Cartersville High School Rifle Team

10/01/2026

Chief Edwin Bonayon and Maggie Sheffield visited with AM 1450 and FM 100.3 this morning to talk about the upcoming R***e Season. You can listen at the link.

WBHF Radio Interview with Edwin Bonayon & Maggie Sheffield

Edwin (Coach) and Maggie (Captain) of the Cartersville High School R***ery team talk about their backgrounds, how the r***e team is structured, what a typical competition looks like, and more.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vSIu8c9eoUBMbGMNiQinA

09/16/2026

Camo shorts are available! Pick yours up today!

09/08/2026

Another upgrade to the Canes R***e Range!

A huge thank you to Floyd County Corrections for building these for us, Nancy Wood Sheets for her outstanding painting work, and David E. Sheets for getting everything set up. We would also like to thank our parents for their continued support of this project. Your contributions help make improvements like this possible, and we are truly grateful for your support!

09/03/2026

R***e season has officially kicked off with tryouts! Tryouts look a little different this year with the addition of electronic targets.

08/31/2026

Want to be a part of GHSA state-recognized r***e team? This is the week! Tryouts for the Cartersville High School R***e Team begin on Tuesday, September 1, right after school at 3:45 until 5:30. Plan to come Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and again from Tuesday, September 8, to Thursday, September 10 to the JROTC hallway in Room S102. No experience necessary and you are not required to be a member of JROTC. Equipment and training for tryouts will be provided.

08/09/2026

Cartersville High School Precision Air R***e Team is having an interest meeting on Wednesday, August 12 after school from 3:40 pm until 4:15 pm, Room S102 on the JROTC hallway. No experience is required and you do not have to be a member of JROTC to attend.

06/01/2026

🥳The Canes R***e Team sends a big Congratulations shout out to our coach- the awesome Chief Bonayon for scoring two 🥉🥉3rd place medals in his first bodybuilding competition!

👏🤩Chief has trained hard all year, skipped our team treats (no cupcakes or ice cream) and fulfilled an amazing goal!

We are proud of you!🏆

PS - we’re offering honorary Canes status to anyone that beats him in arm wrestling 😂😂🫟🌀

04/23/2026

The Cartersville High School R***e Team celebrated their amazing season this evening with a special awards banquet on the range!

Chief Bonayon recognized the JROTC Sporter and the Varsity Precision R***e teams for their efforts this year.

The Canes finished the season with a 16-0 regular season record and a third place finish at the GHSA State Championship.

Graduating senior Lucas Gibson will be enlisting in the Navy following graduation.

Graduating senior and team captain Lucy Evans will continue her r***e career as a D1 NCAA R***e team member At Morehead State University in the fall.

Lucy and co-captain Maggie Sheffield shared the honor of signing the 292 pole on the range for their score of 298 (Lucy) and 297 (Maggie).

The team is looking forward to summer workouts and training and some range improvements this summer and will be following the dots again this fall!

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04/21/2026

Cartersville High School R***e Team members, Lucy Evans and Maggie Sheffield competed at the CMP Southeastern Regional Championship in Anniston, Alabama this past weekend with the George Ten Niners.

Both girls finished their relay in the top eight, and Lucy moved to the final round for the overall match ending in 7th place.

The Georgia Ten Niners team earned the right to compete at the CMP National Championship match in Ohio in July.

The Georgia Ten Niners are an elite performance group that focuses on academic and competitive excellence. Lucy and Maggie were selected as part of the first group to ever compete regionally with the Ten Niners. They will represent the southeast region  at the national match this summer.

Congratulations to Lucy and Maggie on their excellent performance and making the Cartersville high school R***e team look good on the regional stage!

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04/08/2026

Cartersville High School R***e Team member Lucy Evans is competing in the USA Shooting Junior Olympics!

Lucy will be competing in 50 meter Smallbore and 10 Air R***e with about 250 of the top r***e athletes in the country (including collegiate athletes and Olympic hopefuls).

The Junior Olympics kicks off today with equipment checks and practice sessions and tomorrow is day one of six days of competition!

The Canes are cheering for you Lucy!

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Edwin Bonayon Shelley Ruff Tierce