTHOLOW

WYATT DEBRIE WITH JASON VANDERBRINK

Hall of Fame member

ATA WORLD CLAY TARGET CHAMPIONSHIP BY BROWNING

CH PATRICK LAMONT MB 200

RU GARRETT SCHLIMMER WA 200

3RD PATRICK STACEY OK 200

AAA RANDY MILLER IL 200

AA RYAN TRUGAN PA 200

A MITCH MORRIS KY 200

B JEREMY HESS KS 199

C ROBYN BIRD PA 197

D OWEN DAVIS NE 197

LD1 PAYTON DETAVERNIER NE 200

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE NEILSON PA 200

SUB JR WYATT SIBLEY IL 200

JR LEO BRAND MN 200

JR GOLD SHANE BISER MD 200

SUB VET MARTIN WILBUR KS 200

VET DALE STOCKDALE IA 200

SR VET DAN VOGEL MT 200

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS PA 199

winners. Wyatt Silbey (IL), Leo Brand and Shane Biser (MD) were the Sub Junior, Junior and Junior Gold champions. Sub Veteran, Veteran and Senior Veteran were won by Martin Wilbur (KS), Dale Stockdale (IA) and Dan Vogel (MT). William Ross (PA) and Colton Cozza (MO) each broke 199s for the Chair Shooter trophy with Ross winning the shoot-off.

THE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

BY KOLAR

Matt Bartholow won the Doubles Championship for the second year in a row and the third time in his career. He actually won all of the Doubles events (3) during Grand Week this year. In winning this year’s title Bartholow needed to defeat sixteen other shooters who broke all the targets in the event. In the end it came down to Bartholow and Noah White (AR) and when White let one slip, that was it. White ended up as the runner-up and Joe

Charnigo was the 3rd place finisher. Patrick Lamont and Billy Hopson (TX) were the class AAA and AA winners with perfect scores, while Kyle Fabisiak (IL) broke a 98 to lead the way in A class. Maynard Brooks (TN) and Kenny Christmas (MS) broke scores of 98 and 97 to win the B and C class trophies, while Brendan Birch was the D class winner with 95. Raylee Bishop broke 100 to win the Lady I title and Deborah Ohye Neilson put a 98 on the board to lead the Lady II division. Mason Bartlow (IL) outdueled Bruce Bradley (ID) in the shoot-off after the two had tied with 100s for the Sub Junior category and Brady Duren (TN) won his shoot-off for Junior following a 99 in the event. Garrett Helms (IL), Breydon Paxson (IA) and Jack Knaus finished in that order for Junior Gold following their trio of perfect scores. Garl Gresley (IN) and John Scott (TX) finished first and second in Veterans after 100s, while Michael Hathaway (IL) and John Federici each broke 99s to win the Sub Veteran and Senior Veteran categories. Colton Cozza was the high Chair Shooter with 96.

THE CAESAR GUERINI PRELIMINARY HANDICAP

Ten shooters broke near perfect scores of 99 in the Preliminary Handicap and oddly enough all of the top scores came from the 27 yard line and there was only one shooter who was a category shooter. Mark Policky (SD) ended up as the Sub Veteran winner following the shoot-off. Champion went to Joe Charnigo with Richard Marshall

ATA WORLD DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP BY KOLAR

CH MATTHEW BARTHOLOW SD 100

RU NOAH WHITE AR 100

3RD JOE CHARNIGO OH 100

AAA PATRICK LAMONT MB 100

AA BILLY HOPSON TX 100

A KYLE FABISIAK IL 98

B MAYNARD BROOKS TN 98

C KENNY CHRISTMAS MS 97

D BRENDAN BIRCH MD 95

LD1 RAYLEE BISHOP IA 100

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE NEILSON PA 98

SUB JR MASON BARTLOW IL 100

JR BRADY DUREN TN 99

JR GOLD GARRETT HELMS IL 100

SUB VET MICHAEL HATHAWAY IL 99

VET GARL GRESLEY IN 100

SR VET JOHN FEDERICI RI 99

CHAIR COLTON COZZA MO 96

Jr (NE) taking the second place trophy. Ronald Smith (OH), Corbin Grybowski (OK), Michael Wengerd (OH), Patrick Lamont, Jonathan Denman (WI), Michael Blair (OH) and Keith Ditto finished in that order through 9th place. Hannah Martin was the Lady I winner with 98, while Deborah Ohye Neilson was the high Lady II shooter with 96. Miles Tucker (KY), Mason Burris (AR) and Ian Lawrence (IL) were the Sub Junior, Junior and Junior Gold winners with scores of 97,98 and 98. Douglas Briggs (TX) and Curtis Peterson (MN) both broke 98 to lead the way in the Veteran and Senior Veteran categories, while William Ross was the Chair winner with 92.

THE GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP

The final day of the week was Saturday and it culminated with the Grand American Handicap sponsored by Fiocchi Ammunition. At the end of regulation there were two shooters tied with 100 straights. Sub Junior shooter Jaryt

CAESAR GUERINI PRELIMINARY HANDICAP

CH JOE CHARNIGO OH 99

RU RICHARD MARSHALL JR NE 99

3RD RONALD SMITH OH 99

4TH CORBIN GRYBOWSKI OK 99

5TH MICHAEL WENGERD OH 99

6TH PATRICK LAMONT MB 99

LD1 HANNAH MARTIN MO 98

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE NEILSON PA 96

SUB JR MILES TUCKER KY 97

JR MASON BURRIS AR 98

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE IL 98

SUB VET MARK POLICKY SD 99

VET DOUGLAS BRIGGS TX 98

SR VET CURTIS PETERSON MN 98

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS PA 92

Hess of Kansas and Junior shooter Steven Margherio of Illinois went to the shoot-off fields (two, due to yardage differences) to decide this year’s most prestigious Handicap championship. In the end Hess prevailed and was the winner, relegating Margherio to the Junior title. Travis Iksic (WA), Grant Williams, Chris Vendel (PA) and Steve Stedman (OH) all had 99s and finished in that order through 5th place. Shay Skaggs (OK) and Martha Humphrey (KY) were the Lady I and Lady II champions with scores of 98s, while Garrett Woosley

RAYLEE BISHOP

JARYT HESS

GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP BY FIOCCHI

CH JARYT HESS KS 100

RU TRAVIS IKSIC WA 99

3RD GRANT WILLIAMS ID 99

4TH CHRIS VENDEL PA 99

5TH STEVE STEDMAN OH 99

6TH GARRETT SCHLIMMER WA 98

LD1 SHAY SKAGGS OK 98

LD2 MARTHA HUMPHREY KY 98

SUB JR GARRETT WOOSLEY IA 98

JR STEVEN MARGHERIO IL 100

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN NE 99

SUB VET BRIAN DEINES KS 99

VET GARY HOUSTON KY 98

SR VET JOSEPH WHEELER CT 98

CHAIR WILLIAM ROSS PA 94

(IA) broke the same score to win the Sub Junior title. Dagen Voigtman and Brian Deines (KS) each had 99s to win the Junior Gold and Sub Veteran divisions. Garry Houston (KY) won his shoot-off with Donald Labarge (WI) after the two had knotted up with scores of 98 in the Veteran category, while Joseph Wheeler (CT) outlasted George Harvey in the shoot-off following 98s in Senior Veteran. William Ross and Ziggy Tkaczenko each broke 94 in the Chair Shooter category, with Ross winning the overtime.

HIGH ALL AROUND AND HIGH OVER ALL

Grant Williams broke 398x400 in the HAA to edge out runner-up and third place finishers Patrick Lamont and Joe Charnigo who had 397s. Jonathan Baker (MS) was the Junior champion with a 396, three targets ahead of runner-up Ben Schlatter (IA) and Tim Reed broke the same score to win the Sub Veteran title after a shoot-off with Edwin Schlotfeldt (IA).

Patrick Lamont’s score of 991x1000 was three targets ahead of runner-up Joe Charigo and six ahead of third place winner Grant

Williams. The score of 991 is the second highest total on record, one target behind Leo Harrison III’s 992 shot in 2009. Harrison also broke a 991x1000 in 1990. Ian Lawrence was the top Junior Gold shooter with 979, three targets ahead of second place Breydon Paxson. Tim Reed was the Sub Veteran winner with 976.

