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Large Prize Package Up For Grabs at Nationals Kids & Clays Event

Written on June 26, 2018.

(Marengo, OH) – Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is partnering with the Kids and Clays Foundation to hold a registered two-day sporting clay charity event at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio.

The event will be held Friday July 20 and Saturday July 21 during SSSF’s Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships. The event is open to the public, parents and coaches of athletes attending the SCTP and the athletes themselves.

All registrants for the event will be entered in a drawing for a large prize package of firearms, outdoor and shooting gear worth more than $14,000! Prizes, donated by many great sponsors, are listed below.

Click here to sign up for this event today! The event is open to the public and those participating or attending the SCTP National Championships.

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is the nation’s leader in youth development shooting sports programs. The Kids and Clays Foundation supports a series of shooting events across the country with all proceeds benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities. All proceeds from this special two-day event will help each organization fulfill their mission.

“We’re not only happy to partner with Kids & Clays on this event but are thrilled to be able to offer such a large prize package just for participating in the event,” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Program Director. “This event will make for a great ending to what is shaping up as record-setting National Championships at Cardinal.”

Besides the great prizes, top finishers in this registered event will be recognized with trophies.

A portion of the proceeds, through the Kids & Clays Foundation, benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities, who provide housing and other help to tens of thousands of critically ill children and their families across the country each year.

“We are blessed to be associated with such a quality organization as the SCTP,” said Doug Jeanneret, Kids & Clays Foundation executive director. “We certainly invite all who have an interest in shooting and also in helping youth to attend this marquis event.”

Proceeds will also benefit the SCTP’s scholarship program providing assistance to graduating high school seniors continuing their education in college. Scholarship applications are available on the SSSF’s website.

The Prize Package for participants of the sporting clay event includes:

Beretta

o A300 Outlander 12 Ga

Winchester

o SX3 Compact

Ruger

o Vaquero

SKB

o 90TSS O/U

Mossberg

o International 20 Ga

Savage

o 320 12 Ga

o 712 12 Ga

TriStar

o O/U Shotgun

Smith & Wesson

o Bodyguard .380

ALPS

o Ultimate Recliner

o ALPS Rocking Chair

Browning

o ULU Hatchet

o Second Chance Zebra Knife

o Stick It Throwing Knife

o Wihongi Tomahawk

o Track USB Rechargeable Light

o Two Piece Shooting Rest

o Speed Load Knife

o Lona Shell Box Carrier

o Lona Deluxe Pouch

o Crazy Horse Leather Mag Case

o Ranger Black Hat

o Backpack

o Range Pro bag

o Hidalgo Soft Gun Case

Briley

o $300 gift cards

Camp Chef

o Big Gas Grill X2

Champion

o Workhorse Trap Machine

o Passive Slim Ear Muffs

o Ear Muffs with Glasses

o Pink Youth Glasses

Girls With Guns

o MOO Gun Bag

o MTS Bullet Dangle Earrings

o Duck Stamp Hat

o Black Koozie

o $25 Gift Card

Hodgdon Powder Co.

o 8 lb. gift card

OTIS

o Elite Cleaning Kit

o 12 Ga Rip Cord

o 20 GA Rip Cord

o Bio Mix Starter Pack

o Tandem Wipes 085

Thermacell

o Scout Camp Lantern

o MRP450 Repeller

o Mosquito Protection (Slate)

Winchester

o Bar HT Directors Chair

o Red Captains Chair

o AA Shell Holder

o AA Shell Bag

o AA Mailbox

o Red Am. Legend Mug

o AA Thermometer

For more details on the special two-day sporting clay event or for more information on the SSSF’s Scholastic Clay Target Program visit www.sssfonline.org or contact Amanda Wondrash at awondrash@sssfonline.com or Tom Wondrash at twondrash@sssfonline.com.

For more information about the Kids & Clays Foundation visit www.kidsandclays.com or contact Doug Jeanneret (Doug@kidsandclays.com) or Zac Lemmon (Zac@kidsandclays.com) or call 219-874-2100.

For more information on the Cardinal Shooting Center, visit www.thecardinalcenter.com.

