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Tag: Scholastic Clay Target Program

O.F. Mossberg & Sons Continues Sponsorship of SCTP in 2019

The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is pleased to announce O.F. Mossberg & Sons Inc. will continue their support in 2019. 

“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 statured shooters.  By making products that fit properly and offering them at a prices parents can afford, we are able to help ensure that those first steps afield are met with comfort, safety and success. 

“We are extremely excited to have Mossberg with SCTP again this year” said Tom Wondrash SCTP National Director. “We are sincerely appreciative for their support of the Scholastic Clay Target Program and their continued efforts on behalf of all our youth athletes.

For more information on O.F. Mossberg and their complete line of products visit www.mossberg.com

2019 NSCA-SCTP All-American Team Announced

The NSCA-SCTP All-American Team recognizes SCTP athletes who compete in NSCA registered events. To be eligible for the SCTP All-American Team, a shooter must be a member in good standing with NSSA-NSCA and SCTP, must shoot a minimum of 500 NSCA registered targets, and must shoot their respective SCTP state or regional shoot or the SCTP National Championships. The NSCA-SCTP All-American Team will be determined via points earned by competing and placing against other SCTP athletes.

NSCA-SCTP All-American selection will be divided into four teams, including Open Sub-Junior, Lady Sub-Junior, Open Junior, and Lady Junior. Eight members will be selected to each team. Points can be earned from January 1 to December 31, with the team being selected in the spring of the following shooting year. Athletes who are selected to an NSCA Sub-Junior or Junior Concurrent All-American Team will not be eligible to make the NSCA-SCTP All-American Team.

See the 2019 team…

Blaser USA to Support SCTP again in 2019

Blaser USA makers of fine shotguns like the F3 and the F16 have agreed to support the Scholastic Clay Target Program yet again in 2019 as a Platinum Sponsor!

“Blaser USA is very proud to support the SCTP!” commented John “Mo” Parsons, Blaser USA’s Shotgun Product Manager. “Blaser USA believes in the SCTP’s mission. The SCTP continues to be a positive, strong and growing youth organization, a quality we like to see and support in a youth program. We are looking forward to be a part of the SCTP 2019 Shooting Season!”

“SCTP is honored to have great Industry sponsors like Blaser USA supporting us at a very high level. They truly understand how important quality youth programs are to the future of shooting sports” Said Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director. “We see Blaser USA’s presence continue to grow in the firearms industry and hope that our program has helped them with that. We appreciate their decision to continue supporting the SCTP and look forward to a long-lasting relationship with them!”

For more information on the entire line of quality Blaser products including the Blaser F3 and the F16 Shotguns with their website www.blaser-usa.com

2019 NSSA-SCTP All American Team Announced

The National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) – Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) All-American Team recognizes SCTP athletes who compete in NSSA registered events. To be eligible for the SCTP All-American Team, a shooter must be a member in good standing with NSSA-NSCA and SCTP, must shoot a minimum of 500 12-gauge NSSA registered targets, and must shoot their respective SCTP state or regional shoot or the SCTP National Championships.

The NSSA-SCTP All-American Team will be determined via 12-gauge average. An athlete’s 12-gauge targets registered in the shooting year (January 1 to December 31) will be used to determine the team. The NSSA-SCTP All-American selection will be divided into six teams which include Open Sub-Junior, Lady Sub-Junior, Open Junior, Lady Junior, Open Collegiate, and Lady Collegiate. Eight shooters will be selected to each of the Sub-Junior and Junior teams. Athletes who are selected to an NSSA Sub-Junior, Junior, or Collegiate Concurrent All-American Team will not be eligible to make the NSSA-SCTP All-American Team.

See the complete team on the NSSA website…

Aguila Ammunition to Support SCTP again in 2019

The SCTP is thrilled to announce that Aguila Ammunition is back again as a Copper Sponsor for 2019 Aguila’s extensive shotshell line has something for everyone – whether the application is hunting, competition, clays, or home defense – from .410 to 12 Gauge and everything in between. Just ask Dave Miller, Guinness world record holder and Aguila Ammunition user!

“Aguila Ammunition is once again excited to partner with SCTP and reach the ever-growing number of SCTP student athletes” says Kristi Heuring, Director of Marketing for Aguila Ammunition.  “It’s an honor to support their mission of providing opportunities in the shooting sports for today’s young athletes”

“The SCTP is very excited to have a quality ammunition manufacturer like Aguila back as a sponsor of our program for 2019!” Said Tom Wondrash, SCTP’s National Director. “Aguila will help us handle the growing need for ammunition and special pricing to all of our SCTP Teams and families across the country!”

