The USA Sporting Clays Team is preparing to leave for the World English Sporting Championship to be held at one of England's finest shooting grounds, E.J. Churchill. This remarkable festival of shooting will take place June 20-26 in the Buckinghamshire countryside. The full week's shooting will include the World English Sporting, World Sportrap, Prelim English Sporting, FITASC Sporting, and a range of exciting supporting events. The World English Sporting Championship will follow the new format of all squads starting on stand 1 on each of the courses. E.J. Churchill, based on the West … [Read more...]
The Challenges and Opportunities of Member Communications
You probably can't name a sport with memberships more diverse than skeet and sporting clays. Because they can be pursued successfully and with enjoyment by people of virtually any age or gender, we have the good fortune of memberships from young to old, male and female, novice to world championship levels. Members span wide-ranging income levels, vocations, and locations. Some participate in sporting clays or skeet exclusively, while others shoot both sports through dual memberships or the Crossfire program. Our members span all levels of technological expertise. Our diversity presents us not … [Read more...]
McGuire Wins His Second 2016 Regional at Northeast
If there's a formula for winning an NSCA Regional Championship, Bill McGuire has figured it out. In last week's Northeast Regional Sporting Clays Championship at M&M Sporting Clays, McGuire won his second regional of the year and fifth in just two years, giving him an early edge at his third consecutive NSCA Championship Tour title. Coming in second at one target back was Mike Wilgus, breaking a tie with Zachary Kienbaum (M1) and Brock Allen (AA1) to earn the runner-up spot. Diane Sorantino won Lady championship for both the main and FITASC events. Doug Vine had another of the weekend's … [Read more...]
NSCA Mourns Passing of Anne Cherry
The sporting clays community is grieving the loss of a familiar face at the country's most prominent events. Anne Cherry, wife of champion shooter Wendell Cherry, died of pancreatic and liver cancer on June 5. Anne regularly accompanied Wendell at sporting clays tournaments and was well-known among the shooters, their families, club personnel, and the sporting clays industry. Anne was in the hearts and minds of participants at the U.S. Open Sporting Clays Championship, as the PSCA distributed red ribbons to everyone to wear in her honor. Anne was born in Mississippi on May 18, 1953. … [Read more...]
Contingency Plan for U.S. Open at Caney Creek
Caney Creek Shooting Sports will host the U.S. Open Sporting Clays Championship this week and has presented a contingency plan for implementation in the event of inclement weather or other events that might interfere with normal scheduling. If shooting of any Main Event course or courses at the U.S. Open are canceled by shoot management due to the occurrence of dangerous weather conditions, natural disaster, act of God, or events beyond the direct, immediate control of Caney Creek Shooting Sports or shoot management of the U.S. Open, the following procedure will be used to establish all … [Read more...]
