Three trap teams representing Mike Simpson’s Bridge Creek program placed at Saturday’s Scholastic Clay Target Program’s Georgia Trap State Championship held at the South River Gun Club in Covington.

The Bridge Creek Orange Crush took second place in the Junior Varsity Division, with 921 out of 1,000 targets.

The Bridge Creek team includes Zach Felts of Moultrie, Taylor Bentley and Tyler Foister of Camilla, Ashli Pope of Ocilla and Jacob Smith of Norman Park.

In the Intermediate Entry Division for shooters in grades 6 to 8, the Bridge Creek Clay Dusters were first with 655 of 1,000 targets.

The team included Alex Futch and Todd Shiflett of Moultrie, Chase Hancock of Camilla, Andrew Lovett of Sparks and Reed Williams of Doerun.

The Bridge Creek Roosters, competing in Rookie Division for those in grade 5 and under, were first with 318 of 1,000 targets.

The team includes Ben Shiflett, Taylor Duke and Braxton Jones of Moultrie, Tyler Lirio of Funston and Dalton Thaggard of Doerun.

The teams qualified for the SCTP National Championships to be held July 31-Aug. 5 at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, Ill.

Of this and that:

n State high school baseball tournaments open today with first-round, best-of-3 series in all five classifications.

From Region 1-AAAAA, champion Valdosta will play host to Bradwell Institute; runner-up Warner Robins will entertain Groves; No. 3 Coffee will travel to Jenkins; and No. 4 Tift County will travel to play Region 3-AAAAA champion Camden County.

Former Packer assistant coach Rob Williams will lead his Region 1-AAAA champion Lee County team into a home series against Evan High.

Region 1-AAAA runner-up Thomas County Central will be home against Effingham County; No. 3 Bainbridge will travel to face Statesboro; and No. 4 Americus-Sumter County will go to Greenbrier.

In the Class AAA tournament. the Region 3 runner-up South Effingham County team led by former Packer assistant Tony Kirkland will play host to Westover.

Crisp County, which defeated Colquitt County twice this season, is the Region 1-AAA champion and will play host to Liberty County in the first round.