Posted By: Todd Ingstad
June 16, 2019 @ 7:42 pm
Sports

HORACE, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – This weekend marked the 3rd North Dakota State High School Clay Target League Championship with teams from around the state competing for the top titles in Varsity, Jr. Varsity and the Novice divisions.

Athlete competitors were placed in one of the three divisions based on their spring league average. Valley City Hi-Liners Blake Didier scored a 96 out of 100 to earn the third position for the High Gun Varsity Male, Lathan Stroklun of South Prairie High School placed 1st with a score of 98 and Isaac Piseno of Red River High School place 2nd.

Valley City Hi-Liners won the Novice division with Mandan High finishing second and Fargo North in the third position. Caitlyn Thoreson of Valley City earned the number three position for the High Gun Novice Female shooter and Calahan Burchill was 3rd on the High Gun Novice Male List.

The Valley City Hi-Liners Jr. Varsity Team took home top honors as well finishing a head of 2nd place Legacy High School and 3rd place Mandan High School. Derek Bear earned 2nd place honors for Jr. Varsity High Gun Male, Makaelyn Lorenz secured a Jr. Varsity High Gun Female 3rd place finish.

Braylen Bruns earned the 3rd place 2019 Spring Conference Season Average male award and teammate Emma Mielke earned 2nd place Conference Season Average Female.

Blake Didier placed 3rd Varsity High Gun with a score of 96

Derek Bear earned 2nd Place Jr. Varsity High Gun 2019.

Caitlyn Thoreson 3rd High Gun Novice Female

Calahan Burchill 3rd Place Novice High Gun

2019 3rd Place Jr. Varsity High Gun Female Makaelyn Lorenz VCHS

VCHS Novice Clay Target Team Members L-R Jack Ingstad, Kolten Helland, Caitlyn Thoreson, Tucker Johnson, Calahan Burchill, Brinklyn Johnson, Bradon Olauson memebers of the 1st Place 2019 ND High School Clay Target Team 2A Conference.

Members of the Valley City Hi-Liners Jr. Varsity Clay Target Team

Top 5 Valley City scores were recorded by L-R Mitchell Broadwell, Derek Bear, Evan Mielke, Braylen Bruns and Blake Didier.

Braylen Bruns 2019 3rd Place Season Average Male

Emma Mielke earned 2nd place Season Conference Average Female.

LEADERBOARD – OVERALL

Standings below indicate current ranking until “FINAL RESULTS” are posted.

High Gun – Novice – Female

Rank	Athlete Last Name	Athlete First Name	Team Name	Total Score
1	Miller	Veronica	Kindred High School	76
2	Greuel	Kylee	Kindred High School	73
3	Thoreson	Caitlyn	Valley City High School	70

High Gun – Novice – Male

Rank	Athlete Last Name	Athlete First Name	Team Name	Total Score
1	Gay	William	Sheyenne High School	83
2	Brew	Mason	Mandan High School	82
3	Burchill	Calahan	Valley City High School	81

High Gun – Jr. Varsity – Female

Rank	Athlete Last Name	Athlete First Name	Team Name	Total Score
1	Bauer	Samantha	Legacy High School	88
2	Steffen	Sydney	Devils Lake High School	87
3	Lorenz	Makaelyn	Valley City High School	86

High Gun – Jr. Varsity – Male

Rank	Athlete Last Name	Athlete First Name	Team Name	Total Score	Reverse Run*
1	Brendel	Bryce	Mandan High School	92
2	Bear	Derek	Valley City High School	91
3	Johnson	Connor	South Prairie High School	90	19

High Gun – Varsity – Female

Rank	Athlete Last Name	Athlete First Name	Team Name	Total Score	Reverse Run*
1	Lipelt	Cassidy	Legacy High School	95
2	Jordet	Emma	Red River High School	90
3	Thompson	Jenna	Mandan High School	89	17

High Gun – Varsity – Male

Rank	Athlete Last Name	Athlete First Name	Team Name	Total Score
1	Stroklund	Lathan	South Prairie High School	98
2	Piseno	Isaac	Red River High School	97
3	Didier	Blake	Valley City High School	96

High Gun – OVERALL

Rank	Athlete Last Name	Athlete First Name	Team Name	Total Score	Reverse Run*
1	Stroklund	Lathan	South Prairie High School	98

TEAM TOTAL WINNERS

Team Totals – Novice

Rank	Team Name	Team Total	High Gun
1	Valley City High School	362
2	Mandan High School	348
3	Fargo North High School	348	79

Team Totals – Jr. Varsity

Rank	Team Name	Team Total
1	Valley City High School	435
2	Legacy High School	426
3	Mandan High School	425

