MONROE - Curt Marzolf will have a story to share and hardware to show when he starts school at Monroe High School Wednesday.
Marzolf, 17, a senior, won two state titles in the Wisconsin State Sporting Clay Championships the first weekend in August in Menomonie. Marzolf won the class AA championship and the junior championship for ages 17 to 21.
"I was pretty happy and proud of myself," Marzolf said. "I wasn't expecting to win both of those."
Curt Marzolf is the son of Harold and Sharee Marzolf. It was Curt's father, Harold, who helped him get started shooting sporting clays at the Argyle Rod and Gun Club when he was in sixth grade. Now six years later, Curt has developed into a top marksman. He switched to registered targets at 15.
"It's basically because of my dad why I'm so successful," Curt said. "He's a major factor helping me out. I owe a lot of my success to the gun club because they gave me a lot of support."
Curt shot 100 targets a day at the two-day tournament. He hit 166 of 200 targets for an 83 percent success rate.
"I shot really well for a tournament course," he said.
Curt said the biggest challenge is the mental aspect of the sport and the intense focus required.
"It's just you and the birds," Curt said. "You have to really stay concentrating and focused. If you lose focus, you can pretty much kiss the game good-bye."
Marzolf, 17, a senior, won two state titles in the Wisconsin State Sporting Clay Championships the first weekend in August in Menomonie. Marzolf won the class AA championship and the junior championship for ages 17 to 21.
"I was pretty happy and proud of myself," Marzolf said. "I wasn't expecting to win both of those."
Curt Marzolf is the son of Harold and Sharee Marzolf. It was Curt's father, Harold, who helped him get started shooting sporting clays at the Argyle Rod and Gun Club when he was in sixth grade. Now six years later, Curt has developed into a top marksman. He switched to registered targets at 15.
"It's basically because of my dad why I'm so successful," Curt said. "He's a major factor helping me out. I owe a lot of my success to the gun club because they gave me a lot of support."
Curt shot 100 targets a day at the two-day tournament. He hit 166 of 200 targets for an 83 percent success rate.
"I shot really well for a tournament course," he said.
Curt said the biggest challenge is the mental aspect of the sport and the intense focus required.
"It's just you and the birds," Curt said. "You have to really stay concentrating and focused. If you lose focus, you can pretty much kiss the game good-bye."
