WBBJ TV Coverage of Tennessee State SASP Match
All weekend long, teens from across Tennessee and the country have been in Huntingdon competing in one of the fastest growing sports in the area. Click here to watch the WWBBJ Eyewitness News report. 
“This is a really big deal,” said State Director of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program Lacey Lane. “This is probably one of the largest state championships for pistol and rifle in the nation.” One hundred and forty three pistol and 99 rifle athletes have been in Huntingdon to compete in the state championship for scholastic action shooting. Middle and high school students filled the Carroll County Shooting Sports Park for the competition where shooters are graded on speed and accuracy of firing their pistol or shotgun at the targets. “I really enjoy the shotgun part, but now I’m beginning to enjoy the pistol part even more,” competitor Drew Beeler said. According to Lane, shooting is a unique sport for kids to learn. “It gives them some discipline, teaches them gun safety and just how to work well with others,” Lane said. According to Mayor Kenny McBride, the Carroll County shooting facility is the only one of its kind in the Southeast, which is great for the county’s economy. “We bring so many people to our county who never have been here before,” McBride said. They come in, they spend the night, they will eat here, they will shop here, so it’s an economic driver for us.” The shooters will go on to the national competition this summer in Ohio. To learn more about the Tennessee Scholastic Action Shooting Program, visit the program’s website.
“This is a really big deal,” said State Director of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program Lacey Lane. “This is probably one of the largest state championships for pistol and rifle in the nation.” One hundred and forty three pistol and 99 rifle athletes have been in Huntingdon to compete in the state championship for scholastic action shooting. Middle and high school students filled the Carroll County Shooting Sports Park for the competition where shooters are graded on speed and accuracy of firing their pistol or shotgun at the targets. “I really enjoy the shotgun part, but now I’m beginning to enjoy the pistol part even more,” competitor Drew Beeler said. According to Lane, shooting is a unique sport for kids to learn. “It gives them some discipline, teaches them gun safety and just how to work well with others,” Lane said. According to Mayor Kenny McBride, the Carroll County shooting facility is the only one of its kind in the Southeast, which is great for the county’s economy. “We bring so many people to our county who never have been here before,” McBride said. They come in, they spend the night, they will eat here, they will shop here, so it’s an economic driver for us.” The shooters will go on to the national competition this summer in Ohio. To learn more about the Tennessee Scholastic Action Shooting Program, visit the program’s website.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is pleased to offer a highly engraved GLOCK G17 as part of a raffle package benefiting the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP). To commemorate 30 years of GLOCK, 30 pistols have been uniquely hand-engraved by five master engravers. The exclusive SSSF pistol (S/N 30USA18) was presented to the SSSF for its significant contributions to the success of GLOCK and is part of a raffle package to be drawn on July 15 as part of the SASP National Championships in Marengo, Ohio. 
“With GLOCK celebrating its 30th Anniversary in the United States, we are excited to include the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) as one of the recipients of our specially engraved pistols to celebrate the occasion,” said Ed Fitzgerald, special projects manager for GLOCK. “We hope that GLOCK and SSSF will continue to grow together for the future of junior shooters looking to start their shooting experience in a safe and structured environment.” “We are so appreciative of GLOCK’s support of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program as a founding partner and as one of the recipients of a 30th Anniversary GLOCK G17s,” Tammy Mowry, national program director for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program. “We look forward to the continued opportunity to work with GLOCK and introduce more youth to the great sport of competitive shooting.” The commemorative GLOCK 17 is one of five prizes in the raffle benefiting both local SASP teams and the national organization. Other great prizes include steel targets from Action Target, two Smith and Wesson M&P 9 pistols and a Volquartsen Ultralite rifle. For more information, contact Tammy Mowry, national director for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program. 
Colleges and Universities with shooting programs are invited to attend the SSSF’s annual College Recruiting Day on 
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is pleased to announce the election of Tom Yost to its board of directors. Yost has been a long-time supporter of the SSSF and its programs and had been highly involved at the grassroots level in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) since starting with Scholastic Steel Challenge and the Scholastic Pistol Program. Yost has been involved in the shooting sports for over 45 years as a competitor, instructor, consultant, FFL holder and mentor. Yost holds several competitive pistol shooting titles including National Championships in the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) and has been highly involved as Northeast Area Coordinator and Safety Officer Instructor with IDPA. Most recently Yost starred in the SSSF’s instructional video production of the 
As part of an annual program that encourages youth participation in the shooting sports, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is once again partnering with Boy Scouts of America Councils. Through this partnership, BSA Councils can receive a portion of $100,000 in grant funds provided by NSSF to develop or expand their troop activities in target shooting and marksmanship. Target shooting programs continue to rank among Scouting’s most popular activities, teaching firearms and range safety, teamwork building and fundraising skills.
