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A select group of three, one with a Montana connection, are ready to shoot for the stars (étoiles?) in Paris this summer.

An epic 40-shot shoot-off, probably the longest seen in national domestic skeet shooting, eventually separated Abhay Singh Sekhon and Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan at the national shotgun selection trials 2 here at the Karni Singh Shooting range, ...

BY ASHLEY DUGAN, CMP WRITER 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University rifle coach Jon Hammond has announced the signing of three student-athletes for the 2024-25 season, with Camryn Camp, Jacob Wisman and Ashlyn Blake all signing National Letters of Intent. “We are really excited to welcome these three great student-athletes to the Mountaineer family,” Hammond said. “We have enjoyed getting to […]

West Virginia University rifle coach Jon Hammond has announced the signing of three student-athletes for the 2024-25 season, with Camryn Camp, Jacob Wisman and Ashlyn Blake all signing National Letters

In a competition requiring deadly accuracy, it’s more than physical skill which defines champions. The top rifle and pistol shooting athletes in the country gathered at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) training facilities at Fort Moore for the first part of the USA Shooting Olympic Trials for the Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris. Top finishers and their coaches said it was mental training which separated good athletes from great ones. From Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, athletes competed in men’s a...

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Cannonmaster Bob Gillmore to simulate explosions during ceremony

Cannonmaster Bob Gillmore to simulate explosions during ceremony