Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Air Rifle Achievements




4-H members of the Clearfield County 4-H Riflery Club recently took part in 2 local competitions. The purpose of both events was to offer an opportunity for 4-H youth to showcase and demonstrate their knowledge on shooting an air rifle, as well as their overall shooting sports abilities and skills.

On Saturday, April 5, 4-H’ers traveled to Kersey to take part in the Central Region 4-H Shooting Sports Day and joined over 40 youth from the counties of Clearfield, Jefferson, McKean, and Potter. The event took place at the Fox Township Community Building. In the 8 to 10 year old age division, Hunter Connor of Luthersburg took second place and Abby Jamison of Luthersburg took fourth place. Other Clearfield County participants in this age group included Cassandra Folmar and Brittany Sallack, both of Luthersburg. In the 11 to 12 year old age division, Shelbie Jamison of Luthersburg took third place, In the 13 to 15 year old age division, Chelsea Folmar of Luthersburg got second place. Braden Sallack of Luthersburg also participated in this age category.

In the team categories, Clearfield County’s team of Abby Jamison, Hunter Connor, Cassandra Folmar, and Brittany Sallack took home second place honors in the 8 to 10 year old team event. Chelsea Folmar, Shelbie Jamison, and Braden Sallack took home second place honors in the 13 to 15 year old team division.

On Sunday, April 20, fifteen 4-H members took part in the Clearfield & Jefferson County 4-H Shooting Sports Day held at the DuBois Rifle & Pistol Club located on McCracken Run Road in DuBois. The event was open to all youth between the ages of 8 and 18, as of January 1st, who are currently enrolled in the 4-H program. All participants must currently be taking a 4-H shooting sports project and completing the appropriate project book requirements.

In the novice division, which was open to 4-H members ages 8 through 10, Lance Carrier received first place. Lance is the son of is the son of Jeff Carrier of Brookville. Following in second place was Hunter Wolfe. Hunter is the son of Keith Wolfe of Brookville. Hunter Connor received third place. Hunter is the son of Chris and Tammy Connor of Luthersburg. Devin Muth took fourth place. Devin is the son of Jeff & Penni Muth of Luthersburg. In fifth place was Tyler Gotwald. Tyler is the son of Carl and Michele Gotwald of Brookville. Sixth place honors went to Brittney Sallack, who is the daughter of Todd and Becky Sallack of Luthersburg. Other participants were Cassandra Folmar daughter of Scott & Crystal Folmar of Luthersburg, Abby Jamison daughter of Jeff and Lori Jamison of Luthersburg, and Tyler Muth son of Jeff & Penni Muth of Luthersburg. In the junior division, which was open to 4-H members ages 11 and 12, Brittany Sprague, daughter of Don and Brenda Sprague of DuBois, took first place honors. Shelbie Jamison, daughter of Jeff and Lori Jamison of Luthersburg, was given second place honors and third place went to Rebecca Sprague daughter of Don and Brenda Sprague of DuBois. Our final age division was intermediate for youth between the ages of 13 and 15. Chelsea Folmar was awarded first place. Chelsea is the daughter of Scott and Crystal Folmar of Luthersburg. Braden Sallack son of Todd & Becky Sallack received second place, and Kyle Pisarcik, son of Jeff & Jayne Pisarcik received 3rd place.

All fifteen 4-H members that competed in this event received a participation ribbon. First place winners received a gold medal, second place winners received a silver medal, and third place winners received a bronze medal. All first place winners in each age division will also receive a plaque. Ribbons were awarded through sixth place in each category. All 4-H members and their families were also served pizza and desserts.

All participants also received a gift card or prize along with the announcement of the overall team scores. The winning novice team was Jefferson County’s team of Lance Carrier, Hunter Wolfe, and Tyler Gotwald with a combined score of 346. Second place went to Clearfield County’s team of Hunter Connor, Devin Muth, and Tyler Muth with a combined score of 252. Third place team honors were another Clearfield County team with member Cassandra Folmar, Abby Jamison, and Brittany Sallack with a combined score of 168. We combined the junior and intermediate age categories with teams consisting of members from both Clearfield and Jefferson counties. The winning team had members Chelsea Folmar, Brittany Sprague, and Rebecca Sprague with a combined score of 353. The second place team had members Shelbie Jamison, Kyle Pisarcik, and Braden Sallack with a combined score of 326.

“A very special thank you goes out to all of the 4-H Volunteer Leaders and Parents from the Clearfield and Jefferson Counties for all of their help in putting on these events, as well as the encouragement and training they give to the youth members.” Jana Lynne Davidson, Children & Youth Development Educator.

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