COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Olympic torch in Beijing has barely cooled but preparation is already underway for the 2012 games in London. Eighteen shooting-sports hopefuls from 11 states have been selected for intensive training and evaluation Oct. 8-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Hindsville’s Cord Riley has been selected for the [...]
September 25, 2008 | Posted in
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Variety is the Spice of Life For Target Shooters in Arizona
PHOENIX — Recreational clay target shooters can now enjoy the challenge of 5-stand at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility’s Clay Target Center in Phoenix. The center has added 5-stand to augment its current offerings of trap, skeet and sporting clays.
Likened to an abbreviated version of [...]
September 5, 2008 | Posted in
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SPARTA, IL – Like a prelude to Olympic shooting events, more than 1,600 young shotgunners competed this week for medals and national honors at the Scholastic Clay Target Program Trap National Championships.
In the end, Arkansas earned one gold and one silver medal in the competition. The contest was held in five divisions Aug. 4-5 at [...]
August 14, 2008 | Posted in
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AUSTIN, Texas — The crack of gunfire at the range and the competitive spirit among shooting enthusiasts might be a bit intimidating to young rookie shooters, but the Texas Sporting Clays Association wants to ensure it ushers in this new generation of competitors.
The association is offering its Bob Brister Youth Shoots, a series of six [...]
July 31, 2008 | Posted in
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by Joe Wilkinson
All along the nearly mile-long range, competitors toed the line. This was the state tournament, the culmination of more than two months of in-season competition. The 2008 Iowa High School State Trap Championships, brought together more than 340 young competitors, representing their schools and the hours of practice they had poured into their [...]
May 20, 2008 | Posted in
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PHOENIX —The Arizona Game and Fish Commission approved the department’s fee increase proposal for the Ben Avery Shooting Facility at its May 16 meeting. New rates for users of the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, including the archery range and clay target center, are effective July 1.
The department’s recommendation came after nearly a month-and-a-half of public [...]
May 19, 2008 | Posted in
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PHOENIX — Shooting enthusiasts can add another item to their to-do list each month. There will be a monthly organized sporting clays shoot at the Ben Avery Clay Target Center in Phoenix from May though the end of the year. Each shoot is sanctioned by the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) and hosted by the [...]
May 12, 2008 | Posted in
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The Ben Avery Shooting Facility Main Range, archery ranges, and Clay Target Center will switch to summer hours of operation for the public beginning Monday, May 12. The new hours will be:
Monday – CLOSED
Tuesday – CLOSED
Wednesday – 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Thursday – 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and [...]
May 12, 2008 | Posted in
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