Six shooters shoot perfect 25’s in May 10 matches
TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
The Merrill Bluejay Trap Team started their season on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, while it was still very cold. Their first match-up was against Rhinelander, but scores weren’t immediately available. That often happens with this sport since some teams in the conference aren’t able to get out on their shooting fields as early in the year. Scores are entered, and then scores are compared after the other teams start catching up to determine wins and losses. Now that it’s a bit later in the season, comparison scores are available.
Seven weeks of Varsity Trap results
Results are in for the first seven games of the Varsity Trap season and the winners of the meets have been released:
Week 1: Merrill Bluejays lost to Rhinelander High School when both teams scored 110 each, but Rhinelander took the match with 52 Reverse Runs to Merrill’s 43.
Week 2: Merrill Bluejays lost to Mosinee Trap Team when both teams scored 115 each, but Mosinee took the match with 77 Reverse Runs to Merrill’s 58.
Week 3: Merrill Bluejays lost to Lakeland Union High School with a score of 113-109.
Week 4: Merrill Bluejays won against Tomahawk Claybusters with a score of 115-104.
Week 5: Merrill Bluejays won against Antigo Red Robins with a score of 116-112. After Week 5 scoring, Bobby Hoff was in first place in the Conference at the Varsity level.
Week 6: Merrill Bluejays won against SPASH Shooting Club with a score of 116-107. After Week 6, Bobby Hoff was tied for #1 at the Varsity level.
Week 7: Merrill Bluejays won against Northland Pines Eagles with a score of 119-110.
At the Tuesday, May 10, match against Northland Pines, “the Bluejays were on fire!” the team’s coaches said. Varsity shooter Jordan Smukowski shot a perfect 25 during team scoring. Varsity shooters Bobby Hoff and Cali Brown both shot 25’s but they weren’t team rounds, so they didn’t count for competitive scoring. After Week 7 scoring, Bobby Hoff remains tied for first place in the Conference.
Beyond Varsity
After Week 5 of shooting competition, Merrill’s Christopher Holz was in first place in the Conference in the Intermediate Advanced Division, and he was still holding that position after Week 6 scores were tabulated. After Week 7 scores were totaled, Holz dropped to second place, but is only behind the number one shooter in his Division by four points.
Merrill’s Alex Petrowski landed his first perfect 25 during Week 7 of shooting competition, and that tied him up for fourth place in the Conference after Week 7 scores were totaled.
During Week 6, Hunter Renken shot a perfect 25 in that week’s competition and landed him the #3 spot in the Conference in the Entry Level Division, and he continues to hold that third place spot after Week 7.
Currently, Merrill’s Lacey Frisch is in first place for female shooters in the conference after Week 7 with a cumulative score of 138 and Gracie Such is in third place for female shooters with a cumulative score of 125, both in the JV Division.
Maria Aschbrenner leads the Intermediate Advanced Division female shooters with a score of 141 after Week 7.
During the Tuesday, May 10, (Week 7) match against Northland Pines, three shooters had perfect 25 scores: JV Nicholas Kriegel, Andrew Dettmering, and Alex Petrowski.