Area High Schools Compete in Clay Target League

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Published on November 4 2021 7:27 am
Last Updated on November 4 2021 7:27 am
Written by Millie Lange

The Illinois State High School Clay Target League is part of the USA Clay Target League, the largest youth clay target shooting sport program in the nation with over 39,000 participating athletes in 2021. The League offers trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand leagues to secondary and postsecondary schools across the country. The League is the only 100% school-approved clay target shooting sport program in America.

The League’s co-ed and adaptive nature are key attractions to schools nationwide. The League is fully Title IX compliant with both male and female athletes competing on the same team. Additionally, it’s an ‘adaptive’ sport, which allows students with physical disabilities to take part. The League is also the safest sport in high school, with not one reported injury since the inception of the League in 2001. Each athlete must complete firearm safety certification before participation.

The League attracts student athletes to participate in shooting sports while creating a ‘virtual’ competition among other League teams throughout each state. Family travel is minimal because practice and competition are conducted at a shooting range near each school’s location. Conferences are determined by team size rather than geographic location for fair competition.

The USA Clay Target League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is the independent provider of clay target shooting sports for secondary and postsecondary schools. The League’s priorities are safety, fun, and marksmanship – in that order.
Several area high schools compete in the league.

Altamont High School competes in the 1A - Conference 2 and finished fifth. Southwestern High School took first with 2,201 followed by Quincy Senior with 1,876, Franklin-Waverly with 1,602, Leland with 1,541, Altamont with 1,413 and Forreston with 517.

Effingham took second in the 1A - Conference 3. Staunton won with 5,447 followed by EHS 4,471.5, Dieterich with 3,998.50, Galva with 3,213, Stewardson-Strasburg with 3,050.5, Gardner South Wilmington with 3,036, West Central with 2,562.5 and Beecher City with 1,521.