THE 2600 HOA

White Flyer sponsors the 2600 HOA and though it is not an All American point qualifier (for some reason) it serves to recognize the shooter who had the best total tournament. The trophy goes to the shooter who had the highest combined score on all the targets during the Preliminary Grand and the actual Grand American, leaving out the Champion of Champion’s event. This year that shooter was Richard Marshall Jr. with the total score of 2567x2600. Marshall, who went on to Captain the All American Open Team, averaged 98.73 on all the available targets during the week and a half long tournament.

HIGH OVER ALL CHAMPIONSHIP BY PRIZE POSSESSIONS

CH RICHARD MARSHALL JR. NE 2567

RU KEITH DITTO KY 2557

3RD CHRIS VENDEL PA 2556

AAA DAGEN VOIGTMAN NE 2551

AA GARRETT HELMS IL 2542

A JENNIFER RUTGER TX 2488

B VERNE HIGGS ON 2501

C BRENDAB BIRCH MD 2468

D ANDREW BARRETT MA 2385

LD1 SHELBY SKAGGS OK 2527

LD2 DEBORAH OHYE NEILSON PA 2513

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE NE 2522

JR COLE HENNING IA 2526

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE IL 2553

SUB VET TIM REED SD 2541

VET DALE STOCKDALE IA 2516

SR VET WM VAN NIEUWENHUYZENSD 2520

CHAIR ZIGGY TKACZENKO MO 2409

FINAL THOUGHTS

For those of you who have been on the fence about going to the Grand, you really ought to jump off and hit this shoot up next year. The facility is world class, the target setting was very good and the shoot is run exceptionally well. This is the World Series of our sport and the good news is that anyone who is an ATA member is welcome to come join the fun. I hope to see you at the Grand American next year. n

CH GRANT WILLIAMS ID 398

RU PATRICK LAMONT MB 397

GRANT WILLIAMS

2600 HOA BY WHITE FLYER

CARDINAL CLASSIC 2022

REPORT BY JOSH BUCHIERE

The 2022 Cardinal Classic was hosted by the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio, from Tuesday, August 16, through Sunday, August 21. For many shooters who have traveled the country chasing All-American points throughout the year, the Cardinal Classic offers one more opportunity to rack up points at a major tournament before the target year concludes. For others, this shoot offers one last chance to get some registered targets in before the long winter ahead, and to catch up with friends from throughout the country. Competitors have the opportunity to shoot 1600 total program targets over the course of six days. Shooters from 27 states and provinces were in attendance this year. The shoot’s High Over All started on Wednesday, and All-American points were awarded on all of the championship events as well as preliminary events with more than 450 entries, which this year consisted of all events from Thursday on.

TUESDAYPRELIMINARY DAY

The Cardinal Classic started off Tuesday morning at 10 A.M. with the Karen Fishburn Memorial Singles. There were 211 shooters who took the firing line in the event. Dirk Meckstroth and Jeff Russell were the Class AAA and A winners with 100 straights. Jayden Dalton, Jacob Duren, and Danny Waulk led Junior, Junior Gold, Sub Veteran categories, also with perfect scores.

RICK SPRINGER

In the Jack Fishburn Memorial Handicap, Rick Springer was the event Champion without need for a shoot-off following a 99 from the back fence. One target back from Springer was Donald Bonham, who was the Senior Veteran Champion with a 98. Jayden Dalton was the Junior winner following a 97. Brady Duren posted the only 100 straight in the Suds ‘n Sun Doubles and took Junior honors for his score. Jayden Dalton and Mick Friedel were the Class AA and Sub Veteran winners following second

high scores of 97.

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday was the start of the High Over All and attendance increased significantly as a result. Temperatures in the mid-70s, blue skies, and light wind, made for nearly perfect shooting conditions throughout the day. In the Eagle Golf Cars Singles, Michael Wengerd and Richard Marshall Jr. were the Class AAA Champion and runner-up following 100 straights and carryover. Luke Johnson, Isaac Sharp, Rick Springer, and Robert

Harden topped the Junior, Junior Gold, Sub Veteran, and Veteran categories, all with perfect scores.

High scores of 99 in the Eagle Golf Cars Handicap were turned in by Richard Marshall Jr. and Ian Lawrence. Lawrence opted not to shoot off and took Junior Gold Champion, leaving Marshall Jr. as the event Champion. Mathew Tyhurst and Joshua Taylor were the event runner-up and third place winners with 97s.

Richard Marshall Jr., Wesley Beaver, and Summer Gobrecht led the afternoon’s Eagle Golf Cars Doubles with 99s. Marshall Jr. was the Class AAA Champion, Beaver the Junior Gold winner, and Gobrecht the Lady I Champion.

Luke Johnson and Mick Friedel were the Junior and Sub Veteran champions following second high scores of 98.

THURSDAY

Thursday is a favorite day of many shooters attending the Cardinal Classic with a program consisting of 100 Handicap, 100 Singles and 100 Handicap. The first Handicap event of the day, the White Flyer Handicap I, started off at 9am. Ian Lawrence and Bernard Warnowicz led the field of 496 shooters with scores of 98. Following one shoot-

off round at the conclusion of the day’s events, Lawrence was the event Champion and Warnowicz was the event runner-up. Joseph Charnigo, Robert Caplinger, David Shaeffer Jr., and Richard Marshall Jr. were the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place winners, all with scores of 97. Jayden Dalton took the Junior category with a 97, and Garrett Helms was the Junior Gold Champion with the same score.

A total of 476 shooters took the firing line in the AJ’s Supply/Aguila Singles, and 32 of those shooters came off the line without a miss. Out of the 32 shooters posting perfect scores, those taking trophies are as follows: Joseph Charnigo (Class AAA Champion), Aaron Willoughby (Class AAA runner-up), Thomas Fannin (Class AA Champion), Joe Cafagno (Class AA runner-up), Wilbur VonSteuben (Class A Champion), Todd Hosbach (Class A runner-up), Zachary Pethtel (Class B Champion), Ransom May (Sub Junior Champion), Brady Duren (Junior Champion), Ian Lawrence (Junior Gold Champion), Mark Bailey (Sub Veteran Champion), Robert Harden (Veteran Champion), Gerry Ostrander (Senior Veteran Champion), and Heidi Womer (Lady I Champion).

In the second Handicap event of the day, the White Flyer Handicap II, David Shaeffer Jr. and Richard

Marshall Jr. led the event with scores of 99. Marshall Jr. opted not to shoot off and took the event runner-up, leaving Shaeffer Jr. as the event Champion. Jayden Dalton, Raymond Johnston, and Dennis Cooperrider took Champion in Junior, Sub Veteran, and Senior Veteran, each with 98s.

FRIDAY

Attendance continued to grow Friday, and the Richard Marshall Jr. Class Singles saw a total of 548 entries. In all, 30 shooters posted 100 straights in the event. Joseph Charnigo and Aaron Willoughby were once again first and second in Class AAA, while Eric Cantrell, Sean Plymire, Nicholas Oyler, and Matthew Landfried were the Class AA, A, B, and D winners, all with perfect scores. Category winners with 100 straights were Cole Henning (Junior Champion), Ian Lawrence (Junior Gold Champion), Mick Friedel (Sub Veteran Champion), Dan Shock (Veteran Champion), Michael Stephenson (Senior Veteran Champion), and Elizabeth Ternes (Lady I Champion).

The Ian Darroch Handicap saw the highest scores of the week, and the only 100 straight in Handicap during the week. Garrett Helms topped the field of 560 with a 100 straight from 27 yards and was the event Champion. Richard Marshall Jr. was the event runner-up and Brady Harwell was the 3rd place winner following scores of 99. Scores of 98 took all of the remaining places and after shootoffs and forfeits, Timothy McMillan took 4th place, Jeffrey Love 5th place, Adam Berrier 6th place, Chris Wallace 7th place, Jeff Aiken 8th place, Joshua Taylor 9th place, and Aaron Willoughby 10th place.

