Don't miss the 2016 Cody Roundup! The city of Cody, Wyoming, will welcome student athletes June 22-25, for a three-day regional competition for shooters in high school and college divisions at Cody Shooting Complex. This event is open to all SCTP teams in trap, skeet, and sporting clays, or in all three disciplines. Prizes include $15,000 awarded to MidwayUSA Foundation team endowments, along with giveaways of two Tristar Setter 28-gauge over and under shotguns. For more information, contact Marty at 307-899-3703 or Tiger at 307-899-6124. Or click here to check out the flyer. Teams may register online.
The Texas SCTP Regional, hosted by The Allen Eagles Competitive Shooting Team, will be held May 14-15, 2016. Trap and Skeet divisions will be held at the Waco Gun Club in Waco, Texas, and the Sporting Clays division will be held at the Elis County Sportsmans Club in Waxahachie, Texas. Funds will be awarded to MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment accounts! Team and individual awards and prizes will be presented. Two Tri-Star Setters O/U shotguns will be given away. For more information, check out the flyer here. SCTP members register through SCTP SHOT5 System.
Register now to join us during the Scholastic Clay Target Program Annual National Banquet. The event will be held on April 21 from 5-9 p.m. at the Grapevine Concourse Event Facility in Grapevine, Texas. Don’t forget to bring your checkbook or credit card so you can take part in the raffles, games and auctions to raise money to fund shooting scholarships for today’s youth and tomorrow’s leaders. The auctions include opportunities to bid on a number of exciting hunts and fishing trips as well as great gear! Enter the raffles for a chance to win one of several great shotguns. Become a Table Captain Sponsor for $1200 and receive 8 tickets to the event plus a TriStar Setter Stfield gun (choice of 12-, 28 or .410-gauge). For more info, check out the flyer. Contact Events@AllenSHootingTeam.com for more details.
The SCTP Southeast Championship for skeet, sporting clays and trap will be held April 16-17, 2016, at Forest City Gun Club in Savannah, Georgia. This event is open to all SCTP teams, which may shoot one or all disciplines. Awards will be presented to winning squads and individual shooters. The overall winner will receive a gun. Pre-registration is required. Pre-registration deadline is April 11, 2016. For more information, click here for the flyer.
The Griffin Gun Club in Griffin, Georgia, welcomed the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) for a demo day on Saturday, March 19. The demo was held so we could introduce local parents and future athletes to our exciting program. Both the parents and the athletes were able to experience both the pistol and rifle disciplines and were able to shoot three of the SASP stages. Griffin Gun Club is a great facility and we look forward to teams starting in the local area. Thank you to Griffin Gun Club for inviting us to use the club, GLOCK for manning the stages and to the Alabama Privateers for helping us with the day and working the stages along with GLOCK. Pictures courtesy of Annie Unsell.
The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) announced that firearms maker Taurus has, once again, signed on as a sponsor of the 2016 National Championships, which will be held at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio, on July 9-16. "We are so excited to have Taurus onboard again as a Silver Level Sponsor," Tammy Mowry, national program director for the SASP, said. "They have been a great partner of ours and are always looking at ways to promote our program." Taurus is sponsoring two of the four SASP stages, Speed Trap and In and Out. Taurus has also donated handguns that will be used throughout the year to promote the partnership. It will also be sponsoring one $1,000 high school senior scholarship for college. “Taurus is proud to continue to support the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP),” said Tim Brandt, Taurus director of marketing. "This program teaches young athletes values such as responsibility, self-discipline, firearm safety and sportsmanship. These traits aren't just essential for the shooting sports, but will help young people in all aspects of life."
For the 3rd year in a row, Otis Technology has signed on as a Gold Level sponsor for the 2016 National Championships that will be held at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio, on July 9-16. “Otis Technology has great products and are so willing to support our athletes by making sure they receive a donation in their goody bags at the National Championships," Rick Leach, director of development for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program, said. Heather Bennet, Otis marketing manager, said,“Otis is delighted to continue our support of the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation and align with an organization that dedicates itself to introducing our youth to the shooting sports while teaching them safe firearm practices.”
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is proud to announce its most recent sponsor, O.F. Mossberg & Sons Inc.! Mossberg’s support of the SCTP is a welcome addition to the lengthy list of firearms manufacturers and industry partners whose help and support has ensured that any child interested in the clay target sports has a place to get involved. “We are proud to sponsor the Scholastic Clay Target Program, “said John MacLellan, vice president of sales and marketing, O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.. “Mossberg has long led the industry with the largest assortment of hunting shotguns designed specifically for youth and smaller-stature shooters. By making products that fit properly and offering them at a price parents can afford, we are able to help and ensure that those first steps afield are met with comfort, safety and success. As we’ve expanded the Mossberg line to include some exciting new products specifically designed for target sports, it became an easy decision to add our support to the leading youth shooting program.” Mossberg is adding a new series of competition shotguns to this year's mix. The new 930 competition series, expected out spring of 2016, and Mossberg’s International Reserve series both team up in quality and reliability and offer parents and athletes firearms at prices that won’t break the bank! “We are extremely excited to have Mossberg be a part of the SCTP!” said Tom Wondrash SCTP national director. “Mossberg will add yet another avenue for our athletes. We are sincerely appreciative for their support of the Scholastic Clay Target Program and look forward to a long-lasting relationship with them!” About Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation: The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is responsible for all aspects of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) across the United States. SCTP and SASP are youth development programs in which adult coaches and other volunteers use shooting sports to teach and to demonstrate sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and other positive life skills. SCTP was developed as a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) until the SSSF was created in 2007 to operate the SCTP. In 2012, SSSF created the SASP and became the managing foundation of both programs. For more information about SSSF, visit www.sssfonline.org.
