Webster Parish 4-H Shooting Sports Competes at Regionals

The 2023 4-H Shooting Sports Northern Regional Competition was held March 24 – April 2 at Long Range Alley Gun Club and David Means Memorial 4-H Center in Grand Cane and Shreveport Gun Club. After months of preparation, members of Webster Parish 4-H Shooting Sports competed in a variety of shooting sports competitions bringing home a total of 81 medals over the course of the week. 

In Air Rifle Nationals, Danielle Collins placed 2^nd in Silhouettes and 5^th Overall. Cailey Nail placed 7^th Overall and Camryn Nail placed 10^th Overall. In Air Rifle Juniors, Emmersyn Demmon placed 7^th in 3-Position.

Cailey Nail qualified for state in air pistol.

In BB Gun, Mahailey Nail tied for 1^st place on the BB test, placed 4^th in Kneeling, 10^th in Standing, and 4^th Overall. Madison McGraw tied for 1^st place on the BB test. Sadie Smith tied for 7^th on the test, placed 4^th in Prone, 9^th in Standing, and 10^th Overall. Camryn Nail placed 5^th in Prone, 3^rd in Sitting, 8^th in Standing, and 6^th Overall. Madison Miller placed 6^th in Kneeling, 4^th in Standing, and 8^th Overall. Drake Puckett placed 6^th in Sitting and 1^st in Standing. Lanee Demmon placed 8^th in Sitting. Webster Parish also had the 1^st place BB team composed of Mahailey Nail, Camryn Nail, Madison Miller, Madison McGraw, and Drake Puckett.

In Smallbore Rifle, Mahailey Nail placed 1st in Junior CMP No Scope and 3^rd in Junior Silhouette. Emmersyn Demmon qualified for state in Junior CMP Scope. Cailey Nail placed 2^nd, Madison McGraw placed 3^rd, and Danielle Collins placed 4th in Senior CMP No Scope.  Lila Jo Walker placed 9^th in Smallbore Rifle Nationals. 

In Shotgun, Wyatt Chandler and Franklin Bridwell qualified for state in Junior Modified Trap. Nolan Still placed 4^th, Ethyn Rader placed 9^th, Kaden McCuen and Brice Baker qualified for state in Senior Modified Trap. They made up the the 2^nd place team in Senior Modified Trap. Alex Bailey placed 10^th in Advanced Shotgun.

In Archery, Modified FITA, Jackson Baker placed 1^st in Junior Recurve Bare Bow. Brailyn Baker placed 2^nd, Jaxon Pate placed 7^th, Nia Lee placed 10^th, and Annabel Campbell qualified for state in Junior Genesis. As a team, they placed 1^st. Mary Jane Migues qualified for state in Junior (9-11) Compound Limited. Preston Winston placed 2^nd and Levi Bogdan placed 7^th in Junior (12-13) Compound Limited. Mallory Coleman placed 3^rd, Danielle Collins placed 6^th, and Lila Jo Walker qualified for state in Senior Genesis. As a team, along with Maddie McGraw, they placed 2^nd. Madelyn Smith placed 2^nd, Joshua Kaffka placed 3^rd, Luke Butcher placed 5^th, and Landen Knotts placed 8^th in Senior Compound Open. They also placed 1^st as a team. Noah Kaffka qualified for state in Senior Limited.

In 3D Archery, Levi Bogdan placed 3^rd, Preston Winston tied for 5^th, and Abigail Butcher qualified for state in Junior (12-13) Compound Limited. As a team, along with Blake Pipes, they placed 2^nd. Luke Butcher placed 4^th, Landen Knotts placed 8^th, Madelyn Smith placed 9^th, and Joshua Kaffka placed 10^th in Senior Open. They also placed 1^st as a team. Noah Kaffka qualified for state in Senior Limited. 

In Field Archery, Luke Butcher placed 2^nd. 

These shooters will advance to the Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports State Competition scheduled for April 14 – April 23. The Webster Parish 4-H Shooting Sports Program is under the leadership of coordinators Benjamin Gorman and Phyllis McGraw and coaches Danny Puckett, Benji Bell, Phyllis McGraw, Sutton Orenbaun, Brian Still, Jeri McCuen, Wade Butcher, Regina Butcher, and Benjamin Gorman. For information about participating in or supporting the Webster Parish 4-H Shooting Sports program, please contact the LSU AgCenter Extension Office at (318) 371-1371.