The breeze did pick up by the start of the Joseph Charnigo Class

Doubles, making for challenging targets. In spite of the wind, Richard Marshall Jr. and Joe Charnigo both turned in perfect scores. Following a carryover Marshall Jr. was the Class AAA winner, and Charnigo the Class AAA runner-up. Michael Wengerd and Michael Kemp led Class AA with 99s and after the carryover Wengerd was the Class AA Champion and Kemp Class AA runner-up. Ian Lawrence posted the only category score of 99 and took the Junior Gold category.

SPORTSMAN'S DEN SINGLES

CH JOSEPH CHARNIGO 200

RU AARON WILLOUGHBY 200

AAA DAVID SHAEFFER JR. 200

AA JUSTIN DEBRIE 200

A LLOYD RIDENBAUGH 199

B ROBERT ROCKWOOD 198

C LLOYD ANDERS 199

D GENE SCHNECK 196

LD1 JENNA EUSCHER 199

LD2 RONETTE BRUMFIELD 196

SUB JR LEXI HENNING 198

JR JAYDEN DALTON 199

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE 200

SUB VET JON ZADZORA 200

VET JOE NEYER 200

SR VET LOUIE MORGAN 200

DAVID SHAEFFER & IAN LAWRENCE

JOE CHARNIGO

SATURDAY

Shooters once again awoke to ideal shooting conditions Saturday morning for the Cardinal Classic Sportsman’s Den/Federal Singles Championship, but heavy rain and storms were in the forecast for the afternoon. The breeze did pick up in the afternoon by the start of the second hundred, but targets remained mostly consistent and scores on the day were high. In all, nine shooters out of the field of 622 remained straight on the day and

would be called to shoot off following the conclusion of the event. Prior to the Championship Singles shoot-off, a crowd gathered for the drawing of names to shoot off for a Zoli Z-Expedition shotgun. All shooters who played the Z-Gun option during the week were eligible to be drawn for the shootoff, but only ten names would be drawn to shoot 10 Handicap targets and decide the winner. After the first round, only three shooters remained straight and after the second round, Jon Zadzora broke the only score of 9 and was the Zoli gun winner. Following the Zoli shoot-off, the Singles Championship shoot-offs were called, but the threat of rain was imminent. The shoot-off for the Championship Singles title made it only one round before lightning strikes brought shooters off the line. Not long after the call to leave the line, a strong lightning storm combined with driving rain moved in, forcing shooters and spectators to take shelter wherever they could. The storm was short-lived but intense, and a direct lightning strike to the shoot-off building fried the PA system as well as other electronics, forcing the cancellation of shoot-

offs for the night. Prior to the storm delay, some shoot-offs were resolved. Following scores of 199 and one shoot-off round, Jenna Euscher was the Lady I winner following one perfect shoot-off round. Elizabeth Ternes would go one additional round with Brooke Barnett to claim Lady 1 runner-up. Jayden Dalton and Cole Henning were the Junior Champion and runner-up following scores of 199 and one shoot-off round. Prior to the call for shoot-offs for Sunday’s events, the remaining shooters from the Championship Singles shoot-off were called to finish. After five rounds, Joseph Charnigo was the Cardinal Classic Singles Champion, and Aaron Willoughby was the event runner-up. David Shaeffer Jr. dropped a target the day prior during the initial shoot-off round and was the Class AAA Champion. Justin Debrie was the Class AA winner following his first career 200 straight, and Louie Morgan was the Senior Veteran Champion after breaking his 100th career Double Century. Joe Neyer and Rick Rhinehart were the Veteran Champion and runner-up, and Jon Zadzora and Ian Lawrence were the Sub Veteran and Junior Gold

ZOLI DOUBLES

CH GARRETT HELMS 100

RU RICHARD MARSHALL JR 100

AAA JOSEPH CHARNIGO 98

AA DIRK MECKSTROTH 99

A BEVERLY SCOTT 95

B ALEX CUTTER 98

C RONALD TODD 93

D DAWSON SCHOFFSTALL 92

LD1 ELIZABETH TERNES 97

LD2 CONNIE KERN 91

SUB JR DRAKE REYNOLDS 98

JR NICHOLAS WERTZ 100

JR GOLD WESLEY BEAVER 99

SUB VET MICK FRIEDEL 99

VET URBAN WOMER 99

SR VET JOHN FEDERICI 96

winners, all with scores of 200.

SUNDAY

The threat of rain was once again in the forecast for Sunday and, as a result, many shooters packed up and headed for home Saturday evening following the Singles Championship. In spite of the expected weather, no rain fell on shooters until after the conclusion of the day’s program; however, with the dismal forecast, the attendance plummeted for the final day of the shoot. Overcast skies and almost no wind made for good conditions for the Zoli Doubles Championship. Despite the low number of entries, three perfect scores, the most for the year in a Doubles event at the Cardinal Center, were posted.

Garrett Helms, Richard Marshall Jr., and Nicholas Wertz were called to shoot off following the conclusion of the day. Marshall Jr. opted to take the event runner-up trophy and head for home, leaving Helms and Wertz to shoot off for the title.

Following one perfect round of 20, Helms was the Cardinal Classic Doubles Champion, and Wertz fell back to take the Junior title. Wesley Beaver and Ian Lawrence were the

JENNA EUSCHER

JON ZADZORA

LOUIE MORGAN

Junior Gold Champion and runnerup following 99s, and Chet Orick was the Junior runner-up with the same score. Mick Friedel and Urb Womer took top honors in the Sub Veteran and Veteran categories, also with scores of 99.

Following the conclusion of the morning’s Doubles Championship, shooters were called to take the line for the final event of the shoot, the Perazzi Handicap Championship. Looking down the firing line during the event, numerous squads were missing two or three shooters and as a result of the low attendance, the event concluded quickly. The wind was still almost non-existent and a consistent target presentation resulted in a number of good scores in spite of the small number of entries. Three shooters, Emily Kuhar, Reed Shroyer, and Rodney May broke 99s and, following a 25 straight in the shoot-off, Kuhar was the Cardinal Classic Handicap Champion. Shroyer fell back to take Junior Champion, and May was the Sub Veteran winner. Following a forfeit by Richard Marshall Jr., Kenneth “Mike” Woodworth was the event runner-up with a 98 and Marshall Jr. was the 3rd place winner. Ian Lawrence and Jacob Duren were the Junior Gold

PERAZZI HANDICAP

CH EMILY KUHAR 99

RU KENNETH WOODWORTH 98

3RD RICHARD MARSHALL JR 98

4TH GARRETT HELMS 97

5TH BRADY DUREN 97

6TH LUKE JOHNSON 97

7TH THOMAS FANNIN 97

LD1 ELIZABETH TERNES 95

LD2 CONNIE KERN 97

SUB JR BRADEN SHOUP 98

JR REED SHROYER 99

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE 98

SUB VET RODNEY MAY 99

VET TIM VANCE 97

SR VET LOUIE MORGAN 97

Champion and runner-up following 98s and a shoot-off.

HAA & HOA

Ian Lawrence and Richard Marshall Jr. tied for the High All Around title with 397s. Following a forfeit by Marshall Jr. to take runner-up, Lawrence was the High All Around Champion. Garrett Helms was the Junior Gold winner in the All Around with a 396. Richard Marshall Jr.’s dominant performance throughout the week secured him the High Over All title with an impressive score of 1289x1300, closest to him was Ian Lawrence who took Junior Gold with 1282. Joseph Charnigo was the runner-up in the High Over All with the next highest score of 1271. With the exception of some weather delays after the conclusion of program events, the Cardinal Classic ran very smoothly this year. Attendance was down overall, largely due to the forecast for the final day of the shoot, but it still ended up with a Competition Factor of 5 for All-American points. Many shooters made a stop at this tournament before heading home from the Grand American, while others just wanted to get in one more shoot in before the end of the target year. The 2023 Cardinal

