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Blaser USA to Partner with SCTP again in 2018

Written on May 25, 2018.

Blaser USA makers of fine shotguns like the F3 and now the F16 have agreed to support the Scholastic Clay Target Program yet again in 2018 as a Platinum member!

Passionate about perfection – The next generation of game and competition shotguns has arrived with the introduction of the new Blaser F16. Only through the restless pursuit of perfection is it possible to create a perfectly balanced over and under shotgun with the lowest profile action on the market!

The renowned jury of the British Shooting Industry Awards – consisting of journalists and industry experts – voted the F16 best shotgun 2017! With this official acknowledgement, the F16 has lived up to its claim, to be the best…

“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, values and structure. They continue to be a positive and strong growing youth organization, a quality we like to see and support in a youth program!”

“It’s a little overwhelming and exciting to have great Industry sponsors like Blaser USA supporting us at a very high level. They truly understand how important good 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!”

Are you or your company interested in being part of or supporting the largest competitive youth shooting program in the world? Then contact Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director at twondrash@sssfonline.com or check out our 2018 Media Guide at: https://sssfonline.org/about-sssf/advertise-us/.

SCTP National Team Trains in Colorado

Written on May 24, 2018.

The first weekend in May, four of the SCTP’s National Team members – AJ Nomina, Mark Shields, Madeleine Taylor, and Tyler Thiede – met coaches Terri DeWitt and Joe Buffa in Colorado Springs for the third National Team training camp this year. This camp was intended to coincide with the Colorado State Junior Olympic (JO) Championships in order to offer National Team members an opportunity to compete in a training match.

Not only was this particular camp an opportunity to train on the home range of USA Shooting’s National JO Championships as well as the SCTP’s International National Championships, it gave National Team members a chance to test their training under true match conditions. Coach DeWitt explains, “You can never quite replicate match pressure in a training environment, which is what makes ‘practice’ matches like these so valuable.”

The results speak for themselves. All four SCTP National Team athletes made the finals in their respective events and two of them came away with medals; AJ Nomina took home a Bronze medal in Skeet and Tyler Theide battled his way to the Silver medal in Trap.

National Team (NT) athletes earned their spot via participation and placement in the 2017 Scholastic Clay Target Program International Championships held July 23-29, 2017.

2018 national team members receive ongoing coaching in the international shooting disciplines, a USA Shooting jacket, paid fall selection match fees and ammo, along with an SCTP National Team vest, five cases of NobelSport Quattro Finest International ammunition and more!

The 2019 National Team will be selected based on scores from the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program International Championships to be conducted July 22-27 in Colorado Springs.

SCTP Heads for the Big Screen

Written on May 24, 2018.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program will be featured in a major motion picture filming this summer at nationals!

Pre-Squadding Information for 2018 SCTP National Championships

Written on May 2, 2018.

Due to the extremely large volume of teams and coaches trying to squad for the 2018 National Championships, we have decided to implement a new registration path this year to take some pressure off coaches competing for slots and shooting times when general online registration is open and available on June 1st.

This year, we are trying something new.

We are going to allow teams to “pre-squad” for the SCTP National Championships.

Here’s how it will work:

Teams must send via US Postal Service to the Burlington, WI address provided, a filled out “Nationals pre-squad form” available on our Forms and Handbook section of our website. You will need to fill out a form for each team “scenario”……meaning, the dates and times for each squad you want entered. These squads must be “pre-built” in your team’s page and be built for each discipline. Date for SCTP to receive these forms is Tuesday, May 15. Do not send prior to that date, entries received with a prior date stamp will not be accepted!!

This form must be sent in with payment either by credit card or by check, no payment sent in with forms will result in no squads entered for that team. These funds are “nonrefundable”!! If you pay for 15 athletes and only 12 show up, the other 3 athlete’s fees are not returned. A team may change shooters or resquad them before nationals, that is no problem.

We will take the presquad forms in the order they are received by us from the US Postal service and in order of the time stamp on the envelope. No dropping off of forms will be allowed and PLEASE, do NOT send these forms with a signature required. They will be put at the end of the forms received that day or the next day if they are sent with a signature required……

Squading will be confirmed and posted prior to the opening of the National Championship squading on June 1^st. Please give us 3 options or “scenarios” for your teams squads as many slots will fill up fast. See the form and instructions for more details regarding squading for the SCTP National Championships! Hope to see you all in Marengo, Ohio July 14-21!

2018 SCTP All-State Teams To Be Named at Nationals

Written on April 26, 2018.

New from the 2017 shooting season and continued for the 2018 season will be the SCTP “All State Team”. This team will be comprised of athletes finishing in the top 5 positions at their respective state shoots in 16 yard singles Trap, American Skeet and Sporting Clays, male and female athletes combined and regardless of their team affiliation!

To be eligible for the All State Team, athletes must:

Attend their SCTP state championship event(s)
Attend the SCTP National Championships in Marengo, OH

Those top 5 athletes (in each discipline from their state shoot) attending the SCTP National Championships being held in Marengo, Ohio July 14-21 2018 will have their scores count towards their “All State Team” score for that discipline! They will not shoot independently of their team and squad however, we will just use the scores shot at nationals for their “All State Team” score. Any ties will be shot off as a squad! The top 5 athletes will be selected across all age divisions and categories in grades 12 and under only.

Special prizes will be issued for the top 3 states (athletes) by order of finish and will be presented at the awards ceremonies at the tournament. These will all be 5 person squads.

If an athlete that finishes in the top 5 (at their state shoot) does not attend the national championships, we will then take the next competitor in line that will be attending nationals in July! That could be a 6^th place state finisher, 7^th place or so on down the line.

We will have more criteria posted on our website soon in the SCTP Forms and Handbook section.

If you have any other questions about this great opportunity for our athlete’s, please contact the Directors of Development, Chet Tuinstra or Carlton Nether or contact National Director, Tom Wondrash.

RE Ranger Renews Gold Sponsorship With SCTP

Written on April 25, 2018.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program 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 ($15,000+) for the 2018 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 second 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 6^th 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!”

Are you or your company interested in supporting the largest competitive youth shooting program in the world? Download our 2018 media guide for all sponsor levels or contact Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director at twondrash@sssfonline.com

SCTP Teams Invited to Participate in National Raffle Program

Written on April 3, 2018.

We are giving away 6 guns including a Kolar Max O/U (Total Value of guns $28,000+)!

Guns will be drawn the week of the National Championships July 14-21, 2018

How do SCTP teams make money?

#1
Ticket price is $10 per each ticket
SCTP teams sell the National Gun raffle tickets
Teams keep $5 for the team and send the other $5 to the SCTP with the stub!
The more tickets your team sells, the more money you make and we will supply the tickets!
Teams can sell tickets at shoots, fundraisers, work places, school, church etc.

#2
The SCTP will pay (in MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment funds) the top 5 ticket selling teams as follows:
1^st – $8,000
2^nd – $7,000
3^rd – $6,000
4^th – $5,000
5^th – $4,000

Starting Monday, July 16 2018 a firearm will be drawn each day in accordance to that sponsors theme day! Example: Monday July 16 is SKB Day, we will draw for the SKB 90TSS Combo, Tuesday may be CZ USA Day, and we will draw for the CZ “All American Trap” Combo that day and so on through the week!

All drawings held at the SCTP National Championships in Marengo, OH week of July 14-21, 2018

We may substitute a firearm of equal or greater value depending on availability.

Federal, state and local taxes may apply and are the responsibility of the team selling the tickets and the winners of the prizes. Teams must be current and registered with the SCTP to take part in this program. Please contact the SCTP national office with any other questions.

Download the ticket order form here…

SCTP Banquets Raise Funds to Support Scholarships & Teams

Written on March 23, 2018.

The SCTP has run several national banquets in March only to see some huge returns and support by teams and the general public! The largest banquet to date was held Friday, March 16^th in Waterford, WI.

The Wisconsin banquet completed its 5^th year running, raising funds for programs and scholarships administered by the SCTP National organization.

This year’s banquets featured a Henry Rifle with the SCTP logo engraved into the stock. The funds raised from those 2 live auction items (Wisconsin and Iowa) will be given out to lucky recipients of scholarships in those 2 states. The Wisconsin banquet raised $1,300 and will be recognized as the “Scherrer Construction” scholarship while the Iowa banquet raised $1,050 and will be named the “Bobby Wood“scholarship and awarded to a deserving Iowa athlete!

The Wisconsin banquet had not only local representation but SCTP team representation as well. Coaches and families from 10 local teams (representing about 700 athletes) in Wisconsin attended the festivities! The local team (BHS Demons Shooting Team) was the host of this year’s banquet securing silent auction items and donations from various local businesses in support of the National organization. In Iowa, the BGM Shotgunners took the lead for their 2^nd annual SCTP National banquet to date! Both teams raised some much needed funds for themselves as well as local support of their programs.

The 2^nd annual Iowa banquet was held at the Manatt Center in Brooklyn, Iowa and was also well attended and supported by local businesses and people in the community. While this banquet was the first one run by the current team members and coaches, they did an exceptional job in securing help and support by the team, parents and others!

In running these banquets, the SCTP also raised funds in support of its foundation, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF). Promoting and supporting foundation memberships also helps secure the future of the SSSF’s programs!

“We couldn’t have been happier with the results of this year’s banquets!” Said Tom Wondrash, SCTP’s National Director. “These funds are used for several things including new programs and team support. Scholarships given out to SCTP athletes utilizes the biggest portion of the funds raised and we absolutely appreciate the help by the teams and families in making this possible”

RIO Ammunition Proudly Supports SCTP Again in 2018

Written on March 22, 2018.

The SCTP would like to thank RIO ammunition for its continued support of our youth program!

RIO, a familiar name in Spain and Europe since 1896, was introduced to US shooters in 2002. With the opening of its state-of-the-art production plant in Marshall, Texas, in 2015 RIO Ammunition is now focused on the production and development of cartridges for the American shooter.

“RIO Ammunition believes in supporting and encouraging the youth of our great country, to carry on traditions set forth by their parents and grandparents.” Said Bryan Bornes, Product Marketing Manager at RIO Ammunition. “Working with a great group such as SCTP for the last 4+ years, encourages this and allows us to achieve our goals in providing the best ammunition possible for today’s market!”

RIO is about excitement, about enjoying life and about sharing your experiences with those around you. RIO is spending time in the outdoors with family and friends. As a leader in outdoor recreation, RIO offers reliability and confidence in sporting cartridges!

“We appreciate the continued support of the SCTP by RIO Ammunition!” Cited Tom Wondrash, SCTP’s National Director. “RIO has been involved with SCTP for a while now, supporting our program along with the many teams and families. RIO’s elevated support this year will allow us to carry their brand in our store front at this year’s National Championships being held at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio July 14th-21^st! Those teams needing RIO ammo are welcome to stop in anytime that week, Thank you RIO for your confidence in SCTP as the leader in the youth shooting sports!”

If you are interested in supporting youth shooting programs with a donation or sponsorship, please view our SCTP media guide or contact Tom Wondrash at twondrash@sssfonline.com

SCTP 2018 Illinois Regional Shoot

Written on March 21, 2018.

Mark your calendars for May 19th and 20th for a Scholastic Clay Target Program regional shoot at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, IL. The event is open to all SCTP registered teams and will feature trap, skeet and sporting clays.

Random Drawing of all registered athletes for prizes!

Team Scoring for all 3 events

Classifications – Varsity / JV / Intermediate

200 Trap – 100 Skeet – 100 Sporting Clays

TEAM – INDIVIDUAL – HOA Awards

Registration will be done on the SHOT system and opens Monday, April 16

Program to follow with complete details!

Saturday – All 200 Trap will be shot / Awards to follow

– Skeet and Sporting Clays Open

Sunday – Skeet and Sporting Clays / Awards to follow

*NSSA/NSCA/ATA rules apply. Event coordinator has final word relating to this event. Teams must be registered with the SCTP prior to event. College athlete scores will not be used for HOA

** We will be running an ATA Registered shoot on Saturday, May 19^th. If your team is interested in this, they must be ATA registered. We will use those scores for the SCTP Regional event as well. Teams must squad on fields 1-8 when registering. Coaches may shoot registered targets as well. ATA will provide some prizes for the registered shoot!

Contact Amanda Wondrash at awondrash@sssfonline.com with any questions.

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