Let’s face it – the clays never stood a chance on Thursday night.

174 enthusiasts came out for a beautiful night of shooting during the 2016 UMCA Annual Trap Shoot. Participants from 16 companies, two families, and UA Local 140 gathered Thursday at the Lee Kay Center for a night of competition.

Despite a little rain during registration, members showed they were loaded for bear, and stepped up to the shooting range to take two rounds at trap shooting fame. Businesses stepped up as well, with both a record-breaking number of sponsors this year, and more than 120 door prizes available for participants. DeWalt even offered tool-swag for everyone who stopped by their booth.

Clark Johnson

Started out of a love for the sport by UMCA Immediate Past President Patrick Lynch and his family, the Annual Trap Shoot wrapped up its 11th year with Lynch’s team finishing third place. The Lynch family was well represented at the event, with Pat and son Joshua shooting, and daughter DeeDee helping everywhere from registration to distributing prizes to taking pictures.

Some teams admitted to practicing hard before this event, with even a couple teams roping in a “ringer” or two to bolster less favorable scores. Of course, when it comes to the end-of-night shoot off, every man and woman was there for him/herself.

New this year was the inclusion of two vendors, DeWalt and Milwaukee Tool, who set up booths to feature their newest products and add to the festiveness of the evening.

First Place – Moss Industrial

Winners:

First Place Team: Moss Industrial, Team A

Mike Tisdale, Ryan Sogendorf, Al Cordova, Gary Carlton and Lane Carlton

Second Place Team: Industrial Piping Products, Inc.

Shawn Nordhoff, Paul Nordhoff, Bryan Nordhoff, Matt Nordhoff and Matt Davis

Second Place: Industrial Piping Products

25-Straight Shooters: Don Corry, Kreg Crofts, Mark Deathrage, Chad Kelley, Joshua Lynch, Darin Mahler, Paul Nordhoff, Ryan Sagendorf and Mike Tisdale

Highest Men’s Score: 49/50 Kreg Crofts and Paul Nordhoff tied with their near-perfect score, with Paul winning the shoot-off

Pat Lynch and Highest Women’s Score winner Caitin Jorgensen

Highest Women’s Score: 35/50 Caitlin Jorgensen

Score 36 Shoot Out Winner: Clark Johnson

Score 43 Shoot Out Winner: Brian Nordhoff

You can check out more photos of the Trap Shoot at flickr.com

Brian Nordhoff

A Big Thank You to Jill and Brent Epperson and their team at the Lee Kay Center for providing an amazing experience – and a delicious dinner – for all our participants.

Thank you to the many sponsors who helped make this event possible:

GOLD SPONSORS