Bliss, Cedar Vale-Dexter win big at state shoot

More than 800 high school shooters competed Saturday in the 2018 Kansas Trapshooters Association High School State Shoot in Sedgwick.

Cedar Vale-Dexter finished first as a team with a total score of 479, followed by Chaparral with a score of 471 and Bishop Carroll at 465.

Baldwin, St. James Academy, Garden City, Ashland, Rock Creek, Pleasanton and Circle filled out the top 10 out of the 50 teams competing at the event. Other notable teams from across the area include Valley Falls (13th), Minneapolis (35th), Concordia (36th), Clifton-Clyde (37th) and Southern Cloud (40th).

In junior varsity, Valley Falls took the top spot with a 437, followed by Garden City (431, high-gun 93) and Bishop Carroll (431, high-gun 90). In the novice category, Hiawatha scored 389 for first, followed by Buhler (381) and Garden Plain (358).

The overall high-gun award went to Cedar Vale-Dexter's Cody Bliss, who posted a total score of 99 with a reverse-run score of 50. Kyler Acord was close behind, posting a 99 with a reverse run of 46, and Bliss' teammate Tracy Sweaney took third with a total score of 98. In the girls division, Bishop Carroll's Rebecca Ring took first with a total score of 98. Aubrey Cartlidge, of Winfield, scored 90 points for second place and Emma Speer, of Cedar Vale-Dexter, took third with an 87.

Hiawatha's Hunter Pavlish took second in the boys junior varsity high-gun competition with a 94. Valley Falls' Brantly Montgomery took third place in JV with a total score of 93 and a reverse-run score of 7. His junior varsity teammate on the girls side, Brooklyn Correll, took second in that division with an 87.

DIRTY GIRL ADVENTURES TO HOST KAYAKING EVENT — Dirty Girl Adventures will host a Morning on the River kayaking event from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 6 beginning at the Delaware River.

Paddlers will then travel to the Kansas River for some time on the sandbar and then head to Lecompton at the Rising Sun River Access Area. Paddlers are encouraged to bring sunscreen, water, electrolyte replacements, hearty snacks and lunch, a hat and water shoes or old tennis shoes.

Regular kayak rental is $50, and club kayak rental is $40. A regular OYO is $25, and club cost is $20.

For more information, check out the Dirty Girl Adventures Facebook page at https://tinyurl.com/y8bmbbso/.

The bus will load in Lecompton at 7:30 a.m.

Dirty Girl also will have a kayaking event, with the bus leaving from the Kaw River State Park at 3:30 p.m. July 9. Kayaks will then launch from Sachs Cabin near Silver Lake and floating 4 miles down the Kaw River back to the state park in Topeka. View more info at https://www.facebook.com/events/606049309751156/.

Regular kayak rental is $55, club rental is $45, regular OYO is $35 and club OYO is $30.

KANSAS TRAPSHOOTERS ASSOCIATION

High School State Shoot

Top 40 team results Saturday

Cedar Vale-Dexter 479, Chaparral 471, Bishop Carroll 465, Baldwin 465, St. James Academy 459, Garden City 457, Ashland 455 (97), Rock Creek 455 (96), Pleasanton 455 (93), Circle 453, Maize 452, Dodge City 450, Valley Falls 444 (93), Sterling 444 (92), Nickerson 443 (92), Garden Plain 443 (92), Maize South 441, Andover Central 439 (93, 90, 90), Andover 439 (93, 90, 88), Hodgeman County 437, Wichita Collegiate 432, Trego 431 (90, 89), McPherson 431 (90, 87), Kapaun 428, Wellington 424, Winfield 422, Deerfield 419, Remington 418 (94), Valley Center 418 (88), Haven 418 (87), Little River 415, Hiawatha 413 (94), Meade 413 (92), Larned 411 (90), Minneapolis 411 (88), Concordia 410, Clifton-Clude 407, Greeley County 406 (92), Bluestem 406 (87), Southern Cloudy County 403.

Individual leaders Saturday

Overall

High gun — 1. Cody Bliss, CVD, 99 (50); 2. Kyler Acord, Chap., 99 (46); 3. Tracy Sweaney, CVD, 98 (15.

Boys

High gun varsity — 1. Cody Bliss, CVD, 99 (50); 2. Kyler Acord, Chap., 99 (46); 3. Tracy Sweaney, CVD, 98 (15.

High gun junior varsity — 1. Grant Chaney, Hodge., 96; 2. Hunter Pavlish, Hia., 94; 3. Brantly Montgomery, VFHS, 93.

High gun novice — 1. Caleb Pilcher, Hia., 87; T2. Nicholas Fortune, GPHS, 85 (1); T2. Brendan Hoke, GCHS, 85 (1).

Girls

High gun varsity — 1. Rebecca Ring, Carroll, 98; 2. Aubrey Cartlidge, Winfield, 90; 3. Emma Speer, CVD, 87.

High gun junior varsity — 1. Jaycie Phillips, VCHS, 88; 2. Brooklyn Correll, VFHS, 87; 3. Debi Schmidt, Sterling, 86.

High gun novice — 1. Jessica Saunders, WCS, 88; 2. Emily Scott, Maize, 81; 3. Kellie Edwards, Nicker., 80.