The Mike Fulop Award
The Enthusiastic Trapshooting Promoter
OPTA member Mike Fulop was an exemplary, selfless ambassador of the sport of trapshooting in Ontario. To honour him and his legacy for great sportsmanship, this award is granted every year to an OPTA member who has clearly demonstrated tremendous encouragement and support for our sport in this Province, making trapshooting much more enjoyable for so many of our participants.
We congratulate and thank the recipients for their enthusiasm and for making a positive difference!
| Bill Malcolm | 2022 | Jim Lee | 2020 | Ron Rowe | 2019 | Bill Toronyi | 2018 | Brad Kenny | 2017 | George Iliopoulos | 2016 | Emily Sandford Brown | 2015 | Steve Hajoglou | 2014 |
| Victor Tomlinson | 2013 |
| Paul Shaw | 2012 |
| Wayne Higgs | 2011 |
| Tony Pezzetta | 2010 |
| Warren McLay | 2009 |
| Andre Ferreira | 2008 |
| Allen Byrnes | 2007 |
| James Wood | 2006 |
| Gord Price | 2005 |
| Jamie Caldwell | 2004 |
| Paul & Pam Muma | 2003 |
| Betty Empey | 2002 |
| George White | 2001 |
| Doug Wellesley | 2000 |
| Alice Sheridan | 1999 |
The Mark Edmondson Award
For the most improved Doubles average in Ontario
A minimum of 500 doubles must be shot in Ontario in each of the current and previous years in order to be considered for this prestigious award.
OPTA Member Mark Edmondson set the bar high with his many records and victories as a Doubles Champion in this Province and across North America. Before he passed away, Mark set up this Award as a means to motivate others towards his passion and successes in Doubles.
We congratulate the recipients for their hard-work and dedication to Doubles.
Mark would be very proud of you!
| Wade Myall | .105 increase | 2022 |
| Christos Tsementzis | .1856 increase | 2019 |
| Yuvraj Walia | .1286 increase | 2018 |
| Lew Hummason | .2000 increase | 2017 |
| Jamie Leblanc | .0978 increase | 2016 |
| Elio Evangelista | .0563 increase | 2015 |
| Matthew van Haaren | .1168 increase | 2014 |
| Ed Chamberlain | .1250 increase | 2013 |
| Katie VanHaverbeke | .1093 increase | 2012 |
| Mike Pickering | .1339 increase | 2011 |
| Levi VanHaverbeke | .0659 increase | 2010 |
| Bill Malcolm | .0860 increase | 2009 |
| Keith Saunders | .0977 increase | 2008 |
| Alicia Marinache | .0716 increase | 2007 |
| Ernest Freitag | .0493 increase | 2006 |
The Have Gun Will Travel Award
This prize will be given to the OPTA member who shoots registered ATA targets at the greatest number of different clubs in the Province during the 2013 ATA shooting year: September 1 thru August 31st OPTA competitive shooting season.
NOTE: The minimum number of various clubs that must be attended to qualify is 10 clubs. It does NOT matter if you won anything at any of the shoots. What DOES matter to us is that you are supporting the various OPTA clubs and their efforts to advance registered trapshooting in Ontario!.
| Dave Leunissen | 2022 |
| Cory Ratcliffe | 2019 |
| Brett McClelland and Mike Vecchio | 2018 |
| Ed Willmott | 2017 |
| Warren McLay and Ed Chamberlain | 2016 |
| Robert (Bob) Mountjoy | 2015 |
| Emily Sandford Brown and Frank Dainty | 2014 |
| Robert Blackburn | 2013 |
| Alex Papastamos | 2012 |
| Phil MacDonald | 2011 |
New Shooter Award
The winner of this award is selected by the OPTA Board through the ATA official records of all the new OPTA shooters (those who shot their first registered targets in the prior ATA shooting year).
| Steven Jones | 85.28 average | in 2019 |
| Randy Douez | 87.42 average | in 2018 |
| Lisa Bennett | 87.29 average | in 2017 |
| Marco Narduzzo | 89.11 average | in 2016 |
| Bentley Ehgoetz | 83.17 average | in 2015 |
| Ellery Edgeley | 85.58 average | in 2014 |
| Cody Wilson | 85.52 average | in 2013 |