Forty of Idaho's top trapshooters loaded up and toed the line April 25 when Bellevue's Wood River Gun Club staged a Pacific International Trapshooting Association (PITA) 400-target trapshoot.
Shooters came from Boise, Pocatello, New Plymouth, Idaho Falls and Utah besides the Wood River participants.
Kellen Chatterton emerged as the HOA 200 handicap champion with a score of 196. He had a 98 to win the First Handicap at 18-22.5 yards and also won A Class singles in shootout after scoring 97.
Top winners of the day included Ted Schlecht, champion of the Total 400 HOA with a 388, and AA Class winner Shawn Cahoon at 382. HOA Lady 400 winner was Esther Stapleton.
Results follow:
50 Pair Doubles—Champion: Jim Kuntz 98. AA Class: Ted Schlecht 97. A Class: Shawn Cahoon 97. B Class: Zach Sewell 92. C Class: Kellen Chatterton 94. D Class: Dustin Lickley 94. Vet: Richard Wehren 90. Lady: Esther Stapleton 86.
Singles winners—Champion: Jackson Tuckett 100 (shootout winner over Randy Corder, also 100). AA Class: Randy Corder 100. A Class: Jim Kuntz 97 (shootout winner), Zach Sewell 97 and Kellen Chatterton 97. B Class: Pete Miller 97 (shootout winner) and Gregory Jones 97. C Class: Michael Stapleton 96. D Class: Dee Cahoon 88. Vet: Richard Wehren 97. Lady: Esther Stapleton 97.
First Handicap Winners—18 to 22.5 yards: Kellen Chatterton 98. 23 to 25.5 yards: Greg Jones 95 (shootout winner) and Ken Wood 95. 26 to 27 yards: Ted Schlecht 95 (shootout winner), Nicky Adams 95, Shawn Cahoon 95 and Jim Kuntz 95.
Second Handicap Winners—19 to 22.5 yards: Kellen Chatterton 98. 23 to 25.5 yards: Gregory Jones 91. 26 to 27 yards: Ted Schlecht 97.