NEWBERRY — The Newberry Junior Pistol Club had a successful weekend at Fort Benning at the US Junior Olympic Progressive Position Air Pistol National Championship held July 28 through July 30 and the NRA Air Gun National Championship held July 31.
Taylor Martin and Brianna Kinard competed at the PPP championship and both qualified to compete in the finals. Kinard finished fifth and Martin won the ladies division, earning a slot on the US Junior Olympic Development Squad.
On July 31, the NRA Air Gun Championship was held and it was also open to the adults. It was a fun day of shooting with the teams of the Newberry Junior Pistol Club Old Fish competing along with the Newberry Junior Pistol Club Gold Fish.
The Gold Fish team of Sean Blanton, Brandy Blanton and Taylor Martin finished second and the Old Fish team of Ben Blanton, Alice Blanton and Shawn Martin finished fourth.
This was the first time that the father-daughter Martin pair had competed in a match together and it had been about seven years since all the Blanton family had competed together.
Sean Blanton took first place in the adult division and Taylor Martin took first in the junior intermediate division at the NRA championship.
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