For Immediate Release
Cumberland County Sportsman’s Club Boomsticks Youth Trap Shooting Team Competes in the ATA/AIM Grand American National Trap Shooting Championship
The Cumberland County Sportsman’s Club Boomsticks Youth Trap Shooting Team competed in the 2020 ATA/AIM Grand American National Trap Shooting Championship in Linn Creek, Missouri on Aug. 2 -4. The event consisted of 2447 of the best youth trap shooters in the nation. The AIM Grand American is the premier trap shooting event in our nation for the last 120 years. The team competed in Junior and Sub-Junior Handicap Trap, Doubles Trap, Singles Trap and an Annie Oakley event. The Junior team consisted of Ian Sutherland, Emma Himes and Tyler Smith. The Sub-Junior team consisted of Brandon Himes, Jackson Carlen, and Lucas Smith.
The 100 target Handicap event results were as follows:
Brandon Himes 76/100 @19 yards – Junior Class, Tied for 24th in the Nation
Emma Himes 81/100 @ 21 yards – Junior Class, Tied for 18th in the Nation
Ian Sutherland 88/100 @ 21 yards – Junior Class, Tied for 12th in the Nation
Tyler Smith 87/100 @21 yards – Junior Class, Tied for 13th in the Nation
Lucas Smith 85/100 @ 21 yards – Sub Junior Class, Tied for 15th in the Nation
Jackson Carlen 75/100 @21 yards – Sub Junior Class, Tied for 25th in the Nation
The event was won with a score of 98/100.
The 100 target Trap Doubles event results were as follows:
Brandon Himes 76/100 @ 16 yards – C Class Sub Jr. – Tied for 14th in the Nation
Jackson Carlen 51/100 @ 16 yards – B Class Sub Jr. – Tied for 37th
Tyler Smith 60/100 @ 16 yards – B Class Junior – Tied for 32nd
Lucas Smith 67/100 @ 16 yards – B Class Sub Jr. – Tied for 25th
The event was won with a score of 97/100
The 200 target Junior Trap 16 yard Singles results were as follows:
Ian Sutherland 187/200 – B Class Junior, Tied for 7th Place in the Nation
Emma Himes 169/200 – D Class Junior, Tied for 10th Place in the Nation
Tyler Smith 167/200 – A Class Junior, Tied for 26th Place in the Nation
The 200 target Sub-Junior 16 yard Singles results were as follows:
Brandon Himes 181/200 – B Class Sub Jr., Tied for 7th Place in the Nation
Jackson Carlen 182/200 – D Class Sub Jr., 2nd Place in the Nation
Lucas Smith 177/200 – D Class Sub Jr., 3rd Place in the Nation
The event was won with a score of 198/200.
Approximately 100 shooters participated in each of the Junior and Sub-Junior Annie Oakley competitions. Our athletes shot very well during the shoot-off and were some of the last competitors remaining in their flights. Ian Sutherland shot well enough to be in the final five in his flight which placed him in the final fifteen shooters for the event. This event consisted of the best long range shooters in the nation.
The team scoring results were highlighted by a 2nd place overall trophy for Jackson Carlen in the D-Sub Jr. Class 16 yard singles event with a score of 182 out of 200 targets. Jackson also shot 6 straight rounds scoring 24 out of 25 targets.
Coach Kelly Sutherland, Jackson Carlen & Coach Larry Himes. Carlen recorded a career personal best. Photo submitted by Cumberland Sportsman Club.
Lucas Smith received a 3rd place trophy in the D-Sub Jr. Class 16 yard singles event with a score of 177 out of 200 targets. Lucas also shot 2-24 target rounds in the competition.
Coach Kelly Sutherland, Lucas Smith & Coach Larry Himes. Smith recorded a career personal best. Photo submitted by Cumberland Sportsman Club.
Ian Sutherland was the teams high overall shooter in the 16 yard singles event with a score of 188 out of 200 targets. Ian also shot one round of 25 straight targets and another run of 60 straight targets without a miss.
Coach Kelly Sutherland, Ian Sutherland & Coach Larry Himes. Earnings his 50 straight patch for Nationals. Photos submitted by Cumberland County Sportsman Club.
Brandon Himes shot a round of 25 straight targets without a miss in the singles event.
Coach Kelly Sutherland, Brandon Himes & Coach Larry Himes. Earnings his 25 straight patch for Nationals. Photo submitted by Cumberland Sportsman Club.
Emma Himes shot 3-24 shot rounds in the singles event.
Coach Kelly Sutherland, Emma Himes & Coach Larry Himes. Himes recorded a career personal best. Photo submitted by Cumberland Sportsman Club.
The team worked very hard in preparation for the event and did a tremendous job competing. Our community should be very proud of our student athletes as they are competing at the highest level of competition against high school and college trap shooters. They are outstanding ambassadors for our community.
Larry Himes and I would like to thank the Sportsman’s Club and the entire community that has pitched in financially and with the labor needed to get the new trap and skeet fields finished in time for our kids to compete. We look forward to the next chance to compete and show how much more we can achieve. We can be proud to say we have some of the best youth trap shooters in the nation!
