Tucson, AZ – (AmmoLand.com) Joseph Hosmer, President, Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) recently announced that SCI Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Foundation hosted their third annual sporting clays shoot on February 3, 2015 at the Clark County Shooting Complex in Las Vegas, NV. 107 shooters showed up to shoot at the event. Proceeds from the shoot benefit SCI Foundation programs, including its continuing partnership with BSA.
As the lead sponsor for the 2015 shoot, Krieghoff International has donated a new Krieghoff K-80 Pro Sporter over/under, 12 gauge shotgun with 32-inch barrels which was given away by sweepstakes drawing in the SCI Foundation booth at 2 pm on Saturday, February 8th. Maurice Johnson of Alaska was the lucky winner. Dieter Krieghoff was on hand to present the shotgun to the winner.
Participants enjoyed a morning of shooting followed by a catered lunch and awards ceremony where winning teams and top individual male and female shooters were honored with plaques.
The winners are as follows:
Top 3 Performing Teams
1st Place Team Craig Martin #1 – Craig Martin, Frank Wood, Ray Brown, Neil Johnson,
Mitch Unrein
2nd Place Team Sibert – C.J. Sibert, Shane Louder, Jason Wrinkle, Justin Ragazzine,
Jordan Kerchei
3rd Place Georgia Chapter Team – Jeff Vick, Billy Thomas, Candace Thomas, Randy
McGlauchen, Mike Young
Top Performing Individual Male Shooters
1st Place Bobby Fowler
2nd Place Ray Brown
2nd Place Shane Louder
2nd place Chris Batha
Top Performing Individual Female Shooters
1st Place Corey Cogdell
2nd Place Candace Thomas
3rd Place Debbie Ohye Neilson
Krieghoff brought also along some of its world-class big bore double guns for shooters to try out this year. Hornady Manufacturing Co. generously provided the ammunition for the big bore rifle shoot. Participants got a real kick out of shooting these ballistic behemoths.
For question about the Third Annual SCI Foundation and BSA Sporting Clays Shoot contact Kimberly Byers at (520) 620-1220, ext. 322 or email to [email protected]
Safari Club International Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that funds and directs worldwide programs dedicated to wildlife conservation and outdoor education. Any contribution may tax deductible under Internal Revenue Code section 170(c) as a charitable contribution to the extent permitted by law. Tax deductible amount of gift is reduced by the “Fair market Value” of any goods, services, or advantages that a sponsor receives for the donation. EIN #86-0292099