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Jr Shooters Bring Home the Gold at Nationals

The 54th Daisy National BB Gun Championship was held last week in Rogers, Arkansas. Sixty-four teams from across the nation participated in the four day competition. Over 427 shooters made up the 64 teams. Daisy National BB Gun Tournament requires qualification in State tournaments. Boys and girls age 8-15 compete by shooting a 5 meter target in prone, standing, sitting, and kneeling position. In addition to shooting skills, the team members take a 50 question written test on gun knowledge, safety, technical skills, and tournament rules.

South Dakota was well represented this year by bringing home three of the top four places in the team event. The Pierre Junior Shooters of Pierre SD brought home the Gold and title of National Champions edging out Walton County of Monroe, Ga who took home 2nd place and the silver medal. Marshall County of Britton, SD finished in 3rd place and the Humboldt Sharpshooters of Hartford, SD rounded out the top 4. The Pierre Junior Shooters have also brought home the National title in 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2005, and 2004 – as well as placing in the top 10 in many other years.

Members of the Pierre Junior Shooters team were Rylie Stoeser, Griffin Gates, Jenna Kruger, Skyler Ruth, Sam Sterling, alternates Marlee Shorter, and Ireland Templeton, and Jasmine Hays competed in the Match of Champions. The team is coached by Jonathan Hays and Sean Kruger.

A very important part of the competition is the Safety Test. The test makes up one-fifth of the teams final score. At the competition the Paul Tiefer Memorial trophy is awarded to the team with the highest combined test score. This year history was made and for the first time 3 teams tied for this honor. The exciting part was the three teams where all from South Dakota. Scoring a 496 out of 500 possible points, the Pierre Jr Shooters, Marshall County and Humboldt Sharpshooters shared the stage for this honor. For the Pierre Jr Shooters; Rylie Stoeser, Jenna Kruger, Griffin Gates, and Ireland Templeton all had a perfect 100. Skyler Ruth, Sam Sterling, and Marlee Shorter scored a 98.

Rylie Stoeser led the way for the Pierre Junior Shooters with a 6th place finish, Griffin Gates 8th place, Jenna Kruger 11th place Skyler Ruth 31st place and Sam Sterling 48th place. In the Alternate division, Ireland Templeton placed 7th and Marlee Shorter 13th out of 107 shooters. Jasmine Hays finished 24th in the Champions division out of 53 returning Champion shooters.

The Pierre Junior Shooters are comprised of sixty to seventy 8-15 year olds and will begin practice and studying again in January.

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Image: Team with all of the individual coaches: Montee Shorter, Lisa Gates, Marlee Shorter, Jasmine Hays, Jenna Kruger, Ireland Templeton, LeeJay Templeton, Michelle Sterling, Griffin Gates, Sam Sterling, Skyler Ruth, Rylie Stoeser, Chad Stoeser, Levi Zilverberg, Jonathan Hays, and Sean Kruger

Jr Shooters Bring Home 2nd at Daisy Nationals

2018 Team - Second place team (see BB Gun National Match Results). 

Pierre Jr. Shooters Win Daisy Nationals

2017 Team - First place team with a shooting score of 1,889 and a test score of 494 for an overall score of 2,383 (see BB Gun National Match Results).

Pierre Jr. Shooters Win Daisy Nationals

The Pierre Jr Shooters BB Gun team competed in the 51st Annual Daisy National BB Gun Championships in Rogers, Arkansas over the Fourth of July weekend. Pierre won their 7th national title, outshooting 58 other teams from across the nation.

In the regular team match, there were 294 individuals shooting. Jessica Hays placed sixth, Andrew Kliewer - tenth, Nathan Schnabel - twelfth, Wyatt Rose - fifty-eight, and Alee Smith - sixty-sixth.

Individually in the alternate division, Vanya Kliewer placed twenty-second and Austin Lesman placed thirtieth. There were 96 shooters in the alternate division.

Perfect test scores were achieved by Andrew Kliewer, Vanya Kliewer, Austin Lesman and Wyatt Rose.

Pierre Jr Shooters Place 4th at Nationals

The Pierre Jr Shooters BB Gun team competed in the 50th Annual Daisy National BB Gun Championships in Rogers, Arkansas over the Fourth of July weekend. Sixty-eight teams from across the nation competed in the competition. The Pierre team placed fourth out of the 68 teams.

