Area High School Athletes To Compete For USAHSCTL National Championship
Monday, June 30th, 2025 -- 10:02 AM

Athletes & teams representing 460 high schools from across the nation are scheduled to participate at the 2025 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship July 9th - 13th in Mason, Michigan.
The Championship features 3,000 athletes participating in team and individual qualifying events, culminating in a final Championship Round to award the top ten male and female athletes and top five teams in the country.
Central Wisconsin will be well represented. Three students from Neillsville High School will compete as individuals--Hoyt Martin, Lorin Redig and Loreli Struensee. Loyal High School will have a team in the championships, coached by Heather Luchterhand, consisting of Blake Barlow, Benjamin Beels, Braxton Kauth, Josiah Kayhart and Payton Rueth. Thorp High School will also have a team entered, coached by Stephanie Kotecki, and consisting of Thomas Abramczak, Tyler Hughes, Anthony Kotecki, Henry Nowobielski and Dylan Reinke.
The National Championship is proudly sponsored by: the U.S. Army, the Lansing Sports Commission, Ducks Unlimited, the Bass Pro/Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, SCHEELS, Walker’s, Do-All Outdoors, Mark Zauhar, Friends of NRA, Sportsman’s Guide, GUNS.COM, Strike Visuals, and Winchester.
Wednesday & Thursday, July 9th & 10th: Check-in & Practice Days.
Friday, July 11th: Team Championship Qualifier - the top 80 of 260 teams will qualify to compete in Sunday's Team Championship Round.
Saturday, July 12th: Individual Championship Qualifier - the top 400 of 1,800 athletes will qualify to compete in Sunday's Individual Championship Round.
Sunday, July 13th: Championship Rounds. Qualifying athletes & teams will compete for the title of National Champion!
Make sure to follow the USAHSCTL National Championship Facebook page for daily photos and videos! https://www.facebook.com/
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Please refer to the Schedules & Field Assignments for more detailed information.
38,090 student athletes representing 1,868 high school teams across the country participated in USA High School Clay Target League programs this spring. Only the top athletes and teams qualified to register for the National Championship, based on season averages at the completion of the spring season.
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