I am writing this about a week after the Grand. I want to thank some people. First, a big thank you to the staff of the ATA and the Sparta complex. Despite weather, Covid and any other problem, they kept the shoot running smoothly. All the shooters really appreciated your hard work. I also want to give a HUGE thank you to the trap help. Because of the labor shortage, they ended up both scoring and loading the machines. We don't give these people enough credit and they did a wonderful job in tough conditions. As for the shoot itself, Illinois shooters did not have any big wins, but we are sprinkled all through the categories, classes and yardage groups. Read the shoot reports of the shoot and see how we were a big part of all the events.
You can tell we are heavily into the shooting season by the number of Illinois shooters who have reached milestones. We have 22 this month. They are: Thomas Fester; Reaching 25,000 Singles - Terry Morris; Jeffrey Brown and Tal Parmenter. Reaching 50,000 Singles - Bruce Bennett and David Campbell. Reaching 75,000 Singles - Brian Cox and Lauren Dunn. Reaching 100,000 Singles - Gary Miner. Reaching 25,000 Handicap - Raymond Smith; William Smith; Jimmy Juban; Ronald Wolf and Dennis Eggembyer. Reaching 50,000 Handicap - Robert Grieves; Larry Perkins; Jim Olin and Randy Condray. Reaching 75,000 Handicap - Mike Dennis. Reaching 50,000 Doubles - Brian Cox and John Kravanek. Reaching 100,000 Combined - Steve Brokaw and John Upcraft. Wow, what a list! Good job each and every one of you.
Please consider donating to the Illinois Hall of Fame. Good luck in the coming shooting season.
Bill Duncan, ATA Delegate