The 2025 Minnesota State Skeet Championships (August 22 – 24) were hosted by the Minneapolis Gun Club in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Tate Peterson of Ham Lake, Minnesota, led a field of 32 shooters with High Over All honors.
The Friday Doubles event drew 24 competitors. Matt Robinson won the Doubles Championship, with Dan Kampa taking the runner-up spot after a shoot-off of 95’s. Bruce Pearson won third place. Class winners were Jeffrey Korhonen (A), Brodie Schaefer (B), Donald D. Tesch (C), and Arthur R. Peterson Jr. (D).
Gene Helsene’s 99 earned the 12-Gauge Championship, runner-up went to Chad Herrmann, and third place went to Tate Peterson. Class winners in 12-gauge were Jake Boerboon, Bruce C. Pearson, Mark VanderBloomer, Jeffrey Schneider, and Donald D. Tesch in classes AA through D.
Jacob Boerboon won the 20-gauge championship with the tournament’s lone 100. Brodie Schaefer was runner-up, with third place going to Chad Herrmann. Bruce C. Pearson won class AA, followed by Mark VanderBloomer, Matt Robinson, Gene J. Helsene, and Arthur R. Peterson Jr. in classes A through D.
Robert Rick won Sunday’s 28-gauge event by posting an uncontested 99. Tate Peterson earned the runner-up spot followed by third place Gene J. Helsene. AA first went to Mark VanderBloomer, while Bruce C. Pearson, Steve Boerboon, John G. Howe, and David G. Seidel won classes A through D.
Tate Peterson’s 95 won the .410 bore event. Runner-up was John G. Howe, followed by Chad Herrmann in third place. Class winners were Dan Kampa (A), Jeffrey Korhonen (B), Deon Thompson (C), and Bart Ott (D).
Tate Peterson won the High Over All Championship for the second consecutive year with a 383. Jacob Boerboon was runner-up, with Chad Herrmann in third place. High Over All class winners were Robert Rick (A), Jeffrey Korhonen (B), and Jeffrey Schneider (C).
Tate Peterson won the High All Around Championship for the second consecutive year with a 477. High All Around runner-up was Jacob Boerboon (472), followed by Jeffrey Korhonen’s third place 470.
The MSSA thanks Mark Cameron and his staff at the Minneapolis Gun Club for hosting another excellent Minnesota state championship.
– Contributed by Ron Chandler
