Oconee Crushers

The Crushers had a great time at the The F.A.R.M. Center Sporting Clay Event! It was the perfect day to have some fun breaking clays while supporting a local venue. Shout out to KJ for getting Top Youth Shooter & to Gavin, Jason, KJ & Kyle for earning 2nd Place Squad! Go Crushers!!

SCTP State Trap Qualifier. It was a nice sunny day to break some clays!

The Crushers had two squads shoot in the DNR State S***t Qualifier yesterday. It was the perfect December day to break some clays. Great job representing the team!

Gavin & KJ competed in the State S***t Championship today @ the Mid-Carolina Gun Club. Gavin shot a 91 and tied for 6th in the Senior/JV Disvion and KJ shot a 83 placing 7th in the Intermediate Advanced Division. Way to represent the Crushers today Gavin & KJ!!!

We are proud to feature Gavin Zimmerman in our Shooter Spotlight this week. Since joining the team last season, Gavin has been a great asset to the Oconee Crushers. His hardwork & dedication are paying off as Gavin took home HOA in the JV Disvion at the Collegiate Meet & Greet last month. We are looking forward to watching Gavin represent the Crushers in what we anticipate will be another great season for him!

Name: Gavin Zimmerman
Age: 14
Hometown: Tamassee
Years on Team: 2

Favorite Discipline to Shoot: S***t

Best Part of Being on the Oconee Crushers: Traveling over South Carolina for shoots.

Biggest Accomplishment: Placing first in two disciplines in the same shoot on the same day.

Goal Striving to Achieve: Focus on winning 1st in an SCTP, SCYSF & DNR shoot this year.

Future Plans After High School: Go to college on a scholarship and study a branch of engineering.

Up this week on the Oconee Crushers Shooter
Spotlight is KJ. Coming off a successful season last
year earning him the HOA in the SCTP Intermediate
Entry-Level Division, he has set his sights big & we look forward to seeing what he accomplishes this season!

Name: Kolton Sharp
Age: 12
Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Years on the Team: 3

Favorite Discipline to Shoot: Sporting Clays

Best Part About Being on the Oconee Crushers: I get to
have fun shooting clays with my team.

Biggest Accomplishment: Getting HOA last season by
placing 1st in State Trap & Sporting Clays and 3rd in
State S***t.

Goals Striving to Achieve: Shoot multiple perfect
rounds in s***t & trap and take home HOA in the
Intermediate Advanced Division this season.

Future Plans After High School: Make the Clemson
Shotgun Team & compete at the Collegiate level.

The Crushers shot in their third Sporting Clay Shoot at the FARM Center in Seneca today. While it was the most challenging course yet, the team had a great time breaking clays for a good cause! Special shout out to KJ, who got Top Youth Shooter. Go Crushers!!

In effort to get to know a bit about the talented shooters that make up the Oconee Crushers we will be featuring a weekly Shooter Spotlight.

Our first shooter is the veteran on the team, going on her 6th year shooting for the Crushers! After getting her PR in s***t at the Collegiate Meet & Greet we are excited & optimistic for a successful season ahead for her!!

Favorite Discipline to Shoot: Sporting Clays

Best Part of Being on the Oconee Crushers: Shooting with friends, doing something I love & getting to meet new people at the competitions.

Biggest Accomplishment: Growing as a shooter & getting to shoot with the Clemson team.

Goal Striving to Achieve: Shoot at least one perfect round & consistently shoot an average of 70-80.

Future Plans After High School: Go to college at Clemson, major in Special Education & shoot on the Clemson Shotgun team.

This past weekend the high school shooters had the opportunity to compete in the Collegiate Meet, Greet & Shoot event, where there were college representatives from 5 different states present. We had some some great scores posted, with three shooters hitting their PR in s***t. Special shout out to Gavin Zimmerman who shot an outstanding 96/100 in s***t, taking home 1st place in the JV Disvion!!! Great way to kick off the season. Go Crushers!

The team has been busy practicing s***t in preparation for the State S***t Qualifier on October 21st. We are excited to have some new shooters on the team. They have made great progress over the past couple practices & we can't wait to see all they accomplish this season with the rest of the team. Go Crushers!

There is still time to join the Crushers for a practice and see what our shotgun team is all about! We will be at the Pickens Bend Range the next two Saturdays @ 3:00pm. All experience levels welcome. Email [email protected] with any questions.

Interested in joining a youth shotgun team? We welcome you to come see what it's all about next Saturday, August 19th @ 3:00 pm at the Pickens Bend Range. Meet the team and have an opportunity to shoot a few clays.