Author: SSSF Staff

Scholastic Clay Target Program and USA Shooting announce 2019 dates

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The SCTP and USA Shooting would like to announce dates for next seasons events including the Junior Olympic Development Camp and the SCTP International National Championships! The SCTP’s JODC will be held from May 21st – May 27 for interested coaches and from May 23rd – May 27th for chosen athletes! Up to 10 SCTP coaches wanting to learn more about coaching the International disciplines of International Skeet and Bunker Trap along with 24 lucky athletes will be invited to stay at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. and learn from the nation’s top coaches and team USA members! Applications will be available about February 1st. Also, the dates for the SCTP International National Championships will be held from July 22 – July 27, 2019. July 22/23 will be open training, July 24/25 will be set for International Skeet Competition and July 26/27 will be slated for the Bunker Trap competition with an awards banquet to follow on the evening of the 27th at a location to be determined. The top placing athletes in Trap and Skeet will be chosen to be members of the SCTP’s National Team coached by Terri DeWitt! “We appreciate all the folks at USA Shooting for working hard with us to get these dates set for the 2019 season” said SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash. “This will give families, athletes and coaches plenty of time to make plans for attending these great events and learning more about the International disciplines. Opportunities like these are what the SCTP is all about!” These opportunities are available exclusively to members in good standing with the Scholastic Clay Target Program. If you are interested in becoming a member or starting a team with the SCTP, please contact SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash to learn more at twondrash@sssfonline.com

Vision 20/20 Reaches Halfway Point

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The 2018 SSSF Vision 20/20 campaign is approaching the halfway point and many teams are taking advantage of this great opportunity to provide immediate cash needs for next season and future support via MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment account growth! The campaign runs through December 31, 2018. SSSF match funding will be available until we meet our $175,000 fundraising goal and teams are competing for $60,000 of additional, bonus team endowment funding through two competitions:
  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.
Current standings for each competition are as follows: Most Dollars Raised
Team NameStateSSSF Team IDTotal Donations
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona1070$30,270.00
Ballard Clay BombersIowa172$12,500.00
Williams County Target BustersOhio1276$10,010.00
Gateway ClaybustersMissouri789$10,000.00
Union Grove Broncos Shooting ClubWisconsin1216$10,000.00
Rhinelander High School Trap TeamWisconsin2166$6,050.00
Most Unique Donors
Team NameStateSSSF Team IDNumber of Donors
North Scott Trap TeamIowa1196
Rhinelander High School Trap TeamWisconsin21665
Rio Salado Target TerminatorsArizona10703
Manitowoc Gun Club BirdbustersWisconsin9252
University of Arizona WildGatsArizona16922
Williams County Target BustersOhio12762
Visit our Vision 20/20 page to learn how to make a tax-deductible donation to your favorite team or how to get your team started in the campaign!

Dr. Jason Selk Mental Training Camp, Harrison Ohio

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Join the SCTP National Team for a December mental training camp with Dr. Jason Selk, Director of Mental Training for the St. Louis Cardinals. We are very fortunate to have been able to schedule Dr. Selk to come work with us. Dr. Selk will be presenting a half-day seminar based on his book, 10-Minute Toughness. This book combines all of the concepts including breathing, visualization, task-centered focus, goals, etc. A copy of this book will be provided to all athletes attending the camp. At this time the only openings remaining are for coaches. What: SCTP NT mental training camp w/ Dr. Jason Selk Who: SCTP NT members and NT alumni (and walk-ons as determined by available slots) When: Friday, December 14th, 12:30 - 4:30 (Dr. Selk’s seminar with some live-fire) Saturday, December 15th, 9:00 - 4:00 (range training with Coach DeWitt and Coach Buffa) Where: Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association, 6501 River Road, Harrison, OH 45030 How: Download the application form and return with payment before November 28 *Ammunition will be available for purchase on site, to include Winchester AA #9 for Skeet. You may also bring your own ammo. *Lunch will be provided for Saturday only. Friday afternoon we will have light refreshments, but no meal. Plan accordingly. *Hotel suggestions (in no particular order): Hampton Inn Cincinnati Northwest/Fairfield Comfort Suites Springhill Suites by Marriott Cincinnati North/Forest Park Quality Inn & Suites Holiday Inn Express Cincinnati West Holiday Inn Express & Suites Harrison

