Submitted photo The Sleepy Eye FFA Trap Shoot Team members at the Sleepy Eye Trap Shooting Event. Kneeling (l-r): Trevor Rathman, Gavin Fischer, Davin Suess. Standing front (l-r): Ridley Price, Graysen Evers, Elsier Trebesch, Carsten Nienhaus, Oliver Trebesch, Aiden Krzmarzick, Breckin Peterson, Mason Schottenbauer, Logan Ludewig, Riley Eckstein-Sprenger, Noah Rossbach, Jaxon Steffl, Madison Seifert, Briella Walser. Standing back (l-r): Jacob Fulmer, Grayson Hansen, Shea Evers, Kaden Braun, Ari Krzmarzick

Submitted by Paul Hendrickx

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Future Farmers of America Chapter has completed its trap shooting season. There were four shoots for the season: Springfield, Mt. Lake, Sleepy Eye, and Windom.

Trap shooting is one of the three major forms of competitive clay pigeon shooting. The objective of the trap shooting team is to involve students in the highest standards of safety, sportsmanship, ethical behavior, along with safe and responsible use of firearms. The program also helps members develop self-confidence, personal discipline, sportsmanship and teamwork.

The 2025 Sleepy Eye FFA Trap Shoot Team Members who participated in the shoots this year included Trevor Rathman, Aiden Krzmarzick, Ari Krzmarzick, Davin Suess, Gavin Fischer, Jacob Fulmer, Kaden Braun, Logan Ludewig, Noah Rossbach, Oliver Trebesch, Elsie Trebesch, Shea Evers, Grayson Hansen, Briella Walser, Graysen Evers, Wyatt Feucht, Ethan Feucht, Jaxon Steffl, Rylan Trebesch, Jax Como, Carsten Nienhaus, Riley Eckstein-Sprenger, Kylie Fischer, Ridley Price, Mason Schottenbauer, and Breckin Peterson.

Highlights from each of the shoots include:

Springfield Shoot – Top Sleepy Eye Team placed 3rd; Kaden Braun – 6th Place Individual Shooter

(25 total teams, 95 total shooters)

Mountain Lake Shoot – Top Sleepy Eye Team placed 3rd; Noah Rossbach – 2nd Place Individual Shooter, Gavin Fischer – 4th Place Individual Shooter, Jacob Fulmer – 6th Place Individual Shooter, Kaden Braun – 7th Place Individual Shooter (24 total teams, 99 total shooters)

Sleepy Eye Shoot – Top Sleepy Eye Team placed 3rd; Kaden Braun – 2nd Place Individual Shooter, Noah Rossbach – 5th Place Individual Shooter

(24 total teams, 96 total shooters)

Windom Shoot – Top Sleepy Eye Team placed 1st; Ari Krzmarzick, 2nd Place Individual Shooter, Kaden Braun – 5th place individual shooter (21 total teams, 81 total shooters)