Second Annual Clay Shoot Competition

On September 28, the Fallon Lion’s Club Clay Second Annual Shooting Competition fundraiser coordinated by Ryan Hiibel of the club, in conjunction with the Fallon Trap Club, welcomed new shooters to the sport and established members of the trap club. Out-of-town shooters also enjoyed a perfect day for shooting. 

Two members, Wyatt Ricks, Lahontan Valley Claybreakers, and Sean Erb, Fallon Trap Club, shot in the same competition, and both shot perfect scores of 50 clay targets out of 50. Wyatt would come away with the prize money. 

New to the sport of clay target shooting, Tamara Hughes brought and shot her regular hunting shotgun. She had a great time and said she would be back to compete. During the raffle drawing, Tamara won a one-year membership. Congratulations, Tamara.

Wayne Krys, another non-member of the trap club, with his 20-gauge shotgun hit 42 out of 50 clay targets. He said, “This was the first time in many years I competed.”

The Youth Raffle winner was Carter Larramendy, winning a 20-gauge shotgun donated by Legacy Sports. Brett Frank won the Adult Raffle, taking home a 20-gauge shotgun donated by The Fallon Lion’s Club. Both raffle winners can pick up their new guns at the Churchill Armory. 

The final competition of the day was the Annie Oakley Shoot. In this competition, everyone stands and shoots from the 27-yard line. There was a $5 buy-back to shoot again should the shooter miss the clay target and want to continue. The competition continues until there is a single winner. Sean Erb won the competition against 19 other shooters. 

For more information about the Fallon Trap Club, visit www.shootnevada.com. For the Lahontan Valley Claybreakers, visit Claybreakers.com.

Any funds raised by the Fallon Lion’s Club stay in the community and help fund projects such as free eye screening in the schools, youth fishing derby, teacher’s pantry, and camp dot-so-la le. If you would like any information about the Fallon Lion’s Club and its activities, please contact Ryan Hiibel or Barbie Hertz at [email protected].