2026 Shoots Reports
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8/8/26 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot
7/11/26 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot (report by Bruce Crockett)
Twelve shooters had a good time on the Red (corporate/hunter) course (shooting 50 targets) at Capital City Clays. Afterwards, five participants ate lunch at Maxine’s Gumbo House in Manor. Thanks to Jim McGee for leading the shoot. The scores were as follows:
Mike Walsh – 43/50
Bruce Crockett – 41/50
Myrick Browning – 40/50
Will Browning – 40/50
Paul Ellis – 39/50
Tim Price – 39/50
Kurt DeRuiter – 38/50
Jim McGee – 37/50
Ted Gittinger – 34/50
Andrew Orlando – 26/50 (first-time guest)
Burl Fulenwider – 25/50
Luis Soriano – 15/50 (first-time guest)
7/5/26 ‘Firecracker Special’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament
Three FCS shooters participated in the ‘Firecracker Special’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament at Capital City Clays in Austin. The scores were as follows:
100 Target Main Event (100 shooters)
Class AA – Mark Green – 78/100
Class D – Ted Gittinger – 72/100 (First Place)
Class D – Brad Versteegh – 52/100
50 Target Super Sporting (84 shooters)
Class AA – Mark Green – 34/50
6/20/26 ‘Capital City Classic’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament
Three FCS shooters participated in the ‘Capital City Classic’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament at Capital City Clays in Austin. The scores were as follows:
100 Target Main Event (70 shooters)
Master Class – Steve Baker – 84/100
Class A – Myrick Browning – 74/100
Class B – Bill Atkinson – 67/100
Class C – Will Browning – 50/100
50 Target Super Sporting (59 shooters)
Master Class – Steve Baker – 41/50
Class A – Myrick Browning – 33/50
Class B – Bill Atkinson – 28/50
Class C – Will Browning – 29/50
5-stand (40 shooters)
Master Class – Steve Baker – 33/50
6/6/26 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot
Nine shooters had a good time at Capital City Clays on an overcast and warm day with little wind. They shot 50 targets on the red (corporate/hunter) course. The scores were as follows:
5/23/26 ‘Charlie Parker Memorial’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament
Three FCS shooters participated in the ‘March Madness’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament at Capital City Clays in Austin. There were 89 shooters. The scores were as follows:
100 Target Main Event
Class B – Bill Atkinson – 67/100
Class D – Ted Gittinger – 72/100 (second place in Class D)
Class D – Brad Versteegh – 66/100
50 Target Super Sporting
Class B – Bill Atkinson – 25/50
5/9/26 Spring FCS Open Sporting Clays Shoot
Eight shooters had a good time at the Fall FCS Open Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital City Clays. They shot 50 targets on the red (corporate/hunter) course and 50 targets on blue course (the intermittent course; the first 10 stations). The red course was about the same level of difficulty that it’s been for the last several shoots. The blue course was much more challenging. Overall, either the blue course was harder than it was on 10/18/25 or those who shot at both Open’s regressed, as the low score on 10/18/25 was 71/100 and the high score today was 70/100. The weather was hazy when they arrived, but gave way to bright sunshine. There was mostly no wind. The scores were as follows:
Paul Ellis – 39/50 & 31/50 – 70/100
Russ Gibbs – 41/50 & 28/50 – 69/100
Randy Rowley – 37/50 & 30/50 – 67/100
Ted Gittinger – 40/50 & 25/50 – 65/100
Jim McGee – 38/50 & 24/50 – 62/100
Brad Versteegh – 36/50 & 26/50 -62/100
Burl Fulenwider – 25/50 & 24/50 – 49/100
Mike Walsh – 44/50 (he didn’t shoot the blue course)
4/11/26 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot
