•           Welcome to the  Hazleton Area
                              Sport Shooting Club
        2016 National Champions- Trap!!! 
     TRAP, SKEET and SPORTING CLAYS
                                 Advisor: Ms. Stacy McCuen
                                                    mccuens@hasdk12.org          
                            570-459-3221@ HAHS or HEMS (to leave a message)
     Head coach- Mr. Joseph Gans
     Mr. Dave Darrough- Skeet, Mr. John Cibulish-Trap, Mr. Joey Gans, Mr. Bill Duffy- Sporting Clays
    Asst. Coaches- Mr. Ren Pelszynski, Mr. Ed Yanac
     
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                                                           Coach Darrough               
                                                                     COACH DARROUGH
     
    It is unimaginable that I am writing this and it is one of the hardest things I have ever written. We have lost a loving member of our HAHS Shooting Team Family. Coach Dave Darrough was one of the best. He dedicated his time and talent as a coach to our club for over 15 years and was respected and loved by everyone who met him. His energy and excitement for the sport was contagious. It was very apparent how much he loved this club and all of it's members. He loved to see our kids excel and I know he was proud of each and every one of them. 
     
    Coach Darrough also served as the President of the Hazleton Area Outdoor Sportsman Support Group for many years.
     
    I cannot imagine this club without him and it will never be the same, but I hope that we can honor him by continuing to do our best, "One bird at a time". We will never be able to fill his shoes but we will do our best to continue to make him proud. All 3 of his children were members and they will always be a part of our Shooting Club Family. It was a pleasure and honor to have known him. I considered him a friend and I am thankful for that. We will never forget the great times we shared as a team and the trips to various competitions. He was THE BEST banquet speaker and he set that bar very high. 
     
    His love for his family was very apparent. He spoke of them often and was always excited when he did so. 
    Please keep his wife Colette, sons Ryan and Patrick, and his daughter Meghan in your thoughts and prayers, as well as his mother. 
     
    We will miss you, Coach
     
    Sincerely,
    Stacy McCuen- HAHS shooting club
     
    Coach D   Coach D2
     
     
     
     
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    The Spring Schedule has been confirmed!
     
     
    ***SPRING SCHEDULE 2025
    SKEET:
              March 19
              April 2, 16, 30
              May 7 (skeet team will only shoot skeet tonight)
              May 13, 14, 15
              May 17- Pa Skeet Shoot, Generations Club
     
    TRAP:
              March 26
              April 9, 23
              May 7, 21, 28
              June 3, 4, 5
              June 7 PSSA State Trap Shoot 
     
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    The Spring Trap dues are tbd
                Skeet dues are tbd
     
    SCTP Pa Shoot, Generations Skeet Club, Patton PA  May 
    SCTP Trap Competition SCTP Elysburg June 
    Sporting Clay's Competition- Lawrence County, Wampum PA June 
    SCTP National Championships, Marengo OH July 
     
     
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    NEW SHOOTERS! The required safety course is this week!
     
    Anyone interested will need to take the safety course which will be held on Thurs. Oct 17th and Fri. Oct 18th starting at 5:30 and on Sun. Oct 20th beginning at 9:00 a.m. ALL 3 days must be attended and completed in order to qualify for the club. 
    The cost of the course is $35 and is payable to Whitetail Preserve. All practices and courses are held at Whitetail Preserve, 118 Boulevard Rd, Bloomsburg, which is right past the Sugarloaf Golf Course.
    This course is mandatory to join the club and it is not the same as the hunter safety course.
    If you will be attending please email me with your name, building you attend, age, and grade. mccuens@hasdk12.org
    You must be at least 12 years old and in 7th grade or higher.
     
     
    You will need this form filled out and signed before the course begins: Please click on the referral form link, print and have signed. Please let me know if you are unable to get a signed referral.
     
     
     
    To be elgible for this club you must meet all criteria:
    *No serious discipline referrals in the past year. I will be contacting each school beforehand to check grades and any discipline referrals.
    *No suspensions due to fighting and or violence, threats etc.
    *A "C" grade point average or better
    *Pass the safety course
    *In 7th grade or higher
    *At least 12 years old 
     
      
    I would like to thank all of our coaches and parent volunteers for their dedication to this club! Without them we would not have such a successful team. Their time, dedication, patience, and support for our students is evident in all of  the accomplishments the team has made.  THANK YOU!!!!! Sincerely, Ms. McCuen
      
     
     
     
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