Superman Classic Archery Tournament June 25-30

The 10th Annual Superman Classic Archery Tournament and Matthews Solocam ASA IL Pro/Am Championships will be held June 25 to June 30 at Mermet Lake - State Fish & Wildlife Area, just 11 miles north of Metropolis.
2013 is the 10th year Anniversary for the Superman Classic shoot. In honor of this, there will be some extras this year: laser tag, archery tag, a climbing wall, and much more on Friday and Saturday of the Tournament. Bring the family out to celebrate.

The city of Metropolis sponsors the Superman Classic, a cash prize archery competition each year prior to the start of the ASA Illinois Pro/Am Championship.  The event is held at Mermet Lake -State Fish and Wildlife Area, 1812 Grinnell Road, in Belknap, just 11 miles from Metropolis.  There will be a one-time entry fee of $20.00, and archers will be eligible to shoot 1-3 days, once per day. Combined prize money for the professional and amateur classes will be $15,000 plus.

Superman Classic Archery Shoot back to its Original Form
Prize Money for the Twenty-Two Classes
· 1st Place = $80.00
· 2nd Place = $60.00
· 3rd Place = $40.00
· 4th Place = $20.00
Note: If less than four shoot in any class on any day, a $25 prize will be awarded for that day.
Accumulative Prize for the Twenty-Two Class Classes
Overall Winners in each Class
· $300.00
Note: If there are less than twelve shooting in any class during the entire week, a $200 acculative prize will be awarded for that category.

Tentative classes to offered include: Bow Novice, Cross Bow, Hunter,  Known Mens, Limited Pro, Men's Pro, Men's Unlimited, Open A, Open B, Open C, Senior Open, Senior Pro, Super Senior,  Women's Open, Women's Known, Women's Hunter, Women's Pro, Semi Pro, Senior Womens, Senior Masters, Traditional, Youth Adult Male, Youth Adult Female and XBow. There will be a stake set for pros, one for amateurs and one for women.  Shooters will be categorized based on their ASA Classes.
 
The Range changes daily and is open from 9am-6pm. Register at 9am or after, & turn in score card by 6pm each day. No start times past 3pm.
Children are welcome to participate, so there will be fun for the whole family. Youth classes are free with no cash awards. Tentative classes include Youth Girls, Youth Boys, Senior Eagle, Eagle and Junior Eagle.

For more information, contact Metropolis Tourism at 877-424-5025.