Richland Creek Top Guns is a youth shotgun team in Lexington, South Carolina, shooting skeet, trap and sporting clays across SCTP, SCYSF and SCDNR. Safety first, discipline always, and a whole lot of broken clay.
We shoot out of a home range in Lexington and compete in SCTP, SCYSF and SCDNR. Shooters range from 4th grade through 12th, from first-time rookies to squads heading to Southeast Regionals.
Club membership is $40 per month and covers the cost of clays and range upkeep. Shooters are responsible for providing their own guns, eye protection, and ear protection.
Meet the coaches
Two houses — a high house and a low house — throw clays on fixed, crossing paths. Squads work through eight stations set in a half circle, shooting singles and doubles at each. The flight path never changes, so skeet rewards consistent hold points, gun mount and timing.
A single machine out front throws targets away from the shooter at varying left-and-right angles. Five shooters rotate through five stations, 25 targets to a round. It's a going-away game: quick reads, a smooth swing and follow-through on a rising bird.
Often called golf with a shotgun. Shooters walk a course of stations through woods and fields, each with a different presentation — crossers, quartering birds, rabbits bouncing along the ground, teal climbing straight up. Every station has to be read before the first shot.
Our shooters reached the podium twenty-one times last season across SCTP, SCYSF and SCDNR — skeet, trap and sporting clays, as individuals and as squads, from rookies through senior varsity.
The Mason Foundation removes the barriers that keep kids from playing sports and getting outdoors. We're proud to stand with this Lexington nonprofit and help more young athletes live life to a 10.
Learn more9th–12th grade only
Must qualify 10/17
Sponsorships cover entries, targets, ammunition, insurance and travel to regionals. Four levels from $500, plus in-kind support — and every dollar goes straight to the shooters.
Head Coach
Leads the season plan, squadding and range instruction across skeet, trap and sporting clays.
Assistant Coach
Jamie has spent a lifetime as an avid outdoorsman, with a deep love and respect for firearms. He introduced his own children to hunting and shooting, sharing safety, responsibility, and enjoyment along the way. In 2016 he began attending practices with his kids after they joined the local 4-H shooting club, and it quickly became a passion to watch young shooters learn and grow. Jamie earned his 4-H certification as a volunteer coach and became a Level One NSCA coach in 2018. Today he continues to mentor new shooters in firearm safety and target shooting, proud to help develop the next generation.
Team Administrator
Handles registration across all three leagues, memberships, hunter education verification, squadding paperwork, invoices and travel.
