January 2024

Happy New Year Everyone,

I just received some wonderful news about our club….you all shot 549,747 targets in 2023!
That number shatters the previous two years by over 30%. What thrills me is that it tells that
we have a near record or record number of members shooting a record number of targets. I
love the idea that more people are learning about our club and coming out to shoot – THANK
YOU all!! I hope everyone continues to spread the word about our club to family and friends.
Of course, with those numbers, we need more help than ever. We have had a number of
members step up to volunteer with setting targets, grounds maintenance & garbage disposal,
and we will have a new member or two behind the front desk in 2024.

However, we are still short of help – especially desk workers. Volunteering to help behind the
desk is only a six-hour commitment – 9am to 3pm one Saturday or Sunday each month. Please
consider supporting the club in this way. As a token (pun intended) of our appreciation, you get
three tokens for each day worked as well as a free membership. We have been asked if a
spouse can “tag team” helping or if two friends can sign up and help each other out…..Yes, Yes,
Yes!!! We are open to just about any suggestion….the bottom line is that we need your help.

The following days are open: 1st Saturday, 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday.

We have an exciting 2024 lined up for you this year. Our New Year’s Protection Shoot is
Tomorrow, and the Spring League will begin in February. This league will be ALL sporting clays
targets, you can shoot anytime during the three months of the league, and the format will be
two-person teams. Once again, we are trying something new to see how it works.
Also planned for 2024 are more frequent night shoots under the black lights….maybe even
some trap and skeet black-light shooting, a few protection shoots, the Indiana State Skeet
Championships again this year, the Indiana Super Sporting Clays Championships, etc., etc.
Remember, we shoot year-round at KOSKO and only close if there is a tremendous amount of
snow or if the temperatures drop way below freezing for a sustained period. I look forward to
seeing you at KOSKO soon and hope we can shoot over 600K targets in 2024

KOSKO Club Championship

October 21, 2023

KOSKO Shotgun Sports Complex recently held its annual club championship event with included fifty targets of each, Skeet, Modified Bunker Trap, and 5-Stand.

Following each individual event, Bill Sheley won 5-stand with a score of 48.  Paul Blair and Rob Eccles tied with perfect scores of 50 in Skeet and they also tied with scores of 37 in Modified Bunker Trap.

When the dust settled, Eccles took the Modified Bunker Trap award and Blair took the Skeet honors.  Following a 5-Stand shoot off, Blair edged out Eccles for the overall champion award.

Congratulations to our club youth team, Kosko Dust Devils
They participated in the SCTP State Tournament June 9-11. 2023. Their team accomplishments were amazing! Proud to support and have them a part of the Kosko Community.

High Overall State Shooter and 3 Shooters in Top 5 in the State (Combined scores Skeet, Sporting Clays, Trap)

SKEET

• 1st Place Varsity Squad – Nick, Nic and Hayden
• 1st Place Intermediate Squad – Ruger, Carter & Kaden
• 1st Place Rooke Squad – Brayden, Brody and Lawrence
• 1st Place Individual Varsity – Nick Wills
• 1st Place Rookie – Brayden Langfeldt
• 2nd Place Intermediate – Ruger Benn
• 2nd Place Jr Varsity – Evan Allen
• 2nd Place Rookie – Eddy Folk
• 3rd Place Rookie – Brody Murphy

SPORTING CLAYS

• 1st Place Varsity Squad – Nick, Nic and Hayden
• 1st Place Rookie Squad – Brayden, Eddy, and Brody
• 1st Place Rookie – Brayden Langfeldt
• 2nd Place Rookie – Brody Murphy
• 2nd Place Intermediate Entry Squad – Ruger, Carter, Kaden

TRAP

• 1st Place Rookie – Brayden Langfeldt
• 3rd Place Rookie – Eddy Folk
• 2nd place Open Division – Evan, Hayden, Seth, Nic and Nick

Clean-up day was a big success!!  Thanks to all that came out to the club on

WINONA LAKE, IND. — The Grace Shooting Sports Club (GSSC) at Grace College recently competed at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. This is the second time Grace has competed at the national level in team history. Two of the GSSC team members won medals for their performances.  Ruth Abel won a gold medal in Women’s Trap Doubles – B Class and a bronze medal in Women’s Skeet – A Class. Wyatt St. John won a silver medal in Men’s Trap Doubles – A Class.

The competition, hosted by the Association of College Unions International and the Scholastic Clay Target Program, lasted a week and hosted 795 athletes from 74 colleges and universities across the nation.  Participants shot in six events: trap, skeet, sporting clays, trap doubles, skeet doubles and super sporting clays.

Many of the GSSC team members posted personal bests, including Ben Zuver, who shot 99 out of 100 in trap in his final collegiate competition.  Zuver also shot a personal best of 97 in skeet.  Additionally, Sam Boyer posted a 93 in trap doubles and Mackenzie Bird shot 40/50 in trap doubles.  St. John and Niko Lopez recorded their first 25 straights in skeet.

As a team, the GSSC performed well in all six events throughout the week, placing between 5th and 8th place.

“Once again, our shooting team represented Grace in an exceptional way,” said Paul Blair, GSSC head coach. “Not only did they compete well, but they also displayed a Christ-centered attitude throughout the week. It is wonderful to have the backing of Grace and the support of many family members who came out to encourage our team.”

GSSC is a recreational shotgun shooting club that focuses on promoting gun safety, enhancing shooting skills and connecting with the shooting community. The group strives to promote a positive image of shooting sports, provide opportunities for leadership development and enhance community awareness of safe shooting practices.

The GSSC is open to all Grace students and meets twice a month at KOSKO Shotgun Sports Complex, 2391 Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Practices include shooting a variety of sporting clays, traps and skeet.

To learn more about GSSC, contact coach Paul Blair at blairp@grace.edu.

(Left to right): Ben Zuver, Matthew Walters, Sam Boyer, Stephen Foy, Wyatt St. John, Niko Lopez, Ruth Abel and Mackenzie Bird.

Its that time of year again – The annual Sausage Fundraiser to support our local Youth Clay Target Team the Kosko Dust Devils.

Accepting orders through March 12, 2023.