HIGH ALL AROUND

CH IAN LAWRENCE 397

RU RICHARD MARSHALL JR 397

AAA JOSEPH CHARNIGO 394

AA ANDREW COLLINS 388

A CHET ORICK 387

B KENNETH WOODWORTH 378

C DAWSON SCHOFFSTALL 378

D JUSTIN KERN 377

LD1 ELIZABETH TERNES 391

LD2 CONNIE KERN 383

SUB JR WYATT DEBRIE 383

JR BRADY DUREN 392

JR GOLD GARRETT HELMS 396

SUB VET MICK FRIEDEL 388

VET URBAN WOMER 392

SR VET LOUIE MORGAN 391

HIGH OVER ALL

CH RICHARD MARSHALL JR. 1289

RU JOSEPH CHARNIGO 1271

AAA AARON WILLOUGHBY 1269

AA GARRETT HELMS 1266

A CHET ORICK 1227

B MIKO LUCAS 1220

C JAMES PLATSKE 1208

D JUSTIN KERN 1217

LD1 ELIZABETH TERNES 1242

LD2 CONNIE KERN 1200

SUB JR DRAKE REYNOLDS 1222

JR LUKE JOHNSON 1263

JR GOLD IAN LAWRENCE 1282

SUB VET TANK LUNSFORD 1245

VET RICHARD UNRUH 1250

SR VET JOHN FEDERICI 1231

Classic will be held the same time next year, and I hope you will consider attending. n

EMILY KUHAR

RICHARD MARSHALL JR

WYATT DEBRIE

2022 HEARTLAND GRAND

BY KARLA HARRISON

Look no further than Iowa if you are searching for a long list of Trapshooting Hall of Fame members. 2023 ATA HOF inductee Dale Stockdale will join the roster as number 10 on that list of Iowa residents. The Stockdale Gun Club, on the family farm, near Ackley, Iowa, has seen the likes of Fred Gilbert (HOF 1969), Mary Meadows (HOF 1973), Marvin Driver (HOF 1975), Johnny Jahn (HOF 1976), Bob Allen (HOF 1982), Merle Stockdale (HOF 1982, and yes, that was Dale’s dad), Marie Kautzky Grant (HOF 2002), Larry Bumsted (HOF 2004) and Dean Bright (HOF 2013). Crops of great shooters seem to grow in bunches, with Gilbert, Jahn and Allen all coming from the same hometown of Spirit Lake, Iowa. Hardin County, Iowa, can lay claim to Merle and Dale Stockdale, and Dean Bright. Perhaps it has something to do with the quality of the local gun clubs.The Stockdale Gun Club hosted the 15th annual Heartland Grand August 22-28, 2022. Unlike the previous few years, the weather was nearly ideal not only for shooting but also for the fun games and hospitality that the club is known for each evening. In addition to the 19 registered ATA events, shooters could also compete in the “World Famous Pump’em Doubles”, a wobble event, and a shootout for a 65-inch television. Each evening during the week a free dinner for shooters and their guests was prepared by members of the local United Methodist Church and served on the patio.

MONDAY

Shooters took to the newly extended trapline (four new trap fields) on opening day where all three events were sponsored by Jim Bradford. The Hall of Fame Singles was won by Bruce Davis with a 100 straight, George Pappas (Sub Veteran champ) and John Hughes (Senior Veteran champ) also posted perfect scores.

The Hall of Fame Handicap champion was Junior shooter Abigail Malecha (MN) with a score of 98. Iowa resident and Junior champion Cole Henning broke a 97,

as did Michael Hathaway (IL), the Sub Veteran winner.

In the Hall of Fame Doubles, Michael Hathaway topped the leaderboard (99) to win the Sub Veteran championship. Scores of 98 took category trophies, Gavin Kuck (Sub Junior) and Dean Neumann (Veteran). Iowa resident Trey Schlotfeldt, Abigail Malecha and Kelan Kinion (MO) matched scores of 97 for AAA, AA and Junior Gold respectively.

Jim Bradford’s Hall of Fame cookout kicked off the week with Iowa pork chops off the grill.

DALE AND MATT STOCKDALE

TUESDAY

Pat’s Auto Salvage sponsored all three of Tuesday’s events. The morning began with 50 pairs of Doubles. Gavin Kuck (NE) continued on his way to an eventual HOA honor with his 99. Scores of 98 by Kya Funkhouser (OK), Ben Schlatter (IA), and Kelan Kinion were tops among AAA, Junior and Junior Gold shooters.

Zach Nannini (MO) bested Richard Bullard (NV) in the Singles event (both with 100s) for AAA honors. Other winners without a miss included (AA) Leland Hassler, (Lady II) Shelly Heitner, (Junior Gold) Carson Cummings, (Sub Veteran) George Pappas, (Veteran) Dean Neumann, and (Senior Veteran) William Van Nieuwenhuyzen.

Canadian Verne Higgs made his presence known in the Handicap, taking the champion’s trophy with the lone 99. John Houle (MN) was the uncontested runner-up with 97. Shootoffs sorted scores of 96 from third to seventh: Gerald Conway (VA), Cole Henning, Ben Schlatter,

Dan Eckstrom (MN), and William Van Nieuwenhuyzen (SD), respectively.

Raymond Baltes was awarded the chair trophy in events 1-2-3. Baltes was a local newspaper editor and youth shooting coach before a serious motorcycle accident altered his lifestyle. Today he uses walking braces but has been able to return to riding his bike and shooting.

Pat’s Auto Salvage Cookout featured barbequed chicken quarters and sides, served under the big tent.

WEDNESDAY

The Midland Power Singles started off Wednesday’s program. Carryovers by sub-event, decided the majority of the awards. Trophies were given to champion and runnerup in each class plus to a champion in each category. Among the trophy winners were Harlan Campbell (AAA runner-up), David Swigart (AA runner-up), Justin Cavett (A runnerup), Lowell Flattum (B runner-up), Melanie Frerichs (C runner-up) and Gavin Wolf (D runner-up).

In Event 8, the Indiana Gun Club Handicap, Iowa Junior shooter Cole Henning was champion with the sole 99. Runner-up through 8th was decided by shoot-offs.

Runner-up was Mike Dennis (IL) over Oklahoma shooter Justin Cavett (3rd) and Zach Nannini (4th) all with 97s. Bruce Davis (KS) was 5th ahead of Lowell Flattum of Minnesota (6th), Iowan Michael Bartholomew (7th), Abigail Melecha (8th), all with scores of 96.

The 3rd Street Optical Doubles proved to be one of the more difficult competitions with lower scores to prove it. No one got out unscathed but Mitchell Pierson was high with the only 99 in the Junior category.

Wednesday evening’s menu included pork loins roasted on the grill.

THURSDAY

Class Doubles on Thursday were delayed until the early morning fog lifted. Ben Schlatter posted the only century score and won the top Junior prize. Junior Gold shooters learned a valuable lesson when it comes to squadding in the early morning flights. Kelan Kinion managed a 93 for champ while Carson Cummings was runner-up with 91.

Trophies were given for

champion and runner-up in each class and category in the Class Singles. Zach Nannini padded his eventual Class AAA HOA total with his class win with 100. Once again, Nannini edged out squad-mate Richard Bullard, who placed AAA runner-up (99). In the Lady II category, Sandra Jo Jack (WI), Shelly Heitner (IA) and Janice Rigler (IL) all posted a 97. It took four sub-events to declare Jack the champion. The contest between Heitner and Rigler continued for eight sub-events before the ladies agreed to flip a coin. Heitner won the toss and the runner-up award.

The West Fork 100 Handicap closed out Thursday’s competition with Ben Schlatter as champion (98). Runner-up was Minnesota long-yardage shooter, Peter Walker. Zach Nannini (3rd) and Edwin Schlotfeldt of Iowa (4th) flipped a coin to determine their placements. A deck of cards was used to put shooters in places 5th through 9th. Winners, all with 95, were Michael Bradley, Dean Neumann, Mike Westjohn, David Swigart, and Michael Gooch, respectively.

Shooters were treated to a pizza party on Thursday evening.

FRIDAY

The Heartland Grand Doubles Championship was the premier event of the day with 236 entries. Good weather continued and was reflected in great scores. Michael Gooch, a vendor from Indiana Gun Club, was one of three 100 straights to be posted from the field and ended as the champion. Peter Walker (MN) was relegated to runner-up and Ruben Salinas (IA) fell back to Junior champion. Cole Henning, two-time past Junior champion, was this year’s Junior runner-up (99).

