A week before a Eastern Cornhusker Trapshooting Conference (ECTC) shoot at home, the Blair Youth Shooting Sports' Junior Division deadeyes aimed shotguns in Papillion last Saturday.
The Blair Gold team finished first with Jaydyn Backman leading the way. She was the first-place female shooter and finished within the top-four overall.
Backman fired on and hit 47 of the 50 clay pigeons she targeted, leading a 203-target team effort. Colton Nixon was 43-for-50, too, while Jager Leichleiter (39), Johnny Henton (38) and Tregan Baker (36) also contributed to the first-place finish.
BYSS' Revlyn Rasmussen added a 40-for-50 showing, while Evan Brodersen took out 36 targets.
This Saturday, the Blair Juniors will compete at home. The ECTC event starts at 8 a.m.
This Saturday's Senior Division shoot, meanwhile, is at Valley Trap Range. First, though, BYSS competed last weekend in Ashland.
Jacob Vanek, Evie Hearn and Kalvin Kies earned their team's top finishes. Vanek was first in the 24-25-yard handicap category, hitting 46 of his 50 targets, while Kies was the second-place finisher in the handicap shoot overall. He hit 46 targets in Ashland, too, while Hearn blasted 41 to place as the second-best female handicap shooter on the day.
Vanek was Blair's high overall shooter, shooting 93-for-100. Kies (90), Dalton Nielsen (86), Triston Clausen (86) and Wyatt Blackford (85) followed.
Arnett leads Arlington marksmen
Arlington High School student Cade Arnett was the handicap champion Saturday during a ECTC shoot near Valley. The marksmen was 45-for-50 from 20 and 21 yards, claiming the championship designation by tiebreaker.
Arnett also helped his Fremont Black squad earn second in the high overall team standings alongside fellow Arlington shooter Blake Japp. Arnett was 84-for-100 with his shotgun, while Japp also took out 84 targets.
During the Junior Division shoot in Papillion, Arlington deadeyes led their Fremont squad as well. Wyatt Widman was 44-for-50, while Brayden Stonehocker shot 43-50.
