Sports : Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters take 4th place honors

The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters took 4th place honors at the 29th Annual Cedar Falls Gun Club High School Meet Saturday.

Red Cedar's Black Squad, composed of Drake Tilson, Nick Stein, Sara Jorgensen, Hunter Martin and Cole Garwood took the 4th Place honors with a team score of 220/250, just 6 shots off the first place Squad, Waterloo West. A total of 50-5 shooter squads participated in the event.
Red Cedar Senior Sara Jorgensen took the Top Female Shooter honors of the entire event with an individual score of 48/50 for the day, and Senior Drake Tilson was tied for 6th place Top Male Shooter of the event with a score of 47/50.
Red Cedar Sophomore Ben Wood shot a 25 straight from the 16 yard line, and was one of only 8 shooters competing to record a perfect score. Approximately 500 High School and Middle School trap shooters from as far away as Ankeny participated in the annual event.
Squad Results for the Red Cedar Shooters were:

Black Squad 220/250 (4th Place) Gold Squad 200/250 (10th Place) Red Squad 149/250 Cedar Squad 138/250
The Red Cedar Shooters next meet is a Home Meet next Saturday, May 10th when they will be hosting the Delaware County Trap Club for their final home event of the season. Shooting begins at 9 a.m. at the Red Cedar Izaak Walton League, and is open to the public.

(Photo's Courtesy of Pat & Nancy Jorgensen)