Saturday, June 20, 2015
Minneapolis Gun Club
Prior Lake, Minnesota
Minnesota is the first and only state high school athletic association in America to recognize and support a trapshooting tournament.
Since it’s inception the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League has worked very closely with the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) by adopting similar rules, regulations, and operations while still maintaining it’s own governing body as an organization that provides trapshooting as an extracurricular co-ed activity to high schools.
Check out photos from the event here.
One of the MSHSL’s goals in 2012 was to explore the potential assimilation of education-based competitions in MSHSL initiatives that will enhance academic opportunities for students and in MSHSL member school communities. With the ongoing success of the clay target league, the MSHSL has recognized that the clay target league is a viable alliance to help achieve their goal. On December 6, 2012 the MSHSL board of directors approved a presenting partnership with the clay target league for the 2014 State Tournament that was held on June 13, 2014. Trapshooting individuals and teams were recognized as high school sport champions like all other high school sports in Minnesota.
The MSHSL presenting partner tournament offers the highest achievers in individual and team trapshooting competition the opportunity to compete and be recognized in a state tournament like all other MSHSL sanctioned sports. With this achievement, the MSHSL is the first and only state high school athletic association in the country to present and support a trapshooting state tournament.
Unlike the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s Championship that invites all participants to compete, the MSHSL State Tournament invites a select number of top performing teams and individuals to compete in a single-day competition and champions will be awarded covenant Minnesota State High School League trophies.
Schedule & Field Assignments:
Team competition:
8 a.m.: Check-in
8:30: Opening Ceremonies
9 a.m.: Competition begins
Click here to view the team schedule and field assignment.
Individual competition:
Noon-2:00 p.m.: Check-in
3 p.m. (approximate – begins after team award ceremony)
Click here to view the individual schedule and field assignment.
Participant qualifications:
All participants (schools) must be members of the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League and be in grades 7-12 and in good standing with the Minnesota State High School League and the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League. Qualifying individuals and teams must provide their own firearm, ammunition (minimum of 100 for team and individual competition), eye protection, and ear protection. There is no cost to individuals, teams or schools who participate in the State Tournament. Competing teams and individuals will exhibit the qualities of gracious professionalism and conform to the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s Sportsmanship Agreement and 2015 Policies & Procedures.
Team qualifications:
The number of qualifying teams is the same as the number of conferences in the spring season. The top five athlete scores from each team are combined to determine the team score. The number of top finishing teams from each day of the Championship is determined by the number of conferences in each Class that are designated for each day of the Championship:
Class 1A – TBD based on Spring League Registration.
Class 2A –
Class 3A –
Class 4A –
Class 5A –
Class 6A –
All qualifying teams MUST provide the athlete names that will participate in the State Tournament upon qualifying. Teams must have a minimum of five student athletes and up to two additional alternates. Only five athletes will shoot and alternates cannot be used after the competition begins
Team competition:
• Each team member will shoot two rounds (50 targets) in each of two different sessions (split squads) for a total of 100 targets.
• The team with the highest combined number of targets hit will win.
• If there is a tie for any place, the team with the highest individual score(s) in subsequent order will determine the winner.
Team awards:
1st, 2nd and 3rd place (including ties) are awarded team trophies and individual medals (one for coach, five for competitors, and one for each alternate, up to two). Additional medals are available for purchase.
Individual qualifications:
The top 100 student athletes plus ties using the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s regular season average are qualified and invited to compete in the State Tournament. Athletes must post a score in all competition weeks to qualify for the top 100 high average.
Individual competition:
• Each athlete will shoot two rounds (50 targets) in each of two different sessions (split squads) for a total of 100 targets.
• The highest number of targets hit will win.
• If there is a tie for any place, a “reverse longest run” tiebreaker will be used.
• All ties after a reverse run is determined will result in a tie for that place.
If a tiebreaker is required, the reverse longest run of hit targets by the athletes will be used. The longest run score will start from the last target and count backwards until a missed target is reached to determine the score. The athlete with the longest (highest number) reverse run is declared the winner. If there is a tie after the longest run is totaled, then a tie for that place is declared.
Individual awards:
1st through 8th place are awarded individual trophies.
Practice
Friday, June 19: 9:00 a.m. to dusk (many fields available)No practice available on tournament day.
Cost: $5.50/25 targets
Ammunition is available to purchase in the Clubhouse.
Suspension of competition due to hazardous weather conditions.
In the event of inclement weather before or during the State Tournament, the MSHSCTL will make safety their first priority. When lightening is observed or thunder is heard, the tournament must be suspended. The occurrence of lightning or thunder is not subject to interpretation or discussion. Lightning is lightning; thunder is thunder.
Everyone will be asked to take shelter either inside of a building, shelter or vehicle. If, after lightning is seen, and it does not reoccur for 30 minutes, the tournament committee will review weather reports and the committee will decide if/or when the competition will resume.
If severe weather is forecasted, and time permits, all participants may shoot a lesser number of targets as determined by the tournament committee.
Admission and parking is free.
Information subject to change. Please check this web page often for updates.
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