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Great Lakes Grand 2001
 
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Official Exclusive Results
Great Lakes Grand 2001


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Results Posted Daily
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First Day
Wednesday, May 23rd
Event # 1 Handicap 100
Event # 2 Singles 100
Event # 3 Handicap 100

Second Day
Thursday, May 24th
Event # 4 Handicap 100
Event # 5 Singles 100
Event # 6 Doubles 50 Pair

Third Day
Friday, May 25th
Event # 7 Singles 100
Event # 8 Handicap 100
Event # 9 Doubles
50 Pair

Fourth Day
Saturday, May 26th
Event # 10 Singles 200
Event # 11 Handicap 100

Fifth Day
Sunday, May 27th
Event # 12 Singles 200

Sixth Day
Monday, May 28th
Event #13 Handicap 100
Event # 14 Doubles 50 Pair

Great Lakes Grand All Around
400 Champion Ship Targets
Events 12, 13, 14

Great lakes Grand High Over All
1000 Targets
Events 7 through 14

 

Wednesday Event # 1

Handicap 100

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Winner

Stafford, Ray, CO

 

200 + 200 shootoff over Scott           Gens 199, Joe Blow 198, John Smith 197

Class AAA

Gens, Scott, MN

199

Class AA

Curry, Jack, IN

199

Class A

Huffaker, Don, TX

199

Class B

Shaper, Henry, TX

195

Class C

Cooper Jr., Joe TX

197

Class D

Terning, Dave, MN

191

Lady

Larkin, Vickie, CA

194

Junior

Ingram, Brian IL

194

Sub-Junior

Drexler, Matthew, MO

194

Veteran

Johnson, Eddie, IL

196

Senior Vet

Tomnitz, Allen, SD

199

All-American Ray Stafford, for the second consecutive event, carded the lone
high score, this time heading 267 others for the top trophy. This was Ray's
999th perfect doubles score since his first in 1919 during the Grand American
Doubles Class Championship. (He was one of five tied with 100 in that event
and didn't 
collect a trophy.)
 

Senior vet Allen Tomnitz missed just the second bird of his last pair, 
ending
with 99 and his category's trophy. Shaking his head in disbelief as he left
the line, Allen lamented, "It was a classic example of over-confidence. I
simply began celebrating one target too soon."
 

Two-year shooter and Class A winner Don Huffaker was delighted to collect his first Satellite Grand trophy after entering his career-best doubles score of 99. "I just can't believe it," exclaimed Don. "My best score before today was 94." 

Henry Shaper needed one perfect shootoff round over Bill Myers after the two deadlocked with 95 apiece for the Class B award. The two are often squadmates, and both are members of the Dallas Gun Club.  

Sub-junior All-Americans Matthew Drexler and Steven Urich, with 94 apiece, needed 14 extra rounds before Matt earned their age-group trophy. The two seemed intent on shooting through the night until Steven dutched the first pair of the final round.  

New ATA member Joe Blow wasn't in contention for a trophy, but he was proud of his 92 anyway. At his first registered shoot, Joe was competing with a new K-80 he had just bought on Tuesday. "I love this gun already," Joe testified. Due to business commitments--he's owner of a trucking company back home in Minnesota--he was unable to stay for the rest of the tournament, but he plans to pack his new gun and be a contender at Great Lakes Grand.

 

Wednesday Event # 2 Singles 100 Courtesy Winchester
Winner Ray Stafford, CO 100
Class AAA Scott Gens, MN 99
Class AA Jack Curry, IN 99
Class A Don Huffaker, TX 99
Class B Henry Shaper, TX 95
Class C Edward Cooper Jr., TX 97
Class D Dave Terning, MN 91
Lady Vickie Larkin, CA 94
Junior Brian Ingram, IL 94
Sub-Junior Matthew Drexler, MO 94
Veteran Eddie Johnson, IL 96
Senior Vet Allen Tomnitz, SD 99

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Wednesday Event # 3 Handicap 100 Courtesy Winchester
Winner Ray Stafford, CO 100
Class AAA Scott Gens, MN 99
Class AA Jack Curry, IN 99
Class A Don Huffaker, TX 99
Class B Henry Shaper, TX 95
Class C Edward Cooper Jr., TX 97
Class D Dave Terning, MN 91
Lady Vickie Larkin, CA 94
Junior Brian Ingram, IL 94
Sub-Junior Matthew Drexler, MO 94
Veteran Eddie Johnson, IL 96
Senior Vet Allen Tomnitz, SD 99