 Individually in the alternate division, Wyatt Rose placed third in the prone position and seventh overall. Andrew Kliewer placed third in standing, first in kneeling, and second place in total aggregate. There were 118 shooters in the alternate division.

 There was also a Champions Match, which was for shooters who could not shoot in the regular team match due to having shot in the match last year. There were 52 shooters in this division.  Ryan Habeck placed third in the prone position and sixth overall. Jacob Beastrom placed ninth overall.

 In the regular team match, there were 340 individuals shooting. Adam Forman placed seventeenth, Justin Merriman - thirty-first, Natalie Mohr - forty-fourth, Zane Schuchard - fifty-fourth and Trevor Habeck - fifty -ninth.

Perfect test scores were achieved by Jacob Beastrom, Adam Forman, Ryan Habeck, Natalie Mohr, Wyatt Rose and Zane Schuchard.

Pierre Jr Shooters Compete in Highmore

Pierre Jr. Shooters participated in the Highmore Jr. Shooter Invitational held on March 14 in Highmore, SD. Teams participating included Brule Co., Douglas Co., Highmore, Humboldt, Kirley, Lake Co., Marshall Co., Pierre, Potter Co., and Spink Co. The Jr. Shooters next competition will be in Britton on March 21.  This will be the first qualifier for the national match.

 Individual BB Gun results in the 8-9 yr. old division:

 Jasmine Hays - third - prone; fourth - sitting; sixth - kneeling; overall fifth.

Alayna Kliewer - second - prone; second - sitting.

Jenna Kruger - fifth - prone; ninth - standing; overall eighth.

Tyler Payer - third - sitting.

Riley Pfeifer - first - kneeling.

Jazzlyn Rombough - eighth - prone; sixth - sitting; seventh - kneeling; overall seventh.

10-11 yr. old division:

Vanya Kliewer - fifth - prone.

12-15 yr. old division:

Trevor Habeck - seventh - sitting.

Andrew Kliewer - fourth - standing.

Justin Merriman - 96 on test; sixth - kneeling; overall second.

Natalie Mohr - seventh - prone; fifth - standing; fifth - sitting.

Wyatt Rose - sixth - standing.

Cassandra Ryckman - fourth - prone; tenth - standing; fourth - kneeling; overall fourth.

Nathan Schnabel - tenth - prone.

Zane Schuchard - 92 on test; eighth - kneeling; overall seventh.

Team Results:

8 & 9 yr old division - First Place (Jasmine Hays, Alayna Kliewer, Jenna Kruger, Riley Pfeifer, and Jazzlyn Rombough)

Pierre Jr Shooters Qualify for Nationals

The Pierre Jr Shooters participated in the American Legion State BB Gun Championship held on March 21 in Britton, SD. Teams participating included Buffalo, MN, Buffalo, ND, Douglas Co., Highmore, Humboldt, Kirley, Grant Co., Lake Co., Marshall Co, Pierre and Spink Co. The 12-15 yr old team placed second in this national qualifier match, and therefore earned the right to participate in the Daisy National BB Gun Championships in Rogers, AR in July.  The Jr. Shooters next competition will be in Pierre at Riggs High on March 28.

 Individual BB Gun results in the 8-9 yr old division:

Jasmine Hays - first - sitting; fourth - kneeling.

Alayna Kliewer - sixth - sitting; second - kneeling.

10-11 yr. old division:

Vanya Kliewer - first - sitting.

Drew Schuchard - 90 on test.

12-15 yr old division:

Jacob Beastrom - 96 on test; seventh - sitting.

Adam Forman - 96 on test; fourth - standing; overall fifth.

Ryan Habeck - 92 on test; first - standing; sixth - sitting; seventh - kneeling; overall first.

Trevor Habeck - 92 on test.

Andrew Kliewer - first - prone*.

Austin Lesmann - sixth - prone.

Justin Merriman - fourth - prone.

Natalie Mohr - 92 on test.

Zane Schuchard - 94 on test; tenth - prone.

* Andrew Kliewer shot a 100 in prone providing him a chance to tie or break the national record of 100 plus eight more consecutive bulleyes. Andrew was unsuccessful in his national record attempt, but we applaud hm on his achievement.

