North Side Sportsmen's Association

Category Archives: Trap

Spring Trap league starts March 10

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Every Fall and Spring NSSA hosts a 12-week trap league that takes place on Thursday Nights. Shooters are divided into 5 teams which compete against each other for shells, prizes, and most importantly, bragging rights at the end of the 12-weeks.

Our Spring League starts Thursday, March 10th, with a 100 bird pre-season shoot. This shoot is a great opportunity for shooters to dust off their guns and get back out on the range. Following the 100 bird shoot, shooters will be divided into the 5 even teams based on their score and known ability, and these are the teams they will shoot 50 birds each week for throughout the rest of the season.

Sign-up times are 4pm-8pm each Thursday and it costs $10 per week to shoot the league. This cost not only covers the targets each week but also the prizes and the end of the league banquet dinner that we have at the club.

Everyone is welcome, including non members, so we hope to see you out there! Please be advised that during this 12-week league shooters are not required to participate in the league and can opt to shoot practice instead, however league squads will have preference over trap availibility.

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Ron Halli
Wayne Noftz

Trap CLOSED 10/4

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Trap will be CLOSED to shooters wishing to shoot practice on Sunday, October 4th. Only shooters who participate in the North Suburban Trap lEague will be permitted to shoot as the NSTL is holding their Post Season Shoot and will be utilizing all four traps. There will be no exceptions to this as there are 80+ shooters scheduled to shoot 100 targets. Shooters wishing to shoot practice are welcome to join us again on Thursday, October 8th, and Sunday, October 11th.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding!

-Ron Halli & Wayne Noftz

Members attend WV State shoot

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Despite wind and rain, NSSA members Kevin Sheen, Elaine Ference and Dan Bossio were among 259 Shooters from 10 states at the WV State Shoot to compete for over 200 trophies.

Kevin Sheen broke the event high score of 95 and won the 18-21.5 yd group in the Alec Sauble Handicap. Kevin also took Open Class A with 96 in the Todd Sauble Singles.

Congratulations Kevin!

Wounded Heroes Hunting Camp Holds 4th Annual Fundraiser Trap Shoot

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Healing on the Hunt

On Saturday, May 9th, Wounded Heroes Hunting Camp held their 4th Annual Trap Shoot for Heroes. WHHC is a non-profit, 100% volunteer organization that provides hunting trips as a healing experience for wounded veterans.

Not only does the Trap Shoot for Heroes event help to raise money each year to make these hunting trips possible, it provides the wounded veterans with an opportunity to get out on the trap range and have a little fun themselves. This year’s event drew in 90+ shooters, both novice and experienced, with 9 of the shooters being NSSA “regulars”. Trophies were given out for Overall Champion, Female Champion, and Team Champions. Congrats to the following people!

Overall Champion: Bob Szoszorek- 49/50

Female Champion: Emily Noftz- 49/50

Team Champions: Kelly Simmons, Frank Sommer, Dan Thomson, Bob Szoszorek & Paul Szoszorek

Special thanks to Jeff Kelly, Ron Halli, and all of the other NSSA volunteers that made this event run smoothly and of course to all of the veterans in attendance for their service to our country. God Bless! We are proud to hold this event at NSSA and are already looking forward to next year.

For more info on WHHC and how you can help support them, please click here.

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Reminder: Trap CLOSED Sunday 4/12

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Members,

This is a reminder that Trap will be CLOSED Sunday 4/12 to shooters wishing to shoot practice. Only shooters who participate in the North Suburban Trap League will be permitted to shoot as the NSTL is holding their Pre-Season Bank Shoot.

Thanks for your cooperation!

NSSA holding raffle to benefit Women & Youth Shooters*

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Did you know that 51% of the US population are women between the ages of 11 and 80 and males between the ages of 11 and 18? Women and children make up half of the population; yet only 25% of the current Amateur Trapshooting Association membership falls under these same categories. For every one lady or young member there are still an average of three adult males.

Similar statistics hold true at NSSA, where we have 80+ shooters participating in our Spring Trap League, 8 of them being women or youth shooters. Therefore, NSSA has decided that we would like to make more of an effort to get women and children interested in shotgun sports. After all, children are the future of our sport and if we don’t get them involved now it will likely cease to exist in the future.

NSSA is selling $10 tickets for a gun raffle that will be based on the first drawing of the Pennsylvania Daily Lottery Pick 3 Game at 7:00pm on the following dates:

  • July 2nd: 4 Flats of Winchester Shells
  • July 3rd: Browning BT-99
  • July 4th:Krieghoff KX-6
  • July 5th: 6 Flats of Winchester Shells.

The guns were supplied by Dawson Enterprises and the proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit women and youth shooters at NSSA. This includes the potential purchase of women and youth friendly shotguns, and the hosting of events to introduce women and children to shotgun sports with a focus on gun safety.

Tickets are available at NSSA’s Fish Fries, at General Membership Meetings, and also on Thursdays from 4pm-8pm in the club’s office. Ask for Dave Young, Emily Noftz or Wayne Noftz. It would also be a great show of support to women/youth shooters and to NSSA if members would be willing to sell a pack of 10 tickets for the club. Any unsold tickets can always be returned to us.

If you have any questions or are willing to sell tickets for NSSA, please respond to this email or contact one of the people mentioned above.

Thanks in advance for your support!
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Emily Noftz

Dave Young

 

*Please note that these tickets are not associated with NSSA’s gun bash.

Meat Shoot 3/29 & Trap Practice 4/12 CANCELLED

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Members,

The Trap Chairmen have decided to cancel the last Meat Shoot of the season that would have taken place on Sunday, March 29th. However, shooters are still welcome to come to shoot practice on this day.

Trap will be CLOSED to shooters wishing to shoot practice on Sunday, April 12th. Only shooters who participate in the North Suburban Trap League will be permitted to shoot as the NSTL is holding their Pre-Season Bank Shoot.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience.

Thanks for your understanding!

-Emily & Ron