A local youth competitive shooting club will soon have a new home to practice and host meets thanks to a grant from the MidwayUSA Foundation. Carroll Action Shooting Sports (CASS) is a 501(c)(3) organization that competes in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP), which consists of athletes shooting steel targets using rifles or pistols for speed and accuracy. Currently, they practice on the 100-yard range near the Carroll County Landfill but will soon have a space specifically designed for competitions on Kittyhawk Avenue. CASS Treasurer Shari Stypa says there are only a handful of competition-ready ranges in Iowa, but the $6,425 grant received earlier this year will add Carroll to that shortlist.
The club broke ground at the site near the Carroll County landfill earlier this week, and earthwork is already underway. The range is expected to be completed by spring 2023, just in time for the start of the team’s next season. Stypa says the new range will allow CASS to grow.
CASS currently has 24 athletes participating in the program. Unfortunately, there is a waiting list due to limited space and resources. The MidwayUSA Foundation grant was a massive boost to increasing their practice/meet area, but it only covered about half the cost of the approximately $13,000 expansion. Coaches, athletes, and sponsors seek donations to help raise the remaining funds.
Donors can contribute via Venmo to the club: @Carroll-Action-Shooting. Donations can also be dropped off at Wendl’s Weapons and Indoor Range in Carroll. For more information about CASS, check out their Facebook page. A link to which is included with this story on our website.
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CASS Facebook Page