Team Results:

12-15 yr old divisioin - Second Place (Adam Forman, Justin Merriman, Natalie Mohr, Wyatt Rose and Zane Schuchard)

Jr Shooters Win Second National Qualifier

The Pierre Jr Shooters participated in the National Wild Turkey Federation State BB Gun Match held on March 28 in Pierre at Riggs High gym. Teams participating included Brule Co, Douglas Co, Highmore, Humboldt, Kirley, Lake Co, Marshall Co, Pierre and Spink Co. The Pierre team had already qualified last week for the Daisy National BB Gun Championships to be held July 3-5 in Rogers, Arkansas. This will be the eleventh consecutive year for coaches John Forman and Gene Garber, and the 12th consecutive for the Pierre Junior Shooters. During that time, the Pierre team has won six national championships.

 Individual BB Gun results in the 8-9 yr old division:

Jasmine Hays - seventh - prone; ninth - standing.

Alayna Kliewer - second - standing; overall seventh.

Jenna Kruger - third - sitting.

Tyler Payer - eighth - sitting; seventh - kneeling.

Riley Pfeifer - tenth - sitting.

Jazzlyn Rombough - eighth - standing; fifth - sitting.

Megan Rose - sixth - prone.

Emmit Steeneck - ninth - sitting; overall tenth.

10-11 yr old division:

Rylie Stoeser - first - kneeling.

12-15 yr old division:

Jacob Beastrom - 96 on test.

Adam Forman - 94 on test; fifth - prone; second - kneeling; overall tenth.

Ryan Habeck - 96 on test; second - prone; first - standing; first - sitting; fourth - kneeling; overall first.

Trevor Habeck - ninth - prone.

Justin Merriman - 94 on test; sixth - standing; ninth - sitting; seventh - kneeling; overall fifth.

Natalie Mohr - 90 on test.

Wyatt Rose - 94 on test; ninth - kneeling.

Nathan Schnabel - 94 on test.

Zane Schuchard - 98 on test; seventh - prone.

Alee Smith - 96 on test; fifth - standing.

Team Results:

8-9 yr old division - Third Place (Jasmine Hays, Alayna Kliewer, Jenna Kruger, Riley Pfeifer and Jazzlyn Rombough); 12-15 yr old division - First Place ( Adam Forman, Justin Merriman, Natalie Mohr, Wyatt Rose and Zane Schuchard)

 21 Champion - Keith Gorham was on the winning team out of 16 teams to score consistently closest to 21 in a shootoff.

Junior Shooters Compete in Montrose

The Pierre Jr Shooters participated in the South Dakota Shooting Sports State BB Gun Match held on April 18 in Montrose. Teams participating included Brule Co, Davison Co, Doughas Co, Grant Co, Highmore, Humboldt, Kirley, Lake Co, Marshall Co, Pierre and Spink Co.

 Individual BB Gun results in the 8-9 yr old division:

Taylor Curry - sixth - standing; overall fifth.

Jasmine Hays - tenth - prone; fourth - kneeling.

Alayna Kliewer - second - prone; first - standing; sixth - sitting; overall third.

Jenna Kruger - eighth - prone; overall tenth.

Emmit Steeneck - sixth - sitting.

10-11 yr old division:

Vanya Kliewer - 90 on test; seventh - prone; fifth - standing; sixth - sitting; ninth - kneeling; overall fourth.

12-15 yr old division:

Jacob Beastrom - 94 on test; fifth - sitting.

Adam Forman - 90 on test; eighth - prone.

Ryan Habeck - 96 on test; fourth - standing; sixth - sitting; eighth - kneeling; overall third.

Trevor Habeck - 90 on test; sixth - prone.

Justin Merriman - fifth -standing.

Natalie Mohr - 98 on test.

Wyatt Rose - 90 on test.

Cassandra Ryckman - 92 on test; fourth - sitting.

Zane Schuchard - 94 on test; fourth - kneeling; overall eighth.

Alee Smith - first - sitting.

Team Results:

8-9 yr old division - Second Place (Taylor Curry, Jasmine Hays, Alayna Kliewer, Jenna Kruger, and Riley Pfeifer)