Trap Shooting

The Sioux Falls Izaak Walton League hosts trap shooting on Wednesday nights from late April through October. Youth trap league is also hosted on Monday and Thursday nights. Additional information for these events can be found on the calendar tab.

The trap range was renovated in the fall of 2017 with the addition of new trap houses and station updates. New lighting was added to trap 5 in the fall of 2021. Three new trap throwers were added in 2022.

Contact Information

Val Voeltz, Trap Manager 605-359-9516

2025/2026 Fall/Winter Schedule

Fall League Trap Shooting

FallSchedule.pdf

2025 Trap Summer League

Summer League Trap Shooting Banquet

The awards banquet was held Wednesday, September 3 with a big turnout. The event featured a meal of chicken, corn on the cob, buns, salads, fruit, and desserts. Thanks to those who brought in salads and desserts and helped with the event. Silver coins were awarded to top shooters and top 2 teams along with other awards.

Banquet Pictures

Preparing the Meal

Waiting for the Start of Event

Awards

Top Overall Shooter

Troy Balk - 93.6%

Top Female Shooter

Sophia Van't Hul - 86.50%

Annie Oakley Winner

Troy Balk

Sportsman of the Year Award Candidates

Mike Albers

Chad Kooiman

Harry Goeden

Sportsman of the Year Award

Harry Goeden

G.O.A.T Award

Greatest of All Times

Doug Ellis

Trap Worker of the Year

Jesa Patten

Box Boy Award

Top Ten 16 Yard

Place Name TeamName Perc Avg

1 Troy Balk First Rate Excavate 94.8% 23.70

2 Doug Ellis SDK 94.2% 23.50

3 Kevin Davis Norman's 94.0% 23.50

4 Andy Harr General Equipment 93.4% 23.30

5 Bill VanNiewenhuyzen First Rate Excavate 93.3% 23.30

6 Doug Linneman Norman's 92.8% 23.20

6 Gregg Damme The Outlaws 92.8% 23.20

8 Scott Vander Meulen First Rate Excavate 92.4% 23.10

9 Matt Smith Winnelson 92.0% 23.00

10 Tucker Kooiman Ultimate Automotive 92.0% 23.00

Top Ten Handicap

Place Name TeamName Perc Avg

1 Troy Balk First Rate Excavate 93.6% 23.40 2 Andy Harr General Equipment 92.7% 23.10 3 Greg Lorenzen Winnelson 91.5% 22.80 4 Scott Anderson Bierschbach Equipment 90.6% 22.60 5 Kevin Davis Norman's 90.4% 22.60 6 Chane Patten Albers Electric 90.4% 22.60 7 Bill VanNiewenhuyzen First Rate Excavate 89.3% 22.30 8 Bill Gross The Outlaws 88.0% 22.00 8 Doug Ellis SDK 88.0% 22.00 10 Chad Chaput CRC Blues Brothers 87.7% 21.90

