World’s Largest High School Shooting Sport Event Under Way

(Courtesy: MNSHSCTL/2022 Trap Shooting)

ALEXANDRIA, MN (KDLM) – The annual Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s 2022 Trap Shooting State Championships began Monday at the Alexandria Shooting Park. Over the course of the nine-day event, it is estimated that close to eight thousand trap shooters from high schools across Minnesota will participate.

This tournament serves as the qualifier for the Minnesota State High School League’s Clay Target State Tournament on June 24th. The 40 teams with the highest scores, regardless of class, advance out of the nine-day Clay Target League Trap Shooting Championships to the MSHSL event. The MSHSL Clay Target State Tournament will also include 100 individuals that qualify for the nine-day tournament at the Alexandria Shooting Park.

Between 800 and 900 trap shooters will attend the competition at the Alexandria Shooting Park each day of the tournament. Each school’s participant shoots on one designated day, so the roster of competing athletes changes by the day. Spectators are welcome for each of the nine days of the competition. Admission is free. The tournament at the Alexandria Shooting Park has a festival atmosphere, with nearly five dozen vendors offering products to purchase, information on post-high school education or military service, plus various food and beverage items to buy.

The tournament at the Alexandria Shooting Park continues through Tuesday, June 21st. Scoring updates are available here.

Competition schedule, by day and time for schools in/around the Detroit Lakes area:

Monday, June 13th:

8:30 AM – Menahga

Tuesday, June 14th:

8:30 AM – Ada-Borup/West, Battle Lake

10:30 AM – Staples-Motley

12 Noon – Bertha-Hewitt

Wednesday, June 15th:

8:30 AM – Frazee-Vergas, Park Rapids, Rothsay

10:00 AM – Pelican Rapids

10:30 AM – Sebeka