The St. Agnes Academy Shooting Stars wrapped up their trap season with a strong performance at the Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships during the week of July 8-15. The Stars defeated every other all female team they competed against at Regionals, State and Nationals. SAA sophomore Ainsley Harrington dominated the season winning every ladies JV tournament. She captured the SCTP Regional and State titles. The team advanced to Nationals where Ainsley repeated as the champion of Ladies JV Handicap. Ainsley is ranked fifth in the nation in Doubles Trap and 8th in the Nation for Ladies Junior Varsity American Trap. At the National competition SAA sophomore Hannah Roberts placed in the top 25 in the JV division, and senior Allison Raney had a top 25 finish in the varsity division. Ainsley was selected to the All National SCTP Team. This recognition is awarded for excellence in both shooting and academics. Additionally she and teammate Grace Franklin were named to the State of Tennessee All Scholastic team. Alexandria Ferrante was the recipient of a scholarship from the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. She is one of only 105 student athletes in the nation to be awarded a scholarship based on factors including SCTP/SASP participation, academics, and a written essay. PICTURED: From left are Ainsley Harrington (Bartlett), Allison Raney (Memphis), Sydney Shirley (Collierville), Alexandria Ferrante (Germantown), Emma Elder (Memphis), Grace Franklin (Brunswick) and Hannah Roberts (Memphis). Courtesy photo.
