Register for SASP National Championships
SASP Coaches: Pre-registration: Will open June 1 through the SSSF SHOT System. All 2016 pre-registration and squading will be done online through SHOT. Please remember, squad all your athletes that plan on attending. You can make changes to the squads up to the tournament. There will be no refunds for athletes after July 5. Holding of squad slots without entering athletes or entering duplicate squads will not be allowed and those squad slots will be re-opened. When squading your athletes, make sure you are squading on the proper days! Please have courtesy for other coaches and teams! SASP Parents: Check with your coaches on squad times and days your athletes will be competing. As always, coaches will be responsible for squading their athletes for all events! Do not contact the national office for athlete shooting days/times, please contact your head coach. AGE DIVISIONS: ROOKIE DIVISION (RIFLE ONLY) 5th Grade and below INTERMEDIATE – ENTRY 6th to 8th Grade (First year competing as Intermediate) INTERMEDIATE – ADVANCED 6th to 8th Grade (Second year competing as Intermediate) SENIOR – JUNIOR VARSITY 9th to 12th Grade (First year competing as Senior) SENIOR – VARSITY 9th to 12th Grade (Second year competing as Senior) Eligibility ends with graduation from high school or once a student reaches his/her 20th birthday, whichever comes first. PISTOL Rimfire Division & Centerfire Division RIFLE Rimfire Division only MATCH FEES: Pistol - $50 per shooter Rifle - $50 per shooter *NEW* Coach/Volunteer Competition - $40 per shooter SASP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, JULY 8 12:00pm – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 12:00pm – 4:00pm Practice Range open 5:00pm Coach Meeting at the Banquet Hall (following SCTP) SATURDAY, JULY 9 – ACTION TARGET DAY 8:00am – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 4:00pm Practice Range open 9:00am & 1:00pm Match Shooting Slots 11:00 am– 5:00pm Games and Midway Stores open 4:00pm Coaches – Tips and Techniques Class at the Pistol Berm SUNDAY, JULY 10 – GLOCK DAY 8:00am – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 4:00pm Practice Range open 9:00am & 1:00pm Match Shooting Slots 11:00am – 5:00pm Games & Midway Store Open MONDAY, JULY 11 – SMITH & WESSON DAY 8:00am – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 4:00pm Practice Range open 9:00am & 1:00pm Match Shooting Slots 11:00am – 5:00pm Games & Midway Store Open TUESDAY, JULY 12 – CZ-USA DAY 8:00am – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 4:00pm Practice Range open 9:00am & 1:00pm Match Shooting Slots 10:00am – 5:00pm Games & Midway Store Open 5:00pm Coach Meeting at the Banquet Hall (following SCTP) WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 – HIVIZ DAY 8:00am – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 4:00pm Practice Range open 9:00am & 1:00pm Match Shooting Slots 10:00am – 5:00pm Games & Midway Store Open 4:45pm All Industry Opening Ceremonies – Food & drink to follow States/Teams parade at the Grandstands THURSDAY, JULY 14 – FIOCCHI/VOLQUARTSEN FIREARMS DAY 8:00am – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 4:00pm Practice Range open 9:00am & 1:00pm Match Shooting slots 10:00am & 3:00pm Matt Hough, CZ-USA SASP Shooting Clinic at Pistol Berms 10:00am – 5:00pm College Recruiting Day 10:00am – 5:00pm Games & Midway Store Open 1:00pm – 2:00pm Meet Larry and Brenda Potterfield 4:00pm Coaches – Tips and Techniques Class at the Pistol Berm 5:00pm Pizza and soda party. Sponsored by MEC, Hodgdon Powders, Zanders Sporting Goods and Downrange Wads FRIDAY, JULY 15 – TAURUS/TRUGLO DAY 8:00am – 5:00pm Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 4:00pm Practice Range open 9:00am & 1:00pm Match Shooting Slots 10:00 & 3:00pm Matt Hough, CZ-USA SASP Shooting Clinic at Pistol Berms 10:00am – 4:00pm Youth Conservation Day – Pheasants Forever, NWTF and others 10:00am – 5:00pm Games and Midway Store Open 5:00pm – 6:00pm Ice cream social. Sponsored by Browning SATURDAY, JULY 16TH – RUGER/OTIS TECHNOLOGY DAY 8:00am Check-In and Registration 8:00am – 11:00am Practice Range Open 9:00am Match Shooting Slots 9:00am – 2:00pm Games & Midway Store Open 12:00pm All raffle items must be claimed (no items will be shipped) 3:15pm (approx.) Closing Ceremonies - SASP Awards SIDE MATCHES HIVIZ SIDE MATCH: HIVIZ is sponsoring a side match at the pistol bays. For a nominal fee, you will be able test your skills. Check with the SASP staff on the pistol berms for available times. ACTION TARGET SIDE MATCH: Action Target will be sponsoring a side match at the pistol berms. For a nominal fee, you will be able test your skills. Check with the SASP staff on the pistol berms for available times. RAFFLE TICKETS SASP Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the SASP merchandise counter.
Over 50 youth from several area teams embarked on the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Illinois, on May 21st, 2016. These shooters were participating in the SASP IL State Shoot in both pistol and rifle disciplines. It is great to see all the young athletes participate in such an outstanding sport. Coach Chris Brooks 
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is pleased to welcome the addition of the Sheboygan County High School Trap and Team League. Founded in 1979 by Bill Lorenz, the league has 12 teams, including 400 athletes from the Sheboygan, Wis., area. Lorenz says he’s excited about the opportunities afforded the youth athletes by the SCTP. “The kids have a lot to look forward to,” Lorenz said. “Through the SCTP they’ll be participating in more and bigger tournaments than what they did before. They’re also excited about the scholarship opportunities. My hope is that some of them will be able to eventually shoot on the Olympic level.” Lorenz said he started the Sheboygan League the year after he graduated from high school. 
“When I was in school, there was just one team and no league,” Lorenz said. “So after I graduated, I took it upon myself to put together a high school program. By five years in we had 57 members. Our organization holds round robin tournaments. As we started going from club to club, we’d pick up more high schools. By 1986, we had 100 members.” Lorenz said he simply enjoys shooting and wants to help the youth members become better shooters. “I work in conservation, so it’s important to me that hunters make a clean shot,” he said. “That was one of the primary motivations for me. I want these kids to take good shots when they’re out hunting and to not be careless.”
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 
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.
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 
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 