Hopefully everyone has had a good shooting summer and ready for the Grand. Paula and I went up to the S. Dakota state shoot this year. This was the first time for us and we really had a good time. All of the shooters there were very friendly and the shoot staff and management was outstanding! If you haven’t shot there you need to put it on your bucket list. Of course, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse were just a few hours further, so we enjoyed plenty of beautiful scenery and the cooler temperatures were nice too! The Southwestern Zone was recently completed. Ron Bliss shot well from the very start, winning the vet trophy in Event 1 Class singles, Bliss was also vet champion in the singles championship. Kaden Kennedy posted a 95 to win Jr champ in Friday’s handicap. Kennedy shot doubles very well breaking 98 Friday and 97 in the championship event winning Junior champion in both events and was A Class HAA. Gavin Harbin broke 98 in the handicap championship for Jr champion and Billy Pierce was sr vet champion with his 94. Tom Richey was chair champion in all events including HAA. Pat Stacey had a good shoot winning sub vet champion in singles, doubles and HAA. Stacey was also HOA of the SW Zone. Michael Gates attended the Colorado state shoot and shot well. Winning O.S. Jr HOA and HAA. Gates and Stanley Crawford Both attended the Utah state shoot and shot very well. Clay Laughlin showed up at the Minnesota state shoot and won O.S. HOA and HAA. Randy Hill had a good shoot at the Arkansas state shoot, he was O.S. sub vet HOA and HAA. From scrolling through the winners’ list he apparently brought home a trunk full of trophies. Good shooting Randy. Corley Steward also shot well winning B class in the singles championship. Bliss and Pierce were trophy winners as well. Thirty-eight Oklahoma shooters attended the Texas state shoot! In event 4 singles Jayden and Addison Darling were both O.S. champions of their class. Dason Harmon and Corbin Grybowski both posted 98 in event 5 handicap. Jeff McVey posted 98 for B class winner in the Lone Star Singles. In Saturday’s singles championship, Stacey was O.S. sub vet champion with his 199. Carol Brown shot well taking home Lady 2 champion. Other Oklahoman’s brought home the trophy in their class or category: Bliss, Cam Miller, Crawford, Shelby Skaggs. Grybowski was O.S. Runner up with his 98 in the double's championship. Rod Oyler posted the winning score for O.S. Sr vet and Rickey McCauley broke the O. S. sub vet champion score. Other winners of class or category in the double's championship were: Skaggs, Hill and Stacey. Gates broke 97 in the handicap championship winning 3rd place. Shannon Sawyer was sub jr champion. Other trophy winners in the handicap were: Rusty Colton, Miller, A. Darling, Kennedy, Hill and Crawford. Grybowski was RU HOA. Class or category HOA champs were: Dakota Andrews, Skaggs, Stacey, J. Darling. HAA trophy winners were Skaggs, Stacey, Miller, Gates, Hill and Crawford. Good shooting Oklahoma! Congratulations to Pat Stacey on attaining 100,000 targets in both handicap and doubles. The ATA and OTSA appreciate your dedication to this sport. Well it’s almost time to head to Sparta! See you there! Jeff Trayer, ATA Delegate
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