No guns are brought onto school grounds for competition in the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League, although a clause in state law could allow that if a principal approved.
Teams primarily use local gun clubs to shoot, either by renting space or, more often, having the range time donated.
Metro Gun Club in Blaine spent $25,000 on lights for three ranges, so high school teams could shoot at night.
"For the last 23 years, we've been down from what I would call normal attendance," owner Rick Wilder said. "We figure the youth is the future, and we're glad to have them."
In trap shooting, clay discs are flung by machine away from the shooter, who stands at several positions.
Except in the state tournament, high school teams in the Minnesota league don't compete face-to-face. Teams enter their scores electronically in a "virtual competition."
Boys and girls compete side by side. Only one shell is allowed in the gun at a time. Eye and ear protection is required.
John Nelson, the league's vice president, said safety is emphasized above all else, and he prides himself on the league's record.
"We've had 1.5 million rounds fired, and no student has had to miss a day because of an injury," he said. "Football and hockey can't say that."
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