Special to the OBSERVER

March 3 began another season for the Southern Tier Scholastic Youth Trap League. Beginning with only two teams and the vision of its founder, Tom Kelly, it has steadily grown to thirty three plus teams in three New York counties and one Pennsylvania county. With the addition of the Pennsylvania Conference, the league now has four conferences, West, Central, East, and the Pa. conference. It is a fundamental, introductory league focusing on teaching absolute, 100% compliance to all aspects of safe firearm handling as well as teaching the basics of trap shooting.

East Conference

Cuba Rushford 174, Portville 165, at Portville Conservation Club.

Genesee Valley 168, Bolivar-Richburg 189, at Richburg Rod & Gun.

Portville: Jarrett Best 22, Kelly Karnuth 22, Justus Zeigler 21, Jackson George 20, Ryan Isenberg 20, Nik Manroe 20, Zayne Tarr 20, Cameron Thurst 20.

Cuba-Rushford: Ryan Witter 23, Cody Findlay 22, Ethan Bump 22, Adam Yehl 22, Preston Bilotta 22, Clint Griswold 21, Trevor Hawley 21, Logan Ungermann 21.

Genesee Valley: Hunter Murphey 25, Dalton Baker 22, Jacob White 21, Thai Norasethaporn 21, Ashley Burrows 20, Fisher Herdman 20, Spencer Drake 20, Zach Thomas 19.

Bolivar-Richburg: Owen Neudeck  25, Dakota Evingham  24, Elliott Fisher  24, Cooper Hosley  24, Mark Pangburn, Jr.  23, Charis Ruxton  23, Damin Crowley  23, David Baldwin 23.

Central Conference

Springville 153, Ellicottville (match results with next week’s match) at Ellicottville Sportsman Club.

Salamanca 104, Franklinville 165, at Franklinville Conservation Club.

Pine Valley 165, Randolph 133, Cattaraugus-Little Valley 162, at Cattaraugus Rod & Gun.

Springville: Madalynn Schwanekamp 21, Adam Moody 21, Harley Maloy 21, Peter Priester 20, Max Milbrand 18, Nick Emmick 18, Henry Heaton 17, Kaitlyn Bishop 17.

Cattaraugus-Little Valley: Mason Snyder 23, Gavin Baxter 20, Caleb Frentz 20, Devin Henderson 20, Gaige Osgood 20, Paul Tackentien 20, Nick Williams 20, Courteney Halterman 19.

Pine Valley: James Spruce 23, Jacob Brown 21, Weslet Lachut 21, Brendon Colvin 21, Corey Ellis 21, Kyle Chase 20, Cole Mosher 20, David Hunt 18.

Ellicottville: Match results with next week’s match.

Randolph: Cody Costlow 17, Damon Fisher 17, Sam Oyer 17, Kody Scott 17, Troy Wright 17, Mike Bohall 16, Bryce Farmer 16, Dylan Muntz 16.

Franklinville: Joe Harasta 22, Hunter Irwin 22, Billy Slavinski 22, Reilly Davis 21, Jacob Freer 20, Shea Smith 20, Mason Schuyler 20, Skyler Lawrence 18.

Salamanca: Stoltz, Carter 20, Letson, Jacob 17, Schoening, Karsen 14, Pierce, Shawn 12, Prevglian, Liam 12, Sawyer, Andrew 11, Alexis Wiles 9, Trevor Ellis 9.