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2023 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

The League is proud to announce the students awarded Jim Sable Environment & Conservation Education Scholarship! Each of the students listed below will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship! Congratulations to the athletes below, and best of luck to them as the begin to pursue their futures this fall! NameSchoolStateJami BoppSargent Central High SchoolNDLogan CapraHill-Murray SchoolMNMary […]

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2023 Spring Season Conference Awards!

Congratulations to all of the participants this spring! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for supporting the next generation of outdoor clay target shooting sport athletes! See all standings at https://claytargetscoring.com/public/ Trap For the 2023 Spring Trap League, 8 high school teams are assigned to 2 conferences based on team size. Skeet For […]

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2023 Spring Season Conference Assignments!

The 2023 Spring Season is here! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for supporting the next generation of outdoor clay target shooting sport athletes! Trap For the 2023 Spring Trap League, 8 high school teams are assigned to 2 conferences based on team size. (#) = Number of athlete’s scores used for each […]

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Spring League Athlete Registration Information!

Student athlete registration will open on February 1st and close on March 20th at NOON CT. Student athlete registration for the spring season will be coordinated through the League’s Athlete Management System (AMS) on ClayTargetGO!. New Students:  Contact your coach to receive a Team ID that enables you to make a new AMS profile in […]

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2022 Fall Season Awards!

Congratulations to all of this season’s participants!Please allow 2-3 weeks for awards to be shipped.Awards are shipped to the TEAM’S shipping address listed in TMS! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for supporting the next generation of outdoor clay target shooting sport athletes! TrapNational League The National League consists of teams from states […]

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2022 Fall Season Conference Assignments

The 2022 Fall Season is here! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for supporting the next generation of outdoor clay target shooting sport athletes! TrapNational League The National League consists of teams from states that did not have enough qualifying teams to host a State League. For the 2022 Fall Trap League, 12 […]

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2022 Spring Season Awards!

Congratulations to all of the participants this spring! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for supporting the next generation of outdoor clay target shooting sport athletes! See all standings at https://claytargetscoring.com/public/ Trap For the 2022 Spring Trap League, 10 high school teams are assigned to 2 conferences based on team size. Skeet For […]

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2022 Spring Season Conference Assignments

The 2022 Spring Season is here! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for supporting the next generation of outdoor clay target shooting sport athletes! Trap For the 2022 Spring Trap League, 10 high school teams are assigned to 2 conferences based on team size. (#) = Number of athlete’s scores used for each […]

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2022 Spring League

Spring League Registration – Feb 1st to March 21st! Schools and student athletes from across the state are invited to join the Spring League! Student athletes considering joining a team are required to earn League-approved firearm safety certification. New Athletes: Contact your coach to get a Team ID and then visit ClayTargetGO! to create your […]

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2021 Fall League Awards!

Congratulations to all of this year’s Fall League participants, and thank you to all of the parents, coaches, and team staff for another safe and exciting season!Awards will be shipped to teams’ addresses in TMS, please allow two to three weeks for packaging and shipping. Trap For the 2021 Fall Trap League, 1 Texas high […]

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2021 Fall League Conference Assignments

The 2021 Fall Season is here! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shooting sports! Trap For the 2021 Fall Trap League, 1 Texas high school team was assigned to the National Skeet Conferences created for states that had limited teams. (#) = Number of athlete’s scores used […]

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2021 Spring Season Awards!

Congratulations to all of the participants of the 2021 Spring Season!Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shooting sports! 2021 Spring Trap League 2021 Spring Skeet League 2021 Spring 5-Stand League – National Conference 2021 Spring Sporting Clays League – National Conference

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2021 Spring Conferences

The 2021 Spring Season is here! Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shooting sports! For the 2021 Spring Trap League, 10 high school teams are assigned to 2 conferences based on team size. (#) = Number of athlete’s scores used for each team to determine True Team™ […]

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2020 Fall Season Conferences & Awards!

Congratulations to all teams and individuals on their 2020 Fall League accomplishments! Awards will be mailed beginning 12/1. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shootings sports! Trap Shooting View the National Conference weekly standings HERE For the 2020 Fall Trap League, […]

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Over $138,000 Raised From League Supporters!

