It was a bad day for clay pigeons and a great day for the Tri-City United High School trap shooting squads.
A total of 22 five-person squads from 12 area schools participated in the 4th Annual Montgomery Sportsmen’s Club High School Trap Shoot Invitational on Saturday, May 16, at the Montgomery range on the south end of town. The weather was very pleasant with sunshine and the breeze behind shooters’ backs.
“It is one of the main goals of the Montgomery Sportsmen’s Club (MSC) to encourage and promote the shooting sports for our youth and adults alike. That is why our volunteers work so hard to provide a safe, clean shooting range for our youth to shoot at,” said MSC’s Vice President Jon Trnka. “MSC currently has three high schools coming to Montgomery to shoot; these are TCU, New Prague and Jordan. Open night shooting is available for youth and adults alike on Wednesday nights all summer and into the fall.”
The weekly available practice sessions paid off for TCU’s A squad, landing 355 and first place at the tournament and just two points more than neighboring rivals from New Prague. TCU’s B squad also faired well, garnering 6th place.
While the squad numbers were good, Jordan took honors for top gun. Tucker McGarrah, with a score of 74 and reverse run of 72, took top gun for males. Sawyer Hergott, with a score of 70, took the top gun award for females.
This tournament is always a nice introduction to the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s (MSHSCTL) Minnesota Trap Shooting Championship in Alexandria, Minn., June 15-23. The top 40 teams and top 100 male and female shooters will advance to the Minnesota State High School League’s Clay Target State Tournament held at the Minneapolis Gun Club in Credit River Township on Friday, June 26.
TCU will be participating in the tournament in Alexandria with more than 350 high school teams and over 8,000 students.
According to the MSHSCTL spring leaderboard for individuals, four TCU individuals have placed in the top 100 in Minnesota...
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Tri-City United High School’s Team A enjoys a great day of shooting at the Montgomery Sportsmen’s Club Trap Range on Saturday.
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Tri-City United High School Trap Team A were the 1st place earners at the 4th Annual High School Trap Team Invitational at the home shooting range on Saturday, May 16. Pictured with their 1st place trophy, from the left, are Levi Horman, Ryan Dalhke, Jacob Jones, Dylan Carston, and Branko Schoenbauer.