Pistol Prodigies Compete at SASP Regional
by Scott and Lisa Poet, Head Coaches — Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol and Rifle Team
The Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol and Rifle Team earned 13 medals at the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) Great Lakes Regional Match, held in Brooklyn, Michigan, May 20–22, 2022. The team’s 17 members, all of whom hail from Washtenaw County, competed: Ashley, Bodi, Caleb, Carson, CJ, Connor, Drey, Hunter, Jordyn, Kayley, Lincoln, Macie, Memphis, Owen, Spence, Tobias, and Wesley.
SASP is a team sport where awards are based on four person–squad performance. Squads are broken down by age division. Student Athlete divisions are Rookie — 5th grade and under, Intermediate — 6th through 8th grade, and Senior — 9th through 12th grade. There is also a collegiate division for full-time college students up to age 26.
The firearm disciplines include: rimfire pistol, centerfire pistol, rimfire pistol optic, centerfire pistol optic, rimfire rifle iron sight, rimfire rifle optic sight, pistol caliber carbine, and centerfire 1911. Rookies can only compete in the rifle disciplines. Intermediate, Senior, and Collegiate athletes can add the pistol disciplines as well.
The Great Lakes Regional had 294 athlete entries from 11 teams, from five states. Michigan teams included NSCC United States Division (Laingsburg), Pistol Prodigies (Manchester), Sherman Hills Straight Shooters (Sturgis), Warrior’s Shooting Team (Grass Lake), and WWCCA Straight Shooters (Plymouth). Out-of-state teams were the Buckeye Bullet Busters (Ohio), Castlewood Speed Steel Shooters (Pennsylvania), Hoosier Daddy (Indiana), Ike’s Young Guns (Indiana), Union Grove Pistol Team (Wisconsin), and Wilmot Panthers (Wisconsin).
The Pistol Prodigies earned the following medals:
1st Senior 1911 — Bodi, Connor, Hunter, and Jordyn
1st Intermediate Iron — Owen, Memphis, Lincoln, and Macie
2nd Open Rimfire Pistol — Owen, Wesley, Ashley, and Memphis
2nd Senior Iron — Connor, Hunter, Wesley, and Ashley
2nd Open Iron — Bodi, Jordyn, Drey, and Kayley
2nd Rookie Iron — CJ, Caleb, Spencer, and Toby
2nd Rookie Optic — CJ, Caleb, Carson, and Spencer
3rd Senior Rimfire Pistol — Bodi, Hunter, Connor, and Jordyn
3rd Senior Optic — Bodi, Ashley, Wesley, and Jordyn
3rd Open Optic — Connor, Hunter, Lincoln, and Macie
3rd Intermediate Optic — Drey, Owen, Kayley, and Memphis
3rd Senior PCC — Bodi, Hunter, Wesley, and Hunter
3rd Open PCC — Drey, CJ, Caleb, and Ashley
“High Over All” awards are also given out to the three fastest shooters in the following categories: Rimfire Pistol, Centerfire Pistol, and Rifle (all three disciplines combined). The Pistol Prodigies’ own Bodi earned third place HOA for Rimfire Pistol.
The Pistol Prodigies were started in 2014 by Head Coaches Lisa and Scott Poet. They, along with Coach Jeff, guide the athletes through several competitions annually in Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Bill, Chris, Gary, Jami, and Nick round out the rest of the team’s volunteer crew. The team also has several team parents and friends who jump in to support the team every chance they get. And the team has several sponsors that have supported them throughout the seasons. Please visit http://www.pistolprodigies.org/team-sponsors.html to check out these great businesses.
The Pistol Prodigies’ mission statement describes the team’s goals perfectly. “The Pistol Prodigies Youth Pistol Team is a youth development program that uses the shooting sports to teach SAFETY, Responsibility, and Teamwork to student athletes of all ages.” The team is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. This allows the team to fundraise for practice, equipment, ammunition, and competition costs. Donations to the team may be tax deductible. We are also a Varsity Letter sport at Manchester High School.
Upcoming matches are the Ohio State Shoot, Wisconsin State Match, Michigan State Championship, Wisconsin Late Summer Regional, and the SASP National Championships in Marengo, Ohio.
The team is hosting a fundraising banquet in Ann Arbor on October 8. Guns, fun, food, raffles, games, and friendship will be on tap for the night. Check out the team’s website for details.
To support and learn more about the team, please visit www.pistolprodigies.org. You can also visit www.mysasp.com to learn about the Scholastic Action Shooting Program.
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