In the last decade, the USA Clay Target League has grown from 30 students athletes on three teams in Minnesota to more than 32,000 registered athletes across over 1,000 teams nationwide last in 2019. Unfortunately, as a result of COVID-19, the League faced unprecedented challenges. This spring saw 80% of schools and more than 28,000 […]

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The Safe Choice

Click The Infographic To Download & Share! The Fall Season will soon be upon us, and school administrations are making tough decisions regarding Fall sports and activities across the state. Clay Target Sports are a low-risk sport based on the recommendations from the CDC and the National Federation of High Schools. The League has a […]

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League Adds Sporting Clays and 5-Stand Clay Target Disciplines

The USA High School Clay Target League is excited to announce that the clay target disciplines of ‘Sporting Clays’ and ‘5-Stand’ have been added to their highly popular high school clay target shooting programs, in which over 30,000 student athletes participate. The inclusion of sporting clays and 5-stand will provide exciting new clay target shooting […]

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2020 All-State Team!

Congratulations to the individuals below for having the top overall averages for the 2020 Spring League! Each student listed below will get a special 2020 All-State Team Patch! Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. 2020 Trap All-State Team: 1Brayden DavisGonzales High School22.602Logan AppletonPorter High School22.203Sammy WeldonSplendora High School21.704Blake WebbSplendora High School21.504brady oakesGonzales High School21.50 2020 […]

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2020 Spring Season Conferences & Awards!

Congratulations to all teams and individuals on their 2020 Spring League accomplishments! Awards will be mailed. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shootings sports! Trap Conference Awards: Skeet Conference Awards: For the 2020 Spring Trap League, 5 high school teams are […]

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The USA Clay Target League and COVID-19

UPDATE – Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 USA Clay Target League 2020 Modified Fall Season The USA Clay Target League thanks all of our athletes, parents, coaches, and sponsors for their patience and understanding to considering participating in the League in this unprecedented time.Due to the current uncertainty related to COVID-19, the League is announcing a […]

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Spring League Athlete Registration Information!

Student athlete registration will open on February 3 and close on March 23 at NOON CT. Student athlete registration for the spring season will be coordinated through the League’s Athlete Management System (AMS) on ClayTargetGO!. New Students:  Contact your coach to receive a Team ID that enables you to make a new AMS profile in […]

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2019 Fall League Results & Awards!

Congratulations to all teams and individuals on their 2019 Fall League accomplishments! Awards will be mailed to the team shipping address listed in TMS. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shootings sports!  Trap Skeet

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Fall 2019 Conferences Announced!

For the 2019 Fall Trap League, 4 high school teams are assigned to 1 conference.For the 2019 Fall Skeet League, 2 high school teams are assigned to 1 conference.(#) = Number of athlete’s scores used for each team to determine True Team™ scoring points earned. Trap Conference  Skeet Conference Conference 1 (5) Conference 1 (5) […]

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2019 Scholarship Recipients Announced!

Congratulations to the 25 recipients of the Jim Sable Environment & Conservation Education Scholarship! Jim recognized that education came before anything else.  He would always ask his students if they had gotten their homework done, asked about the grades, and encourage them to succeed academically.  As a student mentor, Jim felt that it was his […]

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2019 Spring League Results & Awards!

Congratulations to all teams and individuals on their 2019 Spring League accomplishments! Awards will be handed out at the State Tournament Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shootings sports!

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Tournament Registration Complete!

All teams and student athletes are invited to participate! Registration is now complete! See you in June! To register for the tournament: A coach must login to the Team Management System (TMS) and select the tournament page. Follow the instructions to select the athlete registration fee ($35 includes targets and official tournament t-shirt) payment preference – […]

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Spring 2019 Conferences Announced!

  For the 2019 Spring Trap League, 10 high school teams are assigned to 2 conferences based on a similar number of team members. For the 2019 Spring Skeet League, 4 high school teams are assigned to 1 conference. (#) = Number of athlete’s scores used for each team to determine True Team™ scoring points […]

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2019 Spring Skeet League

Join Texas’ newest and safest high school sport! Schools and student athletes from across Texas are invited to join the 2019 Spring skeet League! Student athletes considering joining a team are required to earn a League-approved firearm safety certification. Existing teams may have limited availability to add new athletes – check with your school. New teams […]

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2019 State Skeet Tournament

Everyone is invited to participate! Date: June 1st – 10:00am (Opening Ceremony 9:45) Location: Waco Skeet & Trap Download the 2019 Skeet Shooting State Tournament Field Assignments and Shooting Schedule! The Texas State High School Clay Target League invites all student athletes to participate in the State Skeet Tournament. In order of importance, the three […]

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2018 All-State Team!

