Ground Swipers Trap Club

Jersey Shooters in the Desert

The 78th Nevada State Shoot, the Gold Rush
Las Vegas, Nevada • Clark County Shooting Complex • Oct 24 to Nov 1, 2026

Fellow shooters,

Three New Jersey shooters went west to take on the best in the country at the Nevada State Shoot, and they held their own. Rick Batesko, Keith "Doc" Barton and Andrew Digiacomo shot their way through a full championship week in Las Vegas. Here is how they did.

The Big Picture

Andrew834High Over All, of 900
63rd of 638
Rick827High Over All, of 900
91st of 638
Doc818High Over All, of 900
118th of 638
Doc375High All Around, of 400
73rd of 606
Andrew374High All Around, of 400
84th of 606
Rick373High All Around, of 400
88th of 606

High Over All covers eight championship week events (900 targets). High All Around covers the three state championships: doubles, singles and handicap (400 targets).

Highlights

Andrew Digiacomo ran a perfect 100 straight in the Singles Class Championship, then added a 194 of 200 in the State Singles Championship and a 96 in the Back Fence Shootout and in the President's Handicap. Keep it up, Andrew. The whole club is proud of you, and the best is still ahead.

Keith "Doc" Barton led our group in the State Singles Championship with a 196 of 200, and posted a 98 in the Singles Class Championship and a 93 in the State Handicap Championship.

Rick Batesko stayed true to his specialty, trap doubles, with a 94 in both the Doubles Class Championship and the State Doubles Championship, plus a 190 of 200 in State Singles.

Event by Event

Rick Batesko, ATA #1418706, Veteran, shooting for Team Xcel and Team Kolar
Keith "Doc" Barton, ATA #2068170, Sub Veteran
Andrew Digiacomo, ATA #2516987, Junior, North Jersey
EventRickDocAndrew
Saturday Handicap #3DNSDNS92
Sunday Doubles #1DNSDNS92
Sunday Doubles #2DNSDNS96
Preliminary SinglesDNSDNS96
Preliminary HandicapDNSDNS91
All American DoublesDNSDNS85
Dial In Doubles918593
Handicap Tune Up898493
Get Ready Singles939494
Vice President Doubles888686
Director's Handicap878890
Doubles Class Championship948588
Singles Class Championship9798100
Back Fence Shootout818596
NV State Doubles Championship948690
President's Handicap888696
NV State Singles Championship (of 200)190196194
NV State Handicap Championship899390

All scores are out of 100 unless noted. DNS means did not shoot. Shaded rows are the three state championships. Scores are from the official SOS Clays results.

Full scores for every shooter are posted on SOS Clays.

Congratulations to all three on a great week, and thank you for representing New Jersey and Ground Swipers.

Ground Swipers Trap Club