EAST ALTON, IL (September 1, 2023) — Team Winchester sporting clays shooters made their presence known at the National Sporting Clay Association (NSCA) North Central Regional held at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville, IL.
Team Winchester members Desirae ‘Desi’ Edmunds and Connor Daniel posted top scores among a stacked field of extremely talented competitors. Daniel continued his hot streak, winning the Sub-Junior Main event. His score also ranked high on the open leaderboard. Desi Edmunds shot consistently well all week, placing runner-up in the Winchester Ladies Cup. Winchester employee and Shooting Sports Coordinator, Donny Ballard, took home the win in the True Pair event with a perfect score of 50.
“The Northbrook Sports Club once again put on a tremendous shoot. It’s a terrific venue that showcases the excitement of sporting clays,” said Jason Gilbertson, Director of Marketing for Winchester. “We’re proud to have Team Winchester and so many competitors at this event shooting the famous AA shotshells.”
Team Winchester placements:
- Connor Daniel: Sub-Junior main event champion, Sub-Junior prelim 3rd, Sub-Junior Super Sporting champion, Sub-Junior runner-up 5-Stand
- Desi Edmunds: Lady FITASC runner-up, Lady Main Event 3rd, Winchester Ladies Cup runner-up
- Zach Kienbaum: FITASC runner-up
- Joe Fanizzi: Junior FITASC 3rd
- Donny Ballard: True Pair event champion
Winchester Ladies Cup placements:
- Champion: Madison Sharpe
- Runner-Up: Desirae Edmunds
- 3rd: Karen Miles
The North Central Regional is the fourth of five total regional shoots which make up the NSCA Championship Tour, Powered by Winchester. The season finale takes place this October in San Antonio, Texas at the 2023 NSCA National Championship where a new National Champion and Winchester Ladies Cup Champion will be crowned.
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