WBBJ TV Coverage of Tennessee State SASP Match
All weekend long, teens from across Tennessee and the country have been in Huntingdon competing in one of the fastest growing sports in the area. Click here to watch the WWBBJ Eyewitness News report. 
“This is a really big deal,” said State Director of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program Lacey Lane. “This is probably one of the largest state championships for pistol and rifle in the nation.” One hundred and forty three pistol and 99 rifle athletes have been in Huntingdon to compete in the state championship for scholastic action shooting. Middle and high school students filled the Carroll County Shooting Sports Park for the competition where shooters are graded on speed and accuracy of firing their pistol or shotgun at the targets. “I really enjoy the shotgun part, but now I’m beginning to enjoy the pistol part even more,” competitor Drew Beeler said. According to Lane, shooting is a unique sport for kids to learn. “It gives them some discipline, teaches them gun safety and just how to work well with others,” Lane said. According to Mayor Kenny McBride, the Carroll County shooting facility is the only one of its kind in the Southeast, which is great for the county’s economy. “We bring so many people to our county who never have been here before,” McBride said. They come in, they spend the night, they will eat here, they will shop here, so it’s an economic driver for us.” The shooters will go on to the national competition this summer in Ohio. To learn more about the Tennessee Scholastic Action Shooting Program, visit the program’s website.
“This is a really big deal,” said State Director of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program Lacey Lane. “This is probably one of the largest state championships for pistol and rifle in the nation.” One hundred and forty three pistol and 99 rifle athletes have been in Huntingdon to compete in the state championship for scholastic action shooting. Middle and high school students filled the Carroll County Shooting Sports Park for the competition where shooters are graded on speed and accuracy of firing their pistol or shotgun at the targets. “I really enjoy the shotgun part, but now I’m beginning to enjoy the pistol part even more,” competitor Drew Beeler said. According to Lane, shooting is a unique sport for kids to learn. “It gives them some discipline, teaches them gun safety and just how to work well with others,” Lane said. According to Mayor Kenny McBride, the Carroll County shooting facility is the only one of its kind in the Southeast, which is great for the county’s economy. “We bring so many people to our county who never have been here before,” McBride said. They come in, they spend the night, they will eat here, they will shop here, so it’s an economic driver for us.” The shooters will go on to the national competition this summer in Ohio. To learn more about the Tennessee Scholastic Action Shooting Program, visit the program’s website.