SCTP National Team Competes at USA Shooting’s Spring Selection Match

Sunny skies and warm temperatures greeted members of the SCTP National Team attending USA Shooting’s Spring Selection Match in Tucson, Arizona. While the weather was a respite for competitors arriving from the more frozen parts of the country, these athletes did not have vacationing on their mind; they knew that the results of this match would be used to determine who would be traveling to this year’s Pan American Games, World Championships, Junior World Cup, and the two remaining 2019 ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation) World Cups.

SCTP National Team – trap athletes: (left to right) Jack Olsen, Peter Meola, Matthew Wells, Monica Dale, Heather Argue, Meredith Bernau, Emilio Carvalho (back right)

“There are two ways to look at these last 11 days of shooting,” Coach Terri DeWitt began, “One way is to consider that we that didn’t place an SCTP National Team athlete on one of the World teams this year. But that’s not really the big picture. Another way to look at the past two weeks is to see the really stellar performances we did have! I’m so proud of all of these athletes for their perseverance, their positive attitudes, and their commitment to this journey. We will build on this experience and we’ll be back.”

SCTP National Team men’s skeet athletes randomly squadded together: (left to right) Chris freeman, Josh Corbin, AJ Nomina

A couple of those stellar performances came from Matthew Wells and Erin Lokke. Matthew Wells was one target short of earning a spot on the Junior Men’s trap team which will travel to Lonato, Italy for the Shotgun World Championship and to Suhl, Germany for the ISSF Junior World Cup; Matt finished in third place after the junior men’s final concluded, but because of the point system selection process which uses an athlete’s qualification score as well as finals placement, he actually finished fourth overall in Junior men’s trap. Only the top three are selected.

On the skeet side, Erin Lokke posted her first ever 25-straight in an International Skeet competition, her new Winchester hat taking the brunt of that success. And to top that off, she’s been invited to attend the ISSF World Cup in Al Ain, U.A.E. as an MQS athlete. This essentially means that, while Erin will be competing at the World Cup as a U.S. athlete, her scores will not be eligible for a medal finish. “An MQS is the Minimum Qualifying Score that every shooting athlete must achieve at least once at an ISSF event sometime in the three years leading up to the Olympic Games in order to be eligible to go to the Olympics. Right now, a Women’s Skeet MQS is 92 out of 125 targets,” explained Coach DeWitt.

Erin Lokke wearing the brand-new Winchester hat that was shot in celebration of her first 25-straight in International Skeet competition.

“I am very blessed to have this opportunity to go overseas and shoot at my first World Cup. It has been thrilling to see how the training has been paying off and knowing that I can go much further,” Erin comments. “Coming off of a challenging event at (USA Shooting) Nationals (last year) pushed me to try new things and train in conditions that have been both mentally and physically difficult. At Spring Selection, I put my hard work to the test and learned new things to prepare for my next step.”

SCTP National Team – skeet athletes: (left to right) Josh Corbin, AJ Nomina, Jay Bible, Chris Freeman, Erin Lokke

Erin is the second SCTP National Team athlete to travel overseas as a U.S. National Team member; Maddie Bernau, 2017 SCTP National Team member, won gold at the Junior Grand Prix in Porpetto, Italy last year.

About the SCTP NATIONAL TEAM

The 2019 SCTP National Team is made up of 15 athletes chosen from the SCTP International Championships. 12 Athletes, 3 girls and 3 boys from Bunker Trap and 3 girls and 3 boys from International Skeet plus 3 additional athletes chosen by the Head Coach and National Director make up the 15 2019 SCTP National Team.

The 2019 SCTP National Team is sponsored by Winchester Ammunition. Each SCTP National Team Athlete receives:

  • A custom made Castellani Shooting Vest (Castellani is the official vest supplier of the SCTP National Team)
  • Winchester “Goodie Bag” including hats, towels and other items
  • 2 Winchester Ammunition Shirts, 1 Polo and 1 T-Shirt
  • 7 cases of Winchester Ammunition
  • Fall Selection Match Fees paid and Ammo provided
  • Invitation to participate in 3-5 Training Camps lead by National Team Head Coach, Terri DeWitt.

You can follow the 2019 SCTP National Team including training progress, match schedule and results by clicking on the SCTP tab of the www.sssfonline.com website and on SCTP Social Media.

RE Ranger to maintain Gold Level Sponsorship with SCTP

The SCTP would like to announce the continued support from RE Ranger. Randolph, the maker of the RE Ranger line of competitive shooting eyewear, will continue to support the SCTP at the Gold Level for the 2019 Shooting year! Randolph makes several styles of eyewear that fit the clay target enthusiasts including the Ranger Falcon and Ranger Falcon Pro’s. In its third year “The Ranger Phantom” is a 3 lens set w/frame kit that will surely not disappoint the athletes and their parent’s pocket books! These are currently available on the SCTP’s online store for their athletes and teams!

