Clay Target Team

Welcome to the Cretin-Derham Hall Clay Target Shooting Team home page. Our team competes in Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays and is comprised of both boys and girls. Our primary competitive seasons are in the fall and the spring.  

The only prerequisite for participation is each athlete must possess his/her Hunter and Safety Education Certificate offered by the state DNR before they can compete. If you do not have this, please contact Gary Fischbach, our firearms safety coach. School Letters are awarded at season's end to those who meet the criteria offered by the team. This sport offers both young men and women an opportunity to compete side by side, and possibly discover hidden talents they didn't know they had. The shooting sports require good hand and eye coordination, and the maturity to stay focused on safety procedures. 

Questions we are asked every year include, “Do I need to have past shooting or hunting experience?” and “Do I need to own a shotgun?” The answer to both of these is no. We take beginners every year; we train you in both the safety and skill of the game. While it’s preferred at some point to have your own shotgun, we do not recommend buying one until you have had the opportunity to sample a few different guns. The team does have a limited supply of club guns for use.

Mr. Chad Anderson is the Clay Target Team Activity Chair.  Field coaches include: Jason Naber and Gary Fischbach.  

We will continue doing our best as adult facilitators and coaches to help introduce the shotgun shooting sports to a generation of young people that may have had limited exposure to any of the shooting sports. We will focus on safety, fun, and competition as we grow. 

Our schedule for spring of 2023 is as follows.  We will have practice at the SSP Club on Wednesdays after school (3-5pm) and some Saturdays 10-12.

• February 1: Team and student athlete registration opens.
• February 9: Team Photo 3:15 in the Forum
• February 28: Team Meeting 6pm in the Commons
• March 20: Team and student athlete registration closes Noon CT.
• March : TBD Field Safety Day
• March 29: Practice Week 1
• April 5: Practice Week 2
• April 12: Reserve Week
• April 19: Competition Week 1
• April 26: Competition Week 2
• May 3: Competition Week 3
• May 3: MN State Championship registration closes at noon CT
• May 10: Competition Week 4
• May 17: Competition Week 5
• May 24: Family & Fun Field Day
• June 12 (likely) State Trap Championships- all team members
• June XXX TBM State Skeet Championships – all team members

http://mnclaytarget.com/

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/firearms/index.html

What is Trap? What is Skeet?

Activity Chair          Chad Anderson            canderson@c-dh.org

Coach                     Jason Naber                jrnaber70@gmail.com

Coach                     Gary Fischbach           garyftrap@gmail.com

Team Captain   

The CDH Clay Target competed in both Trap and Skeet in the Spring of 2021.  

TRAP

1A - Conference 1  

• Emilia Bray ’24- Female 3^rd Place Novice Division at the MN State Trap Championships
• Riley Bray ’22- Female 2^nd Place in Varsity for Conference
• Kali Bray ’22- Female 3^rd Place in Jr. Varsity for Conference

SKEET

1A - Conference 1  

• Emilia Bray ’24- Female 2^nd Place Novice Division at the MN State Skeet Championships
• Riley Bray ’22- Female 3^rd Place Novice Division at the MN State Skeet Championships
• Riley Bray ’22- Female 1^st Place for Conference
• Kali Bray ’24- Female 2^nd Place for Conference
• Emilia Bray ’24- Female 3^rd Place for Conference

Fall 2020

TRAP

1A - Conference 1  

• Riley Bray '22 - Female 3rd Place Highest Season Average Conference 1

2020

The CDH Clay Target Team has a small number of kids participating but finished did a great job competing in the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League 2020 Spring Season. 

TRAP

1A - Conference 1  

• Allison Naber '20 - Female 1st Place Highest Season Average Conference 1 - 22.40

• Allison Naber ‘20 – All State Team- High Season Average

2019

The CDH Clay Target Team finished very well in the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League 2019 Spring Season.  

TRAP

1A - Conference 1  

• CDH Trap Team - 1st Place Team 1A Conference 1

• Dylan Jacobson '19 - Highest season average overall 1A - 24.10

• Dylan Jacobson '19 - Male 1st Place Highest Season Average Conference 1  - 24.10

• Stanley Lukas '19 - Male 3rd Place Highest Season Average Conference  1 – 22.50

• Allison Naber '20 - Female 1st Place Highest Season Average Conference 1 - 22.80

SKEET

1A - Conference 1  

• CDH Skeet Team- 2nd Place Team 1A Conference 1 (only lost by 5 targets with only 4 shooters)

• Dylan Jacobson '19 - Male 2nd Place Season Average Conference 1- 23.20

  ---

   

• Stanley Lukas '19 - Male 3rd Place Season Average Conference 1- 21.70

• Allison Naber '20 - Female 1st Place Highest Season Average Conference 1 – 16.70

CDH Lettering Policy - 3 Pathways to Letter.  A letter can be earned in both Trap and Skeet.  

(You need to fulfill the criteria for one of the following pathways to letter)

1)         Shoot an average of 18 – 25 shooting a minimum of 12 rounds in an event

2)         Shoot a perfect score of 25

3)         Active participation on the team for 4 years

Attendance: We hope you all will have perfect attendance. To letter, you may only miss twice throughout the spring season. If you are going to miss a week, you need to get prior approval from coaching staff.