Evan and Emily Ohlrogge are pictured with Air Pistol and Air Rifle Coach Art Kneen. Evan was chosen for the SD Air Pistol team to compete at the National Shoot in June, and Art will be the national team coach. Emily set a new county Air Pistol record this year.

The State 4-H Shoot was held April 27-29 in the Pierre and Ft. Pierre area with 1,579 youth participating in 2,799 entries in the various disciplines. Shooters were broken down into age groups and by discipline and type of equipment. The South Dakota State 4-H Shoot is one of the largest youth shooting events in the nation. 

Sanborn County had 67 youth qualify to participate at the State Shoot with 176 entries in the numerous disciplines.

Individual placings in Archery at the State Shoot were as follows: Toby Kneen – Junior CWS-R, fifth with 148.13, and Junior CWOS-R, third with 106; Cole Wilson – Beginner, CWOS-R fourth with 115; Westin Hagman – Junior CWOS-R, fourth with 102.03; Katelin Deneke – Senior RWS, fourth with 108.03, RWOS, third with 94.01, and 3-D RWOS, first with 124; Shania Cornelius – Senior RWOS, second with 96. Those receiving a purple ribbon were Toby Kneen (CWS-R), Devyn Brooks (CWS-R), and Westin Hagman (CWS-R).  

…See the rest of the placings, along with more pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!