The Caesar Guerrini Preliminary

ZACH NANNINI AND RICHARD BULLARD

RAYMOND BALTES

HEARTLAND GRAND DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH MICHAEL GOOCH 100

RU PETER WALKER 100

AAA NICK KUBASCH 99

AA B JACKMAN 99

A HABE DARR 99

B DANIEL NEEDHAM 97

C LARRY HICKS 92

D JEREMY MOOREHEAD 91

LD 1 SHAY SKAGGS 95

LD 2 DEBORAH RICHTER 96

SUB JR GAVIN KUCK 98

JR RUBEN SALINAS 100

JR GOLD KELAN KINION 98

SUB VET FRANK SICK 98

VET DEAN NEUMANN 98

SR VET JOHN HUGHES 99

Handicap awarded trophies from champion through 10th place.

Veteran shooter Rob Taylor earned the top title with the lone 98. Nick Kubasch’s (MN) 96 put him into a shootoff with Monte Kloubec (IA), Dennis Kozlowski (WI), Paul Rogers (IL), and Harold Link (MN). Kubasch earned the runner-up award, while Kloubec, Kozlowski, Rogers and Link ended up third through sixth respectively. Oklahoma long yardage shooter Kya Funkhouser knotted with Andrew Husske (IA) and Samuel Simons (SD), all with scores of 95. After two extra rounds, Funkhouser was 7th place, Husske 8th and Simons 9th. Michael Shaw (OK) bested a squad of 94s for 10th place.

Shooting for the day ended in celebration of a life well lived by Kyle Sacia (1981-2021). Kyle was an avid trapshooter who loved to compete while he traveled around the country with his dad. A regular at the Stockdale Gun Club, he began shooting at age 13. After a brief illness, his family (including his trap family) lost Kyle in December 2021.

The Kyle Sacia Memorial Singles was won by Junior Gold shooter, Jack Knaus (100). He outlasted 13 other perfect scores, placing Nick Kubasch in the runner-up position.

The “Boys from Florida” hosted

a shrimp fry Friday evening for everyone to enjoy.

SATURDAY

Upholding past tradition, the Heartland Grand Singles Championship saw the largest number of entries (261). Jack Knaus (MN) picked up right where he left off the day before as champion after smashing all 200 targets. Nick Kubasch also repeated his prior day’s performance, taking the runner-up honor (200). Robert Gropp (WI) picked up his first trophy of the tournament as Junior champ (200). Gropp returned after winning last year as a Sub Junior. Brent Blanchard’s (IA) 200 earned him the Sub Veteran championship.

The 100 Warm Up Handicap rounded out the program under darkening clouds. This event, sponsored by the Stockdale Gun Club was not included in the HAA or HOA but that didn’t make any difference to Evan Maple. The Sub Junior from Liberty, Illinois, had just recently shot his way from the 22 to the 24-yard line. His 100 in the program plus a perfect shoot-off round with Dennis Johnson of South Dakota (Sub Veteran) earned him the champion’s title. Maple ended his day with a score of 299/300 for both events 18 and 19.

Dinner on the patio was a ribeye steak fry complete with side dishes prepared and served just before the rain began to fall.

SUNDAY

Jerry Bryant, vendor of Silent Treatment hearing protection, almost didn’t make it to the Heartland Grand. A broken axle was eventually fixed and got him back on the road in time to arrive for the Farewell Singles, which he

HEARTLAND GRAND SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JACK KNAUS 200

RU NICK KUBASCH 200

AAA ZACH NANNINI 199

AA DAVID SWIGART 199

A JORDAN LENTZ 198

B WAYNE EHGOETZ 196

C MICHAEL SHAW 198

D GERAL BLANTON 190

LD 1 SHAY SKAGGS 197

LD 2 SANDRA JO JACK 198

SUB JR GAVIN KUCK 199

JR ROBERT GROPP 200

JR GOLD CHRISTOPHER MUNSON 199

SUB VET BRENT BLANCHARD 200

VET ROB TAYLOR 198

SR VET MIKE WESTJOHN 198

sponsored. Trophies were garnered by shooters according to class and category. Evan Maple picked up his second trophy in two days with a Sub Junior victory over Steward Hodge and Hunter Strong, all with 100. Henry Bahr was the Sub Veteran champion with a 100 straight.

It was a duel between young guns in the Heartland Grand Handicap Championship. Junior Gold shooters Skyler Clark and Sam Gammon (IA) both posted 98 in the program before Clark prevailed in the first shootoff round. Clark, a Michigan resident, currently shoots on the Doane University (NE) team, where he is studying for an engineering degree. Gammon collected the category award. Caleb Fischer’s (KS) 97 was good enough for the runner-up award while scores of 96 and 95 filled the top 3rd through 12th places. Andrew Husske (3rd/96) won out over Peter Walker (4th). Ben Schlatter (5th) topped the list of 95s over Craig Isaacson (6th), Kya Funkhouser (7th), Robert Gropp (8th), Michael Bartholomew (9th), Zach Nannini (10th), John Spangler (11th) and Larry Riehl (12th).

Past champion of the 2020 Heartland Grand Handicap, Jackson Wohlford and Cole Henning went

HEARTLAND GRAND HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

CH SKYLAR CLARK 98

RU CALEB FISCHER 97

3RD ANDREW HUSSKE 96

4TH PETER WALKER 96

5TH BEN SCHLATTER 95

6TH CRAIG ISAACSON 95

7TH KYA FUNKHOUSER 95

8TH ROBERT GROPP 95

LD 1 MORGAN HODGE 93

LD 2 JENNIE STONE 95

SUB JR GAVIN KUCK 97

JR COLE HENNING 96

JR GOLD SAM GAMMON 98

SUB VET DOUG RICHTER 97

VET JERRY GLISSON 96

SR VET DEAN WALKER 96

three extra rounds before Henning won Junior champion (96).

HIGH ALL AROUND AND HIGH OVER ALL

Gavin Kuck (HAA) and Ben Schlatter (HOA) took the top titles while several other shooters doubled up by claiming both the HAA and HOA class and category honors.

Zach Nannini took home both of the AAA trophies, Darin Davis was Class B winner in both events, Texas Lady Patricia Todd claimed Class D in both HAA/HOA and Rob Taylor

HIGH OVER ALL

CH BEN SCHLATTER 1072

AAA ZACH NANNINI 1067

AA VERNE HIGGS 1049

A DONALD LABARGE 1035

B DARIN DAVIS 1021

C MICHAEL SHAW 1027

D PATRICIA TODD 981

LDI MELANIE FRERICHS 1008

LD II SHELLY HEITNER 1036

SUB-JR GAVIN KUCK 1062

JR COLE HENNING 1059

JRG KELAN KINION 1051

SUB-VET DAVID DEITCH 1054

VET ROB TAYLOR 1063

SR-VET MIKE WESTJOHN 1050

(KS) was the dual winner of the Veteran category.

Caleb Fischer was the winner of the Hall of Fame Contributor Award, sponsored by Shamrock Leathers. Shooters who choose to play this option are donating a portion of the fee to further the support of the Hall of Fame and its projects.

EVENING FUN EVENTS

Dan Eckstrom was the winner of the Pat’s Auto Salvage TV shoot-out held on Tuesday evening.

A crowd favorite, the National Pump’em Doubles was held on Wednesday following the registered program. 25 pairs were shot with vintage guns for cash prizes.

Winners included Edwin Schlotfeldt

HIGH ALL AROUND

CH GAVIN KUCK 394

AAA ZACH NANNINI 392

AA B JACKMAN 390

A SETH SWINEA 386

B DARIN DAVIS 382

C MICHAEL BARTHOLOMEW 377

D PATRICIA TODD 366

LD 1 SHAY SKAGGS 381

LD 2 SANDRA JO JACK 384

SUB JR EVAN MAPLE 388

JR BEN SCHLATTER 393

JR GOLD JACK KNAUS 391

SUB VET NELS JOHNSON 388

VET ROB TAYLOR 389

SR VET DEAN WALKER 389

(AAA), Joseph Schepper (AA); Gregory Johnson (A), Nicholas Needham was Class B champ following a second round of 25 pair with Kent Kruse, Tom Higgins (C); Trev Murphy (D),(Lady II); Gavin

Kuck (Sub Junior), Cole Henning (Junior), Nels Johnson, a past winner, was Sub Veteran champ, Billy Pierce (Veteran) and William Van Nieuwenhuyzen was the Senior Veteran champ over Henry Bahr after a shoot-off.

