MOULTRIE – Local shooters turned in outstanding performances in the 29th annual Georgia State USA Shooting Junior Olympics Bunker Trap and International Skeet Championships held March 29-30 in Hartsfield.
The championships, sponsored by the Bridge Creek Clays and the South Georgia Youth Shooting Club, drew shotgun shooters from five states to Mike Simpson’s shotgun facility on the Dunn Road.
The bunker trap shoot had competitors from Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, New York and Pennsylvania.
Simpson was the match director.

Trap Awards
125 targets
Intermediate level – individual
1st – Noah Spears, Bridge Creek Clays, 99
2nd – Lucas Berggren, Bridge Creek Clays, 87
3rd – Solomon York, Bridge Creek Clays, 83

Intermediate squad – Bridge Creek Clays
1st – Solomon York, 83
2nd – Sam Jones, 69
3rd – Parks Sewell, 69

Senior level – individual
1st – Landon Cooper, Bridge Creek Clays, 112
2nd – Wyatt Wojtas, Lake Oconee, 105
3rd – Jackson Roberts, 17th South, 104

Senior Squad – Bridge Creek Clays
1st – John Wesley Sewell, 86
2nd – Graham Hampton, 78
3rd – Brooks Lairsey, 66

College – individual
1st – TJ Saunders, Bridge Creek Clays, 89
2nd – Logan Wright, Bridge Creek Clays, 85

Top collegiate team – Jacksonville University
Charlie Spruill 111
Iver Gustafson 109
T.J. Calvaruso 114

Out of state – At-large Division
1st – Zeke Alexander, Tennessee, 117
2nd – Tony Meola, Florida, 117
3rd – T.J. Calvaruso, New York, 114

U21 Division
1st – Landon Cooper, Bridge Creek Clays 112
2nd – Charlie Spruill, Jacksonville University, 111
3rd – Owen Haas, Florida State University, 101

U18 Division
1st – Wyatt Wojtas, Lake Oconee, 105
2nd – Jackson Roberts, 17th South, 104
3rd – Willis McCranie, Bridge Creek Clays, 98
U15 Division
1st – Noah Spears, Bridge Creek Clays, 99
2nd – Lucas Berggren, Bridge Creek Clays 87
3rd – Solomon York, Bridge Creek Clays 83

Top 3 overall, Georgia
Gold – Landon Cooper, Bridge Creek Clays, 112
Silver – Charlie Spruill, Jacksonville University, 111
Bronze – Wyatt Wojtas, Lake Oconee 105

Skeet Awards
125 targets

Intermediate Division
1st – Noah Spears, Bridge Creek Clays 84

Senior Division
1st – Landon Cooper, Bridge Creek Clays 109
2nd – Jackson Roberts, 17th South, 96
3rd – Tinsley Rigsby, Harris County, 93

Scholastic Clay Target Program
Senior Squad
First place – Bridge Creek Clays
Landon Cooper, 109
Brayden Dunkel, 55
Brock Roark, 88
High overall in-state award
Gold – Landon Cooper, Bridge Creek Clays, 109
Silver – Jackson Roberts, 17 South, 96
Bronze – Noah Spear, Bridge Creek Clays 84

High Overall Female Award
Gold – Tinsley Rigsby, Harris County, 93

At Large Out of State Awards
1st – Daniel Byron, Florida 111
2nd – Hannah Cristian, Florida 96
3rd – Brock Roark, Florida, 88

USA Division Awards

U21 Division
1st – Landon Cooper, Bridge Creek Clays 109

U18 Division
1st – Jackson Roberts, 17 South, 96
2nd – Tinsley Rigsby, Harris County, 93
3rd – Wyatt Wojtas, Lake Oconee, 78

U15 Division
1st – Noah Spears, Bridge Creek Clays, 84

At Large, Over 21, Women’s Award
Hannah Christian, Florida.