Whitehall shooter Bob Baker and Box Elder’s Ed Goodian topped the field at the Butte Trap Club’s annual Copper City Shoot held recently.
Baker won a total of three trophies over the weekend. He won two doubles trophies, including the ‘300’ Doubles Trophy awarded to the top doubles shooter and the HOA trophy which is awarded to the all-events high shooter. Goodian claimed the Copper City Classic ‘300’ Trophy and the Sunday’s Doubles Champion trophy.
Sixty six shooters fired at over 28,000 clay targets over the weekend.
Tom Kuka broke the only perfect score in the opening singles event. Manhattan lady shooter Tonya Kent claimed both Lady Singles trophies over the weekend. Junior shooter Nick Heard of Helena won two singles trophies including the Sunday Champ trophy with a 100 straight.
The Junior shooters dominated the handicap events over the two days. Logan McMillan of Helena nearly broke a perfect score to win Sunday’s handicap with a 99×100 score. Two more Butte juniors, Brandon Lyons and Kohlten Fultz finished in the runner-up and third positions with 98×100 scores.
Saturday’s handicap event was won by North Dakota shooter Dwight Knutson with a 98×100 and a forfeit win over Butte’s Jake Taverna. Butte shooter John MacDonald was third with a 96×100 and Brandon Lyons was fourth with a 95×100 mark.
Baker paced the doubles field on Saturday, breaking 195×200 targets along with Polson shooter Lyle Neiss.
Other area shooters who earned trophies over the two day event included; Brandon Lyons – Butte – Class C Doubles; Kohlten Fultz – Butte – Class D Singles both days; Edie Baker – Whitehall – Class B Doubles; Bill Camus – Sheridan – Class A Singles; Jake Taverna – Butte – Class B Singles
Complete results follow:
Sat. – Doubles – 36 shooters
Champion Bob Baker Whitehall 195×200
Class A Lyle Neiss Polson 195×200 forfeit
Class B Edie Baker Whitehall 184×200
Class C Terry Jacobsen Great Falls 174×200 won flip
over Kevin Zimpel Butte 174×100
Singles – 51 shooters
Champion Tom Kuka Bozeman 100×100
Class A Bob Baker Whitehall 99×100
over Rick Cook Great Falls 99×100 forfeit
over Lyle Neiss Polson 99×100 forfeit
Class B Nick Heard Helena 99×100
Class C Chuck Niswanger Great Falls 95×100
Class D Kohlten Fultz Butte 98×100
Veteran Brian Lents Great Falls 99×100
Junior Logan McMillan Helena 98×100
New Shooter John Schirra Cody,WY 94×100
Lady Tonya Kent Manhattan 95×100
Handicap – 50 shooters
Champion Dwight Knutson North Dakota 98×100
Runner-Up Jake Taverna Butte 98×100 forfeit
3rd John MacDonald Butte 96×100
4th Brandon Lyons Butte 95×100
over Chuck Martin Great Falls 95×100 forfeit
Sun. – Singles – 40 shooters
Champion Nick Heard Helena 100×100
Class A Bill Camus Sheridan 100×100 forfeit
Class B Jake Taverna Butte 98×100 25 s.o.
over Steven Pierce n/a 98×100 23 s.o.
Class C Chuck Niswanger Great Falls 96×100
Class D Kohlten Fultz Butte 99×100
Veteran Brian Lents Great Falls 99×100
Junior Logan McMillan Helena 97×100
New Shooter John Schirra Cody,WY 93×100
Lady Tonya Kent Manhattan 97×100
Handicap – 45 shooters
Champion Logan McMillan Helelna 99×100
Runner-Up Brandon Lyons Butte 98×100 23,24 s.o.
3rd Kohlten Fultz Butte 98×100 23,21 s.o.
4th J.D. Kent Manhattan 97×100
Sun. – Doubles – 28 shooters
Champion Ed Goodian Box Elder 95×100
Class A Daryl Sheehan Clyde Park 94×100
Class B Jim Woodhull Sr. Livingston 95×100
Class C Brandon Lyons Butte 93×100
‘300’ Doubles
Bob Baker Whitehall 284×300
‘300’ Copper City Champion Sunday
Ed Goodian Box Elder 288×300
HOA Champion
Bob Baker Whitehall 665×700
over Ed Goodian Box Elder 665×700 forfeit
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