Cartersville High School Rifle Team

Cartersville High School Rifle Team The Cartersville High School Rifle Team - The Canes Rifles - is a coed, varsity air rifle team.

Rifle season has officially kicked off with tryouts! Tryouts look a little different this year with the addition of elec...
09/03/2026

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

Want to be a part of GHSA state-recognized rifle team? This is the week! Tryouts for the Cartersville High School Rifl...
08/31/2026

Want to be a part of GHSA state-recognized rifle team? This is the week! Tryouts for the Cartersville High School Rifle 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.

Cartersville High School Precision Air Rifle Team is having an interest meeting on Wednesday, August 12 after school fro...
08/09/2026

Cartersville High School Precision Air Rifle 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.

πŸ₯³The Canes Rifle Team sends a big Congratulations shout out to our coach- the awesome Chief Bonayon for scoring two πŸ₯‰πŸ₯‰3r...
06/01/2026

πŸ₯³The Canes Rifle Team sends a big Congratulations shout out to our coach- the awesome Chief Bonayon for scoring two πŸ₯‰πŸ₯‰3rd place medals in his first bodybuilding competition!

πŸ‘πŸ€©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!πŸ†

PS - we’re offering honorary Canes status to anyone that beats him in arm wrestling πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ«ŸπŸŒ€

The Cartersville High School Rifle Team celebrated their amazing season this evening with a special awards banquet on th...
04/23/2026

The Cartersville High School Rifle 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 Rifle 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 rifle career as a D1 NCAA Rifle 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!

Cartersville High School Rifle Team members, Lucy Evans and Maggie Sheffield competed at the CMP Southeastern Regional C...
04/21/2026

Cartersville High School Rifle 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 οΏΌ at the national match this summer.

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

Cartersville High School Rifle Team member Lucy Evans is competing in the USA Shooting Junior Olympics!Lucy will be comp...
04/08/2026

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

Lucy will be competing in 50 meter Smallbore and 10 Air Rifle with about 250 of the top rifle 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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The Cartersville High School Rifle Team was well represented at the 2026 GHSA State Rifle Championship this weekend.πŸ«ŸπŸŒ€πŸ«ŸJ...
03/15/2026

The Cartersville High School Rifle Team was well represented at the 2026 GHSA State Rifle Championship this weekend.

πŸ«ŸπŸŒ€πŸ«ŸJunior Maggie Sheffield has been a leader for the Canes this season and posted a career high accomplishment with her 589-40 performance, ending the regular match in the top position.

Maggie and the other seven top scorers advanced to the Final Match for a shot at the State Championship. She ended in 7th place and concluded a record setting season with the Canes.

During the final match, competitors compete in all three positions (kneeling, prone, and standing) and conclude in an elimination style β€˜shoot out’ for the top position. The final match is mentally challenging for competitors as the normally quiet audience of spectators go wild and make extreme noise to try and break the competitor’s concentration. It’s a nerve-wracking, high-stakes event!

Chief Edwin Bonayon deferred his opportunity to coach Maggie in the Finals and allowed graduating senior and 4-year veteran Cane Lucy Evans to sit in the Coaches chair and guide Maggie through the grueling Final Match. Maggie and Lucy have been teammates in some fashion since day care days- and it was a special experience to share their final match in the State Finals!!

It was an exciting day for the Canes – all five team members gave it their all and brought home a little bit of glory for the Cartersville Rifle program. We look forward to Maggie stepping into the Captain role and leading the Cartersville High School Rifle Team to their next great adventure!

Congratulations Maggie!

The GHSA State Rifle Championship concludes with an awards ceremony recognizing the TOP TEN in the State as the All Stat...
03/15/2026

The GHSA State Rifle Championship concludes with an awards ceremony recognizing the TOP TEN in the State as the All State Team. The TOP TEN for the All State Team selection is based on season averages in at least ten matches.

The Cartersville High School Rifle Team had two shooters represented in the TOP TEN.

Lucy Evans was recognized in 2nd place and Maggie Sheffield was recognized as the 10th place.

This was the first time in Canes program history that TWO students were featured in the TOP TEN.

The TOP TEN- All State team is sponsored by the Bowman-Herrington Group. Each recipient receives a plaque commemorating their achievements and accomplishments in being selected for the All State Team!

🫟🫟🫟What an amazing – record setting – day for the Cartersville High School Rifle Team!πŸ«ŸπŸ«ŸπŸ«ŸπŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†πŸŒ€The Canes brou...
03/15/2026

🫟🫟🫟What an amazing – record setting – day for the Cartersville High School Rifle Team!🫟🫟🫟

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πŸŒ€The Canes brought home a πŸ₯‰3rd place finish at the 2026 GHSA State Rifle Championship Match, held in Waycross, Georgia on March 14.

πŸŽ‰This was the first time in Canes Rifle history that the team made the podium at the State Championship Match. They finished the regular season with a remarkable 16-0 and advanced with two victories in the post season to secure a solid #7 spot at the State Championship Match.

There are 126 Rifle teams in the GHSA and unlike other sports that compete in state classification brackets based on size of the school, all rifle teams compete in one classification group for the state championship.

The State Championship is composed of the Top 17 Teams after regular season and two rounds of sectional and semi-final playoffs. There were 94 individual competitors with 85 students representing their schools and nine additional competitors who qualified as Individuals. To qualify as an Individual (without being a on a competing team) the competitor earned a score of 292 in at least one regular season or play off match and did not have a team that made it to the state match.

Many of the Georgia high school teams compete on electronic targets while others compete on paper targets during the regular season. The course of fire is a 3x10 – three positions (kneeling, prone, and standing) for ten shots at a 10-meter distance.

The State Championship Match is a 3x20 course of fire (meaning three positions and 20 shots in each position) on electronic targets.

The Canes compete on paper targets – and was the top ranked team that competes on paper targets in the state!



🫟🫟🫟Representing the Canes in their second appearance at the State Match and first time on the podium were the top five shooters in regular season competition.

πŸ₯‡Maggie Sheffield sat atop the leaderboard for the state match with a 589-40 and represented the Canes in the Finals. She finished 7th overall in the State Match.

πŸ₯ˆLucy Evans posted a 580-32 in the 15th spot after struggling with an injured back. She was able to serve as Maggie’s coach in the finals and conclude her senior season supporting her teammate.

πŸ₯‰Emma Daughdrill earned personal best scores in the 3x20 positions and placed 32nd in the match with a 574-22.

πŸ…Chance Van Pelt also posted a personal best in the 3x20 positions with a 570-28 in the 42nd position to conclude the Canes scorecard.

πŸ…Bryson Newport served as the Canes alternate and posted his personal best in the 3x20 position with a 70th place finish.

πŸ†In his third season as Head Coach for the Canes Rifle Team, Chief Edwin Bonayon brought home a trophy and a very exciting group of Canes!

This weekend’s performance is evidence of the growing enthusiasm for the Rifle program at Cartersville High School.

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Stay tuned for more in depth reviews of the Canes Rifle Team’s remarkable season – and keep following the dots to support this amazing group of students.

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