Who Will Take Top Gun Honors in 2018?

Written on June 22, 2018.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program are excited to announce a new event at this year’s National Championships – the Top Gun Challenge.

Over the years we have watched the increase in athletes shooting multiple disciplines in both our programs at nationals. We wanted to find a way to recognize the commitment and stamina these athletes have shown competing in so many events, over the course of the week of nationals.

CZ-USA, a large sponsor of both SCTP and SASP heard us talking about wanting to start some kind of “Top Gun” competition and graciously offered to sponsor the top prize for the winner. CZ-USA will be donating a Shotgun, a Rifle and Pistol to SCTP/SASP and we will be awarding all three prizes to the High Overall Top Gun Challenge competitor.

With CZ’s support here is what we have come up with for the 2018 SCTP/SASP Nationals.

Top Gun Challenge Eligibility Criteria, Scoring and Prizes

Athletes wishing to compete in the Top Gun Challenge must be current team members in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) AND the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP).
Athletes wishing to compete in the Top Gun Challenge must be pre-registered to shoot the following events at the 2018 National Championships:
- 16 Yard Trap
- Skeet
- Sporting Clays
- Rimifre Rifle (irons or optics)
- Centerfire or Rimfire Pistol
Each athlete wishing to compete in the Top Gun Challenge must complete a registration form in person at either the SASP or SCTP registration desk located at the Cardinal Center Central Entry Building prior to competing in their first event. Athletes will then shoot all competition events as usual.
We will compile scores from your events and calculate the winners. Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays is easy you will get the total number of birds you break in each discipline, so a possible 600 points. Since SASP is based on time and not total targets hit, it will be done a little differently. We will take all participants and rank both their rifle times and their pistol times fastest to slowest.
- The fastest in each discipline will get 200, second place 199, third place 198 and so on down the line until everyone has a score. We will add all those points together and the athlete with the most points out of the possible 1000 will win.
Every Athlete who competes in all the events and signs up, will receive a Top Gun Challenge challenge coin just for participating and showing your shooting stamina.

Prizes for Athletes Grade 12 and Under

1^st prize – CZ USA 612 Target Shotgun, CZ 75 SP01 Phantom Pistol and a 512 American Rifle
2^nd Prize – CZ Drake 12ga. Over/Under
3rd Prize – Certificate for a GLOCK Pistol
4^th Prize – Mossberg Blaze .22 Rifle
5^th Prize – Case of Aguila shotgun shells and 1000 rounds of Federal Premium Hunter Match .22 ammo
6^th Prize – Walker’s electronic hearing protection, Certificate for XX2I glasses

Prizes for Collegiate Athletes

1^st Prize Mossberg Blaze .22 Rifle
2^nd Prize Certificate for XX2I Glasses
3^rd Prize Browning Range Bag

SCTP and SASP want to thank all of our sponsors for their support of our programs and the Top Gun Challenge!

Play Make A Break at Nationals and Win a Blaser F16

Written on June 18, 2018.

Play the Make A Break game at the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships and earn a chance to win a Blaser F16 Sporting Shotgun!

This will be the Grand Prize for the winning athlete!

Athletes will have the chance to compete head to head on Saturday, July 21st to determine the winner of this Fantastic prize!

Each day of the national championships, 1 boy and 1 girl will be named that days winner based on score and earn a case of shotgun shells. Those 8 guys and 8 girls will compete head to head to determine the events top guy and top girl. Then, they will compete head to head…..Girl vs Guy to determine the Grand Prize winner and owner of the Blaser F16!

The Blaser F16 Sporting with a retail value of approximately $4,500 has been donated by Double Guns of Nashville. Please thank them for this very generous donation!

COACHES/ADULT VOLUNTEERS!
Play the Make A Break Game to determine the top coach each day!
8 top coaches will face off against each other for prizes to include a Winchester SX3 to the top coach!
The Make A Break game is located in the Sporting Clays area of the Cardinal Center.
Course will be open from 8:00am—8:00pm each day
Cost to play is 2 game tickets (available at the registration building) or $10 per person!
Good Luck to all participants!!

SCTP National Team Trains in Ohio

Written on June 18, 2018.

