South Dakota – 973 athletes representing 66 high school teams from across the state scheduled to participate at 2025 South Dakota State High School Clay Target League State Tournaments in June.
The premiere event of the year will be the SDSHSCTL Trap Shooting State Tournament, which will be held at the Aberdeen Gun Club in Aberdeen, SD June 7th-8th.
The top athletes in the nation this season will be eligible to compete at the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship in July.
The State Tournaments are proudly sponsored by The Bass Pro/Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, Do All Outdoors, Walker’s, Sportsman’s Guide, SCHEELS, Strike Visuals, The Aberdeen Hotel Alliance and CVB, South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, Ducks Unlimited, and Guns.com.
1,491 student athletes representing 73 high school teams across the state participated in the South Dakota State High School Clay Target League (SDSHSCTL) this spring. The SDSHSCTL is a part of the USA Clay Target League, which offers high school and college programs across the country.
About the USA Clay Target League
With over 54,000 participating athletes in the 2024-25 school year, the non-profit USA Clay Target League is America’s largest clay target shooting organization. The League offers trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand leagues to secondary and postsecondary schools across the country.
The League the only 100% school-approved clay target shooting sport program in America. Every team must have school approval to participate. Most participating schools have lettering programs as well as yearbook inclusion for the teams. In addition, tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships are provided to qualifying seniors by the League and post-secondary institutions each year.
The League’s co-ed and adaptive nature are key attractions to schools nationwide: it’s fully Title IX compliant with both male and female athletes competing on the same team, and it’s an ‘adaptive’ sport, which allows students with physical disabilities to take part.
The League’s priorities are safety, fun, and marksmanship – in that order.
The League is the safest sport in school, with not one reported injury since the inception of the League in 2001. Each athlete must complete firearm safety certification before participation.
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