Larson Harkins Wins South Carolina State Skeet Championship

August 26, 2018

Partridge Creek Gun Club hosted the South Carolina State Skeet Shooting Championships this weekend. Shooters from all over the state came to Ridgeville, SC to compete in the three day skeet tournament. Larson Harkins and Blake Argo were tied for the 400 target High Overall Championship with scores of 392 x 400. The championship was decided using the Doubles Shoot-off format (doubles at stations 3/4/5, miss and out) using the .410 bore. Larson emerged victorious winning the shoot-off and became the youngest South Carolina skeet champion ever at the age of 15. Larson is a member of the Partridge Creek Young Guns 4-H club, attends Stratford High School, and the son of Mary and Lee Harkins of Goose Creek, SC.

Larson Harkins makes 2018 Krieghoff All American Skeet Team

 

The NSSA All-American Teams are based on a point system in the following categories: Open, Lady, Sub-Junior, Junior, Collegiate, Triple Sub, Sub-Sub-Senior, Sub Senior, Senior, Veteran, Senior Veteran, Super Veteran, Military, Retired Military, Military Veteran, Rookie, and International. Rookie of the Year Team is given to shooters as described by rule II-I-7 of the current Skeet rule book.
The All-American selection committee’s first criteria for choosing teams is the Top 12 Shoots points report. The reports below list the points earned from the 12 shoots which provide an individual with the most points in their category.


http://mynssa.nssa-nsca.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/04/2018-Krieghoff-All-American-list.pdf

Whaley Wins First HOA Championship

On Saturday, December 3rd, the Pinewood Prep shooting team from Summerville traveled to Rocky Creek Sporting Clays in Richburg, SC for their first competition of the season. There were over 500 competitors from all over South Carolina. Partridge Creek Young Guns' very own Chandler Whaley (center) won the High Overall All (HOA) Championship with a score of 93. This was Chandler's first career HOA. His team of Caleb Thompson (far left) and Jonathon Terry (far right and former Young Gun) won Varsity 3rd. Congratulations and great shooting.

SCDNR Youth 50 Shot Skeet Open (Qualifier for State Skeet) December 9-10, 2016

Larson Harkins, Andrew Streetman, and Justin Haddle

Last weekend, Larson Harkins (Goose Creek, SC), Andrew Streetman (Charleston, SC), and Justin Haddle (St. George, SC) traveled to Edgefield, SC to compete in the SCDNR Youth 50 Shot Skeet Open. This is a qualifying event for the State Championships which will be held in February, 2017 at the NWTF Palmetto Shooting Complex. The Partridge Creek Young Guns won the Junior Varsity Club Division in 2016 and now look to duplicate their efforts in the Senior Varsity Club Division in 2017. The Young Guns came in 2nd place losing by one target with a combined score of 132 x 150. Justin Haddle won the High Over All with a 47 x 50. This was a huge accomplishment for such a young team. Great shooting and congratulations.

All of the scores can be found here.
http://dnr.sc.gov/education/SCTS/scores/2016/50ShotSkeetOpen12092016/index.html

Partridge Creek Young Guns 4-H Club: Members Head To Savannah, GA for the 2016 Junior World Championships

Weekend before last we had six members from the Partridge Creek Young Guns 4-H Club head to Forest City Gun Club in Savannah, Georgia to attend the 2016 Junior World Skeet Championships. The shoot went on for four days in extreme heat conditions. This was everyone's first Junior World experience. 

Justin Haddle scored 93 in the 100 target, 12 gauge event. This was Justin's personal best. Justin and his mother Darlene had a great time and met a lot of interesting people. Justin was on Mike Dowling's (National Skeet Shooting Association Director) squad.  Justin also shot the 20, 28 and 410 events with a gun loaned to him by Dave Taylor.

Trae Knight shot a 91 and 92 respectively in the 12 and 20 gauge. He had a perfect round of 25 in each of the events.  His mother Mindy said he had a great time.

Larson and Smith Harkins were also there. Smith didn't shoot but worked hard as Justin's caddie all weekend.  In the 28 gauge event, Larson broke the last 50 straight (under extreme heat conditions) and got his hat shot. Larson's mother, Mary Harkins, said about Larson's first 50 straight "it was so crazy hot out there, it made it even more rewarding for him".  The heat was so intense that Drew Zaio, Andrew Streetman, and Trae Knight watched their referee pass out from heat exhaustion. Mary also mentioned Larson's comments on the way home. "That was the best week of the summer so far."