2018 SASP Ohio Regional Results

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The 2018 Ohio Regional was a great event.  Although it got a little chilly and was rainy we had great turnout and athletes got an opportunity to compete at the Cardinal Center on the same bays we use at Nationals.  We had 85 athletes and 230 entries.  13 teams from 5 states with 4 college teams competing. Congratulations to the Junior Spartans, Pistol Prodigies, Ohio Steel Stingers, The Ross County Steel Ringers, Lake Country Action Shooters, Ozaukee Scholastic Shooting Sports, Michigan state University, Hillsdale College Action Shooting Sports, Concordia University Wisconsin, and Bethel University for all bringing home the gold with first place finishes.  Congratulations to all the athletes, Safety Officers and teams that braved the cold and rain to compete. 2018 SASP OHIO FALL REGIONAL RESULTS Intermediate Rimfire pistol
  1. Junior Spartans
  2. Pistol Prodigies
  3. Ohio Steel Stingers
Intermediate Optics Rifle
  1. Pistol Prodigies
Intermediate Iron Rifle
  1. Ohio Steel Stingers
  2. Pistol Prodigies
Senior Rimfire Pistol
  1. The Ross County Steel Ringers
  2. Ohio Steel Stingers
Senior Centerfire Pistol
  1. Lake Country Action Shooters
  2. Ozaukee Scholastic Shooting Sports
Senior 1911
  1. Lake Country Action Shooters
  2. Ozaukee Scholastics shooting Sports
Senior Optics Rifle
  1. Lake Country Action Shooters
  2. Ozaukee Scholastics shooting Sports
  3. The Ross County Steel Ringers
Senior Iron Rifle
  1. Ozaukee Scholastic Shooting Sports
  2. Ohio Steel Stingers
  3. The Ross County Steel Ringers
Senior Optics Rifle
  1. Lake Country Action Shooters
  2. Ozaukee Scholastics Shooting Sports
  3. The Ross County Steel Ringers
Non-Collegiate Open Optics Rifle
  1. Ohio Steel Stingers
Non-Collegiate Open PCC
  1. Ohio Steel Stingers
Collegiate Rimfire Pistol
  1. Michigan State University 1
  2. Michigan State University 2
Collegiate Centerfire Pistol
  1. Hillsdale College Action Shooting Sports
  2. Concordia University Wisconsin
Collegiate 1911
  1. Hillsdale College Action Shooting Sports
Collegiate Optics Rifle
  1. Hillsdale College Action Shooting Sports
  2. Concordia University Wisconsin
Collegiate Iron Rifle
  1. Concordia University Wisconsin
  2. Hillsdale College Action Shooting Sports
Collegiate PCC
  1. Concordia University Wisconsin
Collegiate Open Rimfire Pistol
  1. Bethel University
Collegiate Open Centerfire Pistol
  1. Ozaukee Scholastic Shooting Sports
  2. Concordia University Wisconsin
Collegiate Open 1911
  1. Ozaukee Scholastic Shooting Sports
Collegiate Open Optics Rifle
  1. Concordia University Wisconsin
  2. Bethel University
Collegiate Open Iron Rifle
  1. Concordia University Wisconsin
  2. Bethel University
Collegiate Open PCC
  1. Concordia University Wisconsin
  2. Ozaukee Scholastic Shooting Sports
  3. Bethel University

2018 SCTP Nationals Featured on Shooting USA Sports Television

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The Scholastic Clay Target Program’s 2018 National Competition from the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio will be the featured story on the Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Shooting USA Sports Television broadcast at 8:00 PM Central on the Outdoor Channel. The episode will be re-broadcast twice more in 2019. Check the current airing schedule at www.ShootingUSA.com for upcoming shows. This year’s SCTP Nationals featured over 5,600 registrations by 2,256 athletes between 9 years of age and college from 26 states across the country.  Overall attendance including siblings, parents, and guests exceeded 10,000 making this year’s SCTP Nationals the largest SCTP event in our history. Tom Wondrash, National Director of the Scholastic Clay Target Program was thrilled with this years competition. “ This years national event featured some of our closest team competitions and the energy and enthusiasm was “off the charts”. The 2019 SCTP Nationals are scheduled for July 13-20 at The Cardinal Shooting Center.

