South Dakota – Students from all across the state are getting ready to participate in the 2026 South Dakota State High School Clay Target League (SDSHSCTL) State Tournaments soon.
This year a total of 1,030 athletes from 72 teams will be participating across three different tournaments (Trap, Skeet, and 5-Stand).
The largest will be the 2026 SDSHSCTL Trap Shooting State Tournament, held at Aberdeen Gun Club in Aberdeen on June 6-7, 2026. The event will feature 860 athletes from 52 high school teams.
The Skeet event will be held at Aberdeen Gun Club in Aberdeen on June 5, 2026, featuring 126 athletes from 15 teams.
The 5-Stand event was held at Willow Creek Wildlife Inc. in Fort Pierre on May 30, 2026, featuring 44 athletes from 5 teams.
The 2026 State Tournaments are proudly sponsored by: Do-All Outdoors, Ducks Unlimited, Strike Visuals, Walker’s, SCHEELS, SoundGear, the Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks.
Full results for each event will be available online.
1,565 student athletes from 75 high school teams participated in South Dakota State High School Clay Target League (SDSHSCTL) programs this spring. On behalf of the students, parents, and families that participate, the League sincerely thanks the hundreds of coaches, team staff, and other volunteers that supported them this season.
About the USA Clay Target League
The non-profit USA College Clay Target League is a division of the USA Clay Target League, which provides clay target shooting sports opportunities to over 56,000 students on over 2,000 school-approved teams across America each year. Including trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand programs, the League is the leading provider of clay target shooting sports to secondary and post-secondary schools across the country.
The League is the only 100% school-approved clay target shooting sport program in America. Every team must have school approval to participate. 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. Each athlete must complete firearm safety certification before participation.
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