Most people think of football, baseball, and soccer as high school sports, but one often goes unnoticed: trap shooting. Trapshooting is competitive clay pigeon shooting. Many people are unaware of the Rolla High School trap shooting team. With season starting in September and ending at the beginning of November, coach Randy Stockstill believes it is a great way to spend your Monday afternoon,

“It’s really fun, it’s safe. People talk about guns in a bad light, but it’s a very safe sport. Great way to enjoy the outdoors, and it’s just a great way to compete,”Stockstill said.
They ended this years season on the right path, and Stockstill is excited for next year, as he’s already been setting goals.

“Personally I have some goals. I’d like to see some more shooters come join us,” Stockstill said.
They will be losing some helpful leaders as some graduate, but Stockstill is pleased with this years new comers.

“We competed in Lickening, that was the other trap shoot that we did this year, and I was really really pleased how the guys shot down there, and competed. I believe we were 7th or 8th out of about 16 – 17 teams. So we were middle of the pack. That was the first competitive trap shoot that they’ve been to, but they averaged pretty good. So I’d just love to see us be more competitive. Maybe get up into that top 5 consistency next year. “ Stockstill said.

Beau Black Senior encourages interested students.

“I think if you wanna do it then you should, because it’s a lot of fun,”Black said. He learned that it was a mental sport saying that “It’s more mental than anything else.” He also encourages anyone that enjoys being outside and some good competition to look into joining the trap shooting team.