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Eller Earns Fourth Olympic Team Nomination in Tucson

by Outdoor Hub Reporters May 20, 2012
Glenn Eller smiles after winning a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.

The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team gained the experience of veteran talent Glenn Eller (USAMU/Katy, Texas), who earned his way onto his fourth Olympic Team Saturday outlasting the field in Men’s Double Trap. Eller topped U.S. Army and Beijing Olympic teammate Jeff Holguin(USAMU/Yorba Linda, Calif.) to receive his Olympic nomination at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club (TTSC). The [...]

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2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Preview: Men’s & Women’s Trap

by Outdoor Hub May 11, 2012
2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Preview: Men’s & Women’s Trap

The most anticipated event of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun likely will come in Women’s Trap where five female trap shooters are within eight targets of one another and expect to undergo an intense test of nerves and accuracy in order to grab the lone Olympic Team spot available. Caitlin Barney Weinheimer [...]

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Deeds, Houk Win Individual Titles at Nebraska’s Cornhusker Trapshoot

by Outdoor Hub May 6, 2012

J.P. Deeds of Lincoln Southwest won a seven-way shoot-off to take the individual crown in the 16-yard targets of the senior high division at the 43rd Cornhusker Trapshoot on Friday. Deeds and six other shooters had shot 99X100. Racheal Houk of Leyton High School shot 98X100 to win the girls’ individual title. The Cornhusker Trapshoot, [...]

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Zuerlein Wins Nebraska’s 2012 Cornhusker Cup

by Outdoor Hub May 6, 2012

Nick Zuerlein of Omaha Creighton Prep won the Cornhusker Cup on Saturday as the overall champion in the 43rd Cornhusker Trapshoot. Zuerlein shot 192X200 over two days and led the Creighton Prep Blue squad to the overall team title, as well. The team, which shot 940X1,000, also includes Ryan Glow, Andrew Pavlic, James Vasko and [...]

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Josh Richmond Wins Gold at Lonato World Cup

by Outdoor Hub May 6, 2012
With a new baby at home, Josh Richmond made sure to extend the celebration by winning a gold medal in Double Trap at the Lonato World Cup on Sunday, May 6.

Two weeks ago Josh Richmond(USAMU/Hillsgrove, Pa.) and his wife Scharri were celebrating the birth of their second son, Beaux, and today at a International Shooting Sport (ISSF) World Cup in Lonato, Italy, Beaux’s daddy made sure that the party would continue for now as Josh won a Double Trap gold medal Sunday. The Richmond’s hope the [...]

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Missouri FFA and High School Trap Championship Draws More than 750 Students

by Outdoor Hub May 4, 2012

More than 75,000 shots rang out from the Missouri Trap Shooters Association home grounds at 51 Trapshooters Road in Linn Creek on April 28 for the 25th annual Missouri FFA and High School Trap Championship. More than 750 students from all over the state participated in the event. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) cosponsors [...]

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Petersen is Top Junior High Shooter at Cornhusker Traphshoot in Nebraska

by Outdoor Hub May 3, 2012
An empty shell flies out of the chamber as Owen Grube of the Young Guns 4-H team of Franklin shoots at a 16-yard target in the Cornhusker Trapshoot in Doniphan on Thursday. He hit 73 of 100 targets.

Casey Petersen of the Western Nebraska 4-H trap team in Mitchell was crowned the junior high school champion Thursday at the 43rd Cornhusker Trapshoot at the Nebraska Trapshooting Association home grounds, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Petersen won with a score of 99X100 on 16-yard targets. Thursday’s action included 780 junior high [...]

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Browning Records Top Performance of Her Young Career to Earn Women’s Trap Bronze Medal

by Outdoor Hub April 26, 2012
Kayle Browning earned the first World Cup medal of her young career Thursday in a Women's Trap event at the 2012 London World Cup.

The wind, rain and cold conditions of London couldn’t detract young Kayle Browning(Wooster, Ark.) from recording the top performance of her career Wednesday as the Arkansas native earned a bronze medal in Women’s Trap during the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) “London Prepares” World Cup. Browning advanced to the finals of the competition after connecting on [...]

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Team Federal Premium Enjoying Repeat Success at 2012 Southwestern Grand American

by Outdoor Hub April 12, 2012
Team Federal Premium Enjoying Repeat Success at 2012 Southwestern Grand American

Team Federal Premium shooters entered the 2012 event with title defense on their minds. In last year’s event, team members swept the High All Around (HAA) Championship. Leo Harrison took home first, Ray Stafford finished second and Rick Marshall Jr. rounded out the top three. So far this year, Harrison was the only shooter to [...]

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NEIJSS and SCTP Announce Dates for 3rd Annual New England Clay Cup

by Outdoor Hub April 11, 2012
NEIJSS and SCTP Announce Dates for 3rd Annual New England Clay Cup

The New England International Junior Shooting Sports (NEIJSS) and The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) are proud to announce that the 3rd Annual “New England Clay Cup” Collegiate Shotgun Championship will be held at Minute Man Sportsman’s Club in Burlington, MA on April 14th. Currently, 12 colleges, universities, or institutions are registered for the 2012 [...]

