2008 U.S. Olympic Shooting Team Claims Six Medals, Sets Five Olympic Records in Beijing - BEIJING, China - The U.S. Olympic Shooting Team turned out an outstanding performance at the 2008 Olympic Games earning six medals to double the medal count from Athens four years ago. Arguably, the most successful showing for the USA in the history of the Olympic shooting competition, the U.S. Shooting team brought home two Gold, two Silver and two Bronze medals and set a total of five new Olympic records.

18th annual American Legion Junior Air Rifle National Championship - USA SHOOTING RANGE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Xentri Garza, a seventeen year-old female shooter from Ft. Worth, Texas capped off a championship year to capture the sporter crown at the 18th annual American Legion Junior Air Rifle National Championship, August 7-9.

USAMU Rifle Team captures National Trophy Team Matches - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – In the three team matches of the 2008 National Trophy Rifle Matches, the US Army’s SFC Grant Singley found himself playing an important role in his teams’ capture of the Hearst Doubles, National Trophy Team and National Trophy Infantry Team matches.

2008 National CMP Games Events Score Again - CAMP PERRY, OHIO – In what has become one of the most colorful and nostalgic series of National Matches events in recent years, the 2008 National CMP Games Matches that feature events for M1 Carbines, Springfield Rifles, Vintage Military Rifles and M1 Garands certainly met or exceeded the expectations of those who cherish competition featuring some of America’s and the world’s most famous military rifles.

Eastern Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship - The Eastern Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship took place at Camp Butner, North Carolina, on 22-27 June. Sixty-four junior highpower shooters attended this years’ clinic - doubling the number of juniors who attended in 2007.

JROTC Cadets Invade Sarasota, Florida For JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp And Newly Introduced Safety & Air Rifle Marksmanship Course - Beginning June 9, 2008 and ending June 12, 2008, JROTC Cadets joined together from five area high schools to attend a JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp (JCLC). Now in its 4th year, JROTC Cadets numbering 120 strong were from Booker H.S., Desoto H.S., River H.S., Sarasota H.S., and new this year Zephyrhills H.S. to participate in their summer camp.

Register Now for Junior Leadership Training Conference - Junior shooting coaches, leaders and parents from all over the country have one common annual opportunity to participate in training courses that are structured to increase their knowledge and skills as junior shooting sports leaders. This one national-level training week occurs each fall as either the National Youth Shooting Sports Leadership Conference (hosted by CMP in even-numbered years) or the National Shooting Coaches College (hosted by USA Shooting in odd-numbered years). The NRA Education & Training Division also plays a major role in each year’s program.

Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Perry - Though the names have changed the commitment to service and tradition will remain the same for Ohio National Guard Camp Perry leadership, according to Colonel Dean Brown, incoming commander of the Ohio National Guard’s Fort Ohio Installations and Camp Perry Training Site Detachment.

California’s Shawn McKenna wins National Trophy Individual Rifle Match - In a close-fought match, Shawn McKenna, 30, of Fountain Valley, California defeated Trenton Hering of Corvallis, Oregon by one point to win the National Trophy Individual Rifle Match, Tuesday, 29 July.

Virginia’s Ben Amonette Becomes Triple Distinguished - For a man who considers himself on the “back side of life” at age 53, Ben Amonette feels fortunate to still be amongst the elite in the world of shooting sports. Amonette, of Radford, Virginia scored the final four points he needed to earn his Distinguished Rifleman Badge in service rifle in the National Trophy Individual Match on Tuesday, 28 July.

Arizona Juniors win Whistler Boy Team Match - Junior shooters beware, there’s trouble brewing in Arizona and it looks like it’s just beginning to reach a boil.  Tyler Rico, 14, of Tucson and his partner Andrew Swazey, 18, of Phoenix just added the Whistler Boy Highpower Trophy to their growing list of recent accomplishments at the National Trophy Matches on Wednesday, 30 July.

M1 for Vets compete in National Matches - For wounded military veterans returning from the Global War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, the idea of picking up a rifle again might seem like it would be the furthest thing from their minds.  But John “JJ” O’Shea, founder of M1 for Vets, an organization founded in 2005 to reintroduce wounded vets to highpower rifle shooting, sees the connection between their plight and the rifle range, and says it’s not a stretch.

Mathew Amore participates in his First National Matches - His name says it all. “Amore,” the Italian word for “love” captures one junior shooter’s passion for participating in his first appearance at the National Matches and CMP Games.   But his love of the sport requires Mathew Amore, 14, of Howell, New Jersey to overcome the thorny obstacle of being a Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic, a condition he has had since birth but wasn’t properly diagnosed until he was 14 months old.

2008 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches Ready for Entries - The 2008 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches will take place at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility North of Phoenix, Arizona on 11-19 October. Shooters who want detailed information about the events on the program should examine the match program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/WesternGames.htm. Shooters can now register on-line at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=3773.

US Army Reserve SFC Norman Anderson Sets New National Matches Record for President’s Rifle Match - What was planned to be a match within a match, the 2008 President’s 100 Rifle Match on Monday, 28 July became even more interesting half way through the final stage.  The pressure-filled event gave finalists, fellow competitors, match organizers and spectators each something to talk about for years to come.

Rifle Small Arms Firing School - While few attendees admit that they learn scads of new information at the Rifle Small Arms Firing School (SAFS), one thing is certain – there are very few empty seats in the Camp Perry auditorium on Day One of the school and there is seldom a no-show on the firing line that afternoon for practice firing or at the M-16 Excellence in Competition (EIC) match on the morning of Day Two.

Junior Highpower Shooters Learn Marksmanship the Marine Corps Way - Sometimes folks need an invigorating splash of cold water in the face followed by a warm towel to wake up and see things that really matter in life and, in the case of 146 junior shooters, learning marksmanship the Marine Corps way.