The League recognizes those students with the top 10 League averages as the All-State Team!  These top athletes will receive a special All-State patch!  Congratulations to the 2018 All-State Team! Brett Hennig Kelton High School  Genesis Munoz Andrews High School  Daniel Newman San Antonio Christian School  Kade Hathaway Kelton High School  Joshua Pink San Antonio […]

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2018 Spring League Results & Awards!

Awards will be handed out at the State Tournament. Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shootings sports! See below for conference award listings.  Reserve Week scores are used in the event of ties. View all final results

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2018 Spring League Conferences Announced!

For the 2018 Spring League, 6 high school teams are assigned to 2 conferences based on a similar number of team members. (#) = Number of athlete’s scores used for each team to determine True Team™ scoring points earned.   CONFERENCE 1 (7) Antonian College Preparatory High School Ira High School Kelton High School   […]

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2018 State Tournament

Congratulations to all the participants!  Please find the results on our Clay Target Leaderboard! Everyone is invited to participate! Date: June 2nd, 2018 Location: Waco Skeet & Trap – Waco, TX. Schedule (Subject to Change): Coach/Team Check-In: 9:00 AM Opening Ceremony: 9:45 AM Competition Begins: 10:00 AM CLICK HERE to download the 2018 State Tournament […]

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2017 All-State Team!

The League recognizes those students with the top 5 league averages (including ties) as the Texas State High School Clay Target League All-State Team.  These top athletes will receive a special All-State patch, and have earned the right to be called one of the best in the state! Please congratulate the following 5 athletes on […]

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2017 Spring League Awards

Congratulations to all teams and individuals on their 2017 Spring League accomplishments! Awards will be handed out at the State Tournament on June 3rd. Thank you coaches, schools, parents and gun clubs for helping introduce more students to shootings sports!   See below for conference award listings.  Reserve Week scores are used in the event of […]

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2017 State Tournament Registration!

Everyone is invited to participate! The League invites all student athletes to participate in the State Tournament! Contact your head coach to be registered on your team for the tournament.  Once added to the tournament roster, an email will be sent with additional information and payment details. Registration is now CLOSED.  Sorry, no late registrations […]

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2017 Spring Season Overview & Conference Assignments

52 students from 6 Texas high school teams are participating the 2017 Texas State High School Clay Target League’s (TXSHSCTL) inaugural spring trap shooting season, which began March 19th. “We are very pleased to offer clay target shooting as an activity for Texas high school athletes,” said Jim Sable, Executive Director of the TXSHSCTL, “it’s […]

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2017 State Tournament

Everyone is invited to participate! Date: Saturday, June 3rd 2017 Location: Waco Skeet & Trap – Waco, TX. 2017 Results! The Texas State High School Clay Target League invites all student athletes to participate in the State Tournament.In order of importance, the three priorities of the Texas State High School Clay Target League are safety, […]

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2017 Spring League

Join Texas’s newest and safest high school sport! Schools and student athletes from across Texas are invited to join the inaugural 2017 spring league! Student athletes considering joining a team are required to possess League-approved Firearm Safety Certification. Existing teams may have limited availability to add new athletes – check with your school. New teams […]

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Gun Sellers Have High Hopes For High School Shooting Leagues

Sapna Maheshwari – BuzzFeed: “In most sports, young athletes spend years honing skills that they’ll never use when they’re older,” the cartoon video begins, panning over a dejected football player, cheerleader, and lacrosse goalie. “But one sport provides a gateway to a lifetime of enjoyment and expertise: shooting sports.” That’s from the homepage of the […]

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Gun Digest: Shooting Sports’ Numbers are Swelling Among Teens

  The kids today, well they seem to be doing all right. At least the ones who have hitched their stars to the fast-growing extracurricular activity of sport shooting. Yes, breaking clays and nailing bull’s eyes have gained traction among American teens and young adults. Not long ago, we pointed out a feature the Washington […]

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