SCTP shooters who compete in the international disciplines are invited to participate in the 2015 SCTP Western Regional International Tournament, which will run concurrently with the 2015 Arizona State Junior Olympic Clay Target Championships. Sanctioned by USA Shooting, the competition will be held at the USA Shooting Southwest Regional Training Center at Tucson Trap and Skeet Club in Tucson, Arizona. Competition will be May 16-17, with official practice the previous day. Invitations to the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships will be granted to some participants. To be eligible for the 2015 SCTP Western Regional International Tournament, you must be registered with the Arizona Junior Olympic Clay Target Championships first, then register with the 2015 SCTP Western Regional International Tournament on www.sssfonline.org. Endowment funds will be provided for the SCTP Western Regional International Tournament.
Three new staff members are now serving SCTP teams in regional positions and the SCTP national office. Welcome to two new Regional Field Representatives, Jennifer Kirchhoefer and Jeff Weiler, and Administrative Assistant, April Carr. April Carr began working as SCTP Administrative Assistant in March and handles much of the registration paperwork, sends out state and regional medals and banners, and answers questions about registration and classifications. You can reach April at acarr@sssfonline.com. Jennifer Kirchhoefer is now a Regional Field Representative in the Southwest U.S., serving the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. Jennifer has been involved with SCTP for several years, starting in Indiana and recently relocating to Colorado. Since her move, she has been part of starting a new SCTP team, the Rocky Mountain Clay Busters, and is actively pursuing the formation of new teams and helping existing ones in this region. You can reach Jennifer at 317-258-1311 or jkirchhoefer@sssfonline.com. Jeff Weiler has filled the position of Regional Field Representative in the Upper Midwest U.S., to include the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Jeff has been in SCTP for more than four years, working with the Arnold Junior Shooters in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Jeff recently attended the Regional Championship in Sparta, along with the SCTP National Banquet held in Kansas City, Kansas. Contact Jeff at 314-808-3717 or jweiler@sssfonline.com. SSSF plans to add two more Regional Field Representatives by year-end and another two within a year. The right candidates to fill these positions will have been in the program for at least three years and have a good understanding of SCTP and how the program works. Previous experience in helping build teams and helping start ones will be a plus. Regions still available include East Coast, Southeast, Lower Midwest, and Northwest. If you are interested in filling either of these positions, please contact Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director, 262-939-6664 or twondrash@sssfonline.com.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation and National Rifle Association (NRA) are pleased to announce the 2015 SSSF / NRA All-Scholastic Team. This year, 169 exceptional student athletes have been named to the team in recognition of their excellence in both shooting and academics. To be considered for the All-Scholastic Team, SCTP and SPP athletes must have a 3.0 or better grade point average and achieve a 190/200 score in skeet or trap, 170/200 in sporting clays, 110/125 in an international clays discipline, or 75 seconds or less time in an SPP match. They must also have two letters of recommendation. See the full requirements. Those being named to the All-Scholastic Team will be recognized during the opening ceremonies of the SSSF National Championships on Wednesday, July 15 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Illinois. The student athletes being named to the 2015 SSSF / NRA All-Scholastic Team are:
Scholastic Clay Target Program
Katarina Borg, Mat Su Shooters
Roe Reynolds, Central Arkansas Trap Shooters
Chase Owens, Arizona Dust Devils
Christopher Jensen, California Junior Claybreakers
Tyler Yost, California Junior Claybreakers
