2501 KOSKO Protection Shoot Results

October 2024

Hello my friends and fellow shooters,

It is the time of year again when the weather is changing and we are turning toward the end of the year and our annual meeting, which will be Sunday, December 8th at 1:30 pm. Lunch will be provided beginning at 1:00 pm! 

I want to let you know that our club continues to do well. We are on track to throw 600,000 targets this year, about 10% more than our record year in 2023.

Financially, we are in good shape and during the year, we have continued to invest in your club. We completed installing the sporting clays stations, put a new roof on the clubhouse, and repaired/enhanced several of the skeet houses and the sporting clays towers. 

It seems as if the front gate is rarely closed – open because you are taking advantage of being able to shoot anytime during the day. It is fantastic to see our club being used so often. This includes our youth groups – Grace, The Dust Devils, 4-H, Warsaw Public Schools, Pheasants Forever youth, etc. etc. These programs continue to experience record numbers and are still growing! 

A question that we get over and over is, “Why is your membership only $75?”. We have discussed an increase for years and believe that it has been over a decade since our last one. Therefore, in 2025, our membership rates will go up to $125 per family. For anyone who pays their membership before the end of 2024, the cost for 2025 will be $75. I don’t have the space in this letter to discuss all of the benefits of membership but there is a printout at KOSKO of the benefits for anyone to read and have. 

If you haven’t noticed, the battery shed is gone. In a partnership with the Grace Shooting Club, KOSKO has received a range development grant from the Midway USA Foundation to install a permanent 5- stand building. This includes a year-round building to shoot from and purchasing a number of new machines. Construction should begin soon with an anticipated grand opening this spring. During construction, our current 5-stand field will remain open…..shoot away!! 

You might have noticed that we have signs up that are requesting desk workers. We need a number of volunteers for one day a month to fill a number of open positions. In addition, in the new year, Jim and Eric will no longer be available to work on Wednesday afternoons. We want to thank both for years/decades of service. With this change, we will no longer be open to the public on Wednesday afternoons. Instead, we will open twice a month on Thursdays (2nd and 4th) from Noon until 6 pm for the sale of tokens and targets. This is also a time that we will request volunteer help and coordinate cleanup and maintenance of our building and grounds. 

Once again, thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at (574) 930-0612.

Thanks – Skip

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

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.