JACKSON, Miss. – Providence Hill Farm Sporting Club will host the NSCA South Central Regional Sporting Clay Championship beginning Wednesday, September 6, through Sunday, September 10, 2017. Sporting clay shooting is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States, and the NSCA South Central Regional is one of the largest sporting clay events in the world, expecting to draw over 500 competitors and more than 1,000 visitors from across the nation. The 2017 Championship marks the first time an NSCA regional tournament will be held in Mississippi.
As the participants compete, attendees may visit a prestigious variety of outdoor and shooting vendors, including London-based gunmaker William & Son, gunmaker Beretta USA, Blaser and Krieghoff shotgun distributors, and an American ammunition staple, Winchester Ammunition.
WHO: Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (Wednesday)
Speaker Philip Gunn (Wednesday)
Senator Sean Tindell (Wednesday)
Representative Casey Eure (Wednesday)
Senator Buck Clarke (Wednesday)
Senator Briggs Hopson (Wednesday)
Anthony Wilson, President, Mississippi Power (Wednesday)
Michelle Miles, professional sporting clay shooter (Wed – Sun)
Gebben Miles, professional sporting clay shooter (Wed – Sun)
Wendell Cherry, professional sporting clay shooter (Wed – Sun)
Bill McGuire, professional sporting clay shooter (Wed – Sun)
Over 500 competitors (Thur – Sun)
WHAT: National Sporting Clay Association South Central Regional Sporting Clay Championship
WHEN: Wednesday, September 6, to Sunday, September 10, 2017
WHERE: Providence Hill Farm, 2600 Carsley Road, Jackson, MS, 39209
EVENTS: Pro-Am Spectacular (Wednesday)
Jaguar Jackson and Land Rover Jackson Sponsor Party (Wednesday)
Ameristar Casino Night (Thursday)
Southern AgCredit Social (Friday Night)
Visit Mississippi Awards Banquet (Saturday Night)
INTERVIEW REQUESTS: For interview requests, please contact E.B. Martin III.
About Providence Hill Farm:
Providence Hill Farm is home to Providence Hill Farm Sporting Club, an exceptional membership-based outdoor recreational club offering four fully stocked lakes, a long-range rifle range, a sporting clay range, an archery range, a pistol range, and a full-service hunter and jumper equestrian facility. The event venues located on the property are available for booking sporting clay shoots, wedding receptions, corporate retreats, graduation celebrations and other special events. Providence Hill Farm also hosts the Mississippi College and Jackson Prep equestrian, sporting clay, and bass fishing teams.
About NSCA:
The National Sporting Clay Association (NSCA) is the largest Sporting Clay Association in the world, and the governing body for the sport in the United States. The Association has over 22,000 members from all 50 states and from 10 countries. Each year, the NSCA oversees state regional and national championships. The NSCA South Central Region is composed of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
E.B. Martin III, Director of Communications
601-594-5175
ebmartin@cirlot.com
