DenOuden hits 50 straight as clay target team pulls ahead
For the first time this season, the sharp shooters from the NRHEG Panther clay target team had the highest team score in the conference.
This allowed the team to extend its lead in Conference 3 of Class 5A over the team from Monticello.
The team was led by Isaac DenOuden, who turned in his first career 50-straight night.
Over the last two weeks, DenOuden has hit 99 of 100 targets, moving him into third in the conference individually. He was closely followed by Jason Eustice and Evan Reyna, who each shot rounds of 25 straight on their way to scores of 49.
Currently, the team has eight athletes sitting in the top 25 averages in the conference. DenOuden (3rd) is joined by Alex Dobberstein (4th), Jason Eustice (9th), Clay Stenzel (12th), Ralph Roesler (16th), Walker Krampitz (20th), and Evan Reyna (23rd) on the male side while Keria Lenort moved up to 10th on the female side with her career best score of 45.
DenOuden currently sits in the 108th spot in the state and Dobberstein is ranked 131, which means both athletes are just outside of qualifying for the state tournament as individuals.
“Both will need a big final week to break into this elite group,” said coach Dan Sorum.
The Panther shooters finish the regular season this week, hoping to end the conference on top in preparation for the State Class 5A Championship in Alexandria on June 14.