Submitted
The Trego Golden Eagles traveled to Wichita on June 19 for the State High School Trap Shooting tournament. The kids battled 100-degree temps and 20 mph winds.
The tournament consisted of two rounds in the morning and 2 rounds in the afternoon for a total of 100 shots for the day. As the smoke cleared, Trego found themselves bring home the varsity state championship.
Tillie Malinowsky shot her season-best score to bring home first place in the JV girls division. All the kids performed very well considering the conditions with many of them having their best scores of the year. the team finished with an average of 92 out of 100. This is the fourth season for Trego and their first trophy from the state championship.
The Eagles also received their season awards while at the tournament. Trego placed second overall in their conference for the season. Tanner Sells was named high overall individual for the state of Kansas with a season of average of 24.7 out of 25. Tanner only missed three targets the whole season during competition. Chad Malinowsky also place second in our conference with an average of 24.2 since the start of the program four years ago Trego has place in the top two every year with one first-place finish.
The next challenge for the team with be in Mason, Michigan, for the National Tournament. Students qualify for nationals based on their season average. Trego is sending Tanner Sells, Chad Malinowsky, Quintin Walt and Oren Hobbs to Michigan to compete against 1,700 of the best shooters in the country.
This year’s team consists of Tanner Sells, Chad Malinowsky, Tillie Malinowsky, Quintin Walt, Nick Sherfick, Wyatt Littlechild, Andrew Post, Mathew Hafliger, Corbin Micek, Jessika Chapman, Shaelyn Cleland, Alyssa Schneider, Isaac Brungardt, Oren Hobbs, Cooper Minson, Alex Pfeifer, Colton Riedel and coaches Jason Dinkel, Marvin Dechant, and Brian Deines
Our supporters for the season are Pat and Charlotte Wanker, Deines Construction, Dechant Welding, Wakeeney Youth Shooting Club, Dan Deines, Bill Benkelman, Terry Stithem, Ron Freeman and Smoky Hill Chapter of Pheasants Forever.