Clay Target Sports

GIAA State Clay Targets Competition

The LCA Clay Targets Team had an outstanding performance on Friday and Saturday, November 18th-19th at the GIAA State Clay Targets Competition held at Forest City Gun Club in Savannah.

The team placed 6th out of 18 teams in the AAA Division scoring 1298/1500 targets by our top 5 team members! Congratulations to Tattnall Square Academy for taking first place in the AAA Division.

Team Highlights

Katie Phillips – State Champion Female Trap!! GIAA AAA Division

Katie scored 94/100 targets and captured 1st place by shoot-off against Clare Cheek of Westfield. Katie also placed 7th overall in the Open Trap Division. Way to go Katie!!

Peter Babb- State Runner-Up Open Trap GIAA AAA Division

Peter scored 98/100 targets in Trap finishing behind a 100 perfect score Blake Reed from Bulloch Academy. Great shooting Peter!!

Landon Gackle – State 3rd Place Skeet GIAA AAA Division

Landon Scored a perfect 100/100 score for the second year in a row at State!! He finished 3rd by shoot-off

behind two FPD competitors. Congratulations Landon!!

Katie Philips, Sydney Babb, and Emma Crowther placed in the top 10 female Trap Shooters in the State GIAA AAA division! Great job Ladies!

Top 5 Total Scores

Landon Gackle - 272/300 Total

Skeet - 100/100 Trap-86/100 Sporting Clays - 86/100

Peter Babb-269/300 Total

Skeet - 96/100 Trap-98/100 Sporting Clays - 75/100

Sam Smith-261/300 Total

Skeet - 93/100 Trap-89/100 Sporting Clays - 79/100

Evan Heit-258/300 Total

Skeet - 97/100 Trap-90/100 Sporting Clays - 71/100

Gavin Monk – 238/300 Total

Skeet – 87/100 Trap-72/100 Sporting Clays- 79/100

Praise the Lord for a safe, successful LCA Clay Targets season. Thank you to all the coaches, parents,

teammates, and LCA Media staff for all your support this year!

Clay Targets @ GIAA Qualifier at Forest City Gun Club

The LCA Clay Targets Team performed well again on Saturday, October 29th at the GIAA Qualifier held at Forest City Gun Club in Savannah.


The team placed 3rd in the AAA Division scoring 529/600 targets by our top 3 team members!

Congratulations to First Presbyterian Day School for taking first place in the AAA Division and the overall top team score of the day scoring 552/600 targets.


Team Highlights
Peter Babb-181/200 Total
Skeet-50/50 Perfect Score! Trap-46/50 Sporting Clays - 85/100

Landon Gackle-177/200 Total
Skeet-50/50 Perfect Score! Trap-40/50 Sporting Clays-87/100

Evan Heit-171/200 Total
Skeet - 44/50 Trap-44/50 Sporting Clays - 83/100

Sam Smith – 171/200 Total
Skeet – 43/50 Trap-42/50 Sporting Clays – 86/100

Gavin Monk – 169/200 Total
Skeet – 44/50 Trap-39/50 Sporting Clays- 86/100

Sydney Babb- 168/200 Total
Skeet-44/50 Trap-44/50 Sporting Clays-80/100

Join us for the GIAA State Competition at Forest City Gun Club in Savannah on November 17 -19, 2022.

Clay Target Sports @ Old Hudson Plantation GIAA Qualifier

Clay Targets performed well on Saturday, October 22 at the GIAA Qualifier held at Old Hudson Plantation.

 The team placed 2nd in the AAA Division scoring 383/450 targets by our top 3 team members! Stratford Academy took first place in the AAA Division scoring 415/450 targets. Congratulations to Piedmont Academy for taking first place in the AA Division and the overall top team score of the day scoring 429/450 targets.

Team Highlights

Landon Gackle-132/150 Total

Skeet-48/50 Sporting Clays - 84/100

Gavin Monk-127/150 Total

Skeet-44/50 Sporting Clays-83/100

Peter Babb-124/150 Total

Skeet - 46/50 Sporting Clays - 78/100

Sydney Babb – 120/150 Total

Skeet – 38/50 Sporting Clays – 82/100

Join us for the next competition at Forest City Gun Club in Savannah on October 29, 2022.