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Thank you, Jim. https://lnkd.in/g5ZVNt_C

A great article from National Rifle Association's Shooting Sports USA by Margaret Kelch! https://lnkd.in/gSGrY5Vq

When the remnants of Hurricane Beryl decided to take a northern track at our National Championship in Mason, Michigan, everyone knew it was going to have an effect on the Championship - they just didn't know how much. Over four inches of rain fell in 16 hours just two days before the Championship began. The small creek that runs through the Michigan Trapshooting Association's home grounds quickly turned into a three-foot-deep river that expanded more than one hundred yards wide. Over 900 parking spaces in grassy fields were compromised with ankle-high water and dozens of trap houses had sump pumps running 24/7 to remove the water. The Championship expected more than 8,000 people to visit the MTA over the following four days. We needed a lot of help quickly, and everyone we reached out to said "yes". THANK YOU Lansing Sports Commission - for your leadership to find transportation partners, parking venues, and staffing to manage the off-site parking lots. THANK YOU Dean Trailways - for providing coach and school bus transportation and friendly drivers for three full days. THANK YOU Michigan Trapshooting Association staff members - of which many had to quickly become full-time parking lot attendants and manage the daily 12+ hour deluge of vehicles, foot traffic, vendors, staff, and campers. THANK YOU Nationals Trails - for providing coach bus transportation on Saturday when nobody else could. THANK YOU Mason and Leslie School Districts - for allowing attendees to park more than 800 vehicles in your school parking lots while they loaded and unloaded buses. THANK YOU AJ's Supply - for allowing many golf carts to be used to help attendees to get to their assigned fields. THANK YOU onsite attendees who had UTV's and golf carts - for offering "free rides" to on-site attendees. THANK YOU all attendees - for your patience, understanding, and cooperation under such challenging conditions. The National Championship was a huge success again thanks to everyone who shared the same goal during the most challenging of circumstances ever - to ensure the student athletes were able to participate. THANK YOU everyone for making that happen.

The final video of the 2024 National Championship! This one's got all the winners in it! This year's event started out tough and posed some new challenges, but in the end there were 5 teams and 20 individuals that made it up on that podium, and those smiles are what make everything worth it. Safety, Fun, Marksmanship - In That Order. #firearms #shootingsports #trapshooting #highschoolsports

Check out this awesome highlight video of Friday's Team Qualifier at the 2024 USAHSCTL National Championship!

With over 8,500 registered athletes participating. the 9-day 2024 Minnesota State High School Clay Target League Trap Shooting Championship is the WORLDS LARGEST SHOOTING EVENT. Every day is worth a highlight reel, here's day 2..

Next month is what we call "Tournament Time." The League will host 80+ days of tournaments across America in June, with over 27,000 student athletes participating. That wouldn't happen without our generous sponsors. Check them out and make sure to thank them for their support of the next generation! https://lnkd.in/gf59w5SX

Take a look at that photo - there are more females than males on that shooting team. That's because clay target shooting sports are safe, fun, and most importantly - accessible. Everyone can participate, nobody needs to spend a small fortune on fancy gear to be competitive, it's exciting to do and only takes 45 minutes. Yea, we think it would be perfect for your students too. Learn more at HTTP://USACLAYTARGET.COM https://lnkd.in/emCR2Y6J

The 2024 Spring College Season has been concluded! Congratulations to all of the athletes and teams that have earned awards! https://lnkd.in/et2kX9f2

Check out the next cover for PullUSA Magazine! Sgt. Sam Simonton is a great competitor and a great interview! Special thanks to the US Army Marksmanship Unit for their help with photos and access!