NORTH CAROLINA STATE SHOOT

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 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

JESSE BURGHER SHOT HIS FIRST 100 STRAIGHT

many of the class winners. James from Tennessee took honors with a Hughes was North Carolina AA 96 for her category win. winner with a solid 98, with Kentucky shooter Robert Dyer taking out of state AA with 99 via a three-way SINGLES shoot-off and a score of 25/25. CHAMPIONSHIP

Event 8 was the Hall of Fame Handicap. After some very impressive Saturday started off with a threat of scores this morning the Handicap early rain but that didn’t deter 222 event kicked off with 155 shooters shooters from taking to the line for from all over the East Coast the North Carolina Singles competing. When the smoke cleared Championship. At the end of the day, two shooters emerged as Champion. Noah Gouge won the North Carolina From North Carolina, Nathan Snyder state title with 199. The Out-of-State took champion accolades from 23.5 winner was Robert Dyer, who yards with a 97. The Out-of-State matched the North Carolina 199 for bragging rights went to Logan champion followed by Thomas Denman from Wisconsin with a 97 Campbell of South Carolina with 198. from 23 yards. North Carolina shooters John Williams took Sub Junior with 95 from 22 yard line NORTH CAROLINA STATE SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP while Robert Dyer won Senior Veteran with a 95 from the 27 yard CH NOAH GOUGE 199 line. RU CALEB MATHIS 193

Event 9, the North Carolina AA A DOUGLAS MONJEAU NATHAN SNYDER 193 193 Double Class Champion, finished out B WILL PRICE 192 the day with 117 shooters shooting C JASON DANCY 192 100 Doubles. Of the 48 North D AUSTIN CASEY 192 Carolina shooters, Caleb Dancy took LD1 TAYLOR HORNER 196 AA with a 93 followed by Tyler Cox LD2 CONNIE BELL 179 taking A class with 89 via a shoot-off SUB JR JOHN WILLIAMS 195 posting a 47/47. Junior Shooter Caleb JR TYLER COX 195 Mathis captured his class with a 95 JR GOLD GABRIEL MARTINEZ 192 while Senior Veteran Gregory High SUB VET MORGAN SHAW 196 shot a 94 for his win. Out-of-State VET WILLIAM MORTENSEN 192 John White broke 96 and won AA, SR VET NON-RES CH ESWARD GIDEON ROBERT DYER (KY) 197 199 while Lady I shooter Brooke Barnett

DOUBLES AND HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

NORTH CAROLINA STATE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday was a great day to shoot Event 11, the North Carolina Doubles Championship, that kicked off the last day of the North Carolina State Shoot with 152 entries. The top of the leaderboard among North Carolina shooters was Brandon Cantrell taking the champion title with 97, followed by last year’s winner Tyler Cox, who shot 94 to take runner-up. George Reese from Tennessee claimed Out-of -State Champion with a 97 while John Whit posted 95 for the AA title. Event 12, The North Carolina Handicap Championship, followed the Doubles Championship and featured 172 shooters, 94 In-State and 78 Out-of-State. Leading North Carolina shooters from the 20 yard line was Sub Junior shooter Hunter Scott taking the champion position with a 97. The Out-of-State champion was Junior shooter Jonah Wyatt from Tennessee shooting a 95 from the 19.5 yard line

CH BRANDON CANTRELL 97 RU TYLER COX 94 AA ROBERT SCHULTZ 89 A THOMAS GALLOWAY JR 92 B DANIEL TOLLISON JR 87 C MARK COX 91 D DANIEL TOLLISON 87 LD1 MEGAN SMITH 90 LD2 DONNA CORNETT 64 SUB JR STEVE SCOTT 92 JR CALEB MATHIS 95 JR GOLD NOAH GOUGE 95 SUB VET JAMES HUGHES 95 VET ROBERT HILL JR 90 SR VET GREGORY HIGH 91 NON-RES CH GEORGE REESE (TN) 97

NORTH CAROLINA STATE HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

HAA AND HOA

CH STEVE SCOTT 97 RU BRANDON CANTRELL 93 3RD DANIEL TOLLISON 93 4TH MARK COX 93 5TH JOSHUA BRAFFORD 92 6TH THOMAS GALLOWAY JR 92 LD1 TAYLOR HORNER 91 LD2 JILL KAUFMAN 89 SUB JR JOHN WILLIAMS 93 JR NOAH YOUNG 94 JR GOLD NOAH GOUGE 92 SUB VET MORGAN SHAW 88 VET ANDY CLAYTON 93 SR VET EDWARD GIDEON 95

The High All Around championship NON-RES CH JONAH WYATT (TN) 95 winner for North Carolina based on events 10,11,and 12 was Junior Gold shooter Noah Gouge with a 386.

Johnathon Miller took AA with 365. The Non-Resident High All Around Championship was a battle of Sub Veteran shooters, with Ted Carwile (VA) edging out Robert Dyer (KY) both with 385. Noah Gouge won the Resident High Over All title with 946 ahead of Junior Shooter Caleb Mathis. Out-of-State honors went to Robert Dyer who posted 957.

FINISHING UP

This year’s North Carolina State Shoot showed better than expected attendance, despite the challenges associated with the ammunition shortages and fuel shortages in some areas. It’s always a pleasure to visit the North Carolina homegrounds. The targets are good, with new fields being added to accommodate the increases in shooter attendance and make the shooting process more efficient. If you get a chance to visit the North Carolina Trapshooting Association’s homegrounds in Bostic, NC you will be happy to find 15 trap fields with Pat Trap machines and CVRs, as well as 86 RV spots, a large air conditioned clubhouse and plenty of hotels and restaurants nearby. The homegrounds host several large shoots each year including the Dixie Grand, the Southern Zone Shoot, the Hall of Fame shoot, as well as the State shoot. For more information and directions visit their website at nctrap.com n NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGH ALL AROUND

CH NOAH GOUGE

386 LD1 TAYLOR HORNER 367 LD2 DONNA CORNETT 314 SUB JR JOHN WILLIAMS 377 JR BRANDON CANTRELL 376 SUB VET JAMES HUGHES 377 VET WILLIAM MORTENSEN 361 SR VET EDWARD GIDEON 380 NON-RES CH TED CARWILE (VA) 385

NORTH CAROLINA STATE HIGH OVER ALL

CH NOAH GOUGE

946 LD1 TAYLOR HORNER 901 LD2 DONNA CORNETT 730 SUB JR JOHN WILLIAMS 937 JR CALEB MATHIS 939 SUB VET JAMES HUGHES 910 VET ANDY CLAYTON 888 SR VET JOE NALLEY 912 NON-RES CH ROBERT DYER (KY) 957

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