Several 4‑H shooting sports statewide competitions happen throughout the year including archery, BB gun, air rifle, shotgun, air pistol and smallbore pistol. Below are the results from competitions where youth from Lancaster County placed in the top ten. Complete results are at https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports.
___________________________________
4‑H INDOOR ARCHERY
The 2025 Nebraska State 4‑H Indoor Archery Championships were held Jan. 25 at the Aurora Cooperative Pavilion at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
• Basic Bow (BB) Youth: Wesley Nalley (2nd), Alexa Smith (8th)
• Basic Bow (BB) Young Adult: Keaden Perkins (2nd)
• Freestyle (FS) Young Adult: Talin Abney-Cook (3rd), Chase Thomas (10th)
• Freestyle Limited Recurve (FSL/R) Young Adult: Ayla Salistean (2nd), Suzy Hanley (3rd)
___________________________________
4‑H OUTDOOR ARCHERY
The 2025 Nebraska State 4‑H Outdoor Archery Championships were held Sept. 20–21 at the Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island.
OUTDOOR 600 TARGET TOURNAMENT
• Freestyle (FS) Young Adult: Talin Abney-Cook (1st)
• Olympic Recurve (OR) Young Adult: Suzy Hanley (3rd)
• Basic Bow (BB) Youth: Adelaide Metcalf (3rd)
3-D TOURNAMENT
• Olympic Recurve (OR) Young Adult: Suzy Hanley (3rd)
• Freestyle (FS) Young Adult: Talin Abney-Cook (4th)
• Basic Bow (BB) Youth: Adelaide Metcalf (5th)
___________________________________
4‑H SHOTGUN
The 2025 Nebraska State 4‑H Shotgun Championships were held Sept. 13–14 at the Heartland Public Shooting Park in Grand Island.
• Trap Novice: Easton Byrne (4th)
• Trap Intermediate: Owen Savicky (1st), Declan Renner (2nd), Brody Wilson (3rd), Drake Plautz (5th)
• Trap Advanced: Joshua Wiemer (1st)
• Skeet Novice: Easton Byrne (1st)
• Skeet Intermediate: Owen Savicky (1st), Drake Plautz (9th)
• Skeet Advanced: Elijah Smith (1st)
• Sporting Clays Novice: Easton Byrne (3rd)
• Sporting Clays Intermediate: Drake Plautz (1st), Owen Savicky (3rd), Declan Renner (10th)
• Sporting Clays Advanced: Elijah Smith (2nd)
• Overall Novice: Easton Byrne (1st)
• Overall Intermediate: Owen Savicky (1st), Drake Plautz (2nd)
• Overall Advanced: Elijah Smith (2nd)