After conversations with many of the USA Sporting Clays Team members, as well as discussions with the NSCA Executive Committee, the decision has been made not to send the USA teams to the 2021 World English Championship nor the 2021 World FITASC Championship this year. Their feedback regarding health, testing protocols, and quality of the experience led many team members to make the decision to forego the trips. The potential inability to fill out the entire USA teams was a major factor in coming to this decision. A few team members have expressed their intention to go to the 2021 World … [Read more...]
Sponsor a USA Sporting Clays Team Member
The USA Sporting Clays Team is facing a funding challenge in 2021: high travel costs with two world events being held in Europe, and a shortfall in resources after many funding sources were canceled in 2020. To make it possible for the team members to be fully funded as they represent the NSCA and USA in international competition this year, NSCA is encouraging members and fans of the team to sponsor a team member. National and World Champion Anthony Matarese, Jr. is leading the campaign to gain sponsors for the team: Dear friends, As you know, a spot on the USA Sporting Clays Team is the … [Read more...]
Support Youth, Other Programs with NSSA-NSCA Donations
If you're a supporter of NSSA-NSCA and our various programs and want to offer financial support, we want you to know how to do so. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, the National Skeet Shooting Association (of which the NSSA, NSCA, and National Shooting Complex are divisions) is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. While you may choose to make a general donation to the nonprofit corporation or to either association, you may also specify how your contribution is to be earmarked, such as for the NSCA USA Sporting Clays Team, to the youth shooting program, NSSA-NSCA Hall of … [Read more...]
Congrats to Krieghoff K-80 Raffle Winner
Congratulations to John Wilkerson of St. Louis, Missouri, winner of the Krieghoff K-80 San Remo shotgun valued at $28,495. The winner will have a choice of Pro Sporter or Standard Sporter models with 30" or 32" barrels. The gun was donated by Krieghoff and raffled to benefit the USA Sporting Clays Team and All-American programs. The winner was drawn during the National Sporting Clays Championship. … [Read more...]
USA, Bobby Fowler Are World English Champs
The USA swept the major awards at the 2017 World English Sporting Championship, with Bobby Fowler winning top individual honors as World Champion and USA Sporting Clays Team members winning each concurrent. 917 shooters from 17 countries competed in the event, April 25-30 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Fowler and George Digweed entered the Super Final in a tie at 189; followed by Gebben Miles, Bill McGuire, and Ben Husthwaite at 185; and Derrick Mein and 2016 World Champion Anthony Matarese at 184. Fowler's 21 in the shoot-off landed him three targets ahead of … [Read more...]
2017 NSCA USA Sporting Clays Teams Named
The 2017 USA Sporting Clays Teams have been finalized, and five teams each for Sporting and FITASC have earned the opportunity to represent the U.S. and the NSCA at upcoming international shoots. Being named to the USA Sporting Clays Team is the highest annual honor earned by NSCA members. Teams are selected for Senior (Open), Ladies, Junior, Veteran, and Super Veteran categories. Captains for the 2017 teams are: USA Sporting Clays Team Senior Team - Bill McGuire Ladies Team - Diane Sorantino Junior Team - Tom Seay Veteran Team - David Walker Super Veteran Team - David Cole USA … [Read more...]
Derrick Mein, USA FITASC Team Are World Champions
American shooters have dominated the world stage yet again with new World Championships for both individuals and teams at the 2016 World FITASC Sporting Championships in Italy. Derrick Mein is the new World FITASC Champion, becoming the second NSCA shooter in less than a month to top the podium at a world event, following Anthony Matarese Jr.'s World English win. Hunter Dreher also won the Junior gold medal for the second time in as many competitions, winning back-to-back Junior World Championships at the World FITASC and World English. Sharing the podium with Mein were England's 26-time … [Read more...]
Anthony Matarese Brings World Championship to USA
Anthony Matarese Jr. has become the first American ever to win the World English Sporting Championship, taking the individual Gold Medal last week on the E.J. Churchill Shooting Grounds in England. Matarese finished the regulation main event with a three-target lead and held the margin through the six-man super final shoot-off to earn the World Championship. Mike Wilgus also qualified for the super final and finished the competition sixth overall. NSSA-NSCA's Clay Target Nation magazine recently profiled Matarese as a hard-working, driven competitor and for his wide-ranging activities in … [Read more...]
USA Sporting Clays Team Earning Medals at World English
The USA Sporting Clays Team has claimed its share of medals in every event to date at the World English Sporting Championship, ongoing at the legendary E.J. Churchill sporting grounds in England. USA dominated the podium in the FITASC event. Bill McGuire won the event with an impressive 94, while Kevin De Michiel bested sporting legend John Bidwell in a shoot-off of outstanding 93s. Desirae Edmunds took Ladies Silver, Dominic Gross won Junior Bronze and Gebben Miles won A2. In World Sportrap (5-stand), Desirae Edmunds not only won the Ladies Gold but also gave the men a run for their … [Read more...]
USA Sporting Clays Team Prepares to Leave for World English
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...]
