Monticello Sportsmen Club News!

August 2008

MSC Youth participated in the MN State Shoot and also the Grand American Trapshooting Championships.  Special thanks go out to the Kitzman's for all their hard work with the Youth league.

The Youth league coach says it best "These young shooters were terrific competitors and behaved in a manor worthy of respect. They made us proud, and represented the Monticello Sportsmen Club well. Thank you for your continued support of the youth shooting program."

There are two Acrobat files with event photos and scores of the MSC Youth... MN State Shoot & Grand American.

April 2008

Clean up day was held on April 26th...it did not rain, but rather SNOWED!  We had about 10 guys show up and all the target stands were rebuilt, garage organized, Clubhouse cleaned, and clays loaded in the trap houses.  Honestly, it was blizzard-like at times. 

Sunday April 27th was a much nicer day and about 5 guys showed up and worked on cutting brush along roadways and fence lines. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME!  If you were unable to participate in clean-up day, keep rifle site-in penciled on your calendar.  We will need volunteers for that the last two weekends before MN deer opener.

Trap league began on April 30th with a good turnout.

January 2008

Special thanks to the Monticello American Legion for hosting our annual meeting on January 8th.  During the meeting new board members were voted on and approved.  Leupold binoculars and Weatherby rifle were raffled off.  Tickets for a special edition NRA o/u SKB 28" shotgun were raffled off with the drawing to be held at this year's ATA shoot at the Club on August 16th.  Tickets are still available, please contact e-mail MSC.

August 2007

Read about MSC shooters at the 108th Grand American Trapshooting Championships Sparta, IL August 6-18.  (requires Adobe Acrobat)

July 2007

We are proud of all our youth trap shooters at Monticello Sportsmen Club.  This month our youth claimed many titles at the 2007 Minnesota State Trapshooting tournament held in Alexandria, Minnesota.  Below are some of the shooting results!

Team results from Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) July 14th:

1st Place Junior Varsity Division (Grades 9-12)

955 out of 1000 targets

• Bobby Copeland

• Mitch Coopman

• Dean Kolles

• Kevin O'Donnell

• Tylor Steffens

3rd Place Junior Varsity Division (Grades 9-12)

912 out of 1000 targets (just six target behind second place Minnetonka High School)

• Curtis Daleiden

• Jared Hilde

• Jennifer Nelson

• Alex Steffens

• Brent Winkelman

5th Place Junior Varsity Division (Grades 9-12)

• Angie Knudson

• Bret Lommel

• Anthony Praught

• Jake Ruprecht

• Logan Watters

2nd Place Intermediate Division (Grades 6-8)

831 out of 1000 targets (first place goes to Wayzata Trap Team 864)

• Matt Becker

• Annah Michaelis

• Mariah Michaelis

• Lukas Peterson

• Gavin Ramsdell

• Scot Winkelmen

Individual Achievements

Sub Junior runner up - Cody Bergeron

Central Zone Sub Junior champion - Cody Bergeron

Northern Zone Sub Junior champion - Annah Michaelis

Sub Junior Doubles champion - Annah Michaelis

Sub Junior champion of champions - Mariah Michaelis

High Junior Handicap - Jennifer Nelson

Sub Junior Handicap champion - Lukas Peterson

Singles D Class runner up - Anthony Praught

High Gun - Tylor Steffens (high school division)

Northern Zone Junior champion - Tylor Steffens

Singles 100 Straight - Tylor Steffens

Northern Zone Handicap champion - Tylor Steffens (99 out of 100!)

If there are any corrections needed here please e-mail MSC.

June 2007

• The website is finally up!  After years of talking about it we finally dove in and did it.  If you have any feedback, or club pictures to submit, please e-mail them here.
• MSC has permit to carry classes that meet every month or two.  The class begins around 8:00 and wraps up around 5:00.  The instructors are top notch, and the material is presented in a clear and interesting format.  Please call Steve at (763) 295 4121 for more information.
• Recently MSC hosted it's first of two ATA shoots.  The next ATA at the Club will be August 11 & 12.
• There will soon be groundbreaking for a new 30x40 outbuilding for storage use.  Members are excited to free up some room in the cramped garage attached to the Club.