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Clay Wing Shooters of Winnfield, LA
by Brian Brewton

Bottom row: Joseph Dulaney, Ethan Hall, Dillon McCartney, Brian Brewton
Representing: Virginia, Michigan, Louisiana

The Clay Wing Shooters of Winnfield, LA participated in the Annual State Championship held at Tallow Creek Shooting and Hunting Preserve in Covington, LA on June 3-5, 2005.

For some of these young shooters, it was the fist time to compete in a State Championship. The Clay Wing shooters were also the first two teams to compete in Louisiana under the Scholastic Clay Target Program sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

Ethan Hall of Quitman, LA, and Dillon McCartney finished 2^nd and 3^rd in the Sub Juniors Concurrent Event. The High Over All Team in SCTP Team event winners were Ethan Hall, Dillon McCartney and Joseph Dulaney. All of the Clay Wings Shooters were very competitive among the field of seasoned Sporting Clay shooters.

These young shooters have improved from one tournament to the next as evidenced by their increasing scores. They are beginning to understand the mental processes that have to be applied to move to the next level of competition.

The Team participated in the Junior Nationals Scholastic Clay Target Program in Detroit, MI. on July 22-24, 2005. The LA SCTP shooters placed 3^rd and 6^th. The winning team of that SCTP Championship received a $1,000.00 Scholarship per team member to be used toward college. In addition to the scholarships, the winning team members received an invitation to the Junior Olympic try outs in Colorado City, Colorado this September.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program offers all three of the clay shooting disciplines: NSSA Skeet, NSCA Sporting Clays, and ATA Trap. The teams are placed in competitive divisions such as Rookie Division (5th grade and below), Junior Division (6th through 8th grade), Senior Novice and Senior Experienced Divisions (9th through 12th grade).

If you would like to know more about, or participate in such a program, feel free to call me at 318-528-7608 or you may find information at http://www.nssf.org.