Rimfire Sporter - National Matches Update, Program Developments - The 8th National Rimfire Sporter Match will take place during the 2009 National Matches on Sunday, 26 July. This recreation, fun and family-oriented shooting event has grown every year it has been staged at Camp Perry, Ohio. The 2009 CMP Rimfire Sporter Match will be even bigger with over 400 event entries now in.

Jay Raymond named 2009 National Progress Position Air Pistol Champion - Jay Raymond, 16, of Canton, Mississippi, fired an aggregate score of 821.8-15 to win the individual gold medal in the 2009 USA Shooting/NRA Sports National Progressive Pistol Championship on 12 July at the CMP’s Camp Perry Air Gun Center.

William “Trey” Eades III wins 2nd Major Sporter Individual Title in 2009 - CAMP PERRY, OHIO - William "Trey" Eades III, 17, of Shreveport, Louisiana overcame a first day eight-point deficit by firing an outstanding 565 total on Day II enroute to winning the individual gold medal in the 2009 Junior Olympic Three-Position Sporter Air Rifle Championship at the CMP North Competition Center on 9 July.

Washington State Junior Denise Martin claims 2009 Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Precision Class Championship - CAMP PERRY, OHIO - Denise Martin, 15, of Chewelah, Washington, fought off a strong performance by Kaitlin Pennell, 17, of Antelope, California with a resounding finish in the final to stake her claim to the 2009 Junior Olympic Three-Position Air Rifle Precision Class Championship with a final score of 103.4 and a new match record aggregate total of 1292.4.

More Shooters, New Events Highlight 2009 Eastern CMP Games Matches - The 3rd Eastern CMP Games at Camp Butner, North Carolina on 2-5 May featured a huge increase in entries and five new events that were not on the schedule last year. In another interesting development, the Garand, Springfield and Vintage Military Rifle Matches that have been the mainstay of the Regional CMP Games Matches at Camp Butner and the Ben Avery Range near Phoenix, Arizona were highlighted by an impressive increase in shooters’ scores that can be attributed to obvious shooter improvement, new Hornady .30-06 ammunition and nearly ideal weather.

2009 CMP Competition Rules - Rules for Service Pistol, Service Rifle, As-Issued Military Rifle - The annual release of the CMP Competition Rules usually coincides with the release of National Matches programs and the opening of National Matches on-line entries, which were posted on the CMP website on 1 April. The 13th edition 2009 CMP Competition Rules are also now posted on the CMP website and can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/Rulebook.pdf.

7th National JROTC Air Rifle Championship - The 2009 JROTC marksmanship competition season concluded on 27-28 March with the 7th National JROTC Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia. 156 JROTC Cadets representing 61 JROTC units from 24 states qualified for the event. The National Championship was the culmination of a long season that began last fall for these Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC Cadets. For many competitors, reaching the National Championship was also the culmination of many years of marksmanship training and goal setting to qualify for this event.

The 2009 U.S. Army Junior Open Air Rifle Postal Phase Complete - The competitor field is set for the 2009 U.S. Army Open Air Rifle Championship. Over 1,121 shooters sent in targets to the CMP for the Postal stage of the competition, this stage determined the State Champions who then advance to the U.S. Army Open Air Rifle Nationals that will be held at Fort Benning, GA 14-16 May.

Navy Wraps-Up 2009 JROTC Service Championships at Camp Perry - The last of the 2009 JROTC Air Rifle Service Championships concluded on 27-28 February at Camp Perry, Ohio when the Civilian Marksmanship Program played host to the best Navy JROTC shooters from all over the country. This was the third weekend in a row that a major junior championship was held in the CMP’s new Camp Perry Marksmanship Center, with its 80-firing point electronic target equipped air gun range.