



| SCTP Invitational |

| CUMBERLAND COUNTY TAKES REGIONAL TRAPSHOOTING TITLE For the fourth straight year, the Cumberland County trapshooting team won the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) regional title in competition with the Warren County 4H pioneers on Saturday May 3, at the Fairfield Glade Sportsman Club’s shooting complex. With just two trapshooting programs in TWRA Region 3, Cumberland County easily bested the Pioneers to punch their tickets to the SCTP state championships to be held on May 31 and June 1, at the Tennessee Clay Target Complex in Nashville. Cumberland County qualified at least one squad (5 shooters per squad) in each of the four competitive divisions – Varsity, Advanced Intermediate, Entry Intermediate and Rookie. As expected, all-state shooter Keisha Smith of Crab Orchard took high-gun of the event with a 97X100 to anchor the Varsity “A” squad that totaled 445X500. Smith had able support from Isaac Graham (95), Jacob Jarrett (92), Cody Beaty (89) and Amanda Server with 72.The Varsity “B” squad with a total of 396 was led by Lanae Bess with 89 followed by Cody Parsons (88), Jacob Jerrolds (79), Spencer Music (73) and Nick Sebok with 67. Cumberland County won the Advanced Intermediate Division over Warren County – 403 to 317. The Cumberland County squad was led by Denny Cope’s 86 followed by Jared South and Jimmy Weismuller with 84’s, Patrick South (80), and Logan Johnson with 69.Warren County was led by Abby Barlow’s 74 and Nick Cantrell with a 71. The Entry Intermediate Division winner was fought out between two Cumberland County squads. The squad of T. J.Potter (82), Luke Kemmer (77), Ryan Davis (75), Carl Kerley (74) and David Stallworth (72) for a 370 total out- shot Megan Server (67), Joel Ilgenfritz (62), Matt Ilgenfritz (53), Taylor Gallaway (47), and Adam Smith (15) who totaled 244. Cumberland County’s winning Rookie squad was composed of Andy Carey (66), Hunter Garrett (62), Nick Wattenbarger (60), Mason Hill (59) and Sara Stallworth with 46 for a team total of 293. Team coach, Kim Chamberlin believes his charges will shoot higher scores and be more competitive at Nashville where wind conditions are much less than at our club where gusting winds are the norm. Kim is also looking for a new team coach, plus two or three assistant coaches to take over the 30 to 40 student shooters expected for next years squads. He will continue to act in an advisory capacity while directing efforts to create additional SCTP programs here in Region 3. The SCTP here in Cumberland County is indebted to Kim and past coach Mark Filley who brought this program into being in 2004 and produced a state championship team in 2005. Thanks to Peggy Smith, Maria Server, Denise Weismuller, Terri Johnson and James Wattenbarger for serving lunch. 4 May 2008 |