Students from all across the state are getting ready to participate in the 2026 Kansas State High School Clay Target League (KSSHSCTL) State Tournaments soon.
This year, a total of 2,263 athletes from 175 teams will be participating across four different tournaments (Trap, Skeet, 5-Stand, and Sporting Clays).
The largest will be the 2026 KSSHSCTL Trap Shooting State Tournament, held at Kansas Trapshooting Association in Sedgwick on June 20-21. The event will feature 1,886 athletes from 127 high school teams.
The Skeet event will be held at Ark Valley Gun Club in Kechi on June 18-19, featuring 220 athletes from 29 teams.
The 5-Stand event will be held at Sportsman's Training Center in Augusta, June 19-21, featuring 64 athletes from 8 teams.
The Sporting Clays event will be held at Michael Murphy & Sons in Augusta on May 31, featuring 93 athletes from 11 teams.
The 2026 State Tournaments are proudly sponsored by: Do-All Outdoors, Ducks Unlimited, Strike Visuals, Walker's, SCHEELS, SoundGear, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
Full results for each event will be available online.
3,174 student athletes from 185 high school teams participated in Kansas State High School Clay Target League (KSSHSCTL) programs this spring. On behalf of the students, parents, and families that participate, the League sincerely thanks the hundreds of coaches, team staff, and other volunteers that supported them this season.
About the USA Clay Target League
The non-profit USA College Clay Target League is a division of the USA Clay Target League, which provides clay target shooting sports opportunities to over 56,000 students on over 2,000 school-approved teams across America each year. Including trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand programs, the League is the leading provider of clay target shooting sports to secondary and post-secondary schools across the country.
The League is the only 100% school-approved clay target shooting sport program in America. Every team must have school approval to participate. In addition, tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships are provided to qualifying seniors by the League and post-secondary institutions each year.
The League’s co-ed and adaptive nature are key attractions to schools nationwide: it’s fully Title IX compliant with both male and female athletes competing on the same team, and it’s an ‘adaptive’ sport, which allows students with physical disabilities to take part. Each athlete must complete firearm safety certification before participation.
Visit https://ks.usaclaytarget.com/ for more information.