Team Totals – Varsity

Rank	Team Name	Team Total
1	Sheyenne High School	471
2	South Prairie High School	466
3	Red River High School	459

Team: Valley City High School Complete Score Card

				Session 1 Score				Session 2 Score				Total
Athlete	Class	Gender	Rank*	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Sub- Total	Rev Run	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Sub- Total	Rev Run	Total Score	Rev Run**
Alliya Anderson	JV	F	13	16	17	33	2	18	17	35	0	68	0
Jennifer Anderson	V	F	14	16	23	39	9	17	20	37	1	76	1
Derek Bear	JV	M	2	22	25	47	48	21	23	44	4	91	4
Ethan Bear	V	M	T67	23	24	47	18	20	17	37	2	84	2
Sam Beierle	JV	M	T17	24	18	42	0	20	21	41	7	83	7
Mitchell Broadwell	V	M	T44	23	24	47	5	19	22	41	9	88	9
Braylen Bruns	V	M	T4	23	22	45	5	25	25	50	50	95	55
Calahan Burchill	N	M	3	22	22	44	9	19	18	37	2	81	2
Blake Didier	V	M	3	24	24	48	5	24	24	48	11	96	11
Will Eggert	JV	M	T51	20	20	40	1	20	16	36	1	76	1
Bo Erlandson	N	M	T82	5	11	16	0	16	11	27	0	43	0
Hunter Gwilliams	V	M	T67	23	21	44	9	22	18	40	9	84	9
Kody Helland	JV	M	T43	23	20	43	2	17	17	34	2	77	2
Kolten Helland	N	M	T8	19	20	39	0	16	16	32	0	71	0
Eric Ingstad	V	M	T48	22	23	45	1	19	23	42	7	87	7
Jack Ingstad	N	M	T15	19	18	37	4	16	16	32	0	69	0
Brinklyn Johnson	N	F	T26	10	7	17	1	9	15	24	3	41	3
Tucker Johnson	N	M	T38	17	17	34	3	14	14	28	0	62	0
Hale Kringlie	JV	M	T6	21	23	44	2	22	21	43	1	87	1
Kai Kringlie	JV	M	T63	19	19	38	3	18	18	36	2	74	2
Talon Larson	V	M	T94	20	22	42	16	18	21	39	11	81	11
Kailer Logan	JV	M	T75	20	17	37	2	19	16	35	4	72	4
Makaelyn Lorenz	JV	F	3	20	24	44	1	20	22	42	2	86	2
Sam Mehus	N	M	96	4	6	10	0	7	4	11	0	21	0
Emma Mielke	V	F	8	24	21	45	0	20	20	40	4	85	4
Evan Mielke	V	M	T19	23	24	47	19	23	22	45	1	92	1
Corey Nelson	JV	M	T71	22	20	42	3	19	12	31	1	73	1
IAN NELSON	JV	M	136	17	10	27	0	14	11	25	0	52	0
Braeden Olauson	N	M	T32	15	18	33	5	17	14	31	0	64	0
Jace Olson	N	M	T8	16	19	35	1	18	18	36	0	71	0
Jacob Pfeifer	N	M	T15	13	19	32	2	19	18	37	9	69	9
Nicholas Pfeifer	JV	M	T43	19	18	37	3	19	21	40	1	77	1
Thomas Pfeifer	JV	M	T116	18	15	33	0	15	14	29	0	62	0
Conner Remick	N	M	70	11	13	24	0	14	13	27	1	51	1
Justin Roswick	JV	M	T54	20	19	39	4	19	17	36	1	75	1
Caitlyn Thoreson	N	F	3	17	21	38	5	13	19	32	1	70	1
Collin White	JV	M	T9	23	24	47	15	19	19	38	4	85	4
Austin Zubrod	JV	M	8	19	21	40	2	23	23	46	2	86	2
Target Count				38	38	76		38	38	76		152

Team Totals

	Team Total	Team Rank	Team High Gun Male	Team High Gun Female
Novice	N/A	N/A	Calahan Burchill (81)	Caitlyn Thoreson (70)
Jr. Varsity	N/A	N/A	Derek Bear (91)	Makaelyn Lorenz (86)
Varsity	N/A	N/A	Blake Didier (96)	Emma Mielke (85)
Team Qualification	462	3

* Indicates athlete’s ranking among his/her Classification and Gender
** Indicates longest run of hits in reverse order. Used as a tie-breaker if necessary. Not all reverse runs are recorded.
DNQ indicates that the team did not qualify for the specified classification. A minimum of 5 athletes is required to compete in team competitions.