King George 4H Shotgun Club 2021 Season Supported By VSSA

The King George 4H Shooting Club had a very active 2021 season and VSSA was able to provide support for the team this year.  That support would not be possible without our members who renew their memberships each year.  This year's support allowed  the fifteen (15) member Club to conduct weekly practices at their home club at Northern Virginia Gun Club as well as attend offsite shooting events.  Below are a few of this year's activities and photos from the season.

Team members Owen, Ethan, Ken©, Kendall, Nathan, John, Jordan, Jim, James, Jessica, Kenny© Scott, Jon© and Adam attended. Grace, Kiersten and Alex were unable to attend.

2021 Virginia Youth Trap League (VYTL)

The VYTL was a 7-week 50 round per week league shooting 16yd Trap singles conducted at and sponsored by ATA Registered Clubs across Virginia. Approximately ninety VA youth participated in the 2021 VYTL. Twelve KG4HSC members shot in the VYTL at Northern Virginia Gun Club (NVGC) during April and May. The VYTL awards were presented June 6 2021 as a part of the award/results of the 2021 VA AIM Championship. Kendall Rhodes won the 2021 Overall Virginia VYTL Championship with a top score of 246/250. John Parker won the 2021 Virginia VYTL Junior Gold Class Championship with a top score of 238/250.

Kendall and John were awarded Trophies, shells and gift certificates for performance/scores in the VYTL. Kendall won a metal, 17 boxes of shells and a Cabela Gift Certificate John won a medal, 4 boxes of shells and a Cabela Gift Certificate  

2021 Virginia ATA/AIM Championship

 The Virginia Trapshooting Association (VTA) conducted the Virginia AIM Championship June 6 2021 as part of the 33 Annual Virginia Hall of Fame Trapshooting Tournament at the Winchester Gun Club (WGC).

John Parker was the 2021 AIM Junior Gold Class Champion with a score of 196/200.

Kendall was the 2021 AIM Junior Gold Lady Champion with a score of 188/200.

The KG4HSC Junior Gold Team was runner-up in the Junior Gold Team Championship with a score of 869/1000.  The championship winning team had a score of 898/1000.0

Jr Gold Team Members were Owen, Ethan, Nathan, Kendall, and John.

Junior Team Members participating in the ATA/AIM Champions were Jessica, Jordan, Scott and James

AIM “Shoot-Off” Awards

Kendall won the “Shoot-Off” for a Leather engraved shooting bag. Eight Youth shooters competed in the event. Kendall won her 5-person team event with a 25/25. She then went head-to-head with the winner of the second team. She won that match and the Leather engraved shooting bag with a 24/25.

A five-member team was selected in a “shoot-off” for shotgun shells. Jessica won a case (10 boxes) of shells. Her score was 15/25.

Congratulations to all of these young shooters.  VSSA was happy to contribute to your success.

King George 4H Shooting Team Wraps Up Great Year

The King George 4H Shotgun Club had a great 2016 season! The club would like to thank everyone who helped make the season such a success - Northern Virginia Gun Club (NVGC) for the great facility and for providing targets from the clubs shotgun budget as well a club sponsors Friends of NRA and the Virginia Shooting Sports Association, and Terry Misch, King George Extension Agent. Below is a summary of the team's most recent accomplishments.

2016 4-H Shotgun Championships at Conservation Park of Virginia.

On September 24th, five King George Shotgun Club Members attended the 2016 4-H Shotgun Championships at Conservation Park of Virginia. The King George 4H Team consisted of Jackson Parker, John Parker, Paul Sevier and Joseph Parker and Jordan Stevens. 4H certified instructors Jon Yagla, Joe Primerano and Jody Sevier, also attended. Jordan Stevens finished second and Paul Sevier finished in fifth in the Junior Division high overall championship. Jordan Stevens received a nice trophy for his efforts. Jordan tied for first in wobble trap with a perfect 25 (and got his ball cap blown apart by fellow shooters at the end of the Awards Ceremony). John Parker posted his first 25 straight in skeet. Only five shooters posted 25’s all day, and we had two of them!

King George 4H Shooting Team.  Left to right, Jon Yagla, coach, Joe Parker, Paul Sevier Jordan Parker, Joe Primerano, adult leader, Jack Parker, John Parker, Jody Sevier, coach.

Jordan Stevens, 2^nd Place, Junior Division

2016 VTA Grand Old Dominion 24-25 September

Richard Dodson (NVGC Member) and Kendall Rhodes (King George 4H Shotgun Club member) attended the VTA Grand Old Dominion Trap Shoot at Winchester VA on 24 September. Kendall shot a 94/100 in the16 yard event, in a strong wind, coming in second in the junior category (1st place was a 95). She also tied for first place in Class C. She has been invited to participate in JMU Shotgun Club practices at the school by Kurtis Russell, JMU Clay Target Team Head Coach and NRA Level 2 Coach.

2016 State 4-H Shoot at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center

Six King George Shotgun Club Members attended the 2016 State 4-H Shoot at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center in Appomattox VA on 10 September 2016. The KG team consisted of Jackson Parker, John Parker, Matt Macaluso, Kendall Rhodes, Paul Sevier and Jordan Stevens. 4H certified instructors Joe Primerano and Jody Sevier served as trappers for the Trap field throughout the day. We had a lot of first time shooters at the formal competition for trap and skeet and they performed well. A big ATTABOY goes to NVGC Members Jon Yagla, Joe Primarano, Jess Riggle and Jody Sevier for coaching and preparing everyone for the event. The King George Shotgun Team earned several gold, silver and bronze ribbons for top level shooting.

King George Shooting Team at Holiday Lake

Both the Northern Virginia Gun Club and the King George 4-H Shotgun Club are VSSA affiliated clubs.  You can read the entire summary of the team's 2016 accomplishments by clicking here.  Congratulations on a great season and a special thanks to team coach Jon Yagla for passing along the report.

King George Gun Club 4H Takes Skeet Shoot vs Woodbury Forest

On April 30th the King George 4H Shotgun Club hosted Woodbury Forest School to participate in a skeet shoot at Northern Virginia Gun Club.  Woodbury brought two teams and from the scores and report from the club, it was a great morning of shooting followed by hot dogs for lunch.

NVGC 4H on Left is Chandler, Kendall, Jordan and Paul. Woodbury shooters in tan and orange shooting shirts (David King, third from the left shot with NVGC to round out their team)

The King George 4H team took 1st Place with a score of 198. Woodbury Forest 2 finished 2nd with a score of 190, which included a perfect score of 25 in the first round by Lisle Elliman.  Woodbury 1 finished 3rd with a score of 150.  Individual leaders were Lisle Elliman of Woodbury finished 1st with a score of 48, Kendall Rhodes of Northern Virginia Gun Club 4H finished 2nd with a score of 44, and Conn Jannerbo of Woodbury Forest finished 3rd with a score of 43.