Area High Schools Compete In Clay Target, Skeet Leagues

The season got underway back in March for the Illinois State HIgh School Clay Target League. There are 65 high school teams across the state that participate in the program which is a part of the USA Clay Target League.

Weekly competition began April 17 with a final fun week in mid-May. The season culminates with tournametnts held in June and athletes with top season averages will be invited to register for the League's National Championship held in MIchigan every July.

This spring, over 31,500 student athletes are participating in league programs acros sthe country.

"Athltes of all types are able to participate in clay target shooting," said John Nelson, President of the USACTL. "The league has a 'no benchwarmers' philosophy and the league's True Team scoring system is designed so that everyone's score matters, not just the top athletes on a team."

Area teams entered are Altamont High School, Beecher City Jr/Sr High School, Brownstown Jr/Sr High School, Newton Community High School, Cumberland High School, Dieterich High School, Effingham High School, St. Anthony High School, St. Elmo Jr/Sr High School, Stewardson-Strasburg High School and Teutopolis High School.

They are split into conferences Following are area teams in their respective conferences:

TRAP

For the 2022 Spring Trap League, 57 high school teams are assigned to 8 conferences based on team size. Area teams are in the following conferences:

CONFERENCE 3

St. Elmo Jr/Sr High School

CONFERENCE 4

Cumberland High School

CONFERENCE 5

Altamont High School

Beecher City Jr/Sr High School

Effingham High School

CONFERENCE 6

Dieterich High School

Newton Community High School

Stewardson-Strasburg High School

CONFERENCE 7

Teutopolis High School

SKEET

CONFERENCE 1

Altamont High School

Cumberland High School

CONFERENCE 2

Beecher City Jr/Sr High School

Effingham High School

The rest of the season includes:

May 22: Fun Week begins

May 23: Season final results posted

May 31: National Championship registration opens for tier 1

June 2: National Championship registration opens for tier 2 if applicable

June 4-26: Tournaments – please visit the State Tournament page for more information.

June 6: National Championship registration opens for tier 3 if applicable

June 10-19: Virtual tournaments if applicable

June 20: National Championship registration closes

July 6-10: National Championship in Mason, Michigan