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NEWS • May 1, 2026 • 3 min read

SSCS Clay Target Team See White Tails Donation

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SSCS Clay Target Team See White Tails Donation
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Reed VanValkenburg holding up “25” for his perfect score!


The Sharon Springs Central School Clay Target Team has started their Spring season this April after an excellent Fall! This team is in their 1st competition week of this season! The 1st Competition shoot was held on Saturday April 25th.

Match Results for Shoot (192 kids competing):

SSCS took 2nd place for this competition with student athletes placing: 2nd-Reed VanValkenburg, 5th- Dalton Oliver and Sean Shults, 11th - Ava Bissonette and Hunter Bolster, and 17th- Aaden Dennis and Hunter Tansey.

The PERFECT score of the day was shot by Reed VanValkenburg hitting 25/25 clays!!! The  next round he went on to score 22/50 for a total of 47/50 clays shot making him TOP scorer of the day! Right behind him was Dalton Oliver and Sean Shults with scores of 44/50 clays hit! Right “on their tails” were Ava Bissonette and Hunter Bolster with scores of 43/50 clays hit!

And again with Aaden Dennis and Hunter Tansey hitting 42/50 clays!

Overall Season Results:

Overall Team Standing:

#1 - Morristown Central High School  2093.00

#2 - SSCS   1898.50

#3 - Red Jacket High School      1754.00

#4 - Copenhagen Central School          1524.00

#5 - Voorheesville High School              1304.00

#6 - Stillwater Central School                783.00

#7 - Akron Central School                          513.50

Top 100 Overall Average (this is out of 3,000+ kids in the entire state)

#58 - Reed VanValkenburg    23.50

Top 25 Males in our 7 - school conference

#2 Reed VanValkenburg                     23.50

#4 Dalton Oliver & Sean Shults          22.00

#10 Hunter Bolster                              21.50

#13 Hunter Tansey & Aaden Dennis   21.00

#18 Leland Ryder & Ryatt Tompson   20.50

#24 Jackson Ryder                        20.00

Top 25 Females in our 7 - school conference

#2 Ava Bissonette                21.50

#13 Alyssum Butler          14.00

#16 Samantha Gallagher    13.00

25 Straight - perfect score

Reed VanValkenburg

This year the SSCS Clay Target Team will hold competitions each Saturday at 9 AM now through May 23rd with the first one this weekend! Any and all are welcome to come on down to Sprout Brook Rod and Gun Club (1364 State Highway 163 Canajoharie NY) to support this local team!

This season the SSCS Clay Target Team has 27 student athletes (4 new) and is in Class 3A Conference 2 competing against: Akron Central School, Copenhagen Central School, Morristown Central High School, Red Jacket High School, Stillwater Central School, and Voorheesville High School.

Interested in finding out more about the team? Check them out on Facebook at SSCS Clay Target Team or even on Youtube at www.youtube.com/@SSCSclaytaget.



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