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2018 SASP Arizona State Match

The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) state match in Arizona was held March 31, 2018 at the Pima Pistol Club in Tucson. Team Baden-Powell was the 4th SASP team to form in Arizona so they had the honor of hosting the 4th State match.  They were responsible for communicating with the Arizona teams, communicating with the home range, organizing registration, recruiting RO's and managing the scoring for all the athletes that participated.  This Venture Crew team is composed of Scouts from the Catalina Council Boy Scouts of America.  This shooting team was formed three years ago and has great support from the Council and from the local community. Arizona has currently has 5 SASP teams; Kingman, Casa Grande and three teams in Tucson.   Attendance at this state match was up 50% from 32 athletes in 2017 to 51 athletes participating in 2018.  Entries across all disciplines was up 35% from 60 in 2017 to 81 in 2018.

SCTP Plans Regional Tournaments in Wisconsin <br>And Arizona

Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) teams will convene in Arizona and Wisconsin next month for regional tournaments that will offer endowment funding to trap and sporting clays teams. On Saturday, June 7, the Wisconsin Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) home grounds in Rome, Wis., will host a high school regional tournament that is open to all SCTP registered teams. The event will include 100 16-yard trap targets. $20,000 in SSSF endowment funds will be offered to SCTP teams in Varsity and Junior Varsity divisions, ranging from $4000 for the first-place teams to $1000 for fourth-place teams. College athletes who compete will be recognized with individual medals for the top three finishers. After the shoot, participants are invited to stay for the grand opening of Wisconsin’s first ever bunker trap. Squadding for the shoot is available at www.sssfonline.com. On June 13-14, Arizona Game & Fish and Prescott Bird Busters will host sporting clays and trap competitions for all Western Region SCTP members. Medals will be awarded to first- through third-place finishers, and High Overall (HOA) buckles will be presented to dual registered athletes. The SSSF will award over $40,000 to SCTP team endowment accounts for this tournament. You can see more details in the event program. You can also find the registration form in the program. To register, teams should complete and return the registration form, as well as registering online at http://www.sssfonline.com/shotv4/index.asp. For more event information or registration, contact Dennis Fogle, Shooting Sports Coordinator, Arizona Game & Fish Department, dfogle@azgfd.gov, phone 623-236-7305.

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