{"id":7984,"date":"2026-07-28T17:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/morgan\/?page_id=7984"},"modified":"2026-07-28T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T23:16:11","slug":"2026-shooting-sports-shotgun-contest-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/morgan\/2026-shooting-sports-shotgun-contest-results\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Shooting Sports – Shotgun Contest Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2026 Shooting Sports – Shotgun Contest Results<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Trap and Skeet coaches and participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sporting Clays coaches and participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The Morgan County Fair 4-H Shooting Sports Contests kicked off this weekend with Trap and Skeet contests on Saturday, June 27 and Sporting Clays on Sunday, June 28. 18 youth competed in Trap and 12 competed in Skeet on Saturday and 11 youth participated in the Sporting Clays contest on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trap Contest on Saturday, June 27th<\/sup> brought some extra excitement; two tiebreaker shoot-offs in the senior division! Jett Lyons placed 1st<\/sup>, with Layne Steinman coming in 2nd<\/sup>. In 3rd<\/sup> place was Damon Lucero, 4th<\/sup> was Eli Williams and 5th<\/sup> was Saxson Keller. Other youth competing in the senior category were Soul Keller, Axel Lorenzini, Rylan Schreiner, and Seth Whitney. Gunnar Yocam placed first in the Junior Division. Tucker Martens came in 2nd<\/sup>; Gavyn Larrick 3rd<\/sup>; Wyatt Johnson, 4th<\/sup>; and Bentley Larrick 5th<\/sup>. Other participants were Porter Halde, Chase Hunt, Raylan Neal, and Cora Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second contest on Saturday, Skeet, there was another two tiebreaking shoot-offs in the senior division! The outcome was Layne Steinman in 1st<\/sup>, Soul Keller in 2nd<\/sup>, Saxson Keller 3rd<\/sup>, Eli Williams 4th<\/sup>, Rylan Schreiner 5th <\/sup>and Axel Lorenzini 6th<\/sup>. Top award in the junior division went to Gunnar Yocam. Second place went to Tucker Martens, Wyatt Johnson 3rd<\/sup>, Raylan Neal 4th<\/sup>, Bentley Larrick 5th<\/sup>, and Gavyn Larrick 6th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out the Shotgun contests on Sunday was the Sporting Clays contest. Soul Keller was 1st in the senior division. There was a three-way tie for 2nd<\/sup>, so there was one more tie-breaking shoot-off. Eli Williams took 2nd<\/sup>, Layne Steinman was 3rd<\/sup>, Saxson Keller was 4th<\/sup>, Axel Lorenzini was 5th<\/sup> and Rylan Schreiner was 6th<\/sup>.  In the Junior Division, Gunnar Yocam placed 1st<\/sup> and Tucker Martens placed 2nd<\/sup>. 3rd<\/sup> place went to Wyatt Johnson, 4th<\/sup> was Gavyn Larrick, and 5th<\/sup> was Bentley Larrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top five in the all three of the Shotgun Contests for both the junior and senior age divisions will represent Morgan County 4-H at the Colorado 4-H State Shooting Sports Championship in Colorado Springs over Labor Day Weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Superintendents for the 4-H Shotgun Contests were Paul Oliveira, Levi Dixon, Jay Marshall, Odin Nilsen, and Matt Steinman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next 4-H Shooting Sports contest will be Friday, July 10 at 5 pm where youth will compete in muzzleloading. On Saturday, July 11, the .22 Rifle and .22 Pistol contests will be held, and the events will wrap up Sunday, July 12, with Air Pistol, Air Rifle, and Archery Contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting sports awards will be presented at an awards banquet on Tuesday, July 14 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the Mark Arndt Event Center at the Morgan County Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would like to thank this year’s Champion Sponsor, Bank of Colorado, for their generous investment in the Morgan County 4-H Shooting Sports program. Their support helps provide the equipment and expendable supplies needed to ensure every 4-H member has the opportunity to participate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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