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Thursday Event # 4 Handicap 100 Courtesy Winchester
Winner Ray Stafford, CO 100
Class AAA Scott Gens, MN 99
Class AA Jack Curry, IN 99
Class A Don Huffaker, TX 99
Class B Henry Shaper, TX 95
Class C Edward Cooper Jr., TX 97
Class D Dave Terning, MN 91
Lady Vickie Larkin, CA 94
Junior Brian Ingram, IL 94
Sub-Junior Matthew Drexler, MO 94
Veteran Eddie Johnson, IL 96
Senior Vet Allen Tomnitz, SD 99

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Thursday Event # 5 Singles 100 Courtesy Winchester
Winner Ray Stafford, CO 100
Class AAA Scott Gens, MN 99
Class AA Jack Curry, IN 99
Class A Don Huffaker, TX 99
Class B Henry Shaper, TX 95
Class C Edward Cooper Jr., TX 97
Class D Dave Terning, MN 91
Lady Vickie Larkin, CA 94
Junior Brian Ingram, IL 94
Sub-Junior Matthew Drexler, MO 94
Veteran Eddie Johnson, IL 96
Senior Vet Allen Tomnitz, SD 99

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Thursday Event # 6 Doubles 50 Pair Courtesy Winchester
Winner Ray Stafford, CO 100
Class AAA Scott Gens, MN 99
Class AA Jack Curry, IN 99
Class A Don Huffaker, TX 99
Class B Henry Shaper, TX 95
Class C Edward Cooper Jr., TX 97
Class D Dave Terning, MN 91
Lady Vickie Larkin, CA 94
Junior Brian Ingram, IL 94
Sub-Junior Matthew Drexler, MO 94
Veteran Eddie Johnson, IL 96
Senior Vet Allen Tomnitz, SD 99

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Test Style 2

Event #3

100 HANDICAP

Entries:  238

         

TROPHY

WINNER

STATE

YARDAGE

SCORE

SHOOTOFF

19-21 yds.

Kerry Gauss

Michigan

21.5

92

 

22-23 yds.

Scott Smith

Michigan

23.5

90

25 over Joffrey Mason

(23) 21, David Lade (23.5)

19, Jack R. Brown (22) 18

24-25 yds.

Michael Ballard

Michigan

24.5

93

 

26-27 yds.

Paul Shaw

Ontario

27

93

 

Lady

Deborah Ohye

New Jersey

27

87

 

Junior

Mitchel Loveless III

Tennessee

27

93

 

Sub-Junior

Drew Shaw

Ontario

20.5

90

 

Veteran

Darl Miller

Michigan

20.5

94

 

Senior Vet

Wayne Owings

Michigan

22

85

 

           

 

Friday

 

Event #4

LAKE MICHIGAN SINGLES

Entries:  546 (146 more than last year!)

 

TROPHY

WINNER

STATE

SCORE

CARRYOVER

Winner

 

 

100

28 tied

Runnerup

 

 

100

 

Class AAA

 

 

100

7 tied

Class AA

 

 

100

12 tied

Class A

 

 

100

4 tied

Class B

 

 

 

Bob Septer of Ohio has 100

Class C

 

 

 

Theodore Oliver of Michigan has 100

Class D

Charles Vanderveen

Illinois

98

 

Lady

 

 

100

4 tied

Junior

 

 

 

Joe Pascoe of Pennsylvania has 100

Sub-Junior

 

 

 

Justin Liniger of Ohio has 100

Veteran

 

 

 

Theodore Oliver of Michigan has 100

Senior Vet

 

 

 

Gerald Grimes of Podunk and Allen

Tomnitz of South Dakota have 100s

 

There was quite a lull at the trophy case when the results of today�s Lake Michigan Singles were posted. Just one prize could be awarded, and that was to Class D winner Charles Vanderveen. His 98 was two short of putting him into the carryover with 28 competitors deadlocked for the top two trophies. (See �High Scores� below for those tied.)

 

Senior vet Allen Tomnitz celebrated two 100s�the first for his 100th birthday today and the second for his 100 straight in the program. Allen, in remarkable physical condition for his 100 years, continued his birthday celebration long into the night, dancing on the practice trap with 100 ladies who had formed a line to take a turn tripping the light fantastic with the captain of the senior vet All-American team. The dance music was provided by three members of the Michigan TA board of directors, with George Snellenberger on tuba, Del Nye on flute, and Ben Johnston on drums.

 

[Bob, I�m really getting into these notes!]