Dalton Kirchhoefer, Rocky Mountain Clay Busters
Jay Bunn, Tampa Bay Clays
Jack Martinelli, Young Guns at Quail Creek
Joseph Fanizzi, Young Guns at Quail Creek
Nicholas Blenker, Young Guns at Quail Creek
Zachary Metz, Young Guns at Quail Creek
Kevin Bandt, Brookline Topshots
Morgan Goette, Brookline Topshots
Tyler Coleman, Brookline Topshots
Shelby Evans, Emmanuel College Clay Target Team
Aaron Copelan, Lake Oconee Shotgun Team
Lakota Adams, Des Moines Clay Crushers
Josie Lonning, Humboldt High School Wildcat Trap
Alexander Trentz, Maquoketa Cardinals Varsity
Jacob Schwenker, Maquoketa Cardinals Varsity
Kaden Waack, Maquoketa Cardinals Varsity
Lane Dundee, Maquoketa Cardinals Varsity
Samuel Fowler, Maquoketa Cardinals Varsity
Lake Heaton, Oskaloosa Shooting Team
Lauren Herr, Oskaloosa Shooting Team
Rowdy England, Brittany Youth Shooting Club
Jacob Casey, Carroll County Longspurs
Jacob Lawfer, Carroll County Longspurs
Jill Harmston, Carroll County Longspurs
Ben Schroeder, Central Falcons
Clayton Osborne, EHS Tigers
Connor Simmons, St. Charles Sportsman's Shot Crew
Lance Johnson, St. Charles Sportsman's Shot Crew
Walter Barnickel, St. Charles Sportsman's Shot Crew
Alex York, YSSA Orange Crusher
Travis Jodts, YSSA Orange Crusher
Sam Carson, Kosko Dust Devils
Sydney Carson, Kosko Dust Devils
Blake Sanford, Target Busters
Spencer Jordan, Target Busters
Aaron Wilson, Kansas City Crushers
Jed Stitt, Kansas City Crushers
Nathan Patterson, Kansas City Crushers
James Diaz, Danvers Fish & Game Rangers
Hank Garvey, Minuteman Sharpshooters
Jack Belding, North Macomb Eagles
Max Bunning, Wayzata Youth Clay Target Club
Colten Calvert, Branson Trap Team
Dakoda Alms, Branson Trap Team
Gage Dixon, Branson Trap Team
Jacob Anderson, Branson Trap Team
Laine Ashlock, Branson Trap Team
Raleigh Woods, Branson Trap Team
Tucker Trussell, Branson Trap Team
Wyatt King, Branson Trap Team
Jacob Humphrey, Gateway Claybusters
Joshua Dintleman, Gateway Claybusters
Oliva Stecker, Gateway Claybusters
Thomas Browne, Gateway Claybusters
Caleb Johnson, Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters
Dana Bonney, Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters
Ethan Johnson, Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters
Jake Hoffman, Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters
Joshua Jacobs, Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters
Lucas Rosenmiller, Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters
Abigail Stoner, Team Henges
Benjamin Young, Team Henges
Branden Laurent, Team Henges
Cecilia Young, Team Henges
Jack Koury, Team Henges
Nick Koury, Team Henges
Kyle Lazarski, Team Henges
Max Weiser, Team Henges
Sean Laurent, Team Henges
Caleb Miller, Wildcat Trap
Ethan Boyer, Wildcat Trap
Ethan Vinyard, Wildcat Trap
Joseph Leonard, Wildcat Trap
Josh Galloway, Wildcat Trap
Keaton Clark, Wildcat Trap
Taylor Kennemer, Wildcat Trap
Chris Arnold, Badin Clay Busters
Jacob Harrison, Badin Clay Busters
Kaitlyn Meinzer, Badin Clay Busters
Michael Nye, Badin Clay Busters
Gunner Hall, Bead Deamons
Kent Writesel, Bead Deamons
Austin Jacob, Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club
Joseph Polacek, Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club
Logan Fletcher, Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club
Mason Cox, Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club
Nolan Loughry, Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club
Shane Marshall, Buckeye Chippewa Trapshooting Club
Sam Lama, Buckeye International Junior Shooting Sports
Matthew Opsitnick, Clay Busters Lorain
Jacob Sears, Greene County Fish & Game Trap Club
Jacob Sanders, Hancock County Young Guns
Summer Gobrecht, Hancock County Young Guns
Riley Denes, Lead Slingers (Central Ohio)
Tess Decker, Oklahoma Outlaws
Alexander Ahlin, Mid Carolina Young Guns
William Till III, Mid Carolina Young Guns
Joseph King, Arlington High School Trappers
Amber Pruitt, Bethel University
Colton Nation, Bolton Trap Team
Garrett Percer, Bolton Trap Team
Griffin Black, Bolton Trap Team
Lawrence Cooper, Bolton Trap Team
Peyton Deane, Bolton Trap Team
Charlie Vickrey, Clarksville High Shooting Sports Team
Nicholson McGaha, Clarksville High Shooting Sports Team
Samantha Smith, CTC-TN
Hunter Rowland, Eagleville Clay Target Team
