This is the best part of the weekend, watching some of them catch their first fish.
IVP Fultz helps a young fisherman hold the biggest catch
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Union camaraderie and the love of the great outdoors made for an exciting weekend at Powder Creek Shooting Park in Lenexa, Kansas. The 16th annual Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Boilermakers Kansas City Sporting Clays Shoot brought 127 competitors on Sept. 20. This year, 27 teams competed. The event raised more than $135,000 to support USA’s mission to “unite the union community through conservation to preserve North America’s outdoor heritage.”
The 2025 Kansas City shoot winners were:
Highest overall team score: Callender Printing
Class A high score: Roofers International
Class B high score: Boilermakers Local 83
Class C high score: UAW Region 4
Top overall shooter: Jaymie Williams
Top senior shooter: Grey Ward
Top youth shooter: Brick Steffan
Top female shooter: Kym Savage
USA also held its fourth-annual Boilermakers Get Youth Outdoors Day on Sept. 21, with 41 children attending. While the clay shoot began with a blast of an airhorn, the youth day kicked off at the pond with a loud “I caught a big one!”
Boilermaker volunteers, including International Rep Dan DeCarlo, International Rep Mike Autry, Assistant to the International President Kym Savage and International Vice President-Northeast John Fultz—plus the child’s father—all helped reel in the biggest catch of that day. The fish was so large, it really took that many adults to assist the young fisherman.
“The first one caught there was a big carp, probably about 20 inches. That’s the biggest fish I’ve seen them catch in this pond. It was pretty cool,” said Fultz, who spent the day near the pond helping the youngest children bait their hooks. “This is the best part of the weekend, watching some of them catch their first fish.”
Though impending rain lowered attendance from previous years, the young participants enjoyed the fresh air while learning gun safety, blasting clay targets, archery and fishing under the guidance of Boilermakers and other union volunteers. All safety gear and supplies were provided, along with lunch for everyone. The youth day ended with USA Event Coordinator David Pollard and USA Event Manager Chris Piltz raffling prizes. Every kid in attendance took home a prize.
The Boilermakers union is a charter member of the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance. Free membership is available to all Boilermaker members.
