Blaser USA makers of fine shotguns like the F3 and the F16 have agreed to support the Scholastic Clay Target Program yet again in 2019 as a Platinum Sponsor! “Blaser USA is very proud to support the SCTP!” commented John “Mo” Parsons, Blaser USA’s Shotgun Product Manager. “Blaser USA believes in the SCTP’s mission. The SCTP continues to be a positive, strong and growing youth organization, a quality we like to see and support in a youth program. We are looking forward to be a part of the SCTP 2019 Shooting Season!” “SCTP is honored to have great Industry sponsors like Blaser USA supporting us at a very high level. They truly understand how important quality youth programs are to the future of shooting sports” Said Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director. “We see Blaser USA’s presence continue to grow in the firearms industry and hope that our program has helped them with that. We appreciate their decision to continue supporting the SCTP and look forward to a long-lasting relationship with them!” For more information on the entire line of quality Blaser products including the Blaser F3 and the F16 Shotguns with their website www.blaser-usa.com
The National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) - Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) All-American Team recognizes SCTP athletes who compete in NSSA registered events. To be eligible for the SCTP All-American Team, a shooter must be a member in good standing with NSSA-NSCA and SCTP, must shoot a minimum of 500 12-gauge NSSA registered targets, and must shoot their respective SCTP state or regional shoot or the SCTP National Championships. The NSSA-SCTP All-American Team will be determined via 12-gauge average. An athlete’s 12-gauge targets registered in the shooting year (January 1 to December 31) will be used to determine the team. The NSSA-SCTP All-American selection will be divided into six teams which include Open Sub-Junior, Lady Sub-Junior, Open Junior, Lady Junior, Open Collegiate, and Lady Collegiate. Eight shooters will be selected to each of the Sub-Junior and Junior teams. Athletes who are selected to an NSSA Sub-Junior, Junior, or Collegiate Concurrent All-American Team will not be eligible to make the NSSA-SCTP All-American Team. See the complete team on the NSSA website...
On Monday, February 18, 2019 Tom Wondrash, National Director of the Scholastic Clay Target Program announced the launch of their “new and improved” SCTP Virtual Scoring Platform for SCTP teams across the country. “The SCTP Virtual Scoring Platform is something we have been working on for a while” stated Wondrash. “Our goal was to provide a competitive platform for our teams that are located in more remote locations across the country or in areas where there are not teams close by to compete with”. The SCTP Virtual Scoring Platform can be used by any current SCTP team and is accessed through the SHOT system on the website. SCTP teams can compete in Trap and Skeet via the SCTP Virtual Scoring Platform. Keep in mind, there is no charge to be part of any of the SCTP’s Virtual tournaments, they are all part of the yearly athlete registration fee! Wondrash explained, “using the SCTP Virtual Scoring Platform is easy. Teams shoot our standard distances and number of targets, the same as an “in person” match and record those scores in the virtual platform. Our first Trap & Skeet National Tournaments will begin April 15, 2019 and run for six weeks, all teams must be registered by Sunday, April 14th at 8:00 PM CST. Scores must be entered in the system by midnight of each Sunday, no exceptions! First, second, and third place teams will receive shotguns that can be used for team fundraisers or just used for team guns. We will also award 2 other firearms by random drawing of all other teams that participated and entered scores for the entire 6 weeks, that’s 10 firearms in all! 5 for Trap and 5 for Skeet! For more information on the SCTP Virtual Scoring Platform, contact April Carr at acarr@sssfonline.com
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to invite all qualified 2019 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) athletes to apply for the SSSF All Scholastic Team. The All Scholastic Team recognizes achievements of student athletes in the shooting sports for their accomplishments in the classroom, in their communities and on the range. Eligible athletes of all ages are invited to apply. See the profiles of the 2018 All Scholastic Team members.Requirements for the 2019 application are as follows:
Must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Applications must include transcript through the last grading period ending on or before April 1, 2019. Transcript for 9thgrade and above must include cumulative GPA for academic career.
Must meet one of the following shooting qualifications and supply proof of official match record. Match record must be from official shoot bulletin, SCTP or ATA/NSSA/NSCA/USAS/SASP leaderboard or equivalent. Copies of scoresheets or statements of scores from coaches will not be accepted. Clay target scores must be from a whole event, for example one 200 target event, two 100 target events or four 50 target events. Picking and choosing rounds from different events is not acceptable. Applicants must submit 200 targets for American disciplines.
