10/16

The Club hosted the 47th Annual St. Louis Open skeet tournament on July 17th. More than two dozen shooters endured the July heat to post some equally hot scores.

Using the newer 50-bird format, shooters completed a four-gun program during this one-day event. When all the smoke cleared, Jeff Nichols took High Overall Champion with a score of 196 out of 200.

The Barnard family also made their presence known. Dad JB took the AA1 title with a 193 and son James III the class C championship with his 182.

The winners, by gauge and class were:

12 gauge                                       20 gauge

Jeff Nichols CH (50)                 JB Barnard CH (49)
JB Barnard AA1 (49)                Jeff Nichols AA1 (48)
Richard Rapp B1 (49)               Nick Garst A1 (47)
Cap Kovarik C1 (49)                  Bill Dowers B1 (47)
Bob Barker D1 (45)                   Chuck Pauley C! (48)
Sam Shinkle E1 (47)                Cap Kovarik D1 (45)

28 gauge                                   .410 guage

Jeff Nichols CH (50)                Jeff Nichols CH (48)
JB Barnard AA1 (48)               JB Barnard AA1 (47)
Nick Garst B1 (49)                  James Barnard III B1 (43)
Bob Barker C1 (45)                  Nancy Rodney C1 (45)
Spencer Marsden D1 (38)        Bob Barker D1 (43)

HOA

Jeff Nichols CH (196)
JB Barnard AA1 (193)
Nick Garst B1 (185)
James Barnard III C1 (182)
Terry Grzina E1 (165)

Thanks to all the participants and to the winners. And a very special thanks to Michael Rodney for running the shoot, as always without a hitch!