Saturday, March 12, 2016, brought the College Nationals to CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Ala. More than 93 competitors gathered their gear—and their reserve—and set out on a windy, overcast morning for a great day of shooting steel targets.
Overall, the teams expressed their positive impressions of the beautiful facility. "This was well worth the drive," Dillon Irwin, one of 20 members from the Florida State team, stated. "And it's definitely different from anything I've ever done before." The environmental science major went on to say that his goal for the day was to "not get DQ'd."
Beyond not getting disqualified, other competitors in the match shared goals of having fun, doing well, and putting only one shot on each target. Many of the shooters admitted they were new to shooting steel...and to competing in Alabama.
Matthew Bright of Bob Jones University out of Greenville, SC, mentioned that this was his team's first year competing with SASP and their first time at the CMP. "It's an amazing facility. We don't have anything like this. So it's great to get our feet wet and get some experience as a team...and, of course, to have some fun shooting."
There seemed to be a lot of fun happening throughout the day. While waiting for his turn to shoot, Michigan's Alex Mullen took a moment to express his appreciation for the range and his anticipation for shooting the steel targets. His times for the stage were great, and Coach Carrie Cargill, who was watching nearby, added, "This is our third year to compete in this event. But we're so used to our indoor ranges. So I have to give a lot of credit to the kids, to absorb everything and to imagine a lot...and to always pull it together. Of course, our number-one objective is to win. We we want everyone to shoot their best game and to enjoy it."
College Nationals Match Results
1st place Centerfire: Texas A&M Corps of Cadets – Maroon (177.99)
2nd place Centerfire: West Point – 2 (188.05)
3rd place Centerfire: University of Florida – 1 (195.76)
1st place Rimfire: Texas A&M Corps of Cadets – Maroon (190.24)
2nd place Rimfire: West Point – 1 (195.93)
3rd place Rimfire: Michigan State University – 2 (196.89)
1st place Centerfire Open: University of Vermont - 1 (338.64)
1st place Rimfire Open: University of Vermont – 2 (289.82)
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.
Don't miss the 2016 Cody Roundup! The city of Cody, Wyoming, will welcome student athletes June 22-25, for a three-day regional competition for shooters in high school and college divisions at Cody Shooting Complex. This event is open to all SCTP teams in trap, skeet, and sporting clays, or in all three disciplines. Prizes include $15,000 awarded to MidwayUSA Foundation team endowments, along with giveaways of two Tristar Setter 28-gauge over and under shotguns. For more information, contact Marty at 307-899-3703 or Tiger at 307-899-6124. Or click here to check out the flyer. Teams may register online.
The Texas SCTP Regional, hosted by The Allen Eagles Competitive Shooting Team, will be held May 14-15, 2016. Trap and Skeet divisions will be held at the Waco Gun Club in Waco, Texas, and the Sporting Clays division will be held at the Elis County Sportsmans Club in Waxahachie, Texas. Funds will be awarded to MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment accounts! Team and individual awards and prizes will be presented. Two Tri-Star Setters O/U shotguns will be given away. For more information, 
The Griffin Gun Club in Griffin, Georgia, welcomed the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) for a demo day on Saturday, March 19. The demo was held so we could introduce local parents and future athletes to our exciting program. Both the parents and the athletes were able to experience both the pistol and rifle disciplines and were able to shoot three of the SASP stages. Griffin Gun Club is a great facility and we look forward to teams starting in the local area. Thank you to Griffin Gun Club for inviting us to use the club, GLOCK for manning the stages and to the Alabama Privateers for helping us with the day and working the stages along with GLOCK. Pictures courtesy of Annie Unsell. 
The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) announced that firearms maker Taurus has, once again, signed on as a sponsor of the 2016 National Championships, which will be held at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio, on 
For the 3rd year in a row, Otis Technology has signed on as a Gold Level sponsor for the 2016 National Championships that will be held at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio, on 
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is proud to announce its most recent sponsor, O.F. Mossberg & Sons Inc.! Mossberg’s support of the SCTP is a welcome addition to the lengthy list of firearms manufacturers and industry partners whose help and support has ensured that any child interested in the clay target sports has a place to get involved. “We are proud to sponsor the Scholastic Clay Target Program, “said John MacLellan, vice president of sales and marketing, O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.. “Mossberg has long led the industry with the largest assortment of hunting shotguns designed specifically for youth and smaller-stature shooters. By making products that fit properly and offering them at a price parents can afford, we are able to help and ensure that those first steps afield are met with comfort, safety and success. As we’ve expanded the Mossberg line to include some exciting new products specifically designed for target sports, it became an easy decision to add our support to the leading youth shooting program.” 
