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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cAt the nationals every year, they give away $80-$100,000 in scholarships. Five on our team have received scholarships\u00a0to further their education and keep shooting. There are colleges out there that have trap teams now. My daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Faulkner Horton, was on one of them,\u201d Horton said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve had four kids go to Bethel University. My son, Ethan Horton, received a partial scholarship, which he used at the Colorado School of Trades to become a gunsmith. One teammate has won partial scholarships for the last three years for his college education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sub-Junior C Class (11-14-year-olds) was national champions in their division last year in Sparta, Illinois. The Senior Class was the runner-up in their division. \u201cThat\u2019s a big accomplishment when you\u2019re competing against 2,000 kids. We\u2019ve done well for about the last six years bringing home trophies from the national championships,\u201d Horton said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another great thing about trapshooting, according to Horton, is that it\u2019s a family-oriented program. The team participates at times in ATA shoots outside the AIM program, and moms and dads can participate, as well as the students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what makes it so much fun because parents want to get involved. I have some exceptional parents and always have had good parents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watching the students have fun, achieve a sense of accomplishment, and learn self-control makes Horton\u2019s sacrificed time for the program worth it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Horton said, \u201cIt\u2019s all a mindset. This game is more of a 99% mind. If you keep that, then it makes it easy. You want them to be proud of what they\u2019ve accomplished, and then, in the long run, they\u2019ll give back. A lot of my team members have given back to the trap team.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gun safety, pleasure, and personal development combine for award-winning seasons, on and off the field.\u00a0 \u201cPull!\u201d GN\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “PULL!\u201d AT the shooter\u2019s call, clay discs are hurled at 42 mph into the air, simulating a hunter\u2019s flying game. Lincoln County Trap Team members are competing for more than bragging rights, and the team\u2019s coaches are aiming for more than championships. Coach Mark Horton\u2019s number one priority is safety. Horton said, \u201cBefore winning ever […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n