A young competitor helps his team vie for the Commissioners' Cup

Teams of young shotgun shooters from across the state recently took aim at first place at the Scholastic Clay Target Program's Commissioners' Cup state championships in trap and skeet. Squads from Tucson, Phoenix, the East Valley and Sierra Vista ended up taking the top spots.

Two hundred fifty kids took part in the trap championships March 25 at the Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club in Scottsdale, and 152 faced off in the skeet championships April 1 at the Tucson Trap and Skeet Club in Tucson.

The Red Mountain Target Terminators won the senior experienced division in trap

"We had a great turnout at both events," says Anthony Chavez, shooting sports coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. "Participation was up more than 30 percent over last year and included new teams from programs in Sierra Vista, Casa Grande and Wickenburg."

Teams competed in four divisions: rookie (fifth grade and below), junior (sixth through eighth grade), senior novice (ninth through 12 grade) and senior experienced (also ninth through 12th grade).

The third leg of the Commissioners' Cup, the sporting clays championships, will be held April 29 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix.

The Commissioners' Cup championships conclude the season for the Scholastic Clay Target Program, which is sponsored by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission and administered by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. This is the second year for Arizona's program, which is based on the national initiative developed and sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Nearly 800 youths participate statewide, making it one of the largest state programs in the country.

Team and individual results for the trap and skeet championships are:

TRAP CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 25, Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale.

Team Results

Senior Experienced Division Ninth through 12th grades

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Red Mountain Target Terminators	921	Mark Clary, Jr., Mesa; Garret Cobbs, Mesa; Hayden Edgmon, Queen Creek; Isaac Evans, Mesa; Justin Williams, Gilbert	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Second	Red Mountain Target Terminators	846	David Cadis, Mesa; Chase Judd, Mesa; Matthew Sanchez, Mesa; Correy Schultz, Gilbert; Hunter Williams, Gilbert	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Third	White Mountain Clay Busters	785	Travis Bickford, Springerville; Christian Harrold, Springerville; Christopher Hoyt, St. John’s; Philip Risser, Springerville; Levi Street, Eagar	White Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Show Low

Senior Novice Division Ninth through 12th grades 

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Red Mountain Target Terminators	878	Jack Murphy, Gilbert; Corey Peterson, Phoenix; Michael Reeves, Mesa; Kyle Wandelear, Queen Creek; Patrick Wood, Scottsdale	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Second	Huachuca Hot Shots	829	Brielle Eaton, Sierra Vista; Brisden Eaton, Sierra Vista; Matthew Lainhart, Sierra Vista; Sam Leiendecker, Hereford; Scott Usry, Hereford	Ft. Huachuca Sportsman Center, Sierra Vista
Third	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	828	Bradley Barber, Glendale; Beau Bonner, Cave Creek; Kaitlyn Borie, Phoenix; Paul Brymer, Peoria; Kimberly Peters, Peoria	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix

Junior Division Sixth through eighth grades 

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	861	Wes Borie, Phoenix; Brett Hoeppner, Cave Creek; Chase Karvanek, Anthem; Luke McCabe-O’Donnell, Phoenix; Lane Shank, Phoenix	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Second	Red Mountain Target Terminators	809	Kyle Hagberg, Mesa; Kyle Kraayenbrink, Gilbert; Quinton Moore, Higley; Chase Perry, Phoenix; Tyler Reeves, Mesa	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Third	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	796	Ryan Bollinger, Phoenix; Cameron Martin, Phoenix; Jared McNiel, Glendale; Shelby Shank, Phoenix; Alexandra Trog, Scottsdale	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix

Rookie Division Fifth grade and under 

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	280	Brandon Carlisle, Tucson; Luis Gloria, Tucson; Abbey Fife, Tucson; Perry Kurker-Mraz, Tucson; Aaron Young, Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Second	White Mountain Clay Busters	264	David Ciminski, Eagar; Cade Gardner, Eagar; Alix Hoyt, St. John’s; Ashley McDowell, Springerville; Dennis Stover, Springerville	White Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Show Low
Third	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	263	Cody Baird, Cave Creek; Tanner Bissell, Desert Hills; Kyle Hajek, Cave Creek; Holden Huff, Scottsdale; Dylan Karvanek, Anthem	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix

Individual Results – Trap Championships 

Senior Experienced Division Ninth through 12th grades 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Justin Williams	196	Gilbert	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Second	Christian Harrold	192	Springerville	White Mountain Clay Busters	White Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Show Low
Third	Garret Cobbs	189	Mesa	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Fourth	Hayden Edgmon	187	Queen Creek	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Fifth	Chase Judd	177	Mesa	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale

Senior Novice Division Ninth through 12th grades 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Brisden Eaton	198	Sierra Vista	Huachuca Hot Shots	Ft. Huachuca Sportsman Center, Sierra Vista
Second	Andrew Horine	192	Peoria	White Mountain Clay Busters	White Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Show Low
Third	Jack Murphy	190	Gilbert	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Fourth	Kimberly Peters	189	Peoria	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Fifth	Corey Peterson	188	Phoenix	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale

