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USA and Bobby Fowler are World English Sporting Champions

May 7, 2017 By Sherry Kerr

World English
World English Sporting Champion, Bobby Fowler, center; RU Ben Husthwaite, left; and 3rd Gebben Miles. (Photo by Thaddius Bedford)

The USA swept the major awards at the 2017 World English Sporting Championship, with Bobby Fowler winning top individual honors as World Champion and USA Sporting Clays Team members winning each concurrent. 917 shooters from 17 countries competed in the event, April 25-30 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.

Fowler and George Digweed entered the Super FinalĀ in a tie at 189; followed by Gebben Miles, Bill McGuire, and Ben Husthwaite at 185; and Derrick Mein and 2016 World Champion Anthony Matarese at 184. Fowler’s 21 in the shoot-off landed him three targets ahead of runner-up Husthwaite, followed by Gebben Miles. Desirae EdmundsĀ and Hunter Dreher repeated their 2016 World Championships in the Ladies and Junior concurrents. Other gold medalists were Payton Meyer, Sub-Junior; Dan Carlisle, Veteran; Gary Walstrom, Super Veteran; and Gene Sherrod, Senior Super Veteran.

The USA Sporting Clays Team also won gold medals in every category — Open, Lady, Junior, Veteran, and Super Veteran.

Individual winners for the week include:

HOA World Champion Bobby Fowler – 189 + 21
HOA Runner-up Ben Husthwaite – 185 + 22
HOA 3rd Gebben Miles – 185 + 20
Lady Champion Desirae Edmunds – 181
Lady Runner-up Annabelle Ayres – 175
Lady 3rd Diane Sorantino – 173
Sub-Junior Payton Meyer – 163
Junior Hunter Dreher – 183
Veteran Dan Carlisle – 176
Super Veteran Gary Walstrom – 168
Senior Super Veteran Gene Sherrod – 154
M1 George Digweed – 189 + 16
AA1 Darren Elliott – 170
A1 Ross Holmes – 160
B1 Joel Allem – 160
C1 Reece Rodrigues – 154
D1 Jose Tabares Gonzales – 151
E1 Gianfranco Bizzieri – 145
FITASC Richard Bunning – 95
FITASC Lady Annabelle Ayres – 88
Preliminary Tony Rivera – 96
5-Stand Brice Grantham – 97
20 Ga. Scott Robertson – 95
28 Ga. Zachary Kienbaum – 98
.410 Bore Scott Robertson – 94
Sub-Gauge HOA Scott Robertson – 278
20 Gauge FITASC Gerald Hendrickson – 46
28 Gauge FITASC Daniel Bailey – 46
Super Sporting Kevin De Michiel – 94
Adios Cup Damien Birgan – 95

You can see complete scores and results at Winscoreonline.com.

Filed Under: National Shooting Complex, NSCA News Tagged With: Bobby Fowler, FITASC, National Shooting Complex, sporting clays, USA, USA Sporting Clays Team, USASCT, World English Sporting Championship

Photo Gallery: Krieghoff Classic 200

February 25, 2016 By Sherry Kerr

South Florida Shooting Club hosted more than 200 shooters at the Krieghoff Classic 200 on February 4-6. NSCA member Johnathan D. Evans not only shot clays at the event but also shot a large number of photos at the scenic club. He has generously shared them with us, and we’re sharing some of them with you.

You’ll see more of them in the magazine over the coming months.

Click on any thumbnail below to open the gallery and scroll through larger images. Enjoy!

Filed Under: Clay Target Nation - ARTICLES, homepage section 2 Tagged With: Bill McGuire, FITASC, Johnathan D. Evans, Krieghoff, photo gallery, South Florida Shooting Club, sporting clays, Wendell Cherry

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