Larson's awards:  All Sub-Junior Division, Doubles (5th in class), 12g (5th in class), 20g (4th in class), 28g (1st in class), 410b (2nd in class), HOA (runner up in class).  

Drew Zaio scored 87 in 12 gauge and 89 in 20 gauge (with a perfect 25 in the last round). Drew also won a pair of Pilla shooting glasses in one of the door prize give a-ways. 

Group picture from left to right: Andrew Streetman, Trae Knight, Justin Haddle, Larson Harkins, Drew Zaio. In front, Smith Harkins.

Justin Haddle shooting 12 gauge event.

Justin with Mike Dowling's (NSSA Director) squad.

Congratulations to all of the shooters. Follow the link below for all of the scores and results. 

http://www.msskeet.org/shootresults.php?shoot_id=MV147512&report_gauge=12&all_scores=0&from_url=mssa

SCDNR First Annual Skeet Open‏

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) hosted the first annual Skeet Open at the Palmetto Shooting Complex in Edgefield, SC on December 12, 2015. This was the largest youth skeet shoot in South Carolina history with nearly 280 kids participating. Six shooters representing the Partridge Creek Young Guns traveled to Edgefield for the 50 target event. I have not received the official results but the preliminary results are that both Partridge Creek Young Guns teams won first place in their respective divisions and we also had three shooters place in the individual High Overall (HOA) events. Both teams qualified for the SCDNR State Skeet Championships in February, 2016.

Congratulations to all of the shooters (below) and a big thank you goes out to all of the coaches and the SCDNR for making this all possible. Great shooting!


Partridge Creek Young Guns, JV Team: Division Champion
Justin Haddle, Saint George, SC
Sam Muckenfuss, Summerville, SC - JV HOA Champion
Chandler Whaley, Summerville, SC

Partridge Creek Young Guns, Intermediate Team: Division Champion
Larson Harkins, Goose Creek, SC
Trae Knight, Summerville, SC - Intermediate HOA Runner-Up
Drew Zaio, Mount Pleasant, SC - Intermediate HOA 4th Place

December, 2014 - 50:50 Skeet & Trap Event - Mid-Carolina Gun Club

Back row, left to right: Robert Lindley, Clae Wyckoff, Hays Sanders, Sonny Kay, Chase Abraham, Michael Stokes, Chandler Whaley, Jonathon Terry, Hannah Rogers, Sam Muckenfuss, Trae Knight, Hudson Thames, Justin Haddle.
Front row, left to right: Brooke Catlett, John Dailey, Drew Zaio, Brock Martin, Thomas Howard, Garrett Greer

December 14, 2014

The Partridge Creek Young Guns competed in the 4-H 50:50 Skeet & Trap event at the Mid-Carolina Gun Club in Orangeburg, SC. The 4-H event was sponsored by the SCDNR, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. All event fees, ammunition, and awards were provided at no cost to the shooters. There were a total of 160 children from all over South Carolina participating in the 50 target skeet and 50 target trap events. At the end of the day, Partridge Creek had won 2nd Place, High Over All (Junior First Year division) and 1st Place, High Over All (Senior First Year Division). 


Team Awards:

Team Name	Shooter	Trap-1	Trap-2	Skeet-1	Skeet-2	Indv	Team	4-H
Patridge Creek	Thomas Howard	13	13	17	11	54	137	Junior 1st	2nd Place Team
Patridge Creek	Garrett Greer	14	16	14	9	53	137	Junior 1st
Patridge Creek	Brock Martin	7	11	5	7	30	137	Junior 1st

Team Name	Shooter	Trap-1	Trap-2	Skeet-1	Skeet-2	Indv	Team	4-H
Patridge Creek	Clae Wyckoff	20	21	23	23	87	245	Senior 1st	1st Place Team
Patridge Creek	Chase Abraham	19	19	21	24	83	245	Senior 1st
Patridge Creek	Sonny Kay	19	19	17	20	75	245	Senior 1st

Individual Awards:

 Clae Wyckoff, HOA Champion, Senior First Year
 Chase Abraham, HOA Runner-Up, Senior First Year
 Thomas Howard, HOA Third, Junior First Year