Public High School Rifle Teams

[inspcalahan]

I did it all through High School. Currently, almost all high schools in our district still do have rifle teams. Our daughters school has two, a precision and a sporter class team. They are doing so well in fact, that we just got back from regionals down south where she and her team placed well enough, that we're headed to Anniston for the Nationals in a few weeks. She placed 4th individually in regionals and is currently sitting in 16th nationwide among her competition. Not sure how long they'll keep them going but they are holding on for now, with my full support. They also letter in the sport, after enough years of training and attaining certain score results.

 

[Hamster65]

My old high school ROTC class had a rifle team (which I was on) back in the late 70's/early 80's that would compete against other schools. We had our own indoor rifle range and used some old school single shot, bolt action 22LR rifles that weighed about 9.5 pounds.
As far as I know, all that still exists and they still compete.

 

[H Richard]

Yes, our High School still has a rifle team, it is a qualified varsity sport. They have recently transitioned to only air rifle, but still shoot on the (since 1932) range located in the basement of the school. (20 point 50 ft range with trolley type return targets). They shoot postal and shoulder to shoulder match's, and travel to several out of state match's.

Our pistol club also shoots on this range one night a week, and we provide all the targets the Rifle Team needs.

 

[292]

Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament Information - YHEST

I coached shotgun for a few years and now I run a trap range at the district tournament. I wish they had it when I was in school.

 

[mike from st pete]

Ginny Thrasher?

West Virginia Mountaineers took a gold medal in the past summer olympics, 10 meter air rifle IIRC.

Attachment is Drexel Woman's Rifle team.

 

[dougb1946]

About 350 high school sporting clays teams in MN with about 12000 kids involved.

 

[flagman1776]

When I was in Jr High in upstate NY (Clarence), the JH had a shooting team or club... that shot at the High School range, cast under the swimming pool. I think I even brought my own 22 in a few times but there was a hassle... had to be turned in at the office on arrival at school & the coach would get them after dismissal. My gun was a Sears / Marlin bolt action. Chromed bolt & slick action... wish I had kept it... I traded it toward a Ruger Mk I that's gone now too.
I earned my first awards... think I still have them somewhere.

My Dad got us a bullet trap that we set up in the basement... he had to relight the gas pilot every time we shot.

 

[MSgt G]

I started our Riflery team a few years ago. We're in our fourth year right now. I coach both our School (Georgia High School Association) team and our Air Force Junior ROTC teams. Our school and County have been so impressed that they're building us a new range right now. It will be one of the nicest around. We are excited.

I have both Precision and Sporter teams. In Precision my athletes wear shooting coats, trousers, and shoes. They use the same rifles as in the Olympics. The NRA Foundation gave us some Feinwerkbau 800x precision air rifles last year. We have others also. The new ones are about $3,000 each. My one senior athlete this year has been offered a $40,000 to shoot for a university in Texas.

My Sporter team uses different rifles that have to cost less than about $600 each. The only special equipment they use is a glove.

I met with our "feeder" middle school Athletic Directors a few weeks ago about starting teams there when our range is finished. I want to be able to teach firearms safety and training to as many in our community as possible.

The MidwayUSA Foundation is THE organization every team in the Country needs to know about. They manage an endowment trust fund for many teams. They give free items such as firearms, coolers, knives, game cameras, and much more for teams to use as they'd like to raise money. All money deposited into your Team account is matched! This assures sustainability for the team for LIFE! The remaining money raised stays with the team to use now. In our short time being a team, we had over $133,000 in our account a few weeks ago. We can use 5% each year, which creates at least $6,600 yearly for LIFE! I'm hoping to have $250,000 in our account before I retire in five years. That would give my team $12,500 yearly. With kids here worrying where their next meal is coming from and whether or not their electricity will be turned off, I'll be able to pay for everything for them, equipment, fees, travel, lodging, training, meals, etc. I'm trying my best to make a difference in their lives.

Pete, Masterbuck54, has been doing raffles for us for several years. He's responsible for at least $30,000 that's gone into our account. And I've only recently met him for the first time! He asked to help my young athletes and just can't seem to stop! He's currently raffling a M1 that the MidwayUSA Foundation got from the CMP. Let him know if you'd like a ticket.

If any of you believe in youth shooting sports, and would like to make a difference in the lives of young athletes now and 50 years from now, here's the link to our team's endowment account :

Team Profile - MidwayUSA Foundation

 

[Highlands]

I shot on my HS rifle team. The range was in a school building - of course that would have been 50+ years ago in WI.

I am now in upstate NY. My club has been hosting a junior club for at least that long. We supply all the equipment for the kids and set aside 2 hrs on Sun night and 2 hrs on Tue night for practice. I help coach them. They shoot .22 and air rifle precision as well as air pistol.

We have a local charter Catholic school that also shoots at our club on Tue afternoon. We provide all the equipment. I coach them on precision air rifle. This is in the Rochester, NY area.

West of us in the Buffalo NY area there are in school rifle teams. Last I knew there were 6 teams in the area. 3 shoot .22 and air rifle. And the other three shoot air rifle.

Additionally there is an active American Legion sporterifle and precision air rifle team in the Rochester area.

 

[onebadvet]

My school Far Rockaway HS had a rifle team, but I have to say they closed the school due to age, but when I graduated in 1966, they still had the team, and we had some great shooters. Here is picture of the team, and article.

 

 

[islandguy]

I used to shoot in the basement 25 yd range at the first high school I attended in 1959, using .22LR Lee Enfield training rifles. We had a compulsory army cadet corps program for guys and gals back in them days.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Just looked up the WPIAL ...... still seems to be about 15 teams in Western Pa..... mostly rural.

1968-71 bet there were 4 or 5 times that number..... almost every school district around the Burgh had one. Mt Lebanon still seems to have a team ...... but 5 and 5 for the year........................


We were WPIAL champs in 71...... 10 and 0....... and second in state by one point......it was a long bus ride home from State College!!!!!!