Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Ten members of the Dead Eye Shooters 4-H Club participated in the Nebraska State 4-H BB Gun and Air Rifle Match held in Beatrice on March 17 – 18.
Over 100 youth from across the state met for shoulder to shoulder competition in the BB Gun & Air Rifle competition.
In the BB Gun Division, youth complete a course of 40 record shots in 4 positions – prone, standing, sitting and kneeling at a distance of 5 meters. They also have to take a 50 question test on NRA BB Gun Rules and safety.
Maddie Cook was the only participant in the state to score a perfect 100% on the test earning her a gold medal.
The Dead Eye Shooters team placed 4th in the state, but earned first place medals for the team with the highest test score. The team was made up of the following members – Julia Winstrom, Jessica Terrill, Jared Barnes, Chris Foster and Maddie Cook.
Individual medal winners were – Julia Winstrom placing 2nd overall all with a score of 459 and winning the kneeling position with a 96 in the 11-12 year olds.
Also representing the Dead Eyes in BB Gun were Nolan Cook, Lane Cook, Kohl Krakow and Cody Brinkman. Complete results are listed below.
Members of the Dead Eyes competing in the Sporter Air Rifle Division were Jessica Terrill, Julia Winstrom, Maddie Cook, Jared Barnes, Chris Foster and Jaren Winstrom.
In this division participants complete a 3 position course of fire including prone, standing and kneeling at a distance of 10 meters.
Julia Winstrom had a personal best which resulted in her winning all positions and taking top honors in the 11-12 year old age group. Jessica Terrill also did well placing 4th in the same age group. The Sporter Team placed 4th overall in the state.
Jared Barnes was the only member of the club who participated in the Precision Air Rifle Division. In precision youth complete a 40 shot standing course of fire. Jared finished 10th place. Jared was also using a new Anschutz Precision Rifle which was recently purchased by the club as part of a Friends of the NRA Grant.
BB Gun Results
Name Prone Stand Sit Kneel Test Total Placing
Lane Cook 64 43 73 71 64 315 9th place 8 year olds
Nolan Cook 87 71 83 83 72 396 18th place 9-10 year olds
Kohl Krakow 72 70 76 75 82 375 22nd place 9-10 year olds
Julia Winstrom 90 91 94 96 88 459 2nd 11-12 year olds
1st Place Kneeling
Jessica Terrill 86 91 94 92 90 453 6th 11-12 year olds
Chris Foster 94 83 93 88 94 452 7th 11-12 year olds
Maddie Cook 96 81 87 84 100 448 13th 13-15 year olds
Jared Barnes 87 88 88 86 90 439 17th 13-15 year olds
Sporter Air Rifle
Name Prone Stand Kneel Total Placing
Julia Winstrom 189 155 177 521 1st place 11-12 year olds
1st in all positions 11-12 year olds
Jessica Terrill 184 144 164 492 4th place 11-12 year olds
Chris Foster 161 122 144 427 8th place 11-12 year olds
Maddie Cook 166 89 115 370 14th place 13-14 year olds
Jarred Barnes 180 147 164 491 12th place 15-18 year olds
Precision Air Rifle
Name Stand1 Stand 2 Stand 3 Stand 4 Total Placing
Jared Barnes 68 66 69 60 263 10th place 15-18 year olds