Wildlife Commission Recognizes Youth Hunter Safety Tournament Winners

RALEIGH, N.C. (April 26, 2005) — Safe-hunting students from 30 high schools and 19 middle schools competed Saturday, April 23, in the State Hunter Education Tournament, sponsored by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

Competitive events included a written test of hunter skills and orienteering, plus target shooting with bows and arrows, rifles, shotguns and muzzleloaders. Awards went to top individual and team performers in each event, in both the junior and senior age divisions. Top aggregate scores (totals from all events) by teams and individual competitors were also recognized.

The Wildlife Commission launched hunter safety tournaments more than 25 years ago to promote hunter education and firearms safety. Top finishers at nine district-level tournaments advanced to the state tournament, which was held at 4-H Camp Millstone in Richmond Count.

Competition is open to teams from middle and high schools, both public and private, that offer hunter education courses. Several schools field more than one team, each of which can advance to the state tournament. Home-schooled students and teams representing organizations such as 4-H or FFA clubs also can compete, provided they meet eligibility requirements.

Winners were (with counties in parentheses, when school names don’t indicate):

Team Aggregate – Sr.
1st – Perquimans Co. High
2nd – E. Forsyth High
3rd – Forbush High, Red team (Yadkin Co.)

Individual Aggregate – Sr.
1st – Justin Dull, E. Forsyth
2nd – Harrison Reville, Ridgecroft Academy (Hertford Co.)
3rd – Joshua Longworth, Surry Central

Team Aggregate – Jr.
1st – Forbush Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – Jones Co. Middle
3rd – Northeast Academy (Northampton Co.)

Individual Aggregate – Jr.
1st – Matt Eaton, Jones Co. Middle
2nd – Hunter Nelson, Ridgecroft Academy (Hertford Co.)
3rd – Jimmy Baker, Northeast Academy (Northampton Co.)

Team Trap (Shotgun) – Sr.
1st – Perquimans Co. High
2nd – N. Davidson High
3rd – Forbush High, Red team (Yadkin Co.)

Individual Trap (Shotgun) – Sr.
1st – Justin Dull, E. Forsyth High
2nd – Nick Davis, Forbush High (Yadkin Co.)
3rd – Grant Lakey, Davie Co. High

Team Trap (Shotgun) – Jr.
1st – Rockingham Jr. High (Richmond Co.)
2nd – Swain Co. Middle, Maroon team
3rd – Northeast Academy (Northampton Co.)

Individual Trap (Shotgun) – Jr.
1st – Riley Page, Swain Co. Middle
2nd – Jay Baker, Northeast Academy (Northampton Co.)
3rd – Andrew Kimrey, New London Choice Middle (Stanly Co.)

Team Rifle – Sr.
1st – Perquimans Co. High
2nd – Forbush High, Red team (Yadkin Co.)
3rd – Forbush High, Blue team (Yadkin Co.)

Individual Rifle – Sr.
1st – Dustin Dellinger, Perquimans Co. High
2nd – Nathan Eddleman, Forbush High (Yadkin Co.)
3rd – Grant Lakey, Davie Co. High

Team Rifle – Jr.
1st – Fall Creek Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – Forbush Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
3rd – Chowan Co. Middle

Individual Rifle – Jr.
1st – Jessica Kite, Fall Creek Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – Travis Sloan, Fall Creek Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
3rd – Brittney Burch, Chowan Co. Middle

Team Archery – Sr.
1st – Forbush High, Red team (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – E. Forsyth High
3rd – W. Davidson High

Individual Archery – Sr.
1st – Justin Dull, E. Forsyth High
2nd – Joshua Longworth, Surry Central
3rd – Kyle Link, N. Davidson

Team Archery – Jr.
1st – Fall Creek Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – Rockingham Jr. High (Richmond Co.)
3rd – Jones Co. Middle

Individual Archery – Jr.
1st – Hannah Joyce, Forbush Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – Nathan McDonald, Fall Creek Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
3rd – Jessica Kite, Fall Creek Elem. (Yadkin Co.)

Team Hunt Skills/Orienteering – Sr.
1st – E. Forsyth High
2nd – Perquimans Co. High
3rd – Ridgecroft Academy (Hertford Co.)

Individual Hunt Skills/Orienteering – Sr.
1st – Ryan Byrd, W. Carteret High
2nd – Harrison Reville, Ridgecroft Academy (Hertford Co.)
3rd – Justin Dull, E. Forsyth High

Team Hunt Skills/Orienteering – Jr.
1st – Forbush Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – Farmville Middle (Pitt Co.)
3rd – Perquimans Co. Middle

Individual Hunt Skills/Orienteering – Jr.
1st – Blake Hicks, Forbush Elem. (Yadkin Co.)
2nd – Hunter Nelson, Ridgecroft Academy (Hertford Co.)
3rd – Jacob Flanagan, Farmville Middle (Pitt Co.)

Team Muzzleload – Sr.
1st – Southern Alamance High
2nd – Perquimans Co. High
3rd – Jones Co. Sr. High

Individual Muzzleload – Sr.
1st – Daryl Denton, Southern Alamance High
2nd – Bryce Kime, Perquimans Co. High
3rd – Colin Eads, Forbush High (Yadkin Co.)

Team Muzzleload – Jr.
1st – E. Lee Middle
2nd – W. Lee Middle
3rd – Swain Co. Middle, White team

Individual Muzzleload – Jr.
1st – Grant Rosser, E. Lee Middle
2nd – Tyler Lunsford, Orange Co. High, Jr. team
3rd – Ethan Pendry, Fall Creek Elem. (Yadkin Co.)

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