South Side Bee Branch, Batesville AYSSP Squads Snag Regional Titles in Arkansas
OutdoorHub 05.09.12
Over 250 teams competed in this week’s Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program regional tournament. The Gun Slingers from South Side Bee Branch won the junior division and the Clay Commanders from Batesville won the senior division. The regional tournament was held May 4-5 at the Remington range near Lonoke.
Two more regional tournaments will be held in the coming weeks, followed by the state finals June 1-2 at Lonoke. The top 16 teams from each region will compete in the state finals.
The AYSSP is an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission program that encourages youth to learn to shoot shotguns safely while enjoying the outdoors. To learn more about the AYSSP or to become a coach, visit www.agfc.com to download a brochure or contact Woodson, 501-230-4738.
| Junior High Division | ||
| Team name | Squad name | Score |
| South Side Bee Branch | Gun Slingers | 109 |
| Searcy Clay Breakers | Squad 1 | 105 |
| Beebe Blue Rock Blasters | Clay Busters | 104 |
| Batesville Pioneers – Juniors | Two | 103 |
| Salem 1 – 8 | Salem 1 | 103 |
| White County Central | Smoking Guns | 100 |
| Clinton FFA | Top Guns | 99 |
| Batesville Pioneers – Juniors | One | 97 |
| Southside Jr High | Str8 Shooters | 96 |
| Southside Jr High | Trigger Happy | 94 |
| Valley Springs Jr | Smoke-n-aces | 94 |
| Melbourne Bearkatz | Melbourne Jr 1 | 94 |
| Clinton FFA | The Trap Machine | 92 |
| Faulkner County 4H Shooting Sports Club | Totally Busted | 92 |
| MHS Skeetbusters | Squad 1 | 91 |
| Batesville Pioneers – Juniors | Four | 91 |
| Senior High Division | ||
| Team name | Squad name | Score |
| Batesville Pioneers | Clay Commanders | 227 |
| Salem 1 – 8 | Salem 4 | 225 |
| Cave City Sharpshooters | Fowl Play | 224 |
| Rose Bud Sharp Shooters | Full Strut | 220 |
| Beebe Blue Rock Blasters | Burning Nitro | 220 |
| South Side Bee Branch | Top Shots | 217 |
| Shooters R Us | First Flight | 217 |
| Searcy Clay Breakers | Squad 2 | 215 |
| Heber Springs Trap Team | BAT Squad | 213 |
| Baxter County 4H Shooting Sports | Team 1 | 212 |
| Pangburn Gunslingers | Gunslingers 1 | 212 |
| Flippin Trap Shooters | Team 1 | 211 |
| Beebe Blue Rock Blasters | Nitro Express | 211 |
| Greenbrier High School | Clay Mafia | 210 |
| Viola AYSSP | Viola Senior 1 | 208 |
| Valley Springs SR | Valley #1 | 207 |
