Homestead club members earn honors

The Homestead 4-H Shooting Club won first-place team honors in both BB gun and air rifle at the State 4-H BB Gun and Air Rifle Championships held recently in Beatrice.

This is the sixth year Homestead 4-H has taken first place in Air Rifle. They have taken first place in BB gun, five out of the last six years.

Micaela Jochum of Beatrice was the top Sporter Air Rifle shooter and Sarah Broeker of Seward was the top Precision Air Rifle shooter.

Elizabeth Starr was the top BB gun shooter.

The State 4-H qualifying match for BB and Air Rifle competitors took place at Beatrice High School March 17-18.

There were 130 registered competitors in BB guns and 87 competitors in air rifle.

The local 4-H Homestead Shooting club sponsored the event.

During the competition, each BB gun competitor was given a chance to shoot four targets with 10 record bullseyes.

Each competitor has 10 minutes at each position to shoot 10 record bulls with a possible score of 100 for each target. The four positions are prone, standing, sitting and kneeling.

The targets are then scored according to the placement of the BBs on the bull with a possibility of scoring 100 for each position.

In addition to shooting, the BB gun competitors take a test that covers the safety and handling guidelines of the shooting sport.