Sutter Youth Shotgun Sweeps US Open

Sutter Union High School's shotgun program won its first High Overall National Championship at the US Open Youth Clay Shooting Championship on July 11 in Las Vegas.

The HOA title is the hardest one to earn — it requires a team to compete across all three disciplines: trap, skeet, and sporting clays. Sutter didn't just survive all three venues; they won them outright.

Driving the news: The varsity squad took first in skeet, first in sporting clays, and first in the combined High Overall standing — a clean sweep that put the California program on the national map for youth clay shooting.

Zoom in: The varsity roster that pulled it off:

• Logan Munger — second place individually in skeet
• Manny Moulton — second place individually in sporting clays
• Garrett Bartels, Tyler Fletcher, Caesar Moulton, Dixie Bybee, Heston Burrow, Ireland Sohrakoff, Summer Anderson, Jonathan Mendez, and Nicolas Miller rounded out the team

The JV squad held its own too. Aidan Jewell, Bailey Crabtree, Ismael Collins, Eric Mallett, and James Dammann finished third in trap and sporting clays, second in skeet. Cameron Cipriani took second individually in trap.

The junior team — Kailey Crabtree, Arlo Eubanks, and Josue Mendez — went even further, claiming first-place squad honors in sporting clays and first-place team titles in both skeet and sporting clays.

Catch up quick: The US Open Youth Clay Shooting Championship is an annual national competition open to shooters 22 and under, running trap, skeet, and sporting clays. Sutter's program is a club sport built around gun safety and year-round competitive shooting, with travel reaching across California and into Nevada.

The bottom line: Three squads, three age levels, one national title. Sutter's program is producing shooters across the board — not just one standout team carrying the banner.