{"id":42306,"date":"2026-07-13T08:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=42306"},"modified":"2026-07-13T08:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:54:30","slug":"local-trap-teams-individuals-participate-in-usa-clay-target-league-national-high-school-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/more-sports\/42306-local-trap-teams-individuals-participate-in-usa-clay-target-league-national-high-school-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Trap Teams, Individuals Participate In USA Clay Target League National High School Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Many local trap teams and individuals qualified and participated in the USA Clay Target League National High School Championship in Mason, Michigan July 10-12.<\/p>\n<p>Local schools with teams and individuals participating included Altamont, Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City, Dieterich, Effingham, St Elmo-Brownstown, Stewardson-Strasburg, and Teutopolis.<\/p>\n<p>Two-hundred and forty teams competed in Friday&#8217;s team competition for a chance to advance to Sunday&#8217;s finals. Teams from Dieterich, Effingham, Stewardson-Strasburg, and Teutopolis advanced to the finals.<\/p>\n<p>In the Finals Competition, Dieterich placed 15th, Teutopolis placed 27th, Stewardson-Strasburg placed 40th and Effingham placed 44th.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, 1,800 individuals competed for a chance to advance to Sunday&#8217;s finals. 11 local athletes advanced.<\/p>\n<p>In the overall male division,<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Hank Sipe of Dieterich placed 21st<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Brody Ordner of Stew-Stras placed 135th<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Dylan Huber of Dieterich placed 162nd<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Bo Kreke from Teutopolis placed 268th<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Cody Hemmen from Teutopolis placed 304th<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Braxton Hoene of Stew-Stras placed 308th<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Brock Niemerg of Dieterich placed 327th<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Hayden Wendling of Effingham placed 338th<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Kaden Field of Effingham placed 355th<\/p>\n<p>In the overall female division,<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Grace Hahn of Dieterich placed 5th<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Aubree Antrim of Stew-Stras placed 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of our local athletes on a great season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many local trap teams and individuals qualified and participated in the USA Clay Target League National High School Championship in Mason, Michigan July 10-12. 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