The Brew Pub Lottza Mottza Wobble event took place on Thursday, during the pizza party on the patio. Gavin Kuck won champion over Cole Henning and Ben Munson (Junior champ). Bradley Gray took runner-up and Justin Venner was 3rd over Anthony Klassen. Melanie Frerichs and Jackie Garrigus claimed Lady I and Lady II respectively.

Hunter Strong was Sub Junior champ, Richard Scheer (Sub Veteran), Randy Gritz (Veteran) and Charles Gandert (Senior Veteran).

NOTES FROM THE FIELD

Coming from Walcott, Iowa, 12-year-old Gavin Wulf and his 9-year-old sister, Leni, squadded together on Friday and Saturday. Gavin broke his first 50 straight in the Midland Power Singles, where he earned Class D runner-up honors (96). Leni was just thrilled to be shooting her first 100 bird events.

In addition to the extension to the trapline, 23 additional camping spaces were added for this year and in anticipation of next year’s Heartland Grand, set to be held August 21-27, 2023. n

HIRAM BRADLEY Tribute

BY KARLA HARRISON

Just as a brightly burning shooting star in the night sky eventually dims from sight, the light within Hiram Bradley went out on August 29, 2022, (age 85) leaving his family and his trapshooting community in mourning and reflection.

The 1990 inductee of the Trapshooting Hall of Fame didn’t begin his shooting career until 1963, at age 26. His meteoric rise within the ranks of ATA shooters was prolific for 17 years.

In his first season of competition, he only registered 800 targets but by the end of his second year, he had been punched back from the 20 to the 26-yard line. It only took 700 more targets in 1965 to permanently place himself on the back fence.

Not just a handicap specialist, Bradley made his presence known at the 1965 Grand American. He posted the lone 200 over a record field (575 entries) to win the Dayton Homecoming. He was also Class AA third in the Clay Target Championship. These were the first of a total 21 Grand trophies.

In 1966, Bradley was the High Over All champion at the Grand American in Vandalia, OH, breaking 959/1000. For the first time, shoot offs were held under the lights at the Grand. He proved he could shoot day

or night, winning the Preliminary Singles. A new singles long run was established by Bradley in 1967 when he reached 1469 consecutive hits. This broke Arnold Riegger’s earlier record of 1434. Bradley continued to hold the long run record and set it higher and higher until it was eventually broken in 1975.

In the 1968-69 shooting season, Bradley moved to Texas and became an industry representative for the Wanda Cartridge Co. He was hired by John Hall, after a recommendation from Ray Williams of the Greater Houston Gun Club. He worked in sales and promotions but this was also the place and time that Bradley was introduced to live pigeon shooting. That year he was named captain of the All-American (Winchester) Industry Team.

He returned to amateur status the next year and took home runner-up honors in the Grand’s Clay Target Championship.

Back in the industry rep category in 1971, working for the Garcia Corp

and Beretta, he claimed the Clay Target top trophy plus awards in the Class Singles, Class Doubles and the Prelim Doubles. Later, he wrote a trapshooting book, sponsored by Garcia. A broken wrist in 1972 sidelined Bradley but he bounced back in 1973 to win the Champion of Champions and the runner-up slot in the Doubles Championship.

1974 was a banner year for Bradley at the Grand American. He won the Clay Target Championship with a 200 straight in the program plus 75 extras. He won the Prelim Singles with a perfect century followed by another 225 under the lights. His runner-up trophy in the Dayton Homecoming came after 200 program hits plus another 175 in shoot-offs. It was never hard to find Bradley’s squad at the Grand, just look for the crowd behind

his trapfield.

Bradley made the decision to retire from his shooting career while he was “still on top”. It was about

CHUCK & HIRAM BRADLEY

the same time his son, Chuck Bradley went off to college. Chuck began shooting with his dad at age 13 and became an All-American as a Sub-Junior and a Junior shooter. One of Chuck’s best memories and proudest achievements while shooting alongside his dad was being together on the first squad to break 500X500.

Born in Ohio, Hiram Bradley attended Pikeville College and eventually became an English teacher. It was while in college that he and his roommate found an old pistol when they were tearing down a house. Bradley got it cleaned up enough to actually get it to fire. Guns just always seemed to work

for him. After moving to Kentucky in the early 1970’s he advanced to the position of high school VicePrincipal, where he was a much beloved and respected mentor and administrator. He was a member of the Hindman Masonic Lodge; the Hindman Lions Club; and the Carr Creek Fish and Game club.

Services were held in Hindman, Kentucky. He is survived by two sons, Chuck and Jake Bradley and a daughter Cathy Bradley, grandsons Jimmy Caudill and Bradley Mullins, two brothers and a sister. n

THE 2022 SOUTHWESTERN GRAND

BY SEAN HAWLEY

The Southwestern Grand has a new home and a new month. The Kansas Trapshooting Association hosted the Southwestern Grand this September at their home grounds just north of Wichita, KS and the shoot went off without a hitch. A new section of RV spots were installed to help accommodate the tournament and weather cooperated for the most part with a slight rain delay only once during the shoot and breezy but comfortable weather throughout the week.

EARLY ON

The first two days of the shoot were warm up days with 300 targets on each day. Monday saw event 1 start with the Shawnee Woodwork Singles and John Marsh (NE) broke an extra 25 to take the champion trophy over Steven Fuller (MO) who ended as the Veteran winner.

Next up was the Kreem Kup Handicap and Robert Rimer (OK) posted a 98 besting the field by two birds. Max Wineinger (KS) and Kya Funkhouser (OK) both had scores of 96 to pace the Junior and Junior Gold ranks.

Jeff Cuer (KS) broke 99 to lead the way in the Fred Smith Doubles, while Kya Funkhouser was just one target behind to secure the Junior

Gold trophy.

Tuesday morning was the MTS Coating Doubles and Tennessee Junior shooter Tyler Honnold was at the top of the leaderboard with the lone 100 straight for the champion trophy. Eric Munson (MN) broke 98 and won his carryover to claim the second place prize. Kya Funkhouser and Frank Payne (IL) had 98s to win the Junior Gold and Senior Veteran divisions.

Next up was the Mid Kansas AG Singles where there were seven perfect centuries (all in categories) turned in. Ray Stafford (CO) won the carryover to claim the champion trophy, with fellow Colorado shooter Nick Digesualdo breaking 99 in the event and then another 100 straight in the carryover to

claim the runner up trophy. Scott Spicer (KS) broke 96 and then won the shoot-off over four others for the top trophy. Drew Fyman (TX) was the runner-up and Tim Reed (SD) was the 3rd place finisher. Kenneth Johnston (KS)

converted his 96 into the Senior Veteran trophy.

WEDNESDAY

The first event of the day was the Johnson’s Furniture Doubles and it was the start of the 1000 target High Over All. Eric Munson broke 98 and then needed three carryover rounds to best Junior champ Tyler Hannold. Tim Reed took the runnerup award for his 97, while Kevin

TROY COLLIER AND JIMMY HELLER

Davis (CO) and Jimmy Heller (AZ) broke the same score to earn Sub Veteran and Veteran honors.

Tim Reed put a 98 on the board in the Bruce Davis Construction Handicap and no one else could answer it. Nick Digesualdo, Jimmy Heller and Pat Thomason (TX) all

had 96s

THURSDAY

Singles Class Championships were sponsored by Roy Rathbun and it was a bit breezy. The south wind brought the scores down a bit, but Sandra Jo Jack (WI) and Sean Hawley managed to break 199s. Hawley took the AAA trophy and Jack was the Lady II winner. Ron Bliss (OK) had a 197 and then won his carryover to claim the AA class trophy, while James Huff (TX) and Paul Cyr (MN) each broke 196 to earn A and B class awards. Shawn Dye (KS) was the C class winner with 193. Emma Mongomery (KS) led the way in D class with her 192.