“RE Ranger is delighted to sponsor the SCTP program for our 7th straight year.”  Said Sarah Waszkiewicz, General Manager of RE Ranger Sales “We couldn’t be prouder to support a program that encourages the next generation of shooters to participate in such a fun sport that educates and provides important life skills to the youth. More importantly we get to see the benefits of the SCTP program for these kids at various levels and we couldn’t be happier to support the cause!”

“Randolph/RE Ranger have been great partners/sponsors of SCTP!” Said Tom Wondrash, SCTP’s National Director. “The RE Ranger line of shooting glasses are a super fit for our athletes, more and more of them are identifying with their brand! We continue to be encouraged by the support and confidence that Sarah and her team put in us and the SCTP!”

For more information on the Ranger Falcon, Ranger Falcon Pro, Ranger Phantom or to view the entire Re Ranger line go to www.randolphusa.com

Zanders Sporting Goods and The Scholastic Clay Target Program announce a joint effort in support of new shooting teams across the country

Zanders Sporting Goods and several industry companies have joined forces in support of growing  youth shooting through SCTP. This unique partnership collaborated to develop SCTP’s “New Team Package” is now available for brand new teams joining the Scholastic Clay Target Program!

This package is available to teams joining the SCTP for the first time and contains everything a new clay target team needs to get up and running including eye & ear protection, hats, range bags, Winchester Trakker Ammo, gun cleaning kit, a firearm and much more!The New Team package is valued from $1,300 to $2,500 based on the number of youth athletes and coaches on the new team!

And… for new teams joining SCTP for the first time this year, there is “NO COST” for this package.

“Zanders Sporting Goods has been a long time supporter of the SCTP ”Stated Michael Sutton, Zanders Sporting Goods – Import Sales. “We are proud to be part of an organization that does things for the right reasons. The SCTP instills safety, responsibility and respect….values that we at Zanders Sporting Goods feel very strongly about!”

“We cannot thank long time supporter Zanders Sporting Goods and our other fine SCTP sponsors enough for the support of our National Youth Shooting Program” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director. “Growing youth shooting and youth development are the bedrock values of the SCTP. We are very excited to see that many of our sponsors and supporters understand those same values and the importance of them!”

For more information on the SCTP and the “New Team Package” please visit www.sssfonline.org. and click on “SCTP” in the red tool bar, then click on “Deals and Promotions” then look under Team Support.

If you are interested in supporting the nations largest youth shooting program, please contact the SCTP’s National Director, Tom Wondrash at twondrash@sssfonline.com

Our special thanks to all of the SCTP New Team Package sponsors including GunBroker.com, TruGlo, Winchester, TriStar, Bulldog Cases & Vaults, Lucas Oil and Mantis.

SCTP Conducts International Trap Development Camp At Ben Avery Shooting Facility

While winter storms swept across the northern tier of the country, it was relatively warm and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona the weekend of February 9-10, 2019. Perfect weather to conduct an international trap development camp for twelve shotgun athletes intent on learning a new game and/or honing some basic skills.

Front row, left to right: Wyatt Pizinger, Samantha Witty, Loretta Christian, Victoria Hendrix, Coach Terri DeWitt.
Back row, left to right: Matt Killeen, Jack Gallagher, Jayden Wiemer, Axel Kinder, Nathanial Pizinger, Coach Brian Witty, Isaac Smith, Nick Sallee. Not shown: Tomi Ownby.

These twelve athletes proudly represented their local SCTP teams and schools during two days of live fire and classroom training: Jack Gallagher, Victoria Hendrix, Axel Kinder, Tomi Ownby – Ben Avery Clay Crushers; Nathanial Pizinger, Wyatt Pizinger, Nick Sallee, Isaac Smith, Samantha Witty – Prescott Bird Busters; Loretta Christian, Jayden Wiemer – Arizona Outdoor Sports; and Matt Killeen – Arizona State University. Topics covered in the classroom included mental and physical skills while also touching on basic goal setting, attentional focus, and tactical breathing. Technical skills, such as stance, mount, and look point were discussed and applied on the range over the course of two days and 2500 targets.

“These athletes learned a lot in two days, but I think they had fun doing it. It was a pleasure working with them,” said Coach Terri DeWitt. “They are very talented and tenacious athletes and I have no doubt that we’ll be seeing some of them again either at the SCTP International Championships or at the USA Shooting Junior Olympic Championships this summer. I look forward to seeing them again,” she smiled.

SCTP would like to thank the Ben Avery Shooting Facility and Coach Brian Witty for their help in making this camp happen.

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