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Last Update:13Oct07

13Oct07

*** 6 New Pats at Hog Heaven ***

*** Hog Heaven has installed 6 new Pat Traps that are ready for the 5 day "Mountain Days" shoot October 17-22th. Hog Heaven also has scores posted from their Sept shoot at www.hogheavengc.com

19Sep07

*** 2008 Shoot dates ***

*** Start marking your calendars for the 2008 shooting year. We are getting some shoot dates approved for 2008. Some clubs have a not got their dates in yet but keep checking back for updates.

***If you think you may need a hotel/motel room for the state shoot you can go ahead and make reservations now as the state shoot dates have been announced. As before the state shoot will coincide with the CMA Music Festival, so get your rooms early.
***Also the Nashville Gun Club will be a host site for the ATA Southern Zone in 2008.

24Aug07

*** TENNESSEE 2nd in attendance at the 2007 Grand American. ***

Tennessee was 2nd in attendance at the 2007 Grand American with 427 shooters, trailing only the host state of IL. This is a very good showing by the volunteer state shooters it was certainly helped by our successful SCTP program. Most events at the 2007 Grand American had a decline in participation, but on the whole the numbers were up. For full details take a look at 2007 Grand Attendance (pdf file).

*** TSTA President Ben Loveless Receives Special Award ***

The ATA has announced its "2007 ATA Special Recognition Awards Winners". And TSTA President Ben Loveless is awarded "Volunteer Of The Year". Only four different Special Recognitions were awarded, "Photo Of The Year", "Supporter Of The Year", "Volunteer Of The Year", and "Gun Club Of The Year". Congratulations Ben on this special award.

21Aug07

*** TENNESSEE Winners at the 2007 Grand American ***

SCTP competition at the Grand American
Junior Varsity Division (Grades 9-12)
1st Place- Tennessee—Arlington Trappers, 965 (pictured below LtoR) (Coach Simons, Cody Cochran of Arlington, Brandon Barker of Arlington, Taylor Garrison of Bartlett, Curtis Robinson of Arlington, Keaton Irving of Arlington). Cody and Taylor are employees of the Memphis SSA during the summer. For more on this go to the Memphis SSA website.
Trappers

(Thanks to Bill Hardison for photo)

Rookie Division (Grades 5 and under)
1st Place - Tennessee—Chester County Smokin' Eagles, 919 (Dalton Mitchell of Luray, Blake Carnell of Henderson, Cole Lawrence, Brandon Hughes of Reagan, Jake Williams of Beech Bluff).
3rd Place - Tennessee—Hoodlum Alley Claybusters, 818 (Vincent Caldwell of Shelbyville, James Haithcote of Unionville, Chase Smith of Shelbyville, Matthew Townes of Shelbyville, James Anthony of Shelbyville).

Event # 1 - South Dakota Shooters Singles
Class B Runner Up         Caleb W Williams               Jefferson City
Class D Runner Up         David N Johnson                 Dyersburg

Event # 2 – Chester County Tn Handicap
Lady Winner                   Elizabeth Russell                 McKenzie

Event # 3 - Ohio Sportsman's Club Singles
Class B Runner Up           Joshua B Triplett                 Puryear
Junior Winner                   Ethan F Campbell               Murfreesboro

Event # 4 - Sparta Handicap
Champion                         Mitchel Loveless II             Murfreesboro

Event # 6 - Kay Ohye Handicap
Sub Junior Winner             Alex J Koella                     Jefferson City

Event # 10 - Deborah Ohye-Neilson Doubles
Class C Winner                 Justin W Cox                     Henderson

Event # 12 - Enhancing Today Handicap
Junior Winner                    Deambra N Allsup             New Market

Event # 16 - Budweiser Handicap
Junior Runner Up               Tom Kelley                       Talbott

Event # 18 - Singles Class Championship
Junior Winner                     Randal S Layman Jr           Fayetteville
Junior Runner Up                Mark L Filley Jr                 Crossville

Event # 20 - President Ray Greb Handicap
24 Yard 3rd Place                Ben F Loveless                 Manchester

Event # 21 - Ata Clay Target Championship
Class A Runner Up             Tim Lusby                         Madison
Mcgarry High Junior         Randal S Layman Jr           Fayetteville
Sub Jr Class B Runner Up   Trent Inman                    Murfreesboro
Jr Class AAA Runner Up     Randal S Layman Jr        Fayetteville

Event # 25 - Doubles Championship
Class AAA Winner             Mitchel Loveless II            Murfreesboro

Event # 26 - Parliament Coach Handicap
Sub Junior 3rd Place            Trent Inman                     Murfreesboro
27 Yard 3rd Place                Charles Morrison Jr           Columbia

*** TSTA Director Charlie Morrison Jr broke his first 200 straight in singles at the Grand to complete his ATA Grand SLAM ! What a great accomplishment, congratulations Charlie.
(A Grand Slam is 100 in doubles, 200 in singles and 100 in Handicap from 27 Yards).

Congratulations to all of our Tennessee winners at the Grand.

1Aug07
*** Congrats to the Coffee County ClayBusters and their coach TSTA President Ben Loveless for placing 2nd in the Junior Varsity Division (Grades 9 to 12) (Nashville June 29-30).

The ClayBusters pictured here (L to R) are Chris Riley of Beech Grove, Corey Oakley of Hillsboro, Jim White of Manchester, Cody Moore of Manchester, and Travis Stacey of Manchester, and Coach Loveless. The team broke 949 of 1000 targets at the State SCTP Competition in Nashville on June 29-30. ***

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Corey Raper (above) of the Claybusters trap shooting team displays his trophy for having the highest score in the Junior Varsity division. Corey broke 197 of 200 in the program and 25 straight in the shootoff for his win. Corey also shot his first 100 straight at the shoot. Congratulations Corey, that is great shooting keep it up.
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