Smith: College signing day includes pair of local trapshooters

| November 4, 2020

In the modern world of high school athletics, a few points on the calendar known as college signing days are especially notable for young men and women who plan to continue their pursuits after graduation. This year one of those dates was Feb. 5, when many football players committed to collegiate programs. But two top-performers on a different field also signed their […]

Getting to know the University of Kentucky Rifle Team

| September 13, 2020

By: Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer, and Catherine Green, CMP Programs Staff CMP plans to feature each of our countries great Rifle Teams and learn a little bit more about collegiate rifle marksmanship. This month, we are featuring the University of Kentucky Rifle Team! Read along and let’s explore what makes the UK program special. […]

SASP High School and College

| July 14, 2020

From Junior Shooters Volume 31 Summer 2018 By Samantha Engle (20) As a young child, I had grown up around firearms. Before I was introduced to the Scholastic Pistol Program, as it was called at the time, the most experience I’d had with any kind of firearm was a BB gun that my dad gave […]

SSSF Renews 2020 Scholarship Program

| March 23, 2020

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF), is once again offering our scholarship program to reward deserving, graduating seniors in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) with needed college assistance. The main objective is to award as many scholarships as possible to qualifying SCTP / SASP graduating seniors. Since 2013, the SSSF has awarded over $450,000 in scholarship funds […]

North Carolina Junior Feature: Katie Ezell

| November 25, 2019

By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Hard work and tenacity pay off. Hailing from Denver, N.C., Katie Ezell, 18, has been one to watch. At the age of 10, Katie’s parents introduced her to marksmanship, wanting their daughter to have hands-on instruction in firearm safety. Thus began a love affair that has only evolved since […]

Scholarships for the Shooting Sports

| June 11, 2019

By Andy Fink From editorial Summer 2019 of Junior Shooters magazine Summer is here, and those of you who are seniors this fall are thinking about college. Even juniors should start thinking about college. Did you know that shooting sport scholarships are available from a variety of colleges and organizations for you to participate in? […]

SAU to start collegiate trap shooting team

| April 18, 2019

MAGNOLIA – Southern Arkansas University (SAU) has begun recruiting students for a new trap shooting team in hopes to “Pull!” off another student engagement victory following the successful additions of eSports, bass fishing and disc golf teams. The new trap shooting team will be open to any interested SAU student and will compete in the […]

Allen Eagles Win 5th consecutive SCTP Texas State Championship!

| October 18, 2018

Two dozen youth shooting teams and over 280 athletes from across the state converged on Ellis County Sportsman’s Club in Waxahachie, TX May 5-7 for the Scholastic Clay Target Program’s annual state shotgun championships. “Ellis County is one of the few venues around that can handle a tournament this size in a single weekend,” noted […]

Scholarship Opportunity Presented by The Women’s Outdoor Media Association

| June 19, 2018

  June 18, 2018:  Are you that young lady who looks forward to telling people what happened at the range?  Do you like to shoot video or snap photos to chronicle those things in the outdoors that interest you?  You might be the junior shooter we’re looking for.  If you’re at least 16 years of […]

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Scholarship Program

| April 13, 2017

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to announce the 2017 SCTP and SASP Scholarship Program. The scholarship program rewards deserving Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program graduating seniors with needed college assistance. Through this program the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation has provided over $200,000 in scholarship funds in the last four […]

Sydney Rockwell – Competitive Shooter

| March 12, 2017

From SPRING 2015 issue Hi! My name is Sydney Rockwell and I am a 14-year-old competitive shooter living in Knoxville, Tennessee. When I was 9, I took the Hunter Safety Course and started hunting and shooting rifles with my uncle and dad. I took my first buck when I was 10. I was hooked immediately […]

CMP Shooting Scholarships!

| November 13, 2016

Marksmen Student-athletes Apply Now for 2017-2018 CMP Scholarships By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, OH – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is delighted to again award exemplary student-athletes for the 2017-2018 school year in their future endeavors through its annual scholarship program. The CMP offers $1,000 one-year scholarships based on merit and rifle or […]