UPDATE On John Parker - 08-02-23

UPDATE - 8/2/23

A quick update. 
Last week John was moved from the cardiology center at ECU hospital to the rehabilitation center to begin a long journey of physical therapy.  He is making progress and is committed to working hard, following the doctors orders and taking care of himself.   He is located at:

ECU Medical Center
Rehabilitation Building R416
2115 Stantonsburg Rd
Greenville, NC. 27834

John is most appreciative of all the contact from the Skeet community!

UPDATE - 7/21/23

Dear Friends,

I’ve received many messages and prayers from so many of you. As you may be aware I injured myself seriously on July 4th and am making a slow recovery.   We are waiting today to hear from ECU hospital.  They’ve given me tests to see what I qualify for and we are not sure yet.  Your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. 

Sincerely,

John Parker

Stuart Brown Takes Top Honor at Paratrooper

NCSSA Hall of Famer Stuart Brown rode four strong gun performances to take HOA honors at the 2023 Paratrooper Open held at Fort Liberty Target Center July 7-9.

Brown connected on 396 of 400 targets in the shoot. Corrie Cloninger shot 394 to finish runner-up and take the high lady honors.

The event was met with usual warm temperatures, with just one afternoon shower putting a short delay on activities Sunday. More than 80 shooters participated in this year’s event. The Paratrooper Open also featured several youth shooters, many earning their top registered scores and a number of them near the top of their event scores.

Paul Stemac, Chip Simmons and James Delosh rounded out the top-five in HOA.

For a full report of event winners and shoot results, please visit the 2023 Shoot Results Page!

John Parker Update - Prayer Request

Many of you are aware that John Parker recently had an unfortunate accident at his farm.  When starting a tractor, he sustained serious injuries to his left arm and hand, and right foot.

He is still in the hospital and receiving needed care.   

He has a positive attitude and looks forward to seeing everyone at a skeet shoot soon.  Please keep John and his wife Rachel in your prayers.

North Carolina Well Represented at Kolar NSSA US Open

Several North Carolina skeet shooters found success at the 2023 Kolar NSSA US Open, including four ladies and a NCSSA Hall of Famer who found podium finishes in the event held at 14 different clubs across the country June 23-25.

Corrie Cloninger reached the podium three times, including a second-place finish in the Ladies HOA. She also placed first in Ladies .410 bore and third in Ladies 28 ga.

Josie Cloninger added her own pair of podium finishes, winning the Ladies 12 ga. event and finishing third in Ladies 20 ga. Josie also shot her first 200x200 during the event.

Addison Wallace took top honors in the Ladies Doubles event and Mary-Beth Parris finished 3rd in Ladies .410.

Stuart Brown finished third in the HOA with a strong 398/400.

A number of North Carolina shooters also placed well within their class and concurrents at the event. Please find all shoot results by clicking here!

The NCSSA would like to congratulate all shooters on a great event, which fielded more than 600 competitors.

NCSSA 2023 Major Shoots

2023 Shoots

We would like to keep this list updated, if you know of any shoots or changes to this list please let us know about it.