Burlington Invitational Results Burlington, WI -- April 30, 2011. The Burlington Conservation Club and the Burlington High School Trapshooting team were host to over fifty squads of young athletes this year in the Burlington Invitational Youth Trap Shoot. The two-day event followed the guidelines of the SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) and was open to teams of school-age students in grades 12 and under.
The competition began at 4:30 Friday afternoon and by the end of the day on Saturday, 233 shooters from all over the state of Wisconsin had taken to the trap fields, nearly 70 more than last years event. While inclement weather threatened briefly on Saturday afternoon the rain stayed away and the shoot ended on time with awards being passed out by 7:00pm.
When all the results were tallied, the host team swept the podium earning all three team awards.
Ben Benton of Berlin was crowned Grand Champion with Ethan Kerr, Myles Walker and Jordan Hintz of Burlington earning the individual top-prizes. Alexa McCarthy of Burlington won both the high lady and high junior (grades 5-8) for her score of 89.
TEAM RESULTS
First Place Team -- BHS Demons #1 459/500 - Adam Tunstra, Sam Kafura, Jordan Hintz, Ethan Kerr, Christian Jensen
Second Place Team - BHS Demons #2 434/500
- Myles Walker, Andrew Temple, Cody Schilz, Alex Fennig, Mathew Henningfield
Third Place Team - BHS Demons #3 418/500
- Hunter Wondrash, Alexa McCarthy, Brent BeBruine, Becca Alby, Gunnar Knight
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Grand Champion -- Ben Benton (Berlin) 96 won on reverse score
Class A --
1st - Ethan Kerr (BHS) 96, 2nd - Myles Walker (BHS) 96,
3rd - Jordan Hintz (BHS) 95
Class B --
1st - Dakota Nuetzel (Berlin),
2nd - Hunter Wage (BHS),
3rd - Trevor Pinkowski (Waterford)
Class C --
1st - Theodore Slater (Westosha Central),
2nd - Grant Flessner (Milwaukee Marquette)
, 3rd - Tyler Perona (Central)
Class D --
1st - Arron McCarthy (BHS),
2nd - John Pintar (Racine Lutheran),
3rd - Courtney Schattner (Union Grove)
Top Ladies --
1st - Alexa McCarthy (BHS) 89,
2nd - Abby Rosenau (Berlin) 87,
3rd - Becca Alby (BHS) 82
Top Juniors (grades 5-8) -- 1st - Alexa McCarthy (BHS) 89,
2nd - Abby Roseneau (Berlin) 87,
3rd - Kraig Semple (Beaver Dam) 87
Wobble Trap Tournament -- Burlington 58/75
- Myles Walker 18,
Jordan Hintz 20,
Ethan Kerr 20
Many of these same young athletes will compete at the Mayville Gun Club on May 13-15 in the 39th annual Wisconsin State High School Shoot in Mayville.
Thank you to the Burlington Conservation Club, the volunteers, parents and most of all the young athletes who made this year?s shoot an overwhelming success.
SCTP is a youth development program where adult coaches and volunteers model sportsmanship, responsibility, and teamwork while using shooting sports programs to teach these and other positive life skills to SCTP athletes. SCTP activities are designed to incorporate two indispensable elements ? FUN AND SAFETY. The safe handling of firearms is the primary focus of all SCTP clubs. To learn more about SCTP call (586) 737-0805 or visit their website at
www.shootsctp.org.
For more information on the Burlington Conservation Club or the BHS Demons Trapshooting Team visit:
www.burlingtonconservationclub.com or
www.bhsdemonstrap.comTeam Champions: Burlington High School Demons #1 Sam Kafura, Adam Tunstra, Jordan Hintz, Christian Jensen, Ethan Kerr and Coach Denis Sommers.
Individual Award Winners; Grand Champion Ben Benton (Berlin), 1st Place Ethan Kerr, 2nd Place Myles Walker, 3rd Place Jordan Hintz (All of Burlington)
Top Ladies;
2nd place Abby Rosenau (Berlin) and 1st place Alexa McCarthy (Burlington) Missing: 3rd place Becca Alby (Burlington)