FRIDAY

Perry Weiner (ND) broke a near perfect 99 in the Caesar Guerini Preliminary Handicap and was the outright winner by one target over second place finisher Patrick Stacy (OK). Lady I was won by Jennifer Mcbee with a 93 and a 22 in the overtime round over Emmy Larkin (CA) and Mia Malcom (NE). Sandra Jo Jack and Mary Alby (NM) each had 92s in the event and Jack won the shoot-off. Dason Harman (OK) broke 88 in Sub Junior, while Aiden Deitering (IA) and Kya Funkhouser

were the Junior and Junior Gold winners with scores of 95 and 93. James Frost (MO) was the Sub Veteran winner with 95, while Troy Collier (TX) and Robert Rimer both shot 97 to lead the Veteran and Senior Veteran categories.

The afternoon event was the Indiana Gun Club Doubles and Sean Hawley broke them all to win the champion trophy. Patrick Stacey, Kya Funkhouser, Jimmy Heller and Robert Rimer all had scores of 98 to win runner-up, Junior Gold, Veteran and Senior Veteran trophies.

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Three scores of 199 were at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the Browning Singles Championship. Jeff Trayer (OK), Bud Taylor (TX) and Casen Calkins (NM) went to the shoot off field and after one perfect round Calkins, a Junior shooter, was the Champion. Taylor and Trayer were both Sub Veterans and after one more round Taylor became the category winner. Patrick Hopson (TX) needed only one extra round to become the runner-up over four others with 198. Bruce Davis (KS) was the AAA winner with 198 and

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH CASEN CALKINS NM 199

RU PATRICK HOPSON MO 198

AAA BRUCE DAVIS KS 198

AA JEREMY HESS KS 198

A PAUL CYR MN 195

B DON SCHEPMANN KS 195

C COLTON CHRISTIAN TX 195

D ADDISON DARLING OK 191

LD1 KATIE JONES MB 197

LD2 SANDRA JO JACK WI 197

SUB JR KAHNE PACKER NE 195

JR WILL ESFELD KS 197

JR GOLD DALLAS CLARK KS 198

SUB VET BUD TAYLOR TX 199

VET ROB TAYLOR KS 198

SR VET ROBERT RIMER OK 196

SEAN HAWLEY AND SANDY JO JACK

CHANDLER BROWN

PAUL CYR

PERRY WEINER

CASEN CALKINS

to win Sub Veteran, Veteran and Senior Veteran trophies.

Michael Gooch (IN), Eric Munson, Chandler Brown (KS) and Sean Hawley (UT) had 95 and finished in that order through 5th place.

Jeremy Hess (KS) broke the same score to claim the AA class prize. Paul Cyr had a 195 to win A class, while Don Schepmann (KS) and Colton Christian (TX) were the B and C class winners with the same score. Addison Darling broke 191 to claim the D class award. Katie Jones (MB) was the Lady I winner with 197 and Sandra Jo Jack broke the same score to win the Lady II trophy. Kahne Packer (NE) was the Sub Junior champion with 195, while Will Esfeld (KS) broke 197 and then 50 straight over Cody Sherbon (KS) to win the Junior prize. Dallas Clark carded a 198 to lead the Junior Gold category. Former ATA President Rob Taylor was the Veteran winner with 198 and Robert Rimer took home the Senior Veteran award with 196.

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

The Southwestern Doubles Championship was sponsored by Fischer Irrigation and there were three 99s at the top of the board in the end. Dean Townsend (OH), Michael Gooch and Tyler Honnold needed only one overtime round to get things figured out and it was Honnold that broke all 20 in the shoot-off to claim this year’s top trophy. Gooch broke 19 and was the Sub Veteran winner with Townsend as the Sub Veteran runner-up. Sean Hawley broke 98 in the event and then 19 in the shoot off to claim the runner-up trophy over AAA winner Bruce Davis and AAA runner-up Patrick Hopson. AA was won by Brian Mohler (ND) with

96 and John Marsh (NE) was the A class winner with 95. Jeff Cuer (KS) took home the B class trophy with 94, while Ronald Beach (KS) and Dallas Clark were the C and D class winners with 92 and 88. Kya Funkhouser and Dale Stockdale (IA) were the Junior Gold and Sub Veteran winners with scores of 97.

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

James Huff (TX) and Eric Munson each broke 97s to lead the way in this year’s Winchester Handicap Championship. Munson needed to leave and thus forfeited the shoot off to Huff, who was named Champion. Kayla Workman (AR) was the Lady I champ with 94 and Mary Alby had a 91 to win the Lady II trophy. Kahne Packer had 91 and won his shoot off with Michael Gates (OK) for the Sub Junior title. Breegan Barnett (OK) and Kya Funkhouser were the Junior and Junior Gold winners with 96 and 94. Michael Hathaway (IL), Jimmy Heller and John Spangler (TX) were the Sub Veteran, Veteran and Senior Veteran winners with scores of 96, 95 and 93.

DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

CH JAMES HUFF TX 97

RU ERIC MUNSON MN 97

3RD PERRY WEINER ND 96

4TH SHAWN DYE KS 96

5TH BRUCE DAVIS KS 95

6TH PATRICK STACEY OK 95

7TH BUD TAYLOR TX 94

LD1 KAYLA WORKMAN AR 94

LD2 MARY ALBY NM 91

SUB JR KAHNE PACKER NE 91

JR BREEGAN BARNETT OK 96

JR GOLD KYA FUNKHOUSER OK 94

SUB VET MICHAEL HATHAWAY IL 96

VET JIMMY HELLER AZ 95

SR VET JOHN SPANGLER TX 93

HIGH ALL AROUND & HIGH OVER ALL

Bruce Davis had a 391x400 and won the HAA by two targets over AAA winner Tim Reed. Michael Gooch also had 389 and was the Sub Veteran champion, while Tyler Honnold and Kya Funkhouser were the Junior and Junior Gold winners with scores of 387 and 386.

LD2

SUB

JR

JR

SUB

Tim Reed was the HOA champion with a 972x1000. AAA winner Sean Hawley was three targets behind with 969. Jeff Trayer broke 957 to earn the AA class trophy and Aiden Deitering took A class with 948. Paul Cyrhad 921 to lead B class and Craig Schmitt (KS) was the C class winner with 931. Emma Montgomery was the D class

KATIE JONES

JAMES HUFF

TYLER HONNOLD, MICHAEL GOOCH, DEAN TOWNSEND

Gray’s Shotgun Cache

HIGH ALL AROUND

CH BRUCE DAVIS KS 391

AAA TIM REED SD 389

AA BREEGAN BARNETT OK 384

A AIDEN DEITERING IA 379

B DALLAS CLARK KS 372

C CRAIG SCHMITT KS 376

D JOHNNY WILSON OK 357

LD1 KATIE JONES MB 384

LD2 SANDRA JO JACK WI 382

SUB JR KAHNE PACKER NE 376

JR TYLER HONNOLD TN 387

JR GOLD KYA FUNKHOUSER OK 386

SUB VET MICHAEL GOOCH IN 389

VET DALE STOCKDALE IA 384

SR VET BOBBY HUBBLE IN 381

winner with 869

The Southwestern Grand in Kansas? Why not? They did a great job and despite some breezy moments the weather was pretty

HIGH OVER ALL TIM REED

CH TIM REED SD 972

AAA SEAN HAWLEY UT 969

AA JEFF TRAYER OK 957

A AIDEN DEITERING IA 948

B PAUL CYR MN 921

C CRAIG SCHMITT KS 931

D EMMA MONTGOMERY KS 869

LD1 TIFFANY DECKER NC 908

LD2 SANDRA JO JACK WI 937

SUB JR MICHAEL GATES OK 829

JR TYLER HONNOLD TN 961

JR GOLD KYA FUNKHOUSER OK 956

SUB VET MICHAEL GOOCH IN 960

VET JIMMY HELLER AZ 958

SR VET ROBERT RIMER OK 942

nice. Everyone was friendly and willing to help when needed. The other plus is that the shoot takes place the week before The Missouri Fall Handicap, so if you have the

time next year make plans to attend both shoots. n

BRUCE DAVIS AND WIFE

Gun owners care about the safety, preventing unauthorized access to firearms, bettering communities, helping those in need and conserving wildlife and wild places for generations to come.

