By Steve Cooper, CMP Training and Education Manager The Civilian Marksmanship Program is encouraged to announce that affiliated clubs which would like to conduct sanctioned rifle and pistol matches may resume those events, provided state and local guidelines and safe range practices are being followed. “In the best interest of everyone involved, the CMP is […]
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CMP Uses Alternative Method to Name Winners in Withdrawn JROTC, CMP Air Rifle Matches
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer To make up for unexpected changes to the usual air rifle season, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has come up with a substitute method of establishing and awarding top junior athletes in its unfired national events. Each year, two of the biggest competitions in the world of junior air rifle […]
Canceled: Daisy National BB Gun & Air Rifle Championship Match
Rogers, AR, May 11, 2020 – Daisy Outdoor Products regretfully announced today that the 54th Annual Daisy National BB Gun & Air Rifle Championship Match (Daisy Nationals) scheduled for July 2-6 is cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 virus. This youth shooting match awards National Championships on the Team and Individual level. “This was not […]
USA Shooting “Raise The Flag” Campaign Aims For Winners in World Olympics Competition
The Campaign and the $500,000 endowment will focus on supporting the development pipeline through the LA 2028 Summer Olympics COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO: USA Shooting announces the Raise the Flag donation campaign to support the USA National Shooting Team goal of becoming the most dominating nation in the sport of Shooting by the LA 2028 Summer Olympics […]
California Twin Sisters Team Up for Quality Time On the Firing Line
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Cynthia and Cindy Hernandez, both 17 of Reseda, Calif., have always been close – so close, they were even born on the same day. “We pretty much do everything together,” Cindy said of her twin, Cynthia. “It’s natural for twins to be the closest to each other.” The two are […]
Ohio Junior Feature: Katrina Demerle
By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Outside of shooting, 15-year-old Katrina Demerle is a lot like most teenagers. She enjoys hanging out with friends, listening to music, watching Netflix and sleeping. But Katrina is not the typical teenager. She holds five national records, earned the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Junior Distinguished Badge for air rifle at […]
Junior Air Rifle Athlete Celebrates Win By Remembering Her Loss
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Ionee Mendoza of Parlier High School JROTC air rifle team from California is a strong athlete. During the JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Service Championships, held in Chandler, Ariz., in February, the 16-year-old junior earned the top Navy precision title and also finished second overall in a field of over 260 […]
CMP Announces Cancellation of Selected Upcoming Events
CAMP PERRY, OH – The Civilian Marksmanship Program has announced the cancellation of the following marksmanship and training events due to health concerns brought on by the COVID-19 virus that is causing travel and logistical difficulties across the country. The CMP made the decision to alter the scheduling of these events in the best interest […]
Zion Benton, Nation Ford Sweep Podiums at JROTC Air Rifle Service Championships
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer In February, junior ROTC cadets gathered together in the north, south and west to compete in the scholastic JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Service Championships. Competitors at each location are awarded based on individual scores as well as overall team accomplishments according to military service branch (Army, Navy, Air Force or […]
Registration for 2020 CMP National Matches Begins in March
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Registration for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2020 National Trophy Pistol and Rifle Matches is set to officially open March 1, 2020. The annual event, held at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Base since 1907, features traditional marksmanship events and an established lineup of CMP’s own competitions that will carry […]