SOUTH DAKOTA – The season is underway for 1,565 student athletes participating in the South Dakota State High School Clay Target League (SDSHSCTL) programs this spring. Those athletes are competing on 75 high school teams across the state, supported by hundreds of coaches, team staff, and other volunteers. The SDSHSCTL is a part of the USA Clay Target League (USACTL), which provides extracurricular shooting sports programs to schools in over 40 states.
“Schools want the opportunity to give their students a place to develop their confidence, sportsmanship, and teamwork without the high costs and limited playing opportunities of traditional sports,” said John Nelson, President of the USACTL. “Everyone can participate in clay target sports, and it’s clear that the opportunity for students to participate on their school’s team influences athletes’ lives for the better.”
A number of new teams were started nationwide, including in South Dakota, as schools took advantage of the League’s offer to start a team for free. Details on that program can be found at https://sd.usaclaytarget.com/
The high school athletes’ nine-week spring season is already underway, and will conclude May 24th. Most participants are then expected to participate in the State Tournament in June, with the top athletes in the nation eligible to compete at the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship in July.
About the USA Clay Target League
The non-profit USA Clay Target League 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. 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.
Learn how to start a team at your school!
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.
Visit https://sd.usaclaytarget.com for more information.
Schools competing:
Aberdeen Central High School
Aberdeen Christian School
Aberdeen Roncalli High School
Belle Fourche High School
Bon Homme High School
Brandon Valley High School
Britton-Hecla High School
Brookings High School
Centerville High School
Chamberlain High School
Clark High School
Dakota Christian School
Dakota Valley High School
De Smet High School
Dell Rapids High School
Deuel/Deubrook Area High School
Edmunds Central High School
Elk Point High School
Ethan High School
Florence High School
Garretson High School
Gettysburg High School
Great Plains Lutheran High School
Groton Area High School
Harrisburg High School
Hot Springs High School
Howard Jr/Sr High School
Iroquois / Lake Preston High School
Lemmon High School
Lyman High School
McCook Central High School
Milbank High School
Mitchell High School
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School
Parker High School
Pierre TF Riggs High School
Platte-Geddes High School
Rapid City Area Schools
Redfield High School
Scotland High School
Sioux Valley High School
Sisseton High School
Sunshine Bible Academy
Viborg-Hurley High School
Wall High School
Warner High School
Webster Area High School
Wessington Springs School
Wilmot High School
Winner/Colome High School
Yankton High School
Stanley County High School
Tripp-Delmont-Armour High School
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