DSC Foundation announces their support for the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation again for 2019

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Dallas, Texas based DSC Foundation announced earlier this month their continued support for the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. Richard Cheatham, President of the DSC Foundation stated; “We are looking forward to our continued support of the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. Their mission to engage America’s youth in responsible, safe, and competitive shooting sports and promote awareness of issues surrounding conservation aligns perfectly with the DSC Foundation mission.” The DSC Foundation mission is to insure the conservation of wildlife through public engagement, education, and advocacy for well-regulated hunting and sustainable use. “We are thrilled to have the DSC Foundation back with us again next year” said Ben Berka, President and Executive Director for the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. “Shooting sports directly supports conservation and many of our development efforts with our youth athletes as well as communications that include their families have conservation as an ongoing topic of discussion.” The DSC Foundation will be featured at the SSSF 2019 National Championships at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio. In addition, DSC will have an opportunity to address conservation issues at the SSSF Conservation Partners Day that takes place on July 19, 2019 during the National Championships. About the DSC Foundation The sole mission of the DSC Foundation is to serve the mission and vision of the Dallas Safari Club and to:
  1. To promote, establish, and conduct science-based research supporting sustainable use wildlife conservation and the role of well-regulated hunting:
  2. To create and maintain a library of primary and secondary research relating to wildlife conservation made available to the public:
  3. To develop educational programs that promote the concept and benefits of sustainable use wildlife conservation and well-regulated hunting globally; and,
  4. To provide grants otherwise partner with other charitable, educational, and governmental organizations pursuing the same or similar goals as the Dallas Safari Club

2018 Vision 20/20 Campaign Underway

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In 2016 the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation launched a  campaign entitled, “VISION 20/20” with the goal to grow national youth participation in the Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program to over 20,000 student athletes annually by the year 2020. In partnership with industry partners, civic organizations, member teams and DONORS like you the SSSF will provide the opportunity and funding for more students to join existing shooting teams and create new teams where none exist today. Tax-deductible contributions to the Vision 20/20 campaign benefits local shooting teams by providing immediate cash needs for next season and future support via MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment account growth! Contributions to your favorite SCTP or SASP team must be made before the end of the year.

Where does my donation go? Your donation benefits the Scholastic Clay Target or Scholastic Action Shooting Program team you specify and the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. For example, you make a $100 tax-deductible donation  to support your favorite team, the Clay Blasters. The Clay Blasters will receive the following:
  • $50 as a cash grant from SSSF paid to the Clay Blasters in January, 2019 for the upcoming season's needs
  • $25 is sent from SSSF to the Clay Blasters team endowment account held at the MidwayUSA Foundation to support the team forever.
    • MATCH FUNDING: MidwayUSA Foundation will match the $25 at their current program rate to the Clay Blasters' team endowment account.*
    • MATCH FUNDING: Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation will add $125 to the Clay Blasters' team endowment account.*
      • *Match funding is possible because of the generous donations from Larry and Brenda Potterfield.
      • *SSSF match funding is limited to the first $175,000 raised in the campaign.
  • $25 is retained by the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation to start new Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting Program teams where none currently exist.
The total team benefit to the Clay Blasters for your $100 donation is over $200

Download our calculator to see how your tax-deductible donation will make a difference or to set your team fundraising goal!

Lookup a team ID to direct a donation to your favorite team!

Your gift continues to support the team forever... The Clay Blasters can apply for 5% of their team account balance through a MidwayUSA Foundation grant every year, forever! That's over $7.50 in cash grant funding, every year, forever for your $100 donation! Donate $100+ get this Browning Knife Set All donors making donations of $100 or more will receive this limited edition Browning knife set in a commemorative tin (a $40 value).

How does my local shooting team get involved in this campaign? Only active Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program Teams are eligible to participate in the Vision 20/20 campaign. Getting your team involved is simple and involves the following steps:
  1. Complete and return the 2018 Vision 20/20 agreement and W-9.
  2. Open your team endowment account at the MidwayUSA Foundation if you have not done so already.
  3. Raise funds however your team deems most effective. This could include sending in funds from current or previous local fundraising efforts, soliciting donations with an email invitation via your team network of coaches and parents, asking local donors and/or advertising on social media.
  4. Submit donations to SSSF either securely online or via the print-and-mail form prior to January 1, 2019. Be sure to include your SSSF team ID on ALL donations so the donations can be allocated correctly. SSSF will provide you with periodic updates about donations received for your team.
Bonus Funding Opportunity All teams participating in the Vision 20/20 campaign will have the opportunity to win BONUS team endowment funds! There are two competitions taking place:
  1. Teams with the most dollars raised.
  2. Teams with the most unique donors making donations via the SSSF website or print and mail form.
For each competition, teams will be awarded team endowment funding to their MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment account as follows:
  1. $10,000
  2. $8,000
  3. $5,000
  4. $3,000
  5. $2,500
  6. $1,500
Questions? Please Contact Us! Ben Berka SSSF President and Executive Director bberka@sssfonline.com 515-201-8395

