1st Place Doubles Skeet Senior Varsity Squad (Jake Fickes, Vincent Will, and Dawson Hendrix). Photo submitted by Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Young Guns
For Immediate Release – January 8, 2025
Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Young Guns
The Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Young Guns, the local youth competitive shotgun clay target shooting team, competed at the state SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) meet at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, IL on June 28th-30th.
1st Place Skeet Senior Varsity Squad (Brady Henshaw, Jake Fickes, and Vincent Will). Photo submitted by Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Young Guns
The Young Guns returned with 2 champion squads, 2 medaling squads, and 7 medaling individuals. Vincent Will and Jake Fickes were also named to the Illinois All State Skeet team and the Illinois All State Sporting Clays Team.
Champion and Medaling Squads:
1st Place Doubles Skeet Senior Varsity Squad (Jake Fickes, Vincent Will, and Dawson Hendrix)
1st Place Skeet Senior Varsity Squad (Brady Henshaw, Jake Fickes, and Vincent Will)
2nd Place Sporting Clays Intermediate Entry Squad (Rainah Robinson, Bryn Overton, and Myles Kaufman)
3rd Place Sporting Clays Junior Varsity Squad (Briar Price, Matt Coartney, and Brayden Snider)
Medaling Individuals:
2nd Place Double Trap Senior Varsity (Vincent Will)
2nd Place Sporting Clays Senior Varsity (Vincent Will)
3rd Place Handicap Trap Intermediate Advance (Curtis Snider)
3rd Place Doubles Skeet Senior Varsity (Jake Fickes)
3rd Place Skeet Senior Varsity (Jake Fickes)
3rd Place Sporting Clays Junior Varsity (Briar Price)
In all, Young Guns had 31 athletes compete at the SCTP State Championships this past summer. They competed in the 6 events of doubles trap, handicap trap, doubles skeet, singles trap, skeet and sporting clays. They had 15 members shoot 25 straight targets and a number of personal best scores were posted.
Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Young Guns, the local youth competitive shotgun clay target shooting team. Photo submitted.
The Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Young Guns also sent 9 athletes to the SCTP National Championships that was held in Marengo, Ohio in mid July.
The Lincoln Heritage Pheasants Forever Young Guns is a local youth competitive clay target shooting team that competes in Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays. They practice weekly at the Charleston Sportsman Club and Olde Barn Sporting Clays and are trained in shooting skills and safety techniques. For more information contact head coaches Scott Gossett 232-9361 or Matt Homann 246-3250.
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