1. SCTP (skeet or trap) – achieved 190/200 targets (or equivalent in lesser target format) in a competition between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019 OR 2. SCTP (sporting clays) – achieved 170/200 targets (or equivalent in lesser target format) in a competition between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019 OR 3. SCTP (bunker trap, international skeet, or international doubles trap) – achieved 110/125 targets in a competition between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019 OR 4. SASP – achieved a total match score of 75 seconds or less in an SASP match between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019
Must supply two letters of recommendation from a coach, teacher, or adult third party
Must supply a photograph suitable for publication
Deadline for application is May 10, 2019, 5:00PM central time, no exceptions. Application Instructions All applicants must go online to the survey collector to complete the application. You will need to provide your SSSF athlete ID (ask your coach to lookup in the SHOT system), name, email address, phone number, school attending, state of residence, grade level, which program(s) you are qualified for, GPA and information on the shoots/matches attended to qualify the applicant. Supporting materials for the application must include official transcripts from the last grading period ending on or before April 1, 2019, proof of shooting record, two letters of recommendation from a coach, teacher, or other adult 3rd party and a photograph suitable for publication. All materials must be electronic and uploaded to the survey collector as part of the application. Two letters of recommendation, proof of shooting record and transcript must be uploaded as ONE file (.pdf file is preferred) to the survey collector. Mailed or emailed applications will not be accepted. All applications must be submitted to the survey collector no later than May 10, 2019, at 5 p.m. central time. Those athletes qualified and selected for the team will receive a printed certificate for their achievements and be recognized during the 2019 SSSF/SCTP/SASP National Championships on July 17 in Marengo, Ohio. Go to the online application here...
The Scholastic Action Shooting Program is pleased to announce that Hunters HD Gold Advanced Shooting Lenses has agreed to be a Bronze Level Sponsor in 2019. Hunters HD Gold is an Alabama based manufacturer of protective eye wear for shooters of all ages. “Hunters HD Gold is excited to partner with the Scholastic Action Shooting Program in 2019. We have several Jr. Sponsored Shooters that told us about SASP in 2018 and it only makes sense to listen to the future of our sport! We look forward to being at SASP Nationals this year in Ohio and we will be there doing Demo Days so athletes can try our protective eyewear. See you all at the range soon” stated Brian Conley, President Hunters HD Gold. Rick Leach, SASP National Director added, “We are thrilled to have Hunters HD Gold be a sponsor of our program this year. Safety is the #1 concern of everyone involved with SASP and Hunters HD Gold’s protective eyewear fit perfectly into our program. For more information on the entire lineup of Hunters HD Gold Products, visit their website at www.huntershdgold.com
The SCTP is thrilled to announce that Aguila Ammunition is back again as a Copper Sponsor for 2019 Aguila’s extensive shotshell line has something for everyone – whether the application is hunting, competition, clays, or home defense – from .410 to 12 Gauge and everything in between. Just ask Dave Miller, Guinness world record holder and Aguila Ammunition user! “Aguila Ammunition is once again excited to partner with SCTP and reach the ever-growing number of SCTP student athletes” says Kristi Heuring, Director of Marketing for Aguila Ammunition. “It’s an honor to support their mission of providing opportunities in the shooting sports for today’s young athletes” “The SCTP is very excited to have a quality ammunition manufacturer like Aguila back as a sponsor of our program for 2019!” Said Tom Wondrash, SCTP’s National Director. “Aguila will help us handle the growing need for ammunition and special pricing to all of our SCTP Teams and families across the country!”
Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted members of the SCTP National Team attending USA Shooting’s Spring Selection Match in Tucson, Arizona. While the weather was a respite for competitors arriving from the more frozen parts of the country, these athletes did not have vacationing on their mind; they knew that the results of this match would be used to determine who would be traveling to this year’s Pan American Games, World Championships, Junior World Cup, and the two remaining 2019 ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation) World Cups.SCTP National Team – trap athletes: (left to right) Jack Olsen, Peter Meola, Matthew Wells, Monica Dale, Heather Argue, Meredith Bernau, Emilio Carvalho (back right) “There are two ways to look at these last 11 days of shooting,” Coach Terri DeWitt began, “One way is to consider that we that didn’t place an SCTP National Team athlete on one of the World teams this year. But that’s not really the big picture. Another way to look at the past two weeks is to see the really stellar performances we did have! I’m so proud of all of these athletes for their perseverance, their positive attitudes, and their commitment to this journey. We will build on this experience and we’ll be back.”SCTP National Team men’s skeet athletes randomly squadded together: (left to right) Chris freeman, Josh Corbin, AJ Nomina A couple of those stellar performances came from Matthew Wells and Erin Lokke. Matthew Wells was one target short of earning a spot on the Junior Men’s trap team which will travel to Lonato, Italy for the Shotgun World Championship and to Suhl, Germany for the ISSF Junior World Cup; Matt finished in third place after the junior men’s final concluded, but because of the point system selection process which uses an athlete’s qualification score as well as finals placement, he actually finished fourth overall in Junior men’s trap. Only the top three are selected. On the skeet side, Erin Lokke posted her first ever 25-straight in an International Skeet competition, her new Winchester hat taking the brunt of that success. And to top that off, she’s been invited to attend the ISSF World Cup in Al Ain, U.A.E. as an MQS athlete. This essentially means that, while Erin will be competing at the World Cup as a U.S. athlete, her scores will not be eligible for a medal finish. “An MQS is the Minimum Qualifying Score that every shooting athlete must achieve at least once at an ISSF event sometime in the three years leading up to the Olympic Games in order to be eligible to go to the Olympics. Right now, a Women’s Skeet MQS is 92 out of 125 targets,” explained Coach DeWitt.Erin Lokke wearing the brand-new Winchester hat that was shot in celebration of her first 25-straight in International Skeet competition. “I am very blessed to have this opportunity to go overseas and shoot at my first World Cup. It has been thrilling to see how the training has been paying off and knowing that I can go much further,” Erin comments. “Coming off of a challenging event at (USA Shooting) Nationals (last year) pushed me to try new things and train in conditions that have been both mentally and physically difficult. At Spring Selection, I put my hard work to the test and learned new things to prepare for my next step.”SCTP National Team – skeet athletes: (left to right) Josh Corbin, AJ Nomina, Jay Bible, Chris Freeman, Erin Lokke Erin is the second SCTP National Team athlete to travel overseas as a U.S. National Team member; Maddie Bernau, 2017 SCTP National Team member, won gold at the Junior Grand Prix in Porpetto, Italy last year. About the SCTP NATIONAL TEAM The 2019 SCTP National Team is made up of 15 athletes chosen from the SCTP International Championships. 12 Athletes, 3 girls and 3 boys from Bunker Trap and 3 girls and 3 boys from International Skeet plus 3 additional athletes chosen by the Head Coach and National Director make up the 15 2019 SCTP National Team. The 2019 SCTP National Team is sponsored by Winchester Ammunition. Each SCTP National Team Athlete receives:
A custom made Castellani Shooting Vest (Castellani is the official vest supplier of the SCTP National Team)
Winchester “Goodie Bag” including hats, towels and other items
2 Winchester Ammunition Shirts, 1 Polo and 1 T-Shirt
7 cases of Winchester Ammunition
Fall Selection Match Fees paid and Ammo provided
Invitation to participate in 3-5 Training Camps lead by National Team Head Coach, Terri DeWitt.
You can follow the 2019 SCTP National Team including training progress, match schedule and results by clicking on the SCTP tab of the www.sssfonline.com website and on SCTP Social Media.
The SCTP would like to announce the continued support from RE Ranger. Randolph, the maker of the RE Ranger line of competitive shooting eyewear, will continue to support the SCTP at the Gold Level for the 2019 Shooting year! Randolph makes several styles of eyewear that fit the clay target enthusiasts including the Ranger Falcon and Ranger Falcon Pro’s. In its third year “The Ranger Phantom” is a 3 lens set w/frame kit that will surely not disappoint the athletes and their parent’s pocket books! These are currently available on the SCTP’s online store for their athletes and teams! "RE Ranger is delighted to sponsor the SCTP program for our 7th straight year.”Said Sarah Waszkiewicz, General Manager of RE Ranger Sales “We couldn’t be prouder to support a program that encourages the next generation of shooters to participate in such a fun sport that educates and provides important life skills to the youth. More importantly we get to see the benefits of the SCTP program for these kids at various levels and we couldn't be happier to support the cause!” “Randolph/RE Ranger have been great partners/sponsors of SCTP!” Said Tom Wondrash, SCTP’s National Director. “The RE Ranger line of shooting glasses are a super fit for our athletes, more and more of them are identifying with their brand! We continue to be encouraged by the support and confidence that Sarah and her team put in us and the SCTP!” For more information on the Ranger Falcon, Ranger Falcon Pro, Ranger Phantom or to view the entire Re Ranger line go to www.randolphusa.com
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to providing shooting-sports education and opportunities to school-age youths around the United States to encourage young athlete personal growth and development. Tax-ID number 20-8484121.
Requirements for the 2019 application are as follows:
