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Start of Spring Season for SSCS Clay Target Team

By Alexis Pencar · April 17, 2026 · Upstate Weekly News

From left to right: back row standing: Dalton Oliver, Jackson Ryder, Hunter Tansey, Madelyn Johnson, Sean Shults, Leland Ryder, Ava Bissonette, Alec France, Hunter Bolster, Gabriel Hoag, Collin Castle, Reed VanValkenburg, Michael Moschetti, Dylan Dygert, Ryatt Tompson. Left to right front row sitting: David Boyce Jr, Grant Potter, Levi Knapp, Samantha Gallagher, Caiden Castle, Collin Gallagher, Nicholas Thom, Roan Johnson, Alyssum Butler, Benjamin Hoag. (Missing from picture Andrew Dennis and Aaden Dennis.)

SHARON SPRINGS — The Sharon Springs Central School Clay Target Team has started their Spring season this April after an excellent Fall! This team is ready to go for this season!

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! According to one coach, “Coffee is always on and food is always plenty!”

Did you know the SSCS Clay Target Team is the first team in Schoharie County?

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.

Good luck this season SSCS Clay Target Team this season!

Want to help out? They are doing a Maple Syrup Fundraiser with Antler Creek Maple Syrup. Every Quart is $20 with $10 going back to the team. Make sure you grab some today from a team member!

There is also team apparel available for purchase in the Club House at Sprout Brook at every shoot. Stop in and pick up a hat, shirt, or sweatshirt with the team logo and show your support everywhere you go!

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.