Lauren Thomas, Houston High School
Anders Rider, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Andrew Wilson, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Braxton Rider, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Dalton Dyer, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Elizabeth Burks, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Jarod Reynolds, N2 Dust Shotgun Sports
Abby Brown, Southern Shooting Sports
Austin Brown, Southern Shooting Sports
Fred Peters, Southern Shooting Sports
John Baggett, Southern Shooting Sports
Kyle Goke, Trousdale Trap Team
Jacob McInturff, Unaka Shooters
Olin Cecil Linke, III, Allen Eagles Competitive Shooting Team
Travis Old, East Texas Trapshooters
Zachary Hahn, B.H.S. Demons Shooting Team
Joseph Altwies, Badger High School Trap Team
Matthew Wells, Beaver Dam High School Trap Team
Nick Schieber, Berlin Target Terminators
Jordan Hintz, Hillsdale Chargers / B.H.S. Demons Shooting Team
Luke Heinzen, Jefferson Youth Shooting Team
Atticus Clark, Marquette Hilltoppers Trap Team
George Carlo Clark, Marquette Hilltoppers Trap Team
Amber Rasmussen, Union Grove Broncos Shooting Club
Hunter Zwart, Wilmont Panthers Shotgun Team
Scholastic Pistol Program
Dylan Johnson, Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club
Kevin Rice, Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club
Kylee Miner, Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club
Mitchell Henderson, Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club
Reed Carter, Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club
Zach Bolotte, Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club
Zachary Briggs, Central Florida Rifle and Pistol Club
Megan Carty, Steel Shooters of Traer SPP
Benjamin Kokotovich, Arnold Jr. Shooters SPP
Travis Baldwin, YSSA Steel Smashers
Travis Jodts, YSSA Steel Smashers
Alexander Gauci, MSU Shooting Sports Club
Danny Busch, Arnold Jr. Shooters SPP
Julia Koetting, Arnold Jr. Shooters SPP
Kate Yee, Arnold Jr. Shooters SPP
Lydia Koetting, Arnold Jr. Shooters SPP
Tyler Wright, Hocking County Young Guns
Joseph King, Arlington Trappers
Anders Rider, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Brady Wilkes, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Braxton Rider, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Logan Green, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Reed Austin, McKenzie Shooting Sports
Alex White, Fast Shooters
Bailey Stroud, Fast Shooters
Baley Lamar, Fast Shooters
Isabella Robinson, Fast Shooters
W. Hunter Hall, Fast Shooters
Jordan Castro, Team Gotta
Naomi McKay, Team Gotta
Quinne Herolt, Burlington Demons Pistol Shooting Team
The SSSF/SCTP would like to welcome our 2 newest Regional Field Representatives and Administrative Assistant! We would like to officially welcome April Carr SCTP Administrative Assistant! April started full time March 1st and handles much of the registration paperwork, sending of state & regional medals and banners as well as questions regarding registrations and classifications! You can reach April at acarr@sssfonline.comRFR’s…..
Jennifer Kirchhoefer will be filling the position in the South West US to include the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California. Jennifer has been in the SCTP for several years starting in Indiana and recently relocating to the Colorado area. Since moving to Colorado, she has been part of starting a new SCTP Team, The Rocky Mountain Clay Busters, and is actively pursuing and helping others start new teams and build existing ones in this region! Contact Jennifer at 317-258-1311 or jkirchhoefer@sssfonline.comJeff Weiler will be filling the position in the Upper Midwest US to include the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Jeff has been in the SCTP for 4+ years and works with the Arnold Junior Shooters out of the St. Louis Missouri area. Jeff has attended the regional shoot in Sparta just a few weeks ago along with the SCTP National Banquet held in Kansas City, KS. Contact Jeff at 314-808-3717 or jweiler@sssfonline.com The SCTP plans on adding 2 more RFR’s by year end and the last 2 by this time next year. Regions still available include: East Coast, Southeast, Lower Midwest and Northwest.