Junior Division Sixth through eighth grades 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Tyler Reeves	186	Mesa	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Second	Lane Shank	182	Phoenix	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Third	Wes Borie	181	Phoenix	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Fourth	Cameron Martin	179	Phoenix	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Fifth	Kyle Martin	174	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson

 Rookie Division Fifth grade and under 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Dennis Stover	89	Springerville	White Mountain Clay Busters	White Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Show Low
Second	Luis Gloria	85	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Third	Brandon Carlisle	84	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Fourth	Brandon Barnes	76	Buckeye	Buckeye Sportsman’s Club	Buckeye Sportsman’s Club, Buckeye
Fifth	Perry Kurker-Mraz	73	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson

SKEET CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 1, Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson.

Team Results 

Senior Experienced Division Ninth through 12th grades 

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Huachuca Hot Shots	286	Brielle Eaton, Sierra Vista; Brisdon Eaton, Sierra Vista; Scott Usry, Hereford	Ft. Huachuca Sportsman Center, Sierra Vista
Second	Red Mountain Target Terminators	282	Danny Bush, Chandler; Mark Clary, Mesa; Patrick Wood, Scottsdale	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Third	Red Mountain Target Terminators	257	Donnie Knight, Queen Creek; Cameron Westmoreland, Queen Creek; Hunter Williams, Gilbert	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale

Senior Novice Division Ninth through 12th grades 

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	270	Bradley Barber, Glendale; Beau Bonner, Cave Creek; Kimberly Peters, Peoria	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Second	Red Mountain Target Terminators	265	Hayden Edgmon, Queen Creek; Kyle Wandelear, Queen Creek; Justin Williams, Gilbert	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Third	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	231	Kaitlyn Borie, Phoenix; Brock Mouncy, Peoria; Nick Warren, Cave Creek	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix

 Junior Division Sixth through eighth grades 

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	277	Wes Borie, Phoenix; Brett Hoeppner, Cave Creek; Lane Shank, Phoenix	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Second	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	246	Diego Garcia, Tucson; Gregory Moffett, Oro Valley; Jeremy Spencer, Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Third	Huachuca Hot Shots	214	David Desplinter, Hereford; Bryan Millican, Hereford; Charles Murray, Sierra Vista	Ft. Huachuca Sportsman Center, Sierra Vista

Rookie Division Fifth grade and under 

Place	Team	Score	Squad members	Home club
First	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	167	Brandon Carlisle, Tucson; Luis Gloria, Tucson; Perry Kurker-Mraz, Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Second	White Mountain Clay Busters	145	David Ciminski, Eagar; Alix Hoyt, St. John’s; Dennis Stover, Springerville	White Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Show Low
Third	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	143	Cody Baird, Cave Creek; Tanner Bissell, Desert Hills; Kyle Hajek, Cave Creek	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix

Individual Results – Skeet Championships

Senior Experienced Division Ninth through 12th grades 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Patrick Wood	99	Scottsdale	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Second	Matthew Blount	99	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Third	Scott Usry	98	Hereford	Huachuca Hot Shots	Ft. Huachuca Sportsman Center, Sierra Vista
Fourth	Daniel Bush	96	Chandler	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Fifth	Brisden Eaton	96	Sierra Vista	Huachuca Hot Shots	Ft. Huachuca Sportsman Center, Sierra Vista

Senior Novice Division Ninth through 12th grades 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Kimberly Peters	97	Peoria	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Second	Bradley Barber	93	Glendale	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Third	Kyle Wandelear	91	Queen Creek	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Fourth	Hayden Edgmon	91	Queen Creek	Red Mountain Target Terminators	Red Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Scottsdale
Fifth	Paul Brymer	87	Peoria	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix

Junior Division Sixth through eighth grades 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Wes Borie	98	Phoenix	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Second	Brett Hoeppner	92	Cave Creek	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Third	Gregory Moffett	89	Oro Valley	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Fourth	Lane Shank	87	Phoenix	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Fifth	Jeremy Spencer	85	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson

Rookie Division Fifth grade and under 

Place	Name	Score	Home town	Team	Home club
First	Luis Gloria	78	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson
Second	Dennis Stover	77	Springerville	White Mountain Clay Busters	White Mountain Trap and Skeet Club, Show Low
Third	Brandon Barnes	75	Buckeye	Buckeye Sportsman’s Club	Buckeye Sportsman’s Club, Buckeye
Fourth	Tanner Bissell	69	Desert Hills	Ben Avery Clay Crushers	Ben Avery Clay Target Center, Phoenix
Fifth	Perry Kurker-Mraz	55	Tucson	Tucson Trap and Skeet Youth Club	Tucson Trap and Skeet Club, Tucson