DeSoto Parish 4-H had a large group of participants in the state Shooting Sports Competition.  As the result of their scores at state, three students are going to the National competition in Nebraska in June.  They are Sydney Hall, Kenli Dumas, and Aaron Carrol. 

Here are the results:

Smallbore Pistol:

NDHS Kenli Dumas – 4th Place Overall & National Qualifier

3rd Silhouettes

Air Rifle:

NDHS Kenli Dumas – 5th Overall, 4th 3P, 2nd Standing

SHS Elizabeth Walker – 8th Overall

NDMS Addison Burley – 3rd place Jr.

SHS Emma Houston – 4t” place Jr, 2nd Silhouettes

SHS Logan Cox – 6th place Jr.

Smallbore Rifle:

SHS Emma Houston – 2nd place NRA 3P

NDMS Weston Walsh – 9th place CMP, 7th place Silhouettes

MAL Beaux Holtzclaw – 10th place CMP, 8th place Silhouette

NDMS Eli Smith – 8t place CMP, 4′ place Silhouette

NDMS Addison Burnley – 2nd place Silhouettes

SHS Logan Cox – gtl place Silhouettes

LHS Skylar Phillips – 5th Silhouettes

NDHS JT Perret – 7t’ place CMP, 4th Silhouettes

Air Pistol:

SHS Willie Blubaugh -4t* place Basic

NDMS AJ Allen – 9th place Advanced

SHS Ryder Fletcher – 7th place Advanced

NDMS Savannah Moon – 6t place Two Handed

NDHS Aaron Carroll -4” Overall & National Qualifier

5th Timed/Rapid, 3rd Slow Fire, 5th Silhouette

NDHS Kenli Dumas – 3rd Overall & National Qualifier,

5th Slow Fire, 1st Silhouette

Shotgun:

NDHS Jake Havard – 5th Sporting Clays Sr. Advanced

Archery:

NDUE Elliette Youngblood – 5th place Modified FITA Open Compound, 5t* place 3-D Open

Compound

NDHS Elizabeth Adair – 2nd place Field Limited Compound

NDHS Sara Lane – 2nd place 3-D Limited Compound

Hunter Skills Junior Division

Clay Usrey – 6th place overall junior in State

Makayla Hall – 7th place overall junior in State

Ryan May – State Qualifier

Hunter Skills Senior Division

Sydney Hall – 4th place overall senior in State. National Qualifier.

Sheriff Jayson Richardson issued congratulations to all the DeSoto Parish 4-H Shooting Sports Competitors for a job well done.  He said, “This year has been one of the largest groups DeSoto Parish has ever seen when it comes to shooters in Air Rifle, Smallbore, Air Pistol, Shotgun, and Archery!  We are honored to have so many who not only participated, but many who placed in State and headed to Nationals.”

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