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UTAH STATE SHOOT
BY SEAN HAWLEY
This year’s Utah State Shoot was held at the Vernal Rod and Gun Club in Vernal, UT June 23-27 and as has become the tradition in Vernal, the shoot was a mix of hard fought competition and evening fun. The state tournament rotates between Spanish Fork Gun Club and Vernal every other year. The ammunition shortage seemed to cut down the attendance a bit this year, however shooters who were fortunate enough to attend were treated to two free dinners as well as evening Annie Oakley fun games with added money and a cornhole tournament. The actual tournament saw some great shooting by both In-State and Non-Resident shooters. The weather was a mixed bag—from rain showers to breezy and from cool TRAPSHOOTINGUSA
and overcast to hot and sunny. That’s called Rocky Mountain weather—if you don’t like it, just wait fifteen minutes and it will be different.
WEDNESDAY Event 1 was the USTA Welcoming Singles and Jayme Anderson (UT) broke the 100 targets and an additional 200 in the carryover to claim champion.Grayson Stuart (UT) also broke a 100 straight to nail down the Junior trophy, while Pam Wright (UT) had a 99 to win the Lady II award. The Glen Brown Handicap was next up for the first day’s schedule and Sean Hawley (UT) broke a 97 to lead the way. Nevada shooter Eli
Walker was next high on the board with a 96 to earn the Sub Veteran trophy and Abbie Blackwell (CO) carded 92 to win Sub Junior. Grayson Stuart had the lone 100 straight in the Event 3 Joe Sudbury
Doubles. Sean Hawley and Tye Cook (UT) each had scores of 99 to win AAA and C classes, while Brett Despain (UT) shot a 98 to pace the Sub Veteran category. GRAYSON STUART
