Tag: Championships

SCTP National Team Championships Slated to Be the Largest Championships to Date

With a record number of teams and athletes registering, attendance at the upcoming 2017 Scholastic Clay Target Programs (SCTP) National Championships is on track to break records in all facets of the tournament and clay target shooting. The national event is scheduled for July 8-15, 2017, in Marengo, Ohio, at the Cardinal Shooting Center located just north of Columbus. With over a million competition targets scheduled to be thrown, teams from 23+ states will compete for national titles in skeet, sporting clays, singles trap, handicap trap, double trap, skeet doubles and bunker trap. This year’s event sits currently at over 5,300 registrations (up over 700 from the best year on record) with 15 to 20 teams to register yet! With practice rounds and side games, this year’s event will easily see over 1.5 million total targets thrown, making this the largest youth clay target shooting tournament in the world! “That’s a lot of clay in the air -- roughly eight semi loads of targets,” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP national director and national tournament director. “Our industry sponsors and support have to be excited about that. I know our target sponsor, White Flyer, is very excited about this year’s tournament. This year’s nationals is a testament of the strong support we receive from the industry as well as the dedication of our teams, athletes, coaches and families. We couldn’t be more excited to see these numbers and welcome everyone out to see this year’s event.” The skeet portion of this year’s tournament (governed by the National Skeet Shooting Association - NSSA) will be yet another record-breaking event in itself. With more than 956 registered athletes (contributing over 191,000 targets to the one million plus for the tournament), this will be the largest skeet tournament in the world. The SCTP welcomes everyone to come out and watch some of the best youth shooters in the world and meet industry reps from all over the country. If you’re interested in sponsoring or donating to this year’s national event, there is still time. Contact Tom Wondrash at twondrash@sssfonline.com or visit www.sssfonline.org/tournament-sponsorship.  

Ohio Steel Stingers Honored by State Representatives

Members of Ohio’s House of Representatives recently presented a resolution honoring the Ohio Steel Stingers, a Butler County 4-H SASP team, for winning first place in four divisions of the 2016 SASP National Championships. The Journal-News featured a story on State Reps. Candice Keller, R-Middletown, Wes Retherford, R-Hamilton, and Margy Conditt, R-Liberty Twp., honoring the team, which won the Rookie, Intermediate/Entry, Intermediate/Advanced and Senior/Junior Varsity divisions of the Iron Rifle. Keller said, “Their accomplishments as national champions demonstrate good sportsmanship, citizenry, and excellence in all they do.” Condit also praised the team, saying, “These young men and women have clearly distinguished themselves not only through their athletic talent but also through their perseverance and sportsmanship.” The 2016 National Championships took place on July 2016 at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, where the Steel Stingers also placed third in the Rimfire Pistol in three divisions: Intermediate/Entry, Intermediate/Advanced and Senior/Junior Varsity.

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