Please contact the SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash if you are interested in any of these positions. We are looking for people that have been in the program for 3+ years and have a pretty good understanding of the SCTP and how our program works. Previous experience in helping build teams and helping start new ones will certainly be a big plus in the selection process! Contact Tom at twondrash@sssfonline.com
The Allen Eagles Competitive Shooting Team and Fort Worth Claymores Shooting Team boosted their team endowment accounts last month with big winnings of $9500 at SCTP's first Regional Championship in Texas, the Clay Bustin' Bonanza. The athletes enjoyed two days of skeet, trap, and sporting clays at Ellis County Sportsmans Club. The Allen Eagles won the tournament, earning a $4,000 first-place endowment. They won an additional $1,000 for the high overall individual score posted by Lake Bishop and $500 for Hunter Alford's runner-up finish. The Fort Worth Claymores also earned a $3,000 endowment as the second-place team, plus $1,000 for first place in the Flurry. Congratulations to the winning teams and to our Texas athletes for their first Regional Championship!
SCTP Nationals 2014 (L-R) Eric Reglin, Clay Moniot, Kemble du Pont, Pierce Hodgdon, Aaron Wilson As SSSF Board Member Kemble du Pont completes her three-year term, she expressed her continued support for the Foundation and its student athletes. "It was a privilege for me to serve a three-year term on the SSSF Board of Directors," said du Pont. "The board members are a serious group of strong supporters of the shooting sports, and I was very pleased and proud to have the opportunity to become more involved. "I am a strong supporter of the mission of SSSF, that of youth development through the shooting sports. As many people may know, my company offers a special program for financing a youth gun purchase to help make the cost of entry more affordable for more young athletes, and this popular program continues. I am also actively supporting several SCTP athletes like Will Hinton and teams such as the Young Guns, Kansas City Crushers, and Brookline Shotgun Sports in return for their efforts on behalf of my company."
She continued, "Due to the demands on my time, I had to make the tough decision to not stand for re-election to the board this term, but du Pont / Krieghoff continues to be a strong supporter of SSSF and the SCTP! I hope at a future time I might again be able to find the time to participate on the Board of Directors." The entire organization offers its thanks to Kemble for her generous support of the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation and her contributions as a board member the past three years.
SCTP’s Myles Walker of Elkhorn, Wisconsin earned top honors in Men's Trap at the 2015 Spring Selection Match, earning his way to his first-ever World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan on August 14. The match was held in Fort Benning, Georgia, April 9-12. Walker was one of the four athletes who made the National Junior Team last summer as a result of his performance at the SCTP National Championships for international disciplines held in Colorado Springs. Walker's Spring Selection Match win came on the heels of his having helped earn Lindenwood University its 12th straight Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Collegiate Clay Target Championships in March. Walker was the leader coming in to this Selection Match and maintained that through another 250 targets, two finals, and a shoot-off. Congratulations to Myles Walker, and good shooting in Azerbaijan!
SPP teams, don’t forget about the opportunities to win a random-draw prize every month just for participating in the Virtual E-Postal Match Series!
Starting in April, SPP teams participating in the Virtual E-Postal Match Series will be part of a special monthly random draw prize of a $1,000 donation to a team’s MidwayUSA Foundation Endowment account. This special event will run from April – December 2015 and is open to any team or squad that participates in the Virtual E-Postal Match Series. To be eligible, a team or squad must register three (3) scores -- but remember, the more times you enter, the more chances you have to win! In addition, we will be offering endowment donations as placement awards. This year we will be using a Lewis Class system during the Virtual Match Series. There will be two (2) Lewis classes, and endowment money will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in all divisions. In Class A, the donations will be 1st - $1,250, 2nd - 1,000 and 3rd - $750. In Class B, the donations will be 1st - $1,000, 2nd - $750, and 3rd - $500. Virtual E-Postal Matches are a great way for teams to compete and earn endowment funds while saving the time and expense of traveling. Don’t miss out on this additional way to come and play!
