Kearney Trapshooting Team Wins State Competition

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Left to right: Nathan Pratt, Joey Sempek, Savannah Peisert, Hayden George-Duncan, Hunter Wheeler - Photo courtesy of Kearney High School

Left to right: Nathan Pratt, Joey Sempek, Savannah Peisert, Hayden George-Duncan, Hunter Wheeler - Photo courtesy of Kearney High School

The Missouri Trapshooters Association held their State Trapshooting competition this weekend which was postponed from the 2019-2020 school year. The Kearney MO Trapshooting Club took three teams to Linn Creek, Missouri to compete against 394 other teams.

Team 1 was comprised of seasoned state shooters; each shooter previously earned a state championship in another competition. As a team they shot 482 birds out of 500, which was the best high school ranking at the state competition.

Team 1 members are: Hayden George-Duncan, Savannah Peisert, Nathan Pratt, Joey Sempek, Hunter Wheeler. Sempek shot 99/100 to earn him the 2nd place trophy of all juniors in the state competition.

Team 2 and Team 3 performed well by setting some personal records, but scores fell short from the medal rounds. This was the first experience at a state competition for some shooters. Team 2 members are: Kale Campbell, Ethan Cox, Jordan Hoessel, Jenner Swindler, Kolben Swindler. Team 3 members are: Jordan Robertson, Jossie Taylor.

KPGZ Sports – Brian Watts contributed to this story