2022 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The South East regional was held at the meticulously manicured Cross Creek Clays in Palmyra, Tennessee. Every detail was considered, and the grounds were spectacularly prepared to host this Championship Tour event. 591 shooters made the trek to these shooting grounds to chase championship bragging honors.

Briley Sporting Side Events

The full array of options was available for the little gun shooters, the pump aficionados and the side by side purists. In the 12-gauge side event sponsored by Briley, Turner Parcell set the bar as high as it gets by posting a 50x50 to eventually take top honors, one target ahead of Christian Crawford. The competition continued to heat up in the 20-gauge event where three 46s topped the scoreboard. After the smoke cleared and a tie-breaker was completed, Alex Ryan Clark prevailed ahead of Mike Vande Noord and Thomas Jacobs respectively.

The 28-gauge event was just as competitive with a pair of 42s tied up for the runner-up spot and M1 position. After yet another tiebreaker, Thomas Jacobs picked up the runner-up trophy, two targets behind the champion in this event, Brantley Whitwell. Whitwell would continue to perform well, earning the runner-up spot in the .410 bore event with a 39, just one target behind HOA Steven Nelson.

The pump gun event had 30 shooters shucking their way through the 50-target course on some sporty targets. Bert Stelly eventually rose to the top to claim champion honors with a 46x50, two targets ahead of Rodger Becker. The side by side pointers took to the course to show what can be done with horizontal barrels. Topping the field in this event was Jim Dowell, who only dropped five of the 50 targets attempted to take home the champion trophy, one target ahead of Doug Lee.

BY MATTHEW GAY