trap shooting

Tiger trap shooting season draws to a close

May 27, 2026

The 35 member Tiger Trap Team’s competitive spring season ended Saturday, just as it began on April 4— with cold temperatures, cloudy skies and drizzle facing the shooters. “We had one perfect day for shooting during the eight week season,” said head coach Kyle Muenkel. “It was sunny and warm...

Back to back perfect rounds for Tang as trap season gets underway

Apr 15, 2026

During a practice session, Tiger trap team member Mason Tang achieved what every trap shooter aims for – a perfect score of 25 out of 25 clays hit in a single round. But Tang didn’t stop at 25. He repeated the feat by shooting a second perfect round immediately after, for a total of 50 out of 50....

Trap shooting coaches speak to Kiwanis Club

Dec 10, 2025

Lake City Kiwanis member Dean Flugstad welcomed the Lincoln High School trap shooting team coaches Ross Freiheit and Kyle Muenkel to talk about this sport that has the most boys and girls participating than any other sport in Minnesota, some 50,000 students. Head coach Ross is turning over his...

Trap: Muenkel records perfect score, leads conference in average clays broken

Oct 29, 2025

It all came down to the last shot of the last round of the last day of the Tiger Trap Team‘s fall season. But it was a great last shot for Kylin Munkel. When that shot was fired, Kaylin not only chalked up her first perfect score of the season, breaking 25 out of 25 clays, but she achieved...

Another perfect trap score for Tang

Oct 15, 2025

For the second week in a row, Tiger Trap Team member Mason Tang scored a perfect 25 out of 25 clays hit. But that’s that not all: he was within one clay of scoring a perfect double score, shattering 24 out of 25 in the two-round, 50 shot competitive shoot. In a non-competitive practice round,...

Tang records perfect score for Tiger trap team

Oct 8, 2025

It was a perfect day for trap shooting. The wind was calm, the sky clear and the sun bright. For Mason Tang, it was the perfect day to chalk up the first perfect score of the Lake City Tigers Trap Team fall schedule. Tang, a ninth grader who has been a member of the team since he was in sixth...

A good season for Tiger trap team

Jun 4, 2025

“This was a very good season for the 38-member Tiger Trap Team,” said head coach Ross Freiheit. “Each member of the team was in competition with her or himself to improve the number of clays they hit each week of the season.” These individual efforts paid off. The team finished in third place in...

Skoug competes through injury

Apr 16, 2025

When Tayvin Skoug came to participate with the Tiger Trap Team last Saturday, her teammates wondered how she could possibly shoot with a broken foot and walking on crutches, the result of a late season ski trip to Colorado. But seventh grader Tayvin and her mother, Jessin, had it all figured out....

Trap shooter hits rare mark

Sep 25, 2024

For a trap shooter hitting 25 clays out of 25 is like a bowler rolling a 300 game. Breaking 50 out of 50 clay targets in a row is like that same bowler throwing two perfect 300 games in a row. That’s what Devin Clark accomplished during the Lake City High School Trap Team’s first shoot of the...

Local student trap shooters compete at Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office tournament

Aug 7, 2024

Continuing its tradition of supporting high school trap teams in the county, the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Department hosted a tournament on Saturday, August 3. Held at the White Pines Sportsmen’s Club in Pine Island, participating high school trap teams included Lake City, Pine Island, Zumbrota-...