Featherhorn Young Guns

06/15/2026

Congratulations to all of the Featherhorns that competed in the 2026 Junior US Open this past weekend!

Fridays Prelim awards are as followed:
🥉3rd place Collegiate- Shawn Farrell, Mary Claire Lee & Hollis Haynes.
🥉3rd place Ladies Collegiate HOA- Mary Claire Lee
🥇1st place Intermediate Ladies- Kathryn Anna DeBerry, Samantha Farrell & Chloe Kwak.
🥉3rd place Rookie- Conway Brantley, Grayson Rodgers & Grant Brown.

Saturday & Sundays Main Event awards are as followed: 
🥈2nd place Rookie Division- Conway Brantley, Grayson Rodgers & Grant Brown.
🥈2nd place Intermediate Division- Kolton Brantley, Kace Mathis & Avery Bryant.
🥉3rd place Intermediate Ladies- Kathryn Anna DeBerry, Samantha Ferrell & Chloe Kwak.
🥉3rd place Varsity Division- Graham Lee, Cooper Taylor & Banks Welch.
🥉3rd place Varsity Ladies Division- Emma Grace Truett, Stormi Lee & Jane Rhodes.
🥈2nd place Ladies Collegiate HOA- Ann Weathers Blankenship.
🥉3rd place Ladies Collegiate HOA- Lizzie Ardis.

05/26/2026

Coaches and parents you get to shoot with this legend.

🏆 Calling all Coaches & Parents! 🏆

Think you’ve got what it takes on the sporting clays course? Join us for the Coaches/Parents Sporting Clays Event during the 2026 Junior US Open at Back Woods Quail Club! 🎯

🔸 15 stations / 100 targets
🔸 $80 entry
🔸 Top 3 scores win!
🔸 Shoot as many times as you’d like — re-entry available

📅 Saturday, June 13 until 5:00 PM
📅 Sunday, June 14 until 2:00 PM
📍 Blue Course

Bring your competitive spirit, enjoy some friendly competition, and see who takes home bragging rights! Results announced Sunday afternoon. 💥

05/13/2026

Tripp Earnhardt signed with Charleston Southern University, where he plans to major in Electrical Engineering. Even more exciting- he has committed to & joined the CSU Clay Target team! We are so proud to celebrate this incredible accomplishment & can’t wait to see what’s ahead for him. Congratulations Tripp!

05/12/2026

Jane Rhodes signed with Clemson University this past weekend at the South Carolina SCTP State Sporting Clays event where she plans on majoring in Agribusiness. Not only did Jane receive 3rd place cumulative for the season (s***t, trap & sporting combined) but also committed to & joined the Clemson Shotgun Team! We are so proud to celebrate this incredible accomplishment & can’t wait to see what her future holds! Congratulations Jane.

05/11/2026

💥SCTP Season Championship 💥
(S***t, Trap, and Sporting Clays)

Ladies Cumulative Intermediate Entry Level:
🥇1st Overall-Elizabeth Choate

Ladies Cumulative Senior Varsity:
🥇1st Overall-Emma Grace Truett
🥉3rd Overall-Jane Rhodes

Cumulative Intermediate Entry Level:
🥉3rd Overall-Elizabeth Choate

Cumulative Intermediate Advance:
🥈2nd Overall-Avery Bryant

Cumulative Senior Varsity:
🥈2nd-JJ Cipov
🥉3rd Overall-Graham Lee

Team Cumulative
🥈2nd Place - Featherhorn Young Guns

💥SCTP Sporting Clays Championship💥 5/9/26

🥈Rookie 2nd Place Squad - Grayson Rodgers

🥉3rd Place Intermediate Entry Squad:
Elizabeth Choate-🥇1st Overall Ladies Intermediate Entry
Samantha Farrell-🥉3rd Overall Ladies Intermediate Entry
Chloe Kwak

🥇1st Place Intermediate Advance Squad:
Kolton Brantley-🥉3rd Overall Intermediate Advance
Kace Mathis
Lawton Hill

🥈*Avery Bryant - 2nd Overall Intermediate Advance

🥈Emma Grace Truett - 2nd Overall Ladies Senior Varsity

🥉3rd Place Senior Varsity Squad:
Graham Lee - 🥉3rd Overall Senior Varsity
Banks Welch
Mason Bartlette

Scholarships
Mason Bartlette - $500
Graham Lee- $500
Jane Rhodes - $500

Congratulations to all of our athletes on an amazing year!

Thank you,
SC Scholastic Clay Target Program
SC 4-H Shooting Sports
South Carolina Sporting Clays Association
& Palmetto Shooting Complex.

05/07/2026

As the Midlands Give season begins, I humbly ask that you share the opportunity to support our Midway account! Click the link below! 👇🏻
*All donations are appreciated!

FEATHERHORN YOUNG GUNS | Sumter, SC Team ID: R8991

Donation Form. This is where you can donate to your favorite youth shooting team's endowment fund with the MidwayUSA Foundation.

