SHOOTING / U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS : Schmidt, Fluker Win in Skeet

It took tiebreakers to determine the men’s and women’s winners of the skeet competition Friday on the final day of the U.S. International Shooting championships at Peterson’s Prado Tiro Ranges in Chino.

Mike Schmidt of St. Paul, Minn., defeated Bob Schulle of Lyndenhurst, Ill., in a sudden death tiebreaking shootoff after each ended with a total of 415 targets. Dean Clark of Hendersonville, Tenn., was third with 414 targets.

Connie Fluker of Deer Park, Tex., defeated Terry BanKey of Downey, in a shootoff after they tied with 299 birds. Tracey Attlee of Arlington, Va., was third with 295.

Skeet competition is one of two shotgun disciplines in which shooters try to hit clay targets that are mechanically thrown from trap houses.

The 13-day U.S. tournament determines national champions in 18 Olympic-style events. Forty-six shooters from the tournament were selected to compete at the World Shooting Championships in Moscow, Aug. 5-20.