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ISSF Reallocates Olympic Quota Spot to USA Shooting

by Outdoor Hub April 5, 2012
ISSF Reallocates Olympic Quota Spot to USA Shooting

The International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) has notified USA Shooting that it is reallocating an Olympic Quota Spot to USA Shooting after Jamie Gray’s (Lebanon, Pa.) double qualification in both Olympic air and smallbore (.22 caliber) rifle events. USA Shooting’s double trap competitors are the beneficiaries of the reallocation thereby setting up greater intrigue for [...]

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ACUI Announces 2012 Clay Target Championship Registration Numbers

by Outdoor Hub March 26, 2012

Registration numbers for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) championship event soar again. Currently, 57 colleges, universities, or institutions are registered for the 2012 event to be held in at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio. There are 520 individual athletes registered, and those athletes are registered for 2,425 events. That is a [...]

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USA Shooting Team Ready to Defend Home-Field Advantage

by Outdoor Hub March 19, 2012
USA Shooting Team Ready to Defend Home-Field Advantage

Twenty-three of USA Shooting’s elite shotgun competitors will try to defend their home-field advantage beginning Sunday, March 25, when action in the 2012 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup gets underway in Tucson, Ariz. USA Shooting (USAS) is expecting more than 250 competitors to participate in the weeklong event.  With many highly-ranked shooters set to descend [...]

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World-Class Field to Participate in Tucson World Cup Including 30 of Sport’s Elite Shotgun Competitors

by Outdoor Hub March 8, 2012
World-Class Field to Participate in Tucson World Cup Including 30 of Sport’s Elite Shotgun Competitors

Final registration numbers have been received and USA Shooting (USAS) is expecting 250-plus shotgun competitors to participate at the upcoming 2012 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup, March 23-31 in Tucson, Ariz.  With many highly-ranked shooters set to descend upon the Arizona desert, including shooters from 42 countries and a strong U.S. squad, [...]

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Silver Dollar RV Resort Announces March Trapshoots

by Outdoor Hub March 1, 2012

Encore’s Silver Dollar RV Resort, located in Odessa, Florida, will host three Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) events during March. Shooting events are open only to ATA registered shooters. The Silver Dollar Shooter’s Club will host the Florida Chain Shoot March 1-4. All trap clubs in Florida will be represented and the event marks the final [...]

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Team Remington Starts Off 2012 Sporting Clays Tournament Season With a Bang

by Outdoor Hub February 24, 2012

At the recent Caribbean Classic, Team Remington shot their way to several individual championship titles. Long-time Team Remington shooter, Wendell Cherry, bested a field of 239 competitors by firing a 176/300 in the “Remington 200” main event and in turn, captured the Championship Title. Not to be outdone, Team Remington member and 2011 National Sporting [...]

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World’s Best Shotgun Athletes to Compete in Tucson World Cup

by Outdoor Hub February 17, 2012
World’s Best Shotgun Athletes to Compete in Tucson World Cup

USA Shooting has announced the selection of the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club as the host site for the 2012 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup with more than 250 of the world’s best expected to compete March 24-31. The 2012 ISSF Shotgun World Cup will be one of two final World Cup stops [...]

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Skeet and Double Trap Preview: First Leg of U.S. Olympic Shotgun Trials

by Outdoor Hub September 29, 2011
Skeet and Double Trap Preview: The First Leg of the U.S. Olympic Trials for Shotgun

Colorado Springs, Colo. – The action continues at the U.S. Olympic Trials for Shotgun in Kerrville, Texas. Double Trap and Skeet athletes are gearing up for their first shots at a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. The excitement officially begins on Sept. 30. In Men’s Skeet, the competition will be fierce as the athletes [...]

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The Journey Begins: The First Leg of the U.S. Olympic Trials for Shotgun

by Outdoor Hub September 23, 2011
The Journey Begins: The First Leg of the U.S. Olympic Trials for Shotgun

Colorado Springs, Colo. — Thursday, the USA Shooting Team embarked on a historic path that will decide the men and women who will represent their country in London. From Kerrville, Texas, the first shots will be recorded on Sept. 23, in Men’s and Women’s Trap. Both events did not have an athlete that met the [...]

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Another Day, More Medals: Eller & Crawford of the USA Shooting Team

by Outdoor Hub September 11, 2011
Another Day, More Medals: Eller & Crawford of the USA Shooting Team

It was another medal-winning day for the USA Shooting Team at the 2011 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Clay Target Championship in Belgrade, Serbia. Leading the charge was 2008 Men’s Double Trap Olympic gold medalist Sergeant Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas). Eller (right, photo ISSF) had a rough start to the 2011 season-beginning with a [...]

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