Local Athletes Participate In Clay Target League National Championship

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