The 2018 SCTP National Team recently completed its fourth training camp at Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association in Cincinnati, Ohio. This was the last scheduled training camp for the team and team members Madeleine Taylor, Mark Shields, and Trevor Evelhair (not pictured) took advantage of one last opportunity to work with coaches Terri DeWitt and Joe Buffa.

Because not all of the SCTP National Team members could attend this 3-day training camp, available training spots were filled with local (and not so local) athletes coming from Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Montana. Next up for most of these international trap and skeet competitors is the USA Shooting Junior Olympic Championships in Colorado Springs. July will see them back in Colorado Springs for the SCTP International National Championships where the 2019 SCTP National Team will be selected.

International Championships Registration Open June 15

Written on June 14, 2018.

The SCTP, in conjunction with USA Shooting, is hosting the Scholastic Clay Target Program’s International Style National Championships on July 22-27, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Registration by SCTP team coaches opens on Friday, June 15 in the SHOT System.

Here is the event schedule for the competition:

Sunday July 22^nd – Open Training for Bunker and Skeet

Monday July 23^rd – Open Training for Bunker and Skeet

Tuesday July 24^th – I-Skeet Competition 75 Targets

Wednesday July 25^th – I-Skeet Competition 50 Targets & Finals (followed by awards)

Thursday July 26^th – Bunker Trap 75 Targets

Friday July 27^th – Bunker Trap 50 Targets & Finals (followed by awards)

Coaches: The competition registration will open on June 15^th for this tournament. You will need to squad your athletes prior to Thursday, July 19^th so that they can be placed on random shooting squads for the competition. Walk on’s will generally not be allowed unless there is room available.

Top 3 placing athletes in Men’s and Ladies Bunker Trap as well as top 3 placing athletes in International Skeet (12 total athletes) will earn a spot on the 2019 SCTP National Team. Athletes must meet a minimum qualifying score (MQS) of a 90 x 125 or better in the qualification rounds, regardless of finals placing, in order to be eligible for a National Team spot.

If all athletes in the final have achieved the MQS, then finals placement will determine the top 3 athletes. However, if there are athletes in a discipline final who have not attained the MQS, those athletes will not be eligible for the National Team, regardless of finals placement. At their discretion, The Head Coach and National Director will then fill any open Team slots with eligible athletes.

Due to USA Shooting’s scheduling of the Fall Selection match immediately following the SCTP Nationals, we will not host an awards banquet following this year’s International Nationals to allow athletes time for travel to the Fall Selection. We will award all medals/trophies at the range following the events.

Hope to see you all in Colorado Springs in July!!

A limited block of hotel rooms has been secured and are available for immediate booking at the Hotel Elegante’ – Colorado Springs. Room rates are $99 for a single or a double. Please contact the Hotel Elegante’ directly at 1-719-576-5900 or 1-800-981-4012. When making your reservations, please reference “USA Shooting / SCTP Nationals”, code #2226494. (this includes breakfast) The cutoff date is July 1^st but we would not recommend waiting that long as these rooms will fill up fast, especially at these prices! You can upgrade to different rooms at additional price. See additional information for booking your room and about the Hotel Elegante.

Hope to see you all in Colorado Springs in July!!

Congratulations to 2018 Scholarship Recipients

Written on June 13, 2018.

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to announce the 2018 recipients in its Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) Scholarship Program. One hundred thirty three student athletes from 25 different states will receive scholarships totaling $83,300. From 2013 to date, SSSF has awarded nearly $400,000 in scholarship funds benefiting over 400 student athletes in the Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting programs.

Athletes who are graduating from high school in 2018 and will enroll in college this year were eligible to apply for this year’s scholarships. Awards are based on SCTP/SASP participation, academics, need, essays and other factors. The scholarships are being funded by generous shooting industry sponsors, as well as supporters and donors who provide the SCTP with funds through national fundraising banquets.