GLOCK, Inc. has made a $25,000 donation to the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) to benefit the Scholastic Pistol Program (SPP).L-R: Scott Moore, SPP National Director; R. Lee "The Gunny" Ermey; Josh Dorsey, GLOCK Vice President of Operations and Sales; and Ben Berka, SSSF President and Executive DirectorThe donation was presented to SSSF at last week’s NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Nashville, Tennessee. GLOCK was one of the founding partners of the Scholastic Pistol Program when SSSF started the program in 2012 and has supported the program since with its products and participation. Ed Fitzgerald, Special Projects Manager at GLOCK, Inc., is a member of SSSF’s Board of Directors and attends many SPP matches, not only to represent GLOCK, but also to work with the athletes and coaches and to assist with the operation of the events. Fitzgerald even travels to many matches throughout the South with a complete SPP/Action Target set-up for ranges that need targets for SPP events. “GLOCK understands the importance of industry leadership in the promotion of a safe and effective way of introducing the concepts of basic competitive shooting to young men and women who are just starting out,” said Fitzgerald. “As the industry embraces this concept of supporting our young competitors, we will continue our efforts to lead the way in supporting the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation.” In addition to the growth of the national program through GLOCK’s financial support, product donations, and loaner guns, the company’s generosity makes it possible for many SPP teams to have sufficient guns for competitors’ use and to raise funds for team expenses. The company also offers special pricing for SPP teams that allows team dollars to go further. “The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is honored to receive this major gift from GLOCK,” said Ben Berka, SSSF President and Executive Director. “With their support, we are able to further strengthen and grow our Scholastic Pistol Program at the grassroots level and provide local teams with the education, support, and resources to run successful programs.” To learn more about GLOCK or its products, visit us.GLOCK.com.
The Hillsdale College Shotgun Team has brought home its third ACUI Collegiate Division 3 National Clay Target Championship in four years, winning the title at the recent ACUI event at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. This year, over 600 shooters representing 73 colleges competed in the ACUI Clay Target Championships, including 34 teams in Division 3. Joe Kain and Drew Lieske competed in the International Skeet event and made the finals, with Joe finishing fourth. In the International Bunker Trap event, Jordan Hintz and Clay Moniot made the finals and would finish second and third.
The team portion of the week started off a little tough, with sporting clays scores that did not meet shooters' expectations. Schreiner University showed they would be tough competition for the Chargers early in the week. By the end of day 3 and the International Skeet event, Schreiner was up by 11 targets.
Day 4 would see the Chargers come back through the International Wobble Trap event. Clay Moniot led the team with a 96/100, and the entire Schreiner lead was erased, giving Hillsdale a one-target advantage. In addition, Casey Inks and Anna Pfaff would finish first and second in the Ladies Division.
Both teams shot identical scores in the day 5 American Skeet event, with Kie Kababik leading the Chargers with his first perfect 100/100.
Sunday is American Trap day, and Hillsdale has never failed to shine on this last day of the tournament. Both Kie and Clay would shoot perfect 100's. In a pool of 13 perfect scores (that included six shooters from 11-time Division 1 National Champions, Lindenwood University), these two would outlast all the others through two rounds of shoot-offs. Clay would finish the day perfectly, with Kie just one target behind to go first and second overall for Men. Casey would also add a 99/100 to the team score and seal the National Championship for Hillsdale College. She dropped just one target in the Ladies shoot-off and would take second overall for Ladies.
With perfect 100's in both American Trap and Skeet, Kie Kababik would take top honors for all shooters in Combined American events, and Clay Moniot, with his great trap scores, would take top honors for Combined Trap events. Jordan Hintz and Drew Lieske made 2nd Team All-American. They are the first Chargers to attain this level.
"Great senior leadership from Joe Kain and Jason VanDeWeghe helped the team create the focus required to excel on the final day of the tournament," said coach Mike Carl. "It was a total team effort that led to a seven-target victory over second place Schreiner University."
Coach Mike Carl and Adam Burlew have seen the team through great growth this year. Congratulations to the Chargers Shotgun Team for a job well done and representing Hillsdale College (and SCTP) so well. -- Reported by Perry Hintz
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