| * Best of Show in the Typical Antlers division
of the Whitetail Deer Trophy Contest at the 2008 Illinois Deer & Turkey
Classic were, left to right: Charles Rives, Greenfield, Firearms, with
a buck scoring 197-6/8 on the Boone & Crockett / Pope & Young
Club system, taken in 2006 in Greene County; Joel Eggers, Percy, Archery,
with a buck scoring 190-6/8, taken in 2007 in Randolph County, and James
Hermann, Decatur, Black Powder, with a buck scoring 168-7/8, taken in
2007 in Shelby County. |
* Best of Show in the Non-Typical Antlers
division of the Whitetail Deer Trophy Contest at the 2008 Illinois Deer & Turkey
Classic were, left to right: Marty Sharp, Gilson, Firearms, with a buck
scoring 238-7/8 on the Boone & Crockett
/ Pope & Young system, taken in Knox County in 2007; Kevin Radke, Effingham,
Archery, with a buck scoring 238-2/8, taken in 2007 in Jasper County, and Mike
Buzicky, Mahomet, Black Powder, with a buck scoring 202-0/8, taken in Champaign
County in 2007. The trophy contest was sponsored by Miller High Life and Ra-Jac
Distributing, Normal. |
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153-0/8
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Randall Downey, Pekin
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Mason
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152-0/8
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Joe Trello, Springfield
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Menard
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149-6/8
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Ryan Link, Springfield
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Sangamon
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162-3/8
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Larry Bollinger, Mackinaw
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Marshall
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162-3/8
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Kevin Roley, Shumway
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Shelby
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156-7/8
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Steve Vandeventeer, Villa Grove
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Douglas
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174-3/8
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Aaron Yetter, Havana
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Mason
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164-2/8
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Brandon Tuggle, Indianola
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Vermilion
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163-1/8
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Jim Henkins, Pekin
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Marshall
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190-6/8
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Joel Eggers, Percy
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Randolph
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182-3/8
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Kevin Steele, McLeansboro
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Hamilton
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170-5/8
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Mike Wilson, Nobel
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Richland
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171-6/8
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Nathan Steelman, Franklin
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Morgan
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168-5/8
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Dale Dukes, Danville
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Vermilion
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163-2/8
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Steven Reneau, Peoria Heights
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Peoria
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177-0/8
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Jason Gunterman, Easton
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Mason
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170-7/8
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Darrin Coffey, Lincoln
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Logan
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160-2/8
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Ivan Hammond, Belvidere
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Boone
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238-2/8
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Kevin Radke, Effingham
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Jasper
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214-2/8
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Scott Lemmon, Tamaroa
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Perry
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211-2/8
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Jeff Powell, Freeburg
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Washington
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151-3/8
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Harry Burks, Bloomington
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Woodford
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149-5/8
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Chuck Copples, Decatur
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Pope
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148-5/8
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Alex Uphoff, Normal
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McLean
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161-4/8
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Brett Tevini, Mt. Olive
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Madison
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151-2/8
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Eddy Hannagan, Ogden
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Vermilion
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150-0/8
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Scott Ganlisch, Forest City
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Cass
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170-0/8
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Mark Cheffey, Sherman
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Sangamon
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161-4/8
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Steve Briley, Channahon
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Will
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175-5/8
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Jiles Nichol, Sullivan
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Moultrie
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170-3/8
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John Chrispen, Heyworth
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McLean
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169-0/8
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Michael Dehart, West Peoria
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Peoria
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178-1/8
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Chris Maring, Vermilion
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Vermilion
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167-2/8
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James McGowan, Bloomington
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Woodford
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188-7/8
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Mark Wakefield, Shumway
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Clark
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176-7/8
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Paul Hancock, Orion
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Mercer
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171-5/8
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Robert R. Carls, Stonington
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Christian
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238-7/8
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Marty Sharp, Gilson
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Knox
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224-6/8
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Ryan Venhaus, Trenton
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St. Clair
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204-1/8
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Howard Lock, Canton
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Fulton
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156-2/8
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Kyle Lamore, Staunton
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Macoupin
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2006
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141-0/8
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Jason Hobbie, Benton
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Jackson
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2005
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139-1/8
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Brad Weger, Robinson
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Crawford
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2006
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158-6/8
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Justin Howell, Jacksonville
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Morgan
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2004
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156-7/8
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Ryan E. Settles, Bowen
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Schuyler
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2002
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150-7/8
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Dennis Docherty, Viola
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Mercer
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2004
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179-1/8
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Terry J. Day, Jacksonville
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Morgan
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2006
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170-4/8
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Terry Setterlund, Peoria
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Peoria
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2005
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160-2/8
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Chad Foy, Peoria
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Pike
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2006
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166-0/8
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Shawn Panick, Lockport
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DuPage
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2006
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148-4/8
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Jason Hobbie, Benton
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Franklin
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2004
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146-0/8
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Gary Callear, Liverpool
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Fulton
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2006
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146-7/8
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Bryan Chapman, Gardner
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Grundy
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2006
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142-7/8
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Steve Watts, Carlock
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McLean
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2006
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178-7/8
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Mario Schuler, Cornell
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Livingston
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2000
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173-6/8
