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Norris’s Hennecke wins the Cornhusker Cup

Zach Hennecke lost a tiebreaker Saturday at 53rd Cornhusker Trap Shoot, but he did the next one, the one that really counted.

The Norris sophomore faced Lincoln Southeast’s Tanner Parrish in a playoff for the Cornhusker Cup, the overall championship for the session. Minutes earlier, Parrish defeated Hennecke in a tiebreaker for the yardage handicap title at 24-25 yards.

It did not turn out to be a day to inspire confidence at the Nebraska Trap Shooting Association headquarters in Doniphan, Nebraska. The morning was fairly calm, but the afternoon brought hours of gusty winds, some up to 50 mph.

Alright. Hennecke wasn’t so sure of himself anyway.

“I didn’t have a lot of confidence going in,” Hennecke said. “I’ve been put in a lot of lower squads all year and I knew and had to make it happen.”

Duchesne’s Calla Behney scored high overall in ladies, and her team placed first overall high and handicap.

Beatrice ranked first in the overall high, took the overall high team and the handicap team.

Defending Cornhusker Cup champion Mason Gerdes of Raymond Central shot a handicap 63 from 22 yards Saturday to finish with 128 in two days. The last person to win two Cornhusker Cups was Chris Schropfer in 2007 and 2009.

The results of Saturday’s high-level competition are:

In general

Top 10 individuals: 1. Zach Hennecke, Norris 2, 138 of 150 (won tiebreaker)

  1. Tanner Parish, Lincoln Southeast Zulu, 138
  2. Clyde Stenglein, platinum west from Douglas County, 136
  3. Wyatt Happle, Beatrice 1, 136
  4. Michael Bonesteel, Doniphan, 136
  5. Michael Day, Bellevue West Blue, 135
  6. Caden Larsen, Ravenna Blue, 135
  7. Nathaniel Heins, Merrick County 4-H 1, 134
  8. Conner Parrish, Lincoln Southeast Zulu, 134
  9. Riley Brodersen, Blair Gold, 134

Top three ladies: 1. Calla Behney, Duchesne Dash 1, 132 of 150

  1. Izzy Jansen, Duchesne Screenplay 1, 130
  2. Taylor S. Jones, Lincoln Southwest Purple, 130

Top three 4-H teams: 1. Rio Azul 4-H Orange, 639 of 750

  1. Fillmore County 4-H 1, 609
  2. Merrick County 4-H 1, 608

Top High School Teams: 1. Beatriz 1, 643 of 750

  1. Lincoln Southeast Zulu, 638
  2. Omaha Creighton Prep blue, 633
  3. Norris 3,620
  4. Southern Blue Elkhorn, 619
  5. Southwest Lincoln Green, 618

Top three women’s teams: 1. Duchesne Dash 1, 620 of 750

  1. Lincoln Southwest Purple, 595
  2. Lady Badger of Bennington, 584

Disadvantage

Top three ladies: 1. Quinn Moravec, Oak Creek 4-H 1, 69 of 75 (won tiebreaker)

  1. Lillee Ludlow, Ashland 4-H Red, 69
  2. Calla Behney, Duchesne Screenplay 1, 68

The three best individuals: 1. Michael Bonesteel, Doniphan, 72 of 75

  1. Jacob McClellan, south side 4-H 1, 71
  2. Dane Newman, Lincoln Southeast Zulu, 71

Top three 4-H teams: 1. Rio Azul 4-H Orange, 323 of 375

  1. Cougar 4-H Blue, 315
  2. Merrick County 4-H, 305

Top three women’s teams: 1. Duchesne Script 1, 313 of 375

  1. Lincoln Southwest Purple, 301
  2. Lady Badger of Bennington, 300

Top Six High School Teams: 1. Beatrice 1, 318 of 375 (won tiebreaker)

  1. Lincoln Southwest Gold, 318
  2. Southwest Lincoln Green, 316
  3. Southeast Lincoln, 312
  4. Mount Michael Black, 312
  5. Beatrice 2, 311

yardage winners

18-19 yards – 1. Nicholas Pena, Lincoln Southwest, 70 of 75

  1. Dierks Sayer, Furnas County 4-H, 70
  2. Boone Elam, South Side 4-H, 69
  3. Nick Jensen, Papillion-La Vista Sur, 69
  4. Cedric Newcomb, Papillion-La Vista, 69
  5. Andrew Enns, Beatrice 2, 68
  6. Ty Bevington, Douglas County West Silver, 68
  7. Ayden Longcor, Omaha Skutt Green, 68
  8. Creedance Jankowski, Cougar 4-H, 68
  9. Beau Smith, Ashland 4-H, 68

20-21 yards – 1. Alex Wenzbauer, Diller-Odell, 70 of 75

  1. William Waldron, Cougar 4-H, 70
  2. Hayes Andelt, Rio Azul 4-H, 69
  3. Nathaneal Taylor, Lincoln Southwest, 69
  4. Nick Hanson, Norris, 68
  5. Alex Cleland, Lincoln Southeast, 68
  6. Nolen Engel, Sutton, 67
  7. Ashton Jirsa, Rio Azul 4-H, 67
  8. Josiah Harrington, Blue River 4-H, 67
  9. Isiah Meyer, Norris, 67

22-23 yards – 1. Caden Larsen, Ravenna, 70

  1. Wyatt Happle, Beatrice, 70
  2. Michael Day, West Bellevue, 67
  3. Nathaniel Heins, Merrick County 4-H, 67
  4. Charles Wood, West Douglas County, 67
  5. Jaxon Ferris, Lincoln Southwest, 67
  6. Alex Busboom, Beatrice, 66
  7. William Snyder, Mount Michael, 66

24-25 yards – 1. Tanner Parrish, Lincoln Southeast, 67 of 75 (won tiebreaker)

  1. Zach Hennecke, Norris, 67 years old
  2. Clyde Stenglein, West Douglas County, 65
  3. Beau Spilker, Beatrice, 62 years old
  4. Gavin Kuck, Norris, 60
  5. Kahne Packer, Wilber 5-Clubs 4-H, 59
  6. Jacob Uphoff, EM 4-H, 58
  7. Kohen Burda, Wilber 5-Clubs 4-H, 57