By Nebraska Game and Parks
Cohen Harre of Exeter-Milligan shot a 98, then won a shoot-off, to take the junior high championship at the 53rd Cornhusker Trap Shoot on Thursday in Doniphan, Nebraska.
Harre and Avery Davis of Norris were tied after shooting 100 16-yard targets at the Nebraska Trapshooting Association home grounds. Davis took second place with a 98 and Ian Wade of Moore Middle School third with a 97.
Sara Allard of Sidney 4-H shot a 94 to win the ladies’ competition by one over defending division champion Sara Thiellen of Ashland 4-H. Ashland 4-H repeated as the ladies’ team champion, shooting 379 of 500, SouthSide 4-H 1 shot a 465 to win the 4-H team championship, and C.J. Jones Middle School was the junior high team winner with a 460.
On Thursday, 947 junior high shooters competed, tying with 2015 for the highest single-season junior total in event history.
On Friday, approximately 1,546 senior high students were registered to shoot 75 rounds of 16-yard targets. They will shoot 75 handicap targets Saturday, and the combined scores of the two days will determine the overall champion, the Cornhusker Cup winner.
The junior high results are:
Top 20 Individuals – 1. Cohen Harre, Exeter-Milligan, 98 of 100 (won shoot-off)
- Avery Davis, Norris, 98
- Ian Wade, Moore MS, 97
- Kamdyn Warren, Freeman, 97
- Gauge Harcsa, Sidney 4-H, 97
- Kasey Ramos, GI 1-R, 97
- Nathan Minner, SouthSide 4-H, 96
- Nathan Stott, Kearney Horizon, 96
- Isaac Bruna, Beatrice, 96
- Brayden Stonehocker, Arlington MS, 96
- Barrett Smith, SouthSide 4-H, 96
- Aaron Nielsen, C.J. Jones MS, 96
- Jared Scherbarth, South Platte 4-H, 96
- Hudson Bedlan, Ashland 4-H, 96
- Nathan Frame, Hershey, 95
- Quin Schutt, Wahoo Bishop Neumann, 95
- Finn Brannen, SouthSide 4-H, 95
- Jon Morgan, Gretna Aspen Creek MS, 95
- Hudson Werkmeister, Republican River 4-H 1, 95
- Kellan Conyers, C.J. Jones MS, 95
Top Six Ladies – 1. Sara Allard, Sidney 4-H, 94 of 100
- Sara Thiellen, Ashland 4-H, 93
- Emma Whitefoot, Centura, 93
- Morgan Hilton, Park MS, 92
- Meriah McMurphy, Maxwell, 89
- Emily Muntz, Louisville 4-H, 88
Top Three 4-H Teams – 1. SouthSide 4-H 1, 465 of 500
- Karp and Krow 4-H 1, 452
- Sidney 4-H Black, 450
Top Ladies Team – 1. Ashland 4-H 1, 379 of 500
- Norris Ladies, 368
- South Platte 4-H, 263
Top Six Junior High Teams – 1. C.J. Jones MS, 460 of 500
- Beatrice 1, 442
- Norris 1, 438
- Hershey Cow Pasture, 429
- Pounds MS Green, 429
- Norris 2, 428