 

The amazing increase in entries was attributed to 146 inmates from the local women�s prison who went on strike last week until the warden granted them permission to participate in today�s singles race. Each joined the ATA, fired under close supervision by prison officials, and then boarded the bus for the trip back to downtown Mason. Their scores didn�t make the high-score list because none had any experience with a shotgun nor had any of them been convicted of a crime using a firearm. Five who will be released before August do plan to participate at the Grand American. They�ll be in the ones in the striped shooting vests, so if you see them in Vandalia, please welcome them as new ATA members.

 

Look for today�s remaining 16-yard trophy winners tomorrow after the results of the Lake Huron Singles Class are posted.

 

 

Event #4

High Scores

(Top 3 scores in each class and category)

 

Class AAA:

          100--Ray Stafford

            99--Robert Munson, Harlan Campbell Jr., Rob M. Taylor, Scott Gens, Paul Shaw

            98--Phil Kiner, Leo Harrison III, Bill Stuve

 

Class AA:

         99--Jack Curry

            98--Robert Caldwell

            97--Gerald Christman, Ben Smith, Jerry Phillips, Vince Bianco, Frank Bentley III, Gerald

 

etc.

 

[BOB: Then the next day, the Event #4 trophy list above and some of the �notes� above would be replaced with the following:]

 

TROPHY

WINNER

STATE

SCORE

CARRYOVER

Winner

 

 

100

Kay Ohye and Gregory Santo still

tied with 200 apiece 

Runnerup

 

 

100

 

Class AAA

Bruce Reed

Wyoming

100

173 over Allen Tomnitz 74; Kenneth

Sippel, Frank Pascoe, Phil Kiner and

Drew Waller 24; Deborah Ohye 23

Class AA

Gary Garvison

Michigan

100

98 over 11 others (see below)

Class A

Mary Thanos

Wisconsin

100

99 over Roy Carroll 24, Harold Loper

22, Joe Pascoe with 172 won Junior

Class B

Bob Septer

Ohio

100

 

Class C

Kalen Nester

Ohio

99

Theodore Oliver with 100 won Veteran

Class D

Charles Vanderveen

Illinois

98

 

Lady

Lou Ann Munson

Minnesota

100

100 over Mary Thanos 99, Donieta

Devine 24, Deborah Ohye 23

Junior

Joe Pascoe

Pennsylvania

100

 

Sub-Junior

Justin Liniger

Ohio

100

 

Veteran

Theodore Oliver

Michigan

100

 

Senior Vet

Allen Tomnitz

South Dakota

100

 

           

Class AA carryover scores:

            98--Gary Garvison

            74--Ronald Hoff, Terry Mavis

24--Justin Liniger, Steve Corwin, Michael Roese, Kirk Burl, Donieta Devine, Tom Acklin

            23--Robert D. Schultz

            22--Wes Dreibelbis

            Lou Ann Munson with 174 won Lady

 

Two trophies are still at stake, with Kay Ohye and Gregory Santo deadlocked after each entered perfect scores this morning in the Lake Huron Singles Class Championship. Kay, who was Thursday�s Singles winner, hasn�t missed a 16-yard target since the tournament began. He has been Great Lakes Grand Singles champ three of the last four years so it�s fair to predict he will not intend to miss a target Sunday as he tries for #4. Greg is fresh from winning his Podunk state singles crown where he not only didn�t miss in the program but continued 999 straight in shootoff before defeating ninety-nine others.

 

These are definitely two to watch during Sunday�s Great Lakes Grand Singles Championship, and I�ll be watching them for you. For those of you who are at the tournament and want to observe, Kay will be in Squad 14 and Greg in 41 (and yes, I checked with them both to get permission to let you know their squad numbers for tomorrow). Check back here tomorrow for the results.

 

Sub-junior winner Justin Liniger has just been notified that he has been awarded a full-ride, four-year scholarship to Harvard University based upon his outstanding trapshooting career as a sub-junior and junior ATA member. Justin became interested in trap when he was in fourth grade and attended a local 4-H Shooting Sports program back home in Abc, Ohio. He has been coached by Bob Someone for the past six years and says, �I owe it all to Bob. Without his help and encouragement, I would never have been able to travel to all the shoots and have the opportunities I have had in this sport. I just wish every kid had a �Bob�.�

 

And speaking of Bobs, Bob Septer, Class B winner, was celebrating his first perfect score and his first ATA trophy. He�s a two-year shooter and was hoping this would be the place where he �could lay a claim to fame.� Bob explained, �I was born here 99 years ago and moved to Podunk, Ohio, when I was three years old. I decided if I was going to leave a mark here in Mason, I�d better get busy and do it now.