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OPTA Award Winners

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