East Alton, Illinois– February 2024— Team Winchester sporting clays shooters kicked off the season with big wins at the recent Jack Link’s Cup at Quail Creek Plantation in Okeechobee, Florida. Joe Fanizzi, who won the inaugural event in 2022, was again triumphant with a monster score of 195/200.
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Mike Wilgus, who is shooting in his first year in the veteran concurrent, was the veteran runner-up in the main event with a score of 186. Mike was also the HOA runner-up in the FITASC and Super Sporting events. Mike’s near-perfect 99 in the Super Sporting event made him the outright veteran winner by 3 birds.
Additional Team Winchester placements included:
• Desi Edmunds—Ladies Main event 3rd, Ladies North Prelim Runner-Up, Wednesday Prelim Runner-Up
• Zach Kienbaum—North Prelim 3rd, Thursday Prelim Runner-Up, Wednesday Prelim Runner-Up
• Connor Daniel—Junior Thursday Prelim Runner-Up
Featured products at the Jack Link’s Cup included the famous Winchester AA® shotshells and White Flyer Targets, including the new Eco Flyer Target®.
Congratulations to all participants and thank you to Quail Creek Plantation and its many volunteers for hosting the event.
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