On April 17 Decatur County 4-H hosted a Southwest District 4-H Modified Trap Qualification Match in Bainbridge.
22 Decatur County 4-H members participated in the 2024 Southwest District 4-H Modified Trap Qualification Match on April 17. Front row from left to right: Skye Clements, Patrick Cox, Rylan Godwin, Morgan Vickers, Judson Dollar, Cole Henderson, Winston Brock, Coker Glover, Annabelle Harrell, Cody Moore, and Coach Jim Griffin. Back row from left to right: Coach Todd Martin, Scott Ross Hayes, Brayden Inlow, Landon Smith, Parker Cox, Charlie Smith, Kale Lambert, Hayden Cohen, Evan Hutto, Gavin Hughes, Langston Bennett, J.T. Stegall, Coach Tony Cox, and Coach Sam Hughes.
Over ninety 4-H students from Seminole, Grady, Early, Echols, Lee, and Decatur counties participated in the prerequisite shooting bout to determine eligibility for the 4-H State Target Challenge Weekend to be held at Rock Eagle 4-H Center on May 10, 2025. Qualification requirements for junior members (seventh and eighth grade) include breaking 16 out of 25 clays and senior members (9th -12th grade) hitting 20 of the 25 targets.
Decatur County 4-H senior team members of Morgan Vickers, Hayden Cohen, Parker Cox, Tyler Godwin, and Kale Lambert won 3rd place for the senior team division. The team won 3rd place honors with a score of 94.
Decatur County 4-H Team members won 3rd place in the high school division at the Southwest District 4-H Modified Trap Qualification Match. Team members from left to right are: Parker Cox, Morgan Vickers, Kale Lambert, Hayden Cohen, and Tyler Godwin.
Bainbridge High School 4-H’er, Morgan Vickers, shot a perfect score of 25 and advanced to the final round to participate in shooting doubles as a tiebreaker for the top individual.
Middle school Decatur County 4-H’ers competing at the Southwest District 4-H Modified Trap Qualification Match were: Skye Clements, Patrick Cox, Scott Ross Hayes, Brayden Inlow, and Landon Smith.
High school Decatur County 4-H’ers competing were: Hayden Cohen, Parker Cox, Tyler Godwin, Kale Lambert, Morgan Vickers, Winston Brock, Judson Dollar, Cole Henderson, Evan Hutto, Charlie Smith, Langston Bennett, Coker Glover, Rylan Godwin, Cody Moore, J.T. Stegall, Gavin Hughes, and Annabelle Harrell.
Team members have been practicing diligently each week since February under the guidance of dedicated volunteer coaches. Coaches for the Decatur County 4-H Shotgun Team are Jim Griffin, Lee Godwin, Tony Cox, Sam Hughes, and Todd Martin.
The Georgia 4-H Shooting Awareness, Fun and Education Program (S.A.F.E.) is sponsored by The Georgia 4-H Foundation. 4-H is the youth development program of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. For more information about Decatur County 4-H, call the Decatur County Extension Office at (229) 248-3033.