You won’t hear these positive stories about real gun owners and pro-gun advocates in the mainstream media. In fact, you’re more likely to see insulting messages that try to shun or even shame gun owners due to some heinous acts of criminals. It’s time for gun owners to tell their stories, to show how we’re making a difference, to show that we don’t fit under one identity and to keep others accountable for trying to villainize lawful gun owners. We’re calling on all gun owners to join us.

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WE CAN DO THIS — TOGETHER. GunOwnersCare.org

IT’S TIME TO SHOW WHO WE REALLY ARE.

USA SHOOTING ATHLETES BRING HOME 19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS

USA Shooting shotgun athletes earned nine* medals and three* Olympic quotas for the U.S. during their 2022 World Championship competition in Osijek, Croatia, September 19 - October 12.

Derrick Mein earned gold and a U.S. Olympic quota in Men’s Trap.

Benjamin Keller earned gold in Junior Men’s Skeet. The Women’s Skeet team, Sam Simonton, Dania Vizzi, and Austen Smith also earned a World Championship title with their first-place finish. The team’s fourth gold medal went to the Junior Men’s Skeet team, Benjamin Keller, Aidin Burns, and Jordan Sapp.

Vincent Hancock brought home a silver medal in Men’s Skeet and earned the U.S. and Olympic quota in the event. Hancock, Dustan Taylor, and Christian Elliot shared the podium when they earned second place in the Men’s Skeet Team event. The Junior Women’s Skeet Team, Alishia “Fayth” Layne, Julia Nelson, and Mikena “Grace”

Fulton, also earned silver in their event.

Sam Simonton earned a U.S. Olympic quota in Women’s Skeet when she finished third overall in the event. Matthew Kutz, Emilio Carvalho, and Lance Thompson, also brought home bronze medals in the Junior Men’s Trap Team event. Follow @USAShooting

* The USA Shooting Pistol and Rifle teams brought home 10 medals and two Olympic quotas

on social media for all of the latest updates. n

COACH JAY WALDRON WITH VINCENT HANCOCK

SAM SIMONTON

DERRICK MEIN BECOMES THE FIRST US WORLD CHAMPION IN MEN’S TRAP SINCE 1966

USA SHOOTING EARNS 44 MEDALS, 10 OLYMPIC QUOTAS AT CAT GAMES

USA Shooting pistol, rifle, and shotgun athletes earned a total of 44 medals and 10 U.S. Olympic quotas for Paris 2024 at the XIII CAT Championship in Lima, Peru, Nov. 4-12.

The following medals and quotas were earned for the shotgun team: n Dania Vizzi Women’s SKeet Gold medal and quota n Dustan Taylor Men’s Skeet Gold medal and quota n Aeriel Skinner Women’s Trap Gold medal and quota n Will Hinton Men’s Trap Gold medal and quota n Kayle Browning Women’s Trap Silver medal n Caitlin Connor Women’s Skeet Bronze medal n Rachel Tozier Women’s Trap Bronze medal n Derek Haldeman Men’s Trap Bronze medal

n Benjamin Keller n Christian Elliott n Dustan Taylor Men’s Skeet Team Gold medal n Dania Vizzi n Dustan Taylor Mixed Skeet Team Gold medal n Casey Wallace n Derek Haldeman

Will Hinton Men’s Trap Team Gold medal n Christian Elliott n Sam Simonton Mixed Skeet Team Silver medal n Aeriel Skinner n Kayle Browning n Rachel Tozier Women’s Trap Team Silver medal n Rachel Tozier n Will Hinton Mixed Trap Team Bronze medal

After our athletes’ stellar performances at the CAT Games, the U.S. has a total of 15 Olympic Quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Each country is eligible for two quotas in each event. To date the U.S. has earned quotas in the following events: Women’s 10m Air Pistol, Women’s 25m Pistol, Women’s 10m Air Rifle (x2), Men’s 10m Air Rifle, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Position (x2), Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position, Men’s Trap (x2), Men’s Skeet (x2), Women’s Trap, and Women’s Skeet (x2).

U.S. shooting athletes compete at international competitions to earn Olympic quota spots about two years before the Olympic Games. When an athlete earns a quota for the U.S. in a specific event, the U.S. then becomes

eligible to have an athlete compete in said event at the Olympic Games. Athletes are only eligible to earn one event quota in a four-year Olympic cycle.

Up next for USA Shooting is the ISSF President’s Cup. Athletes with a world ranking of 12 or higher are invited to the competition. Eleven U.S. athletes have been invited to the prestigious event this year. The following will be competing Vincent Hancock, Derrick Mein, Caitlin Connor, Austen Smith, Sam Simonton, Dania Vizzi, Will Hinton, Ali Weisz, Sagen Maddalena, Lucas Kozeniesky and Nick Mowrer.

The competition will take place Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 in Cairo, Egypt. Follow @USAShooting on social media for all of the latest updates. n

JOHN MULLINS

BRODEN PIRKLE

GREGORY MINER

HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP (224 ENTRIES)

CH JASON NELSON 98 RU AUSTIN PEYERL 97 (WSO) 3RD JEFF WRIGHT 97 4TH RYAN CRITSER 95 5TH CHAD LILZE 95 LADY TARYNN HARRSCH 94 SUB JR KELSEY WICKHAM 93 JR BRODEN PIRKLE 94 VET LARRY MILLER 92 SR JAMES HOPMAN 93 ELDER RODNEY SPROUL 92

HIGH ALL AROUND

CH JASON NELSON 396 AA JOHN MULLINS 390

A DOUG REIMERS 383 B BRODEN PIRKLE 384 C TRYGVE HERMANN 374 D AIDEN VISSER 368

LADY KRYSTAL SCHINDLER 376 SUB JR KELSEY WICKHAM 379 JR JACK DUFFIN 380

VET JIM CAHOON 377

SR DARRYL WEBBER 380

ELDER GREGORY MINER 373

HIGH OVER ALL

CH JASON NELSON 779 AA JOHN ADAMS 777 A CHESTER CARTER 753 B COLBY WEBB 745 C TARYNN HARRSCH 740 D BRYCE SWAGER 691

LADY DEB MAIN 743 SUB JR MITCHELL DAGHER 679 JR JACK DUFFIN 763

VET RICK RUGGLES 741 SR DARRYL WEBBER 750 ELDER GREGORY MINER 734

JACK DUFFIN

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hosted the 4th Annual Fall Classic Tournament –Bend Trap Club (OR), Fallon Trap Club (NV), Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club (WA), Juneau Gun Club (AK), Newman Swamp Rats (CA), Roseburg Rod & Gun Club (OR), and Twin Falls Gun Club (ID).

297 shooters participated in the 3-day event, representing six (6) states and the Province of British Columbia. n

CHESTER CARTER

DEB MAIN

Allem’s

Blaser

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Pat-Trap, Inc. 20

Joel

TrapShootingUSA 97

For me the F3 trigger is the best shotgun trigger in the world, proven by my 900 straight!“

Joey Charnigo, 2019 Grand American ATAWorld Clay Target Champion and „Straight 900“ Marksman (2019)

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ALLSPORTTYPE-T

PORTING CLAYS TRAP SKEET SPORTING CLAYS TRAP SKEEt

NEW FOR THIS YEAR, THE FABARM ELOS N2 ALLSPORT LINE HAS EXPANDED. Introducing our Type-T offering, which features a 34” Unsingle barrel to accommodate Trap specialists. The Unsingle barrel is ideal for shooting Handicap and Singles in Trap competitions. For shooters who want a competitive edge in Trap, and still want to compete in multiple disciplines, the Allsport is the most versatile target shotgun line ever created. And the Type-T is the ultimate choice. This impressive model is able to convert into a high rib Trap gun, a low rib Sporting clays gun, and a Skeet gun in a matter of minutes. The revolutionary interchangeable rib system on the over/under barrel, which includes two QRR (Quick Release Ribs) one 50/50 and one 65/35 POI, and the Micro-Metric adjustable stock allows you to fine-tune the gun to your own measurements resulting in a better fit. You can be confident the Fabarm Elos N2 Allsport will provide you with continuous clay crushing performance through all disciplines and bring you to the next level of shooting in All sports.