Top Ten Female

Place Name TeamName Perc Avg

1 Sophia Van't Hul Clay Annihilators 86.50% 21.63

2 Jennifer Raddatz SDK 84.80% 21.21

3 Alaina Wescott Clay Annihilators 84.20% 21.06

4 Charis Kooiman Clay Annihilators 82.90% 20.72

5 Kory McKay Brandon Plumbing & Heating 81.50% 20.36

6 Laura Goeden General Equipment 79.30% 19.82

7 Diane Backer Brandon Plumbing & Heating 77.60% 19.41

8 Rachel Albers Faithful Friends Vet Care 77.00% 19.25

9 Val Voeltz Winnelson 73.80% 18.44 10 Kris Goeden Brandon Plumbing & Heating 73.30% 18.32

Almost But No Cigar

16 Yard

Bill Gross

Handicap

Mark Nielsen & Cole Hyronimus

Female

Rhonda Roe

Team Awards – 16 Yard

League: A

Place Team Points Score

1 First Rate Excavate 40 1386

2 TJN Scrap Shooters 28 1361

3 Norman's 26 1360

4 Ultimate Automotive 24 1343

5 Albers Electric 19 1356

6 Faithful Friends Vet Care 7 1327

First Place – First Rate Excavate

Second Place – TJN Scrap Shooters

League: B

Place Team Points Score 1 General Equipment 35 1345 2 SDK 31 1349

3 Winnelson 30 1333

4 Clay Annihilators 20 1320

5 Mayhem 15 1297 6 Thorson Heating 13 1280

First Place – General Equipment

Second Place – SDK

League: C

Place Team Points Score

1 Bierschbach Equipment 38 1347

2 The Main Event 30 1305

3 CRC Blues Brothers 25 1330

4 The Outlaws 23 1306

5 The Honey Badgers 16 1280

6 Girton Adams 12 1242

First Place – Bierschbach Equipment

Second Place – The Main Event

Dustin, Jared, Ethan, Jarvis, Joe, Logan, Trenor

League: D

Place Team Points Score

1 McCart Plumbing 40 1290

2 Low Brass High Hopes 36 1328

3 Brandon Plumbing & Heating 20 1241

4 Thrust 19 1264

5 Clay Crushers 15 1229

6 Bechtel Insurance 14 1241

First Place – McCart Plumbing

Second Place – Low Brass High Hopes

Team Awards – Handicap

League: A

Place Team Score Perc Avg

1 TJN Scrap Shooters 1718 85.9% 21.5

2 Albers Electric 1692 84.6% 21.2

3 First Rate Excavate 1687 84.4% 21.1

4 Norman's 1611 80.6% 20.1

5 Faithful Friends Vet Care 1596 79.8% 20.0

6 CRC Blues Brothers 1572 78.6% 19.7

First Place – TJN Scrap Shooters

Second Place – Albers Electric

League: B

Place Team Score Perc Avg

1 Winnelson 1601 80.1% 20.0

2 General Equipment 1596 79.8% 20.0

3 Ultimate Automotive 1592 79.6% 19.9

4 Clay Annihilators 1571 78.6% 19.6

5 Mayhem 1547 77.4% 19.3

6 The Honey Badgers 1438 75.7% 18.9

First Place – Winnelson

Second Place – General Equipment

League: C

Place Team Score Perc Avg

1 Bierschbach Equipment 1547 77.4% 19.3

2 Clay Crushers 1367 75.9% 19.0

3 McCart Plumbing 1485 74.3% 18.6

4 The Outlaws 1482 74.1% 18.5

5 Low Brass High Hopes 1473 73.7% 18.4

6 Girton Adams 1418 70.9% 17.7

First Place – Bierschbach Equipment

Second Place – Clay Crushers

League: D

Place Team Score Perc Avg

1 SDK 1568 78.4% 19.6

2 The Main Event 1501 75.1% 18.8

3 Thorson Heating 1427 71.4% 17.8

4 Bechtel Insurance 1385 71.0% 17.8

5 Thrust 1398 69.9% 17.5 6 Brandon Plumbing & Heating 1367 68.4% 17.1

First Place – SDK

Second Place – The Main Event

Seven Little Monkeys sitting in a tree.

Trenor fell down and then there were 6.

Six Little Monkeys sitting in a tree.

Logan fell down and then there were 5.

Five Little Monkeys sitting in a tree.

Jarvis fell down and then there were 4.

Four Little Monkeys sitting in a tree.

Ethan fell down and then there were 3.

Three Little Monkeys sitting in a tree.

Joe fell down and then there were 2.

Two Little Monkeys sitting in a tree.

Jared fell down only Dustin was left.

Dustin said "Why did you guys fall from the tree? Get back up here, we have shooting to do."

Best Looking Team - Brandon Plumbing and Heating

Special Awards

First 25 Straight

Jennifer Raddatz, Hayden Gross, Tim Long, Cole Hyronimus

Most 25 Straight

Bill VanNiewenhuyzen

It's Never Too Late

Tim Long

New Hat Design

This new hat design is meant for better calling ability and for people who forget to take off their callers at the end of their shooting as demonstrated by Riley Zomermaand. To quote Riley, “This totally could work, I like it.” Riley agreed to test it out next spring.

Fun Night

The last Wednesday night trap league was August 20 and winners have been determined. For latest scores and standings, check out the website at Sioux Falls Izaak Walton - Scores (sfikes.org)

Fun Night was August 27. It was a fun time, with some extra attractions available including doubles and Annie Oakley with the trap kids joning in the fun. According to Harry, they shot out some old folks.

The Wednesday night trap league started on April 30. There are 24 teams and 167 shooters this year. We have 3 teams of high school or recent grads, and several other teams that have members that are high school or young adults. We also have several father/son/daughters shooting either on the same team or separate teams. It is a welcome sight to see families and their youth joining our trap shooting family. Several teams have also added new members.