Chattooga and Dade County 4-H Shotgun Teams Qualify for State Competition

Chattooga County’s 4-H Shotgun Team hosted  district qualifications on Saturday. Shooters from the Chattooga County and Dade County 4-H Shotgun Teams qualified for a chance to compete at the state level.

Qualifying at the junior level, a shooter must be in grades 6th through 8th, shooting 16 out of 25 targets. A shooter who qualifies at the senior level must be in grades 9-12, shooting 20 out of 25 targets.

State competition will occur at Rock Eagle 4-H center on May 11th.

Congratulations to the following Chattooga County 4-H Shotgun Team members for advancing to the state competition. Junior team Christian McWhorter, Jackson Montgomery, Oaklyn Young, Owen Hester, John Reimer, Noah Hampton, Andrew Kinnamont, Briley Cook-Bevels, and Joseph Owens, who all qualified for state.

Senior team members Gunnar Gardner, Braxson Cook-Bevels, Rick Reimer, Gabe Smith, Tanner Nutter, Lillie Dooley, Kasen Elsberry, Jonas Hardy and Cole Schrader also qualified for state.

1st place Junior shooters Cole Clark (Dade County), 2nd place Junior shooter Jackson Montgomery (Chattooga County), 3rd place Junior shooter Memphis Raines (Dade County.), 1st place senior shooter Trever Carrell (Dade County), Kaden Ware (Dade County) and Tanner Nutter (Chattooga County).

1st place Junior team Chattooga County – Christian McWhorter, Jackson Montgomery, Oaklyn Young, Owen Hester, and John Reimer. 2nd place Junior team Dade County – Cole Clark, Ben Cloud, Carson Ware, Memphis Raines. 3rd place Junior team Chattooga County – Noah Hampton, Andrew Kinnamont, Briley Cook-Bevels, and Joseph Owens. 1st Place Senior Team Chattooga County – Gunnar Gardner, Braxson Cook-Bevels, Rick Reimer, Gabe Smith, and Tanner Nutter. 2nd place Senior team – Clay Almond, James Ricker, Trevor Carrell, and Sam Wooten. 3rd place Senior team – Lillie Dooley, Kasen Elsberry, Jonas Hardy, David Mangan, and Cole Schrader.