The Coal City Trap Team has finished its season and the results are in. The team earned second place in the conference by 91 points after battling it out with the third place team—Marshall High School.
At the conference level for boys, Michael O’Hare took third place with an average of 24.4, Hunter Patterson was eighth with a 22.6 average, Danny Fite was ninth with a 22.4 average, Charlie Pfeiffer finished 18th with a 20.4 and Dominick Chellino had a 20.2 average placing him 20th.
In the girls division, Avery McConnell was second with an average of 23.2 and Grace Sitar closed out the season in fifth place with an average of 20.7.
The team had two—one boy and one girl—place across the entire league for the state of Illinois. Those athletes were Michael O’Hare who tied for 11th place and Avery McConnell who tied for 12th place.
“We had a great season with several kids scoring 24’s, we had a few perfect 25’s from Danny, Michael and Avery, and Michael ran 50 straight one week,” said team sponsor Kelly McConnell.
At the final practice of the season, seniors Avery McConnell, Michael O’Hare and Hunter Patterson, were recognized for their participation in the program—the first to complete four full years. The trap team was established in the spring of their freshman year and they have been participating since.
“I am so proud of the team that has been built over the last four years and all of their accomplishments,” McConnell said.