The 2024 Northeast Regional was held at Hopkins Game Farm in Kennedyville, Maryland, from August 14th - 18th. Hopkins is a well-known ground in the Northeast that has been hosting big blast tournaments for many years. Located on the eastern shore of Maryland, Hopkins is about an hour and a half from Baltimore. The property at Hopkins Game Farm is a landscape with a mixture of pretty farmland, densely wooded areas with thick canopies, open fields, and ponds. Some parts of the property allow “below the feet” shots with targets lower than the shooting stations due to the terrain.
This was the third Regional that Hopkins Game Farm has hosted in five years, having previously hosted the same tournament in 2020, 2022, and this year in 2024. The 2024 Northeast Regional also included a 200-target FITASC Grand Slam Tour Stop. Hopkins set unique target presentations that tested all competitors with multiple different challenges over the 8 Parcours of FITASC as well as the two Main Event Sporting Courses. Weather conditions throughout the weekend were variable, with many wind shifts and cloud cover. Rain was present on and off at certain times during the tournament but never stayed for too long.
Brandon Powell won the Main Event with a phenomenal 193/200, shooting a 97 on the Blue Course and a 96 on the Red. Blaize Whitehead of Pennsylvania was Runner Up with a pair of 96s, finishing on 192/200, and Zachary Kienbaum finished in 3rd with a 188/200. Karen Miles won the Ladies Main Event in dominant fashion by a total of 11 targets, finishing on a 187/200 in the Main Event. Ladies Runner Up was Desirae Edmunds with a 176/200, and Ladies Third was Madison Sharpe with a 172/200. Brandon Powell also won the FITASC Grand Slam Tour Stop with a 187/200, Braxton Oliver was Runner Up with a 184/200, and Gebben Miles was Third with a 183/200. Karen Miles was Ladies FITASC HOA with a 178/200, Gianna Santo was Ladies FITASC Runner Up with a 175/200, and Desirae Edmunds was Third with a 169/200.