SCTP National Team Members Compete at USA Shooting Nationals

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Packing guns and homework, ten members of the SCTP National Team made their way to Colorado Springs last week for USA Shooting’s 2018 National Championships. Meredith Bernau, Heather Broski, Emilio Carvalho, Monica Dale, Peter Meola, Jack Olsen, and Matt Wells were on the ground first for the International Trap championships. The weather was mostly cooperative, and the trap scores reflected accordingly.
Junior Trap Women medalists: Victoria Hendrix, Gold; Ryann Phillips, Silver; Heather Broski, Bronze (Photo courtesy of USA Shooting)
Heather Broski, finishing third in the Junior Women’s final, attained a spot on the U.S. National Junior Team and will now wear a National Junior team vest. “The intent of the SCTP National Team is to prepare these athletes to take the next step to the national level. Heather has done that. I’m very proud of her performance in this match,” declared head coach Terri DeWitt. Emilio Carvalho posted a solid performance as well, narrowly missing the Junior Men’s final by one target. He did, however, take home a silver medal in men’s Class A.
Junior Skeet Women medalists: Katie Jacob, Gold; Gracin Anderson, Silver; Karsyn Ross, Bronze (Photo courtesy of USA Shooting)
In what came as no surprise to Skeet competitors, the weather took a dramatic turn for the worse during the second half of the competition. Gracin Anderson, Erin Lokke, and AJ Nomina battled for four days through gusting winds, freezing rain, and falling snow. “Even though conditions were tough, we adapted and fought through challenges that were not normal. I learned a lot this week and plan to use this experience to train for future events,” pledged Lokke.
SCTP National Team member, Erin Lokke
In spite of the weather conditions, Gracin Anderson secured herself a National Junior Team vest with her silver medal finish in junior Women’s Skeet. AJ Nomina and Erin Lokke both took home Skeet medals as well - Nomina a bronze in men’s Class B and Lokke a silver in women’s Class B.

Scholastic Clay Target Program Announces “NexGen” Winners

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The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) in conjunction with CZ USA and Wingshooting USA TV would like to announce the winners of the “NexGen” contest!

SCTP Athletes and Teams from around the country were to create a photo and caption that illustrated the theme “Team Work”…….then use teamwork to spread the word. Two athletes (boy and girl) would be chosen from the contest entries to win an all-expense paid upland bird hunting trip to Flint Oak and appear on a Wingshooting USA TV show with host Scott Linden and shotgun world record holder Dave Miller of CZ USA. Teams would have the opportunity to earn a shotgun shooting clinic hosted by Dave Miller of CZ USA benefiting all members of their SCTP Team! “We would like to thank all the teams and athletes that took part in the NexGen contest supported by Scott Linden host of Wingshooting USA and shotgun world record holder Dave Miller of CZ USA” said SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash. “What a great opportunity for SCTP to showcase our national youth shooting program while promoting Team Work. We look forward to more opportunities like this for all of our athletes and teams and sincerely thank Scott and Dave for their generous contribution to the youth shooting sports!” And the winners are... Lilly Herr shooting for the Toledo Trap and Skeet Swamp Rats out of Toledo, Ohio along with Hunter Vaughn shooting with the Rocky Knollers of Greenwood, South Carolina (along with a parent chaperone) will enjoy an upland bird hunt at the prestigious Flint Oak hunting lodge located in Fall River, Kansas. These athletes along with Dave Miller of CZ USA will appear on an episode of “Wingshooting USA” with host Scott Linden. The Toledo Trap and Skeet Swamp Rats will also be treated to a team shooting clinic hosted by shotgun world record holder, Dave Miller of CZ USA!

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