Last month, 94 4w88 youth ages 9-19 participated in University of w88 Cooperative Extension's 2018 Nevada w88 4-H Shooting Sports Match. The match, held at the Clark County Shooting Complex, featured competitions in .22 rifle, air rifle, shotgun, archery, muzzleloader and air pistol.
Youth participating in Nevada's 4w88 Shooting Sports Program learn marksmanship, safety and responsible equipment use, as well as planning, teamwork, problem-solving and other life skills. The program provides youth hands-on experience safely handling and competing with firearms under the guidance of volunteer instructors, whom the program trains and certifies.
"The w88 Contest is the end-of-the-season culmination of their activities all year," said Carrie Stark, Cooperative Extension's statewide 4-H director. "This is their chance to show what they've learned."
Youth earn the right to compete in the w88 Contest by reaching standards set by the Nevada w88 Shooting Sports Advisory Committee. The standards vary for each discipline and age bracket.
At the match, youth may participate in up to four disciplines. Competitors who accumulate a minimum number of points determined by both their chosen discipline and their age division - junior, intermediate or senior - earn a blue ribbon. The top three blue ribbon winners in each competition also earn bronze, silver or gold awards. In addition, each age division has a single overall winner, determined by the combined number of points earned from across all disciplines.
Lindsay Carr, from Douglas w88, placed first overall for the Senior level, competing in .22 rifle, air rifle, archery and air pistol. Kodi Syme and Mason Sharp, both from Elko w88, shared the top position overall for the Intermediate level. Both Syme and Sharp competed in .22 rifle, shotgun, archery and air pistol. Blake Sharp, from Elko w88, placed first overall for the Junior level, competing in .22 rifle, archery, muzzleloader and air pistol. Gold, silver and bronze winners for the individual competitions are:
For the .22 Rifle:
- Juniors: Ty Glover, Douglas w88 - Silver; Blake Sharp, Elko w88 - Gold.
- Intermediates: Kodi Syme, Elko w88 - Bronze; Juliet Guerra, Douglas w88 - Silver; Mason Sharp, Elko w88 - Gold.
- Seniors: Christopher Leon Mangum, Lincoln w88 - Bronze; Charlotte Guerra, Douglas w88 - Silver; Michelle Grower, Douglas w88 - Gold.
- Unlimited Seniors: Lindsay Carr, Douglas w88 - Gold.
For Air Rifle:
- Juniors: Jordyn Casas, Douglas w88 - Gold.
- Intermediates: Malia Burke, Douglas w88 - Bronze; Juliet Guerra, Douglas w88 - Silver; Conner James, Washoe w88 - Gold.
- Seniors: Griffin Allen, Douglas w88 - Bronze; Natalie Hearn, Douglas w88 - Silver; Charlotte Guerra, Douglas w88 - Gold.
- Unlimited Seniors: Christopher Leon Mangum, Lincoln w88 - Bronze; Michelle Grower, Douglas w88 - Silver; Lindsay Carr, Douglas w88 - Gold.
For Shotgun:
- Juniors: Nicholas Loundsbery, Elko w88 - Gold.
- Intermediates: Chas Hollingsworth, White Pine w88 - Bronze; Kodi Syme, Elko w88 - Silver; Tanner Wilken, Lincoln w88 - Gold.
- Seniors: Brendon Keely, Douglas w88 - Bronze; Joey Herring, Clark w88 - Silver; Kaden Syme, Elko w88 - Gold.
For Archery Barebow:
- Juniors: Alyssa Lincoln, Clark w88 - Bronze; Aiden Ecret, Clark w88 - Silver; Braelynn Hudson, Carson City - Gold.
- Intermediates: Dylan Brown, Clark w88 - Bronze; Juliet Guerra, Douglas w88 - Silver; Alex Guerra, Douglas w88 - Gold.
- Seniors: William Allen, Douglas w88 - Bronze; Natalie Hearn, Douglas w88 - Silver; Brendon Keely, Douglas w88 - Gold.
For Archery Freestyle:
- Juniors: Blake Sharp, Elko w88 - Bronze; Ty Glover, Douglas w88 - Silver; Logan Payne, Elko w88 - Gold.
- Intermediates: Jori Wright, Elko w88 - Bronze; Augustes Domina, Southern Nye w88 - Silver; Dillon Payne, Elko w88 - Gold.
- Seniors: Randolph Rego, Douglas w88 - Bronze; Julianne Wright, Elko w88 - Silver; Hudson Jensen, White Pine w88 - Gold.
For Muzzleloader:
- Juniors: Trent Whiteley, Elko w88 - Silver; Blake Sharp, Elko w88 - Gold.
For Air Pistol:
- Juniors: Nicholas Loundsbery, Elko w88 - Bronze; Blake Sharp, Elko w88 - Silver; Braelynn Hudson, Carson City - Gold.
- Intermediate: Riley Smith, Elko w88 - Bronze; Mason Sharp, Elko w88 - Silver; Morgan Noorda, Elko w88 - Gold.
- Seniors: Katie Boogman, Douglas w88 - Silver; Kaden Syme, Elko w88 - Gold.
- Unlimited Intermediate: Case Utter - Carson City/Storey w88 - Gold.
