The seventh biggest story in Mid-Prairie athletics in the last year spotlights the first program of its kind for the Golden Hawks. The 2022 season, marked the inaugural campaign for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk trapshooting team. A total of 14 Golden Hawks shouldered their rifles at some point this season for the black and gold under the direction of coaches Joey Patterson, Clint Whetstine, Preston Myers, and Karl Andre and administrators Casey Peck, Valerie Sieren and Megan Jorgensen. The team practiced at the Riverside VFW Post 6414’s brand new traphouse and traveled to tournaments where they competed against Williamsburg, Highland, WACO, Sigourney and others.

The State Tournament was hosted at the Iowa State Trap Shooting Association Homegrounds near Cedar Falls in early June. At the event, the Golden Hawk Senior and Junior Varsity Division was led by Quinn Callahan and Braydon Young who each shot 169 of a possible 200. Other scores included Milo Sieren 151, Paytin Swartzentruber 144, Zane Fisher 143, Payton Peck 142, Case Whetstine 139, and Alexa Huber 121.

The Intermediate and Entry Level Division was led by Tate Bombei’s 155 of 200. Other scores included Keatyn Myers 152, Landon Kuenster 148, Elijah Statler 135, Allie Whetstine 111 and Maddie Sieren 101.

Tune in to the KCII PM Sports Page this week for a full interview with athletes and coaches from the Mid-Prairie Trapshooting team about their success this season. Friday, our sixth biggest story in Mid-Prairie sports from the last year highlights the Golden Hawk boys cross country team.