NRHEG clay target team is conference runner-up
Published 12:15 pm Saturday, November 8, 2014
The NRHEG fall clay target team took second place among eight teams in Conference 6 of Class A. Front row from left are head coach Dan Sorum, Justin Bartz, Noah Alinder, Caden Beauvais, Charlie Pittman, Tory Christenson, Noah Nielsen and assistant coach Dawn Raatz. Middle row from left are Marshall Pederson, Dylan Mosher, Carter Suchanek, Braden Routh, Evan Doberstein, Zach Eustice and Gabe Dahle. Back row from left are Sam Bartz, Frank Altrichter, Collin Christenson, Colton Hagen and Tyler Raimann. Alex Romer and Otto Oquist are not pictured. — Provided
The NRHEG fall clay target team finished the season with the top marksman in the conference and a second-place team finish in the conference standings.
Frank Altrichter’s average of 23.7 out of 25 earned him the top individual spot in Conference 6 of Class A.
NRHEG coach Dan Sorum said the conference has more than 180 competitors, and Altrichter was fifth in the state out of 1,500.
Other Panthers in the conference’s top 25 were Sam Bartz, fourth; Collin Christenson, fifth; Tyler Raimann, seventh; Zach Eustice, ninth; Colton Hagen, 15th; Dylan Mosher, 17th; and Tory Christenson, 25th. Sorum said Bartz, Collin and Raimann had averages in the state’s top 100.
Team members attend NRHEG, Albert Lea and Waseca schools. Sorum said the team is managed through the community education department at NRHEG.
Participants need to be 12 years old and have their gun safety certification to compete in the coed sport.
The team will return for the spring league in April.