Ruger has stepped up its sponsorship of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) to the Gold level. Ruger is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. The only full-line manufacturer of American-made firearms, Ruger offers consumers over 400 variations of more than 30 product lines. “Ruger is pleased and proud to support the SASP program where young people can learn safe and responsible firearms usage and be introduced to a life-long recreational activity,” Ken Jorgenson, director of media relations and shooting sports coordinator, said. “We are so happy to have Ruger on board as Gold Level Sponsor this year and appreciate everything they do to support our program," Tammy Mowry, national program director, SASP, said. 
Text and images by Michael Boyd, Coach, Wheeler County Rangers On April 23, 2016, teams from the Great Northwest converged at the Central Oregon Shooting Sports Association Range outside Bend for the 2016 Oregon State Championships. We had 21 shooters representing the Wheeler County Rangers (8), Team Gotta of Custer, WA (9) and the Renton (WA) with 12 shooters. In addition, 10 adults joined in the shooting. Weather was cool and windy, but the shooting was very hot. Overall top rimfire shooter was Austin Ogier of the Wheeler County Rangers with a time of 42.63 seconds. Second overall was Naomi McKay from Team Gotta with an amazing time of 42.96 seconds! The difference between Austin and Naomi was .33 seconds. When one considers the fact that it takes most people about .20 of a second to blink, .33 of a second is a very slight margin. One of the great things about the format of the SASP is that anyone can be a star. Girls won two of the four stages outright at the Oregon State match. This is outstanding and exactly what we want in our sport. Congratulations to Naomi McKay (Go Fast – 7.03 seconds!) and Addison Larson (Speed Trap – 8.03 Seconds!) 
Team Gotta’s A Team crushed the teams by just under 90 seconds (189.89 to the Wheeler County Rangers’ 279.44). It was a great match, made even better by the new “Open” team category. For a small community, it’s very tough to get four juniors or seniors on a squad. Thanks SASP. We also threw in a team shoot-off at the end of the match. The Wheeler County Rangers took top honors in a shoot-off which had each of four shooters engaging a different challenge in a relay style match. We’re already planning next year’s match. Special Thanks to the other teams and to the Central Oregon Shooting Sports Association range for use of their excellent facility. 
Text and photos by Brandon Ironmonger Rain and chilly temps could not keep 67 hardcore pistol shooters from slinging a lot of lead downrange at the Kentucky State SASP match on April 30th. Wisconsin's Union Grove Broncos, Indiana's Hoosier Daddy's Shooting Team, Ohio Steel Stingers, Eastern Kentucky University, and two of Tennessee's finest the Plateau Pistol Shooters and William Blount Shooting Team came to challenge the home team Bluegrass Sportsmen's League Steel Cats. 
Thirty-eight shooters stayed around for the 2-stage rifle side match. The Hoosier Daddy's showed us they were a force to be reckoned by taking HOA Pistol and Rifle with Collin Campbell, High Lady Pistol by Sydnye Todd, 1st place in Varsity Centerfire and 3rd JV Rimfire. Union Grove took 1st JV Rimfire and 1st Open Rimfire. The Ohio Steel Stingers came to play with 2nd JV Rimfire, as well as 1st and 2nd Entry Rimfire. EKU barely edged out William Blount in the Collegiate CF. William Blount also placed 1st Open Centerfire and 1st Intermediate Rimfire. The Plateau Pistol Shooters took 2nd Open Rimfire. The host team BGSL Steel Cat's took the high team score of the day to secure a 1st place Open Rimfire with 217.70 and a High Lady in rifle by Hannah Ironmonger. Full scores for the match including the 2-stage rifle side match can be found at 
Burlington, Wis. – The SSSF’s Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is announcing its partnership with Blaser USA in the way of a Platinum Level sponsorship of the SCTP’s 2016 shooting season. “This is a great way to introduce our newest competition shotgun, the Blaser F-16 to the largest national youth shooting program in the country”, stated Christian Socher, CEO-Blaser USA. “Creating brand awareness and supporting SCTP’s youth shooting mission with our quality firearms is a win/win for everyone.” 
As a result of this sponsorship, two lucky people are going to win a Blaser F-16 O/U! The winners will be drawn from tickets sold by teams across the country not only benefitting the SCTP but those teams as well! Teams may request tickets from the SCTP headquarters in Burlington, Wis. “We are extremely happy to have Blaser USA step up to the plate in support of the SCTP” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP’s national director. “Blaser’s new F-16 is a great fit for our program and its athletes. We can’t say ‘thank you’ enough for the dedication and support of our program.” In further support of SCTP, Blaser USA, based out of San Antonio, Tex., will also be attending the SCTP’s National Championships being held at the Cardinal Center July 9-16 in Marengo, Ohio. This will add to the largest number ever of Industry partners making their presence and support of SCTP and youth shooting felt this summer. Please check out this awesome video of the new Blaser F-16 at 