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Thompson, Tigers shine during clay target state tournament

Groton's Turner Thompson reloads his gun during the skeet portion of the South Dakota Clay Target Tournament at the Aberdeen Gun Club on Sunday. Thompson won multiple state titles on the weekend. Photo by Dave Vilhauer
Turner Thompson was the top-rated shooter in his class all season, so it was only fitting that he finish the season that way as well. The standout from Groton won multiple state championships during the South Dakota Clay Target State Tournament at the Aberdeen Gun Club. Thompson hit 98 out of 100 targets in the trap shooting portion on Saturday to finish as the Class 1A High Overall Male, High Overall Varsity, top Overall Conference Male, as well as top Overall Season Average Male, while leading the Tigers to the state team championship as well. Groton also had the top girls' shooter in 1A with Cadence Feist. "Our shooters are shooting a lot," Thompson said of the team success. "We’re shooting almost 600 rounds a week vs. other schools that are shooting close to 100. It’s a lot of four-day practices over 100 rounds per practice." Even with all of his success, the junior said there is still plenty of room for improvement. "It’s pretty hard to master it, especially w

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