Knox Ellmaker and Connor Jacobs, both from Prophetstown, competed in the Jr. Varsity Male category in the 1A Division. Ellmaker took first place scoring 96/100 targets with Jacobs finishing second hitting 93/100 targets. The pair competed in the Class 1A division, with 177 entrants in total.
The Prophet shooting team also participated at the state meet competing in the 2A Division with students from both Erie and Prophetstown High Schools.
Hailey Eyrich finished fourth for the team in the Novice Female category, scoring 75/100, and Madilynn Wetzell placed seventeenth in the Jr. Varsity Female category with a 77/100 total.
In the varsity division, Prophetstown’s best finisher was Gavin VanDyke who placed eighty-sixth scoring a 93/100 in a field of 366 competitors. The top ten shooters in the division scored a 98/100 or better.
During regular season competition each shooter is given 25 targets to hit per match, which are launched from a trap house and scored by a judge. At the state competition each shooter sees 100 targets in four rounds.
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Thank you for posting this!!! Though I will add that me and Knox are homeschooled, we were just fortunate enough to be able to join Sauk Valley Christian Academy’s team. It just goes to show how homeschool kids are fully capable of doing the same things as public schoolers! Thanks again for the recognition!