FFA Trapshooting
The Putnam County FFA Trapshooting team recently completed its season of shooting. This year’s team was selected with several interested members each shooting 4 rounds for score at the local range. After this was done, the scores were added up and the top 5 shooters comprised the A team and the next 5 made up the B team. This year’s team is: A team- Kalab S, Cody V, Mason H, Joe F, and Lucas H. The B Team was: Lane M, Garret M, Cody C, Aaron S, and Bryce M. Team alternte was Max K
In preparing for the Area trap shoot, all members of the Putnam County squad competed in the Schuyler County FFA trap shoot at Bosco’s Gun Club in Lancaster, on Saturday, Sept 2nd, 2017. The A team shot 208 out of 250 and the B team shot 166 out of 250. Top score for the Putnam squads was Kalab S with a 45 out of 50.
On September 9th the team members traveled to the Green City and Milan FFA Trap shoots. At Green City the A team shot a 108 out of 125 and the B team shot a 91. Top shooter for Putnam was Lucas H with a perfect 25 out of 25. At Milan the teams shot 104 and 80 respectively with Lucas H and Cody V both shooting 22 out of 25 for top scores. On September 16th, Nine members shot in the Macon FFA Trap shoot. The Putnam team shot a 193 out of 250 with Cody V shooting 43 out 50 for top score.
On Tuesday, Sept 26th the Putnam County team shot in the annual Area FFA Trap shoot held at Macon Gun Club. The top five scores for Putnam County counted for our team score which totaled 109 out of 125. The score placed the team 11th out of 20 teams. Lucas H scored a perfect 25 out of 25 for his round which qualified him for a shoot-off round to determine top individual shooter for the tournament. Lucas ended up fourth high individual for the entire tournament of shooters.