Congratulations to the following 2018 Scholastic Action Shooting Program scholarship recipients:

State	Name	Sponsor
IA	Zachary Henry	GLOCK
KY	Austin Arnold	SASP
TN	Anders Rider	SASP
WI	Kiera Wood	GLOCK
WI	Teagan Richman	SASP
WI	Emily Rasmussen	Taurus

Congratulations to the following 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program scholarship recipients:

State	Name
AZ	Hanna Hughes
AZ	Kira Cornell Dean
AZ	Cody Gill
AZ	Lewis Aul
CA	Lauren Hamada
CA	Wyatt Hambly
CA	Isaac Smith
CA	Alexander Ke
CO	Mason Wolfe
CO	Dalton Kirchhoefer
CO	Bryon Baca
GA	Charles Toms
GA	Kevin Bandt
IA	Dain Stolba
IA	Bailey Beckman
IA	Alexis Berte
IA	Allison Pettinger
IA	Brooke Willson
IA	Sydney Pierson
IA	Dayton Harson
IA	Garett Tierney
IA	Sarah Jordan
IA	Stephanie Vipond
IA	Trenton Kruse
IA	Christopher Mott
IA	Ashton Lamborn
IA	Lucas Schmitz
IA	Jenna Kinch
IA	Bailey Schmitz
IA	Caleb Williams
IA	Zachary Henry
IA	Cole Baskerville
IA	August Helgeson
IA	Dayne Crouch
IA	Nicole Breese
IA	Carter West
IA	Kyle Myers
IA	Sloan Volkman
IA	Willam Hurd
IA	Michael Mohr
IA	Carl Preston
IA	Rebecca Crawford
IL	Jesse Stevens
IL	Ryan St. Peters
IL	Isaac Barnes
IN	Jacob Eggebrecht
IN	Spencer Jordan
IN	Tyler Eggert
MA	Andrew Worringham
MA	Meagan Wyson
MA	Alexia Davos
MA	Devereux Marshall
MD	Chase Tyeryar
MI	Megan Scholl
MI	Joshua Bush
MN	Megan Ringate
MN	Austin Swan
MO	Tom Browne
NE	Anna Denman
NM	Patrick Lasher
OH	Julia Horner
OH	Derek Sinclair
OH	Courtney Leszczynski
OH	Eugene Koczwara
OH	Quinton Taylor
OH	Nolan Andrasik
OH	Kathryn Taylor
OH	Carson Ledford
OH	David Spradlin
OH	Matthew Le Cras
PA	Mauren Mitchell
PA	Dylan Henkins
PA	Nathan Metzger
SC	Mary Gregory
SC	Benjamin Tillman Kinney
SC	Aubrey Cromer
SC	Jessica Knox
SC	Tangie McFee
SC	Carrie Haltiwanger
SC	Abigail Milling
SD	Kjerstin Aspaas
TN	Jacob Pinson
TN	Anastasia Zimmerman
TN	Evan Fleet
TN	Tori Brown
TN	James Hartman
TN	Lauren Thomas
TN	Mikaela Messer
TN	Kincaid Gillespie
TX	Dakota Brown
TX	Charles Buckin III
TX	Victoria Scott
VA	Zachary Wells
WI	Zachary Becker
WI	Jack Meixelsperger
WI	Lea Beckman
WI	Sunny Rufsholm
WI	Laura Behr
WI	Andrew Grady
WI	Megan Cernohous
WI	Rebecca Reeves
WI	Jason Brewer
WI	Riley Hammer
WI	Aimee Spiering
WI	Josie McHugh
WI	Korryn Clint
WI	Matthew Bougie
WI	Ty Flannery
WI	Steven Klika
WI	William Zajkowski
WI	Matthew Wells
WI	Harlan Schwanebeck
WI	Reed Miller
WI	Ethan Jensen
WI	George Carlo Clark
WI	Samuel Coates
WI	Easton Meier
WI	Nicholas Mader
WI	Edie Keung
WI	Hunter Sadler
WI	Jordan Marvin
WI	Casey Lucas
WI	Adam Hilger
WI	Matthew Young
WI	Sarah Schwacher
WI	Ian Walton
WY	Reese Romero

2018 SSSF/NRA All-Scholastic Team Announced

Written on June 13, 2018.

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation(SSSF) and National Rifle Association (NRA) Competitive Shooting Sports division are proud to announce members of the 2018 All-Scholastic Team!

Over 230 student athletes from 25 states have been named to the team this year and will be recognized at the opening ceremonies of the SSSF/SCTP/SASP Team Championship event on July 18 in Marengo, Ohio.

The All-Scholastic Team recognizes the top student athletes in the SSSF’s Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting Program for their achievements in the classroom, on the range and in their communities. Through an application process, 2018 All-Scholastic Team Members have proven academic excellence by posting 3.0 or better grade point averages, shooting excellent scores in recent competition (95% in trap or skeet, 85% in sporting clays, 88% in international trap/skeet or 75 seconds or less for SASP) and by demonstrating outstanding community involvement.

See the state-by-state athlete profiles for the 2018 All Scholastic Team members and learn more about how the SCTP and SASP are working to improve the lives of young people across the country.

Congratulations to all qualifying team members!

Reserve Golf Carts and Pre-Order Ammunition for Nationals

Written on June 9, 2018.

Do you or your team need to reserve golf carts or pre-order shotgun ammunition prior to the 2018 National Championships in Marengo, OH?

If so, please follow the links below to reserve your carts from Eagle Golf Carts or pre-order ammunition from the Sportsman’s Den.

Golf Cart Information and Reservations

Ammunition Pre-Order Information

The complete event program will be available soon – in the meantime please refer to the event information and schedule of events posted to our website.

We look forward to seeing you in July!

Nearly 2,700 to Attend Iowa SCTP Trap Championships

Written on June 4, 2018.

Cedar Falls, IA – Starting Wednesday, June 6th the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State Trapshooting Association (ISTA) will be hosting the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) state trapshooting championship event at the ISTA home grounds just north of Cedar Falls.

Middle school and elementary aged athletes will begin the competition on Wednesday with high school athletes competing Thursday through Sunday. Over 630,000 clay targets will be fired at during the five days of competition with 2,639 youth from 117 Iowa teams scheduled to participate.

This week’s trap championship event is the first culminating event to a season of trap, skeet and sporting clays competitions that started last fall where Iowa teams logged 800 competition events from September 1 through the end of May. Iowa youth have fired at nearly 1.7 million clay targets in these local competitions alone.

Event Details

Wednesday, June 6^th – Rookie and Intermediate Divisions (Grades 8 and under)

Thursday, June 7^th – Doubles and Handicap (i.e. added distance) Events, All Ages

Friday, June 8 through Sunday June 10 – High School Divisions

Iowa State Trapshooting Association Home Grounds

6138 W Cedar Wapsi Rd, Cedar Falls, IA 50613

Event Program, Schedules and Results

Complete event program can be found at:
http://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Law%20Enforcement/2018eprogram.pdf

Interactive squad schedules may be viewed by going to http://shot.sssfonline.com/shot/bin/comp/report/schedule.asp?id=1724 then navigating to the event you would like to see the squad schedule for.

Results leaderboards can be found at: http://shot.sssfonline.com/shot/bin/comp/report/leaderboard.asp?id=1724

Scheduled Teams and Athlete Hometown List

https://sssfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Iowa_State_Trapshoot_AthleteList_2018.xlsx

https://sssfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Iowa_State_Trapshoot_AthleteList_2018.pdf

Media Contact

Chris VanGorp, Shooting Sports Coordinator, Iowa DNR

Chris.VanGorp@dnr.iowa.gov 515-313-8048

Download the complete media advisory here.

Hollywood Comes to the SCTP Nationals

Written on June 4, 2018.

For several months now, we’ve been working with some folks in the movie world who are interested in what we do here at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP).

I am very pleased to announce that at the 2018 SCTP National Championships being held at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, they will begin filming a major motion picture that’s going to be the first of its kind in the clay shooting world!

This movie has a great story line and the SCTP staff, coaches and athletes will be featured throughout the show. We’ll be releasing more details over the next couple months but for now make your plans to be at this years National Championships in Marengo, Ohio July 14-21.

You never know, you might end up on the ‘big screen’!!

Check out the trailer on our YouTube channel and stay tuned, much more to come!

Tom Wondrash
SCTP National Director

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