The North Augusta High School Clay Target team had a historic weekend at the SC DNR Skeet and Trap championships held at the NWTF Palmetto Range in Edgefield, South Carolina on May 2 and 3.
The JV Ladies’ squad completed their 2025 triple crown winning both the Trap and Skeet state championships. These two trophies complete the sweep of the podium as they had previously won the Sporting Clays championship in March.
The JV Boys won the 2025 Trap State Championship by 5 broken targets over a very strong field that included Barnwell, Lewisville, Clover, and Anderson. These same freshmen students had won third place in 2024 competing for Paul Knox MS continuing our pipeline of success from the PKMS to NAHS Clay Target program.
The Varsity Ladies’ won the first-ever trophies for the program in the Varsity Ladies’ division claiming third place in both Trap and Skeet. These same students won the first-ever Ladies’ division trophy two years ago with a third-place finish in the JV Sporting Clays championship.
Three graduating seniors won a combined $4000 in SC DNR scholarships for placements in the Senior Varsity School division. Matthew Williams broke a personal record of 47 out of 50 targets to finish second overall in the Boys Senior Varsity School division earning a $1500 scholarship. Katie Gillespie also won a $1500 scholarship finishing second overall in the Ladies’ Senior Varsity School division while her teammate Keely Herrington claimed a $1000 scholarship for her third overall finish in the Ladies’ Senior Varsity School division.
Sophomore Ellie Williams broke 45 out of 50 targets both days and earned individual state champion honors in both Trap and Skeet as she led the NA JV Ladies to this historic triple crown. Ellie was just two broken targets out of the top spot in Sporting Clays in March to narrowly miss a personal triple crown sweep of individual state titles.
Freshman Colton Taylor finished tied for first in Trap breaking 44 out of 50 targets and then fell just short of an individual state championship by one broken clay in the JV Boys School Division shoot off.
Please congratulate these students when you see them and know they represented your school very well at the DNR championships. I could not be any happier for the way our North Augusta HS Clay Target team has continued to learn, grow, and compete in shotgun competition. Thank you for supporting these exceptional student-athletes.
Trap Championship Friday, May 2
JV Boys State Champs 118 broken of 150
Wimberly, Holt 36 of 50
Taylor, Colton 44 of 50 Tied for Individual First
Johnson, Thaddeus 38 of 50
JV Ladies State Champs 114 broken of 150
Rick, Sydney 33 of 50
Sherman, Emma 36 of 50
Williams, Ellie 45 of 50 Individual State Champion
Varsity Ladies Third Place 44 broken of 150
Gillespie, Katie 12 of 50
Herrington, Keely 16 of 50
Rojas, Sophie 16 of 50
Senior Individual Invitation 17th overall
Williams , Matthew 43 of 50
Skeet Championship Saturday, May 3
JV Boys Fourth Place 109 broken of 150
Johnson, Thaddeus 40 of 50
Wallace, Reed 39 of 50
Taylor, Colton 30 of 50
JV LADIES State Champs 113 broken of 150
Williams, Ellie 45of 50 Individual State Champion
Sherman, Emma 28 of 50
Breazeale, Britton 40 of 50
Varsity LADIES Third Place 66 broken of 150
Gillespie, Katie 24 of 50 $1500 Scholarship
Herrington, Keely 23 of 50 $1000 Scholarship
Rojas, Sophie 19 of 50
Senior Individual Invitation 2nd overall
Williams , Matthew 47 of 50 $1500 Scholarship
