The weekend of May 18-19 convened the second annual Tom Cutlip Memorial Skeet shoot hosted by West Virginia Clays shooting center. The weather predictions were perilous at best; however, the clouds opened, and the weather couldn’t have been better for shooting. As a supporter of SCTP in the tri-state area, we are proud that six SCTP shooters competed in this shoot and performed quite well.
There were 21 shooters in the 12-gauge, with Sean Curtis taking the gun championship with 99, followed by three SCTP shooters: D1 Alexandra McGrew (98), C1 Carter Shafer (97), and E1 Gage Denney (94). Nineteen shooters took to the fields for the 20-gauge, with Sean Curtis again taking gun champ after a shoot-off of 97’s with B1 Mike Adkins, followed by B2 Alexandra McGrew, D1 Steve Layne, and D2 Frank Akers.
Eighteen shooters took the fields for the 28-gauge, with Alexandra McGrew taking gun champ with a fine 97, followed by A1 Sean Curtis, B1 Dan Moore, C1 Carter Shafer, C2 Jill Taylor, D1 Kurt Weisbarth, and D2 Joe Windon. Nineteen shooters participated in the .410 bore, with Sean Curtis taking gun champ with 95 followed by B1 Steve Layne, C1 Alexandra McGrew, D1 Jill Taylor, and D2 Carter Shafer. Sean Curtis was HOA Champion, and class winners were B1 Bob Estep, C1 Alexandra McGrew, C2 Carter Shafer, D1 Frank Akers, and E1 Jon Delph.
Special thanks to Jill Taylor for making registration a breeze and to the folks from Galia County 4-H for providing refreshments and all friends and members who assisted in refereeing and general assistance. Hope to see you all next year.
– Contributed by David Ashworth