Iowa State high school trap meet

CEDAR FALLS - The Iowa High School State Trapshoot competition came down to a couple of young guns in a shootoff Saturday, at the Cedar Falls Gun Club.

Trapshooting: Young shooters battle at state meet

Cody Mercer of Charles City and Samuel Beaver of St. Ansgar both scored 99 out of 100 to force a shootoff. Cody edged Samuel for the championship. Also New Hampton won the shootoff against Maquoketa after tying.

The results with many very close scores:

TEAM STANDINGS - 1. New Hampton 472 (shootoff); 2. Maquoketa 472; 3. Osage 458; 4. Nashua 454; 5. Northwood-Kensett 453; 6. Mason City 449.

BOYS - 1.Cody Mercer (Charles City) 99 (shootoff); Samuel Beaver (St. Ansgar) 99; 3. Nick Arthur (Lynnville-Sully) 98; 4. Bryce Haines (Iowa City West) 98; 5. Robbi Marzolf (New Hampton) 98; 6. Jaycob Clark (Maquoketa) 98; 15. Neal deBuhr (Cedar Falls) 95.

GIRLS- 1. Calleen Anderson (Ogden) 88; 2. Kayci Klobassa (Osage) 87; 3. Jade Johnson (Mason City) 83; 4. Kelly King (Waterloo West) 83; 5. Kiela Ruth (Nashua-Plainfield) 83; 6. Megan Meissen (New Hampton) 83.

High school kids with guns (and no one got hurt).

Congratulations to the champions.