Go in with a bang at networking bash

One of the more unusual annual chamber of commerce fundraising events on the Gulf Coast aimed high for its fourth year.

The event is the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Sporting Clays Tournament, a matchup of teams that compete in rounds of shooting clay pigeons. It's held at Knight Trail Range in Nokomis, in south Sarasota County.

Sarasota attorney George Mazzarantani is the lead organizer behind the event, which some call golf with a shotgun. Mazzarantani, however, says the sport has gained popularity as an alternative to golf, especially with women.