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NORTH CAROLINA
STATE SHOOT 2021 BY JOHN CAFFEY
The 108th North Carolina State Trapshooting Championships were held at the North Carolina homegrounds in Bostic, North Carolina June 9 -13, back on schedule after having to be rescheduled last year due to COVIS-19. As shooting starts to get back to what might be the new normal, 280 shooters from 15 different states were in attendance to shoot the program. This year posted some of the highest scores seen.
PRELIMINARY DAY Wednesday Event 1 Singles kicked off the week with sunny North Carolina weather. 101 shooters in the event was an increase over last year, three TRAPSHOOTINGUSA
posting 100 straights, and every category winner having a score 95 or above. John White from Alabama bested the pack to start the week off in Singles with 100 and won Champion honors with 25x25 in the shoot-off with Tyler Honnold of Tennessee. The Event 2 Handicap had 98 entries. North Carolina’s own Caleb Dancy took Champion with a 96 from the 23.5 and John White kept his streak going with a 96 from the 27 to take runner-up. Event 3, the last event of the day was the Lewis Wyatt Doubles. 80 shooters participated and Tennessee lady shooter Brook Barnett took Champion with John White finishing out a great day by taking AA with a 92 after a three-way shoot-off.
THURSDAY Thursday started off with Event 4, the Steve Woods Singles and there were 144 shooters involved. In the end, Logan Denman from Wisconsin emerged as Champion with 100 straight and a shoot-off with Tennessee shooter George Reese. This event was the one to shine with every category being won with no score less than 96. In total, nine shooters had to go into shoot-offs with 99 in order to secure a position. Congratulations to the survivors John White (AA) Alabama, Caleb Mathis (Junior) North Carolina, Ted Carwile (Senior Veteran) Virginia, Michael Burnette (Sub Veteran) Tennessee and George Reese (Veteran) Tennessee.
Event 5, the Jacob Beauchamp Handicapwith 135 shooters, saw Kentucky Robert Dyer take Champion with a 97. Andy Clayton (NC) was runner-up with 95. The Event 6 Doubles finished off the day with 110 shooters. North Carolina Junior shooter Tyler Cox shot a 95 to take the champion trophy with John White posting a 92 for AA honors.
FRIDAY Friday started off with the Event 7 Single Class Championship which had 168 entries. Despite some warm North Carolina weather, shooters were able to post some impressive scores with shoot-offs determining