Eight shooters had a good time on the Red (corporate/hunter) course (shooting 50 targets) at Capital City Clays on a mostly overcast morning. The traps had been reset, but the targets were around as challenging as they had been for the last several shoots. The group didn’t shoot the planned Spring FCS Open as another group was using both the blue and white courses for their shoot. Afterwards, five participants ate lunch at Maxine’s Gumbo House. The scores were as follows:
Paul Ellis – 44
Bruce Crockett – 43
Steve Baker – 41
Ted Gittinger – 38
Brad Versteegh – 37
Randy Rowley – 35
Flint DeShazo – 31
Chase Baker – 18 (youth; first-time FCS shooter)
3/21/26 ‘March Madness’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament
Seven FCS shooters participated in the ‘March Madness’ NSCA Tournament at Capital City Clays in Austin. Conditions were good, and the targets were fair but challenging. There were 106 shooters in the tournament. The scores were as follows:
100 Target Main Event
Master Class – Steve Baker – 77/100
Class AA – Mark Green – 81/100
Class AA – Bruce Crockett – 80/100
Class A – Myrick Browning – 81/100
Class B – Bill Atkinson – 69/100
Class C – Will Browning – 52/100
Class D – Brad Versteegh – 55/100
50 Target Super Sporting
Master Class – Steve Baker – 34/50
Class AA – Mark Green – 44/50
Class AA – Bruce Crockett – 34/50
Class A – Myrick Browning – 34/50
Class B – Bill Atkinson – 34/50
50 Target 5-Stand
Master Class – Steve Baker – 38/50
3/14/26 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot
Eleven shooters had a good time at Capital City Clays on a chilly morning. They shot 50 targets on the red (corporate/hunter) course. The scores were as follows:
Paul Ellis – 44
Mike Walsh – 42
Bill Atkinson – 39
Brad Versteegh – 39
Will Browning – 38
Myrick Browning – 36
Kurt DeRuiter – 36
Jim McGee – 34
Regan Hogan – 33
Russ Gibbs – 32
Alan Werchan – 28
2/28/26 ‘Clay Hearts’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament
Two FCS shooters participated in the ‘Clay Hearts ‘ NSCA Tournament at Staccato Ranch in Florence. It was very windy, particularly the 5-Stand, which made shooting more difficult than normal. There were 55 shooters in the tournament. The scores were as follows:
100 Target Main Event
Master Class – Steve Baker – 78/100
Class AA – Bruce Crockett – 82/100 – 2nd Place
50 Target Super Sporting
Master Class – Steve Baker – 36/50
Class AA – Bruce Crockett – 36/50
50 Target 5-Stand
Master Class – Steve Baker – 29/50
Class AA – Bruce Crockett – 34/50
2/22/26 ‘Sweetheart Shoot’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament
Four FCS shooters participated in the ‘Sweetheart Shoot’ NSCA Tournament at Capital City Clays in Austin. It was very windy, which made shooting more difficult than normal. The scores were as follows:
100 Target Main Event
Class AA – Mark Green – 79
Class B – Bill Atkinson – 74
Class D – Brad Versteegh – 71
Class D – Ted Gittinger – 59
50 Target Super Sporting
Class AA – Mark Green – 33
2/7/26 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot
16 participants had a good time at Capital City Clays. They shot 50 targets on the red (corporate/hunter course). It was sunny with mild temperatures and little wind. The scores were as follows:
1/31/26 Capital City Clays ‘Jeff Foster Memorial’ NSCA Sporting Clays Tournament
Two FCS shooters participated in the ‘Jeff Foster Memorial’ NSCA Tournament at Capital City Clays in Austin. The scores were as follows:
100 Target Main Event:
D Class – Ted Gittinger – 64/100 (second place)
D Class – Brad Versteegh – 55/100
1/3/26 FCS Sporting Clays Shoot
Fourteen shooters had a good time at the FCS Sporting Clays Shoot at Capital City Clays. They shot 50 targets on the red (corporate/hunter) course. It was partly sunny, cool at the start, and there was mild wind. The scores were as follows: