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Marengo, OH – Although it was cold and the rain changed to snow for the 2017 Ohio Halloween Regional, the event held October 27-29 was a huge success. Ninety four athletes battled the elements and competed with 29 athletes being young ladies. With 94 athletes, participation was a 370% increase from the 2016 match.
This year also saw 5 college teams come to compete including brand new teams from Concordia University Wisconsin and Hillsdale College…both going home with medals – Concordia with 3 second place finishes and Hillsdale with 1 second place finish. University of Wisconsin, Platteville took the college division winning 4 first place medals, with Michigan State University close behind with 3 first place medals.
In the high school divisions, past National Champions Lake Country Action Shooters and Ozaukee Scholastic Shooting Sports both of Wisconsin each also took home 4 first place medals. The local Ohio teams also had a very strong showing with Ohio Steel Stingers bringing 19 athletes and leaving with the most medals of any team accumulating 6 first and 2 second place finishes. The Buckeye Bullet Busters left with a first, 2 seconds and a third place finish for a strong in-state showing.
The match was attended by 17 teams representing 6 states Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Total number of entries went up 473%, making the Ohio Halloween Regional the largest regional of the year.
All teams involved in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) are eligible to earn BONUS funding to their MidwayUSA Foundation team endowment accounts through the SSSF’s Vision 20/20 campaign! This years’ campaign ends on December 31, 2017 and the top six fundraising teams will receive a total of $30,000 in BONUS team endowment funds.
Donate to your favorite team via the SSSF website or downloadable form to help support team needs now and forever! Teams will receive 1/2 of each donation as a cash grant from the SSSF and the other 1/2 of the donation will be matched net 2:1 to the team’s endowment account held at the MidwayUSA Foundation! Download our calculator to see how your tax-deductible donation will make a difference then donate online using your favorite team’s SSSF team ID to get your team in the race for BONUS team endowment funding!
Matching is made possible via the generous donations from Larry and Brenda Potterfield to the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation and the MidwayUSA Foundation.
The top 6 fundraising teams as of 12/31/17 will receive the following BONUS team endowment funding:
Here are the current team fundraising standings (as of 11/6/17) for the team endowment BONUS funds!
Don’t have a favorite team? No problem! You may also make a tax-deductible donation to the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation operational endowment account where your donation will be matched 2:1! These donations will help support youth across the country FOREVER! Visit our Vision 20/20 page to find out more!
The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) is introducing two new stages that can be substituted for Focus and Speed Trap at matches starting this 2018 competition season. “Over the past couple years, athletes and coaches have expressed an interest in adding new stages to continue to challenge youth athletes,” stated Rick Leach, SASP Interim National Director. “SASP staff listened to these requests and two new stages have been designed and tested.”
The first new stage the “M” was trialed at the National Championships at the Cardinal Center in Ohio in July on a side match. Following Nationals, SASP staff members Dave Richman and Bill Perkins fine-tuned the stages and finalized the design.
“Our original plan was to only introduce one stage a year for each of the next four years, but with urging from coaches the substitute stage for Speed Trap is being released a year early,” Leach said. Speed trap is currently the longest stage at 75 feet to the furthest target.
Coaches requested a shorter version since some of their practice ranges are not deep enough to shoot that distance. So, the “Exclamation.,” like the “M” was designed using the same targets and stop plate location as the stage they are a substitute for, but the furthest target is now only 48 feet instead of 75.
An added challenge to the new stages is that all past stages have had all the targets at the same height. Both new stages challenge the athletes to learn a new skill set by transitioning between targets of different heights. SASP Founding Partner Action Target will soon have an SASP upgrade package available that will include the three new uprights and bases to be able to shoot the new stages, for teams who have previously purchased the Action Target SASP target set.
SASP thanks their Founding Partners GLOCK, Smith & Wesson, Action Target and the NRA as well as all SASP’s other sponsors for their continued support of their youth development program. SASP teaches athletes life lessons through safe firearms handling and competitive shooting. If you would like more information about starting a SASP team in your area contact Leach at rleach@sssfonline.com .
Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) teams from across the country will be in action this weekend at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, OH competing for national and regional titles.
The 2017 SCTP College National Championships starts Friday with 239 athletes from 16 states pre-registered. College athletes will compete in trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand and international bunker trap over three days. Over 700 event entries are currently registered with Martin Methodist College and others back to defend their 2016 titles.
The 2017 SASP Ohio Regional event will feature over 100 athletes from six states competing for titles in rimfire pistol, centerfire pistol, rimfire rifle (iron sights), rimfire rifle (optics) and the new 1911 division.
The Cardinal Center will be decked out in Halloween decor with student-athletes participating in costume contests on Saturday. Everyone will be sure to have a “spooktacular” time!
Name: Michael Reyes
State: Florida
Program: SCTP
Team: Young Guns of Quail Creek
How the SCTP has helped me as a young person: The Scholastic Clay Target Program has taught me gun safety and respect. I have been blessed to shoot with kids of all different ages and abilities. You can always learn more and help others by reminding them the techniques that we learn from our coaches. Every coach has taught me something new that I can take with me into my college years on my university shooting team. This program allows you to meet people from different states with one main thing in common, our love and respect for shooting. SCTP has helped me develop into a responsible, respectful, young man who appreciates his parents for allowing me to be very active in a sport that I love.
About the NRA/SSSF All Scholastic Team
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, 2017 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 profiles for the 2017 SSSF/NRA All Scholastic Team Members
On October 7th, 2017 the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) held a national fundraising banquet in Arnold Missouri at VFW Post 2593. We had great food and a good time was had by all,
while raising funds to support the SASP National program. A special thanks to Shelly Cendroski head coach of the Arnold Jr. Shooters, and all the athletes, coaches and parents who helped with the event. We had firearms and other great items that were won and auctioned, thanks to our generous SASP national sponsors, including our Founding Partners GLOCK, Action Target, Smith & Wesson, and the NRA. If you are interested in when there is a banquet being held in your area or how to start a SASP youth shooting team, please contact SASP Interim National Director Rick Leach at rleach@sssfonline.com
Columbia, MO– The year of 2017 continues to be a very positive one for youth shooting sports, specifically for those teams with a MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment. In September, alone, donations to the MidwayUSA Foundation generated $598,500 in matching dollars. The Matching Program matches contributions to youth shooting team endowments, 2:1, and is possible because of the generosity and passion of Larry and Brenda Potterfield. Their donations fund the program. Nearly 200 youth shooting teams benefited from this September matching contribution.
“There aren’t a lot of organizations that are able to offer a 2:1 match and we are thrilled to see more and more teams are taking advantage of that,” said Randy Moeller, MidwayUSA Foundation Executive Director. “With the giving season right around the corner we are expecting donations to continue to increase in the coming months and we are able to triple those contributions.”
Through the MidwayUSA Foundation website (midwayusafoundation.org/donate) donors can choose the team that will benefit from their contribution. Donations are tax deductible and 100% of the donation, as well as the match, benefits that team. The Foundation keeps zero for operating expenses. The 2:1 match will end in 2017.
The MidwayUSA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity working to sustain the shooting sports industry by providing long-term funding to youth shooting teams. Every donation made is 100% tax deductible and supports the mission to help communities and organizations raise funds to support their youth shooting team. The Foundation supports all shooting disciplines. For more information about how the MidwayUSA Foundation is changing the future of youth shooting sports, please visit midwayusafoundation.org or call 1-877-375-4570.
Do you or your teams use Practiscore for scoring Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) matches? Would you like to use Practiscore to make your matches more efficient? Do you need to train volunteers on proper use of Practiscore for Scholastic Action Shooting Program competition?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, check out our YouTube video on using Practiscore for the SASP. This three minute video takes you through all of the steps to properly score athletes involved in a Scholastic Action Shooting Program competition.
Did you know the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has partnered with the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) to help promote 
competitive pistol shooting within the organization? The program provides competitive pistol shooting experiences for Venturing-age youth. This program uses the standard SASP competition procedures for the senior and collegiate rimfire and centerfire divisions.
The Boy Scouts are using the SASP handbook, “Competitive Pistol Program Guidelines – For Participating in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP)” in its efforts to instruct young shooters. You can download the guide on the BSA website.
The guide provides a starting point to help councils and crews develop competitive shooting sports teams.
For more information on starting a shooting sports team within your council, contact Rick Leach at 262-894-4284 or rleach@sssfonline.com
