Several local student athletes participated in the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship held in Mason, Michigan July 11, 12, & 13.
Local schools sending both teams and indivduals included Altamont, Beecher City, Cumberland, Dieterich, Effingham, St. Elmo, South Central, Stewardson-Strasburg, and Teutopolis.
On day one of competition, 261 teams competed, and the top 80 teams advanced to the championship round.
Local teams that advanced to the championship round were
Beecher City - 62nd place overall (members Gage Hart, Raylee Martin, Jade Short, Kendrick Stoldt, & Adam Stuckemeyer)
Effingham Team 2 - 69th place overall (members Ashlyn Davis, Kaden Field, Abby Feldhake, Korina Hecht and Kierstyn Hendrix)
Teutopolis Team 1 - 14th place overall (members Conner Beckman, Chance Borries, Dane Funneman, Augie Jansen, & Claresa Ruholl)
Teutopolis Team 2 - 71st overall (members Lane Apke, Cody Hemmen, Jackson Kinkelaar, Seth Koester, & Allie Wilhelms)
On Day 2, 1,800 individual athletes competed with the top 400 advancing to the championship round.
Hank Sipe of Dieterich shot a perfect 100/100 and finished 10th over all in the shoot off making the podium.
Other local Individuals that advanced included:
Emma Bowman - Altamont - 397th Overall
Raylee Martin - Beecher City - 128th Overall
Jade Short - Beecher City - 168th Overall
Austin Carlen - Cumberland - 62nd Overall
Brayden Hahn - Dieterich- 17th overall
Madison Hahn- Dieterich - 162nd overall
Colby Koester - Dieterich- 308th overall
Kaden Field - Effingham- 170th overall
Emma Jones - Effingham - 288 overall
Wyatt Newburn - Effingham - 356 overall
Brandon Walls - Effingham - 47th Overall
Chase Hassebrock - South Central- 398th overall
Conner Beckman - Teutopolis- 290th overall
Chance Borries - Teutopolis- 46th overall
Dane Funneman - Teutopolis- 204th overall
Augie Jansen- Teutopolis- 60th overall
Claresa Ruholl - Teutopolis - 365th overall