08/28/2026
That’s a wrap on the 2026 Dove Warm-Up League!
Our Dove Warm-Up League is always a fun one—a shorter league designed to sharpen those shooting skills before Texas Dove Season opens September 1st—but this year was especially memorable!
This was our first league at the new Defender Outdoors Clay Sports Ranch, giving everyone a chance to break in the new course and facilities. And with the Texas summer bringing plenty of heat, we think everyone was especially thankful for the air-conditioned Event Center when it was time to cool off, grab some food, socialize, and celebrate our league winners!
We saw some excellent shooting throughout the league. Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners:
🎯 𝐃𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦-𝐔𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀:
• 1st Place B Class – Sully Fields (169/200)
• 1st Place A Class – Dalton Box (181/200)
• 1st Place Junior – Elliot Wiley (182/200)
• 2nd Place Junior – Sully Fields (169/200)
• 1st Place Lady – Lynda Mears (175/200)
• 2nd Place Lady – Lisa Price (171/200)
• 3rd Place Lady – Jane Andrus (170/200)
• 4th Place Lady – Ella Brooks (169/200)
• High Overall – Ross Fields (197/200)
• High Over All Runner Up – Patrick Phillips (195/200)
• Most Improved – Cole Ogden (17 → 39, +22 birds)
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀:
• 1st Place Team – Elliot Wiley, Ross Fields, Mark Oleksa, Terry Wood, Brent McKown, Kip Morgan (773/800)
• 2nd Place Team – Grant Rada, James Swanzy, Patrick Phillips, Chad Hopkins, Mark Gabbert, Sully Fields (763/800)
• 1st Place Team A Class – Seth Willmoth, John Graham, Mike Parr, Chris Williams, Scott Graham, Paul Koenig (715/800)
Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to everyone who came out and helped make our first league at the new location a great one!
Now it’s time to put all that practice to work. Good luck to everyone heading into the fields for Dove Season, and we’ll see you back at the Ranch for the next league!
