The Bunker story
Library Sportsmen’s Association has an International Trap bunker and we are the only club in Western Pennsylvania to have a bunker that is open to the public!
It all started with a simple email to LSA from Alex Dupre but the story behind that email isn’t simple at all… When Alex had the opportunity to acquire a complete set of traps that had previously been used in the Olympics, he bought them. Then he traveled across the country to pick them up and deliver them to Pennsylvania.
Alex decided to partner with a club and use those trap machines to promote International Trapshooting and give youth shooters the same opportunity that he and his brother had. Enabling more young athletes to develop into Olympic hopefuls! He sent emails to several local clubs to garner interest for building a bunker. Association President, Bob Englert, was of the first to respond and set a meeting with Alex to determine what was involved and if it was possible at LSA. Bob then presented their plan to the board.
The Officers and Directors looked at this opportunity with enthusiasm and quickly realized the two major benefits of having an Olympic Trap bunker. Not only would it give youth shooters a unique opportunity at a chance to shoot their way to the Olympics, but it would also set LSA apart from all the other clubs in western Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.
After a vote, the Board of Directors and membership quickly approved the funding and the bunker team, Bob Englert, Alex Dupre, and his brother Ian Dupre, started designing and building the Olympic Trap Bunker and field. After several months of construction the bunker was ready for use and Alex complimented it by saying “it’s one of the nicest bunkers I’ve ever been in." What started as just an idea via a simple email has become another great improvement to LSA. It gives our members another discipline to shoot and truly sets us apart from all other clubs in the area.
To support our original goal of using this bunker to promote youth shooting, we let
our youth shooters use the bunker first and had a youth-only day on June 3rd, followed by a members-only Opening shoot on June 4th, 2023.
BUNKER TEAM (left to right) Alex "AJ" Dupre, Ian Dupre, and Bob Englert.
ALEX "AJ" DUPRE
Culver Military Academy
Lindenwood University- Shooting sports team
3X ACUI Collegiate National Champion
3X Pennsylvania State Champion
2-Man Team National Champions (Dupre brothers)
GRAN MONDIALE PERAZZI - Daniele Perazzi Challenge Champion, 2014
Baschieri & Pellagri (B&P) USA Masters Cup, 2016
IAN DUPRE
Culver Military Academy
Hillsdale College - Shooting sports team
NRA All-American team, 2016
Winner, International Trap (College Division)- USA National Championship, 2016
HOA combined trap event - Midwest Invitational, 2013