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Dan Tweedt, Dwight
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Grundy
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2006
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209-7/8
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Leslie Gordon, Pinckneyville
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Perry
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2006
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200-1/8
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Dennis Easley, Cameron
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Knox
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2006
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193-1/8
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Bruce Merkel, Spring Valley
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Bureau
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2005
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161-5/8
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Timothy Jensen, Plano
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Kendall
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2005
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157-6/8
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Thomas Hochbaum, Fulton
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Jo Daviess
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1999
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155-7/8
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Keith Studnicki, Normal
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Livingston
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2005
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155-0/8
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Jacob Osborne, Tampico
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Bureau
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2005
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153-3/8
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Kelsey Shewmak, Whitehall
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Greene
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2006
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153-2/8
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Randy Hiltz, Milford
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Iroquois
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2003
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197-6/8
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Charles Rives, Greenfield
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Greene
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2006
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174-1/8
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Tom Johnson, Andover
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Henry
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2000
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162-1/8
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George Palka, Morris
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Jo Daviess
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2006
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172-4/8
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Jim Forbes, Bloomington
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Macon
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2005
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169-6/8
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Jeff Rieger, Fairbury
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Livingston
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2006
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180-4/8
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J. C. Linson, Mt. Carmel
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Wabash
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2004
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161-5/8
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Tim Jensen, Plano
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Kendall
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2002
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158-7/8
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Matt Crays, Carlinville
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Macoupin
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2006
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187-4/8
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J. C. Linson, Mt. Carmel
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Wabash
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2002
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164-6/8
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Bill Kear, Edelstein
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Peoria
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2004
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210-6/8
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Hanley Guy, Clifton
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Iroquois
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2006
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209-7/8
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Robert Vandeberg, Bloomington
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McLean
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2004
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196-2/8
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Gary Hudson, Palmyra
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Macoupin
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2003
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162-0/8
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Clay Lyon, Buffalo
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Sangamon
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2004
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155-3/8
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Tim Bailey, Decatur
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Christian
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2007
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155-0/8
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Rickey Ground, Roodhouse
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Scott
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2007
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162-1/8
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Mike Bily, Urbana
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Clay
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2007
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161-4/8
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Tim Bailey, Decatur
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Christian
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2005
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140-6/8
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Paul Carey, Normal
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Woodford
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2007
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164-0/8
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Ryan Settles, Bowen
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Hancock
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2007
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162-0/8
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James Hermann, Decatur
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Shelby
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2007
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157-0/8
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Paul Cobane, Princeton
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Bureau
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2004
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166-1/8
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Les Twidwell, Plymouth
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McDonough
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2007
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168-7/8
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James Hermann, Decatur
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Shelby
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2007
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163-0/8
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Randy Brim, Green Valley
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Tazewell
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2006
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202-0/8
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Mike Buzicky, Mahomet
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Champaign
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2007
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192-1/8
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Brian Ingram, St. Joseph
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Champaign
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2007
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191-7/8
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Jeff Perkins, Flanagan
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Moultrie
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2006
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117-3/8
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Jerry Gifford, Fairfield
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Wayne
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2000
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133-7/8
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Steve Nickerson, Bethany
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Shelby
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2004
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152-4/8
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Thomas Snider, Pekin
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Tazewell
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2007
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157-5/8
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Thomas Snider, Pekin
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Tazewell
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2006
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137-4/8
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Jack Brown, Virginia
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Cass
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2007
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No Entries
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181-7/8
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Cletus Hille, Robinson
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Crawford
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2007
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197-6/8
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Charles Rives, Greenfield
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Greene
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2006
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190-6/8
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Joel Eggers, Percy
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Randolph
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2007
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168-7/8
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James Hermann, Decatur
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Shelby
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2007
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238-7/8
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Marty Sharp, Gilson
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Knox
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2007
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238-2/8
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Kevin Radke, Effingham
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Jasper
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2007
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202-0/8
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Mike Buzicky, Mahomet
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Champaign
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2007
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