CHS Vikings take first in shooting title

HAYDEN — The Viking Skeet and Trap Team from Coeur d'Alene High School shot its way to the top last weekend during the 2016 Idaho State Youth Shooting Sports Championship at the Coeur d'Alene Skeet and Trap Club in Hayden.

About 85 youths on six teams participated in the tournament. During the two-day event, shooters in three divisions — rookie, intermediate and varsity — shot 100 targets in trap, 100 targets in skeet and 100 targets in sporting clay. Teams competed for monetary endowment awards and trophies. The first place team received a $5,000 endowment award, second place received a $3,500 endowment award and third place received a $2,500 endowment award. Each team received $5,000 for participating.

Here are the results from the sixth annual Idaho State Youth Shooting Sports Championship:

Team high overall:

First place — Coeur d'Alene High School Viking Skeet and Trap Team

Second place — Boise Buckshots

Third place — Lake City High School Skeet and Trap Club

High overall for skeet, trap and sporting clays:

Males:

First place — Nick Vrevich, CHS Vikings, varsity

Second place — Canyon Blakeslee, Twin Falls Hot Shots, intermediate

Third place —Jake Pope, CHS Vikings, varsity

Females:

First place — Abigale Tanner, Boise Buckshots, varsity

Second place — Tara Walkden, Hayden Longshots, intermediate

Third place — Madelynn Rusho, Hayden Longshots, intermediate