04/26/2026

💥SCYSF Sporting Clays Championship-4/25/26💥

Featherhorn Young Guns took on the State Championship at Back Woods Quail Club and came home with some Hardware, Scholarships & a Gun!
Congratulations to the following athletes:

🥉ITM 1st year Ladies- 3rd Place
Elizabeth Choate (82 HOA)
Samantha Farrell (77)
Chloe Kwak (24)

🥉ITM Advanced-3rd Place
Kolton Brantley (93)
Avery Bryant (91)
Kace Mathis (85)

🥉SV 1st Year-3rd Place
JJ Cipov (86)
Owen Cisne (82)
Timothy Garrity (86)

🥈SV Advanced Ladies- 2nd Place
Stormi Lee (74)
Jane Rhodes (80)
Emma Grace Truett (76)

Scholarships were presented to:
Jane Rhodes-$1,000
Lane Bollinger-$1,000
Graham Lee-$2,000
Cooper Taylor-$2,000

& JJ Cipov won a Gun! 

Thank you Mossberg, South Carolina Youth Shooting Foundation, State of South Carolina & Back woods Quail Club.

04/20/2026

Featherhorn Young Guns brought home the Governor’s Cup for the 4th year in a row! Congratulations to all of our amazing athletes!

💥SCDNR S***t Championship- 4/18/26💥 

Senior Varsity Men
1st Place Club🥇
Timothy Garrity - 98 (HOA for the Event)
JJ Cipov - 93
Owen Cisne - 94

2nd Place Club🥈
Graham Lee - 91
Banks Welch - 93
Cooper Taylor - 95

Senior Varsity Ladies
2nd Place Club🥈
Jane Rhodes - 78
Emma Grace Truett - 90
Stormi Lee - 75

Junior Varsity Ladies
3rd Place Club🥉
Emery Earnhardt - 83
Brynli Brewer - 71
Elizabeth Choate - 75

Intermediate Advanced Men
1st Place Club🥇
Kolton Brantley - 90
Avery Bryant - 91
Kace Mathis - 91

Scholarship winners:
Cooper Taylor $1500
Tripp Earnhardt $1000
Burns Bateman $1000

Timothy Garrity also brought home a gun for his overall HOA!

Thank you, SCDNR & Hampton Wildlife Fund.

04/12/2026

Yesterday Featherhorn Young Guns competed in the SCTP Super Sporting and Sporting Clays at Hermitage Sporting Grounds. I’d like to congratulate the following shooters:

🏆SV Sporting Clays-1st place squad
JJ Cipov, Mason Bartlette & Tripp Earnhardt

🥉JJ Cipov- 3rd Place HOA

🏆JR Varsity Ladies
Sporting Clays:
🥈Brynli Brewer-2nd place HOA

Super Sporting:
🥉Brynli Brewer- 3rd Place HOA

🏆 Intermediate Advance-Sporting Clays
1st place squad- Kace Mathis, Kolton
Brantley & Lawton Hill

🥉Kolton Brantley- 3rd place HOA

🥇Honorable mention- Avery Bryant-1st
place HOA

🏆 Intermediate Advance- Super Sporting
1st place squad- Kace Mathis, Kolton
Brantley & Lawton Hill

🥇Kolton Brantley-1st place HOA

🥈Honorable mention- Avery Bryant-2nd
place HOA

Thank you, Hermitage Sporting Grounds & South Carolina SCTP!

03/22/2026

💥SCDNR Trap Championship - 3/21/26💥

Featherhorn Young Guns brought home a lot of hardware , scholarships and a gun! Congratulations to the following athletes.

🥇Ladies over all HOA- Emma Grace Truett (94), she was presented with a gun.

🥇Middle School Ladies 1st place Team Elizabeth Choate HOA (82), Samantha Farrell, Chloe Kwak

🥇SR. Varsity Ladies Team 1st place- Emma Grace Truett HOA , Jane Rhodes and Stormi Lee

🥇Middle School Men's 1st place Team
Avery Bryant HOA (91), Kolton Brantley , Kace Mathis.

🥇SR. Varsity Club Men's 1st place Team - Graham Lee ,Cooper Taylor and Banks Welch with all 3 shooting a 95. Banks Welch winning the three way shoot off for HOA Senior Scholarship

💥2nd place Ladies Senior club scholarship for $2,500-Jane Rhodes.

💥3rd place Men's SR. Varsity club scholarship for $1,500-Cooper Taylor.

💥2nd place Men's SR. Varsity club scholarship for $2,500- Graham Lee.

💥1st place Men's SR. Varsity club scholarship for $3,500- Banks Welch.

💥Special shout out to Elizabeth Choate on her first trap 25 straight!

$10,000 in Scholarships

Thank you
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Hampton Wildlife Fund
The Boyd Foundation

Congratulations Featherhorn Young Guns on showing up and showing out!