Washington County 4H Youth win Silver Medals at National matches

Team PA small-bore rifle took home the SILVER Medal in the overall 3 day competition at the 4H National matches at Grand Island, Nebraska this summer. With 24 state teams (77 individuals) participating in the small-bore rifle event, Frazier Simplex's Zachary Nicollella won the overall individual SILVER Medal for this event. Anthony Schidanno from Mifflin County, PA placed 6th overall.

In air rifle, Team PA placed 9th overall with 23 States participating. Grace Lengauer was the highest placing individual PA competitor to take home 11th place overall.

Team Pennsylvania has made the trip to the 4H Nationals 7 times and has taken home GOLD medals in the NRA 3 position small-bore competitions 5 times and SILVER medals the other two times. This year, 14 youth competitors from PA attended the event participating in small-bore rifle, air rifle, air pistol, shotgun and archery. This trip is funded by individual fundraising and donations from the NRA Foundation and Sportsman's Clubs from around the state. This year, a sizable donation was given by the Claysville Sportsman's club. Thank you!!

Front L to R: Ashlee Hobgood, Air Pistol; Zachary Nicolella, SB Rifle; Anthony Schfianno, SB Rifle; Kaylee Hobgood, SB Rifle; Mackenzie Wagner, SB Rifle; Grace Lengauer, Air Rifle. Back L to R: Hunter Moore, Air Rifle; Dave Duer, SB Coach; Jim Wagner, Air Rifle Coach; Jim Husk (not pictured) State 4H Head Coach.

Everybody in picture from Washington County except Anthony Schfianno, Mifflin County.

PA State 4-H Shooting Competitors bring home medals at the 2014 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational

The Frazier-Simplex 4-H members representing Pennsylvania at the 2014 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS INVITATIONAL held in Grand Island, Nebraska, last week brought home gold, silver and bronze medals for their efforts.  Five hundred and four 4-H members participated in the annual shooting event in nine disciplines, air rifle, air pistol, archery re-curve and compound bow, hunting skills, shotgun, muzzle-loading rifle, small-bore pistol and rifle.

L to R: Morgan Duerr, Thomas Welch, Ashlee Hobgood and Sylvia Dreistadt

Nine boys and girls from Pennsylvania participated in the air pistol, archery, air rifle and small-bore rifle events.  The local competitors from the Frazier-Simplex 4-H Rifle Club demonstrated their skills by winning medals in three different disciplines.

Morgan Duerr from Weirton Madonna High School started the winning ways by taking the Silver Medal in the Silhouette competition scoring 24 hits, the gold medal winner scored 29 hits. She continued demonstrating her shooting skills in CMP rapid and slow fire the second day with an 11th place and then placing 4th the third day in NRA 3 Position.  Her strong three day showing earned her the Silver Medal in the overall standings for the National event.  She missed the Gold Medal by .003 points.

In the small-bore rifle event, Thomas Welch from Mohawk High School, led the whole field with a 532 and won his first national Gold Medal.  Thomas also had a very strong showing in the CMP rapid and slow fire competitions.

Sylvia Dreistadt, an Avella High School graduate and a Pitt Student, returned to her 3rd National Shooting Sports Invitational and won the Bronze Medal in the air pistol silhouette competition by scoring 31 hits out of 40 targets.  Sixty 4-H members were in the event.  Sylvia had in previous years participated in the small-bore rifle and air rifle events.

Ashlee Hobgood, a Trinity High School Academy Student demonstrated strong shooting skills by averaging 18th place over the three day event.  There were 70 competitors in her shooting disciplines.

PA 4H Crew Heading to the Nationals in Nebraska

Four junior shooters will be representing Pennsylvania at the 2014 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational during the week of June 24-29 in Grand Island Nebraska. Both Morgan and Tommy (both from Frazier Simplex) will be shooting .22 in the competition while Ashlee will be shooting air rifle and Sylvia will be shooting air pistol.

Good luck to our competitors this week and safe travels.

Brent Morgan now shooting for the University of Akron Zips

Congratulations to Brent Morgan who is now shooting for the Akron Zips.

Brent joined Frazier Simplex Rifle Team in 2009 and is taking along a great track record as he enters his freshman year at Akron. He was the captain of the Avella High School Rifle Team for three years, placed fourth overall individually in the Pennsylvania in the PIAA for 2013, shot with Frazier Simplex in the Pittsburgh and Suburban League Rifle Team for three years, member of the Pennsylvania 4-H National Rifle Team for smallbore (2010) and air rifle (2011), placing 8th individually nationally in smallbore with 4-H National Rifle Team.

More recently, Brent was part of the first-place Frazier Simplex Junior Rifle team at the 2013 Palmyra Invitational, shot a personal best of 384 in the 2012 NRA National Junior International Air Sectionals, first place at the CMP 3P air rifle match in June 2012 with a score of 285, and placed third at the 2012 Mountaineer Open with a smallbore score of 561.

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The Frazier-Simplex 4-H Rifle Team won first place on August 7, 2013 at the Penn State Achievement Days

Mackenzie Robinson, Chris Thomas, Tom Welch, and Morgan Duerr, won individual senior division honors with a 294, qualified for the Pennsylvania State Team and will participate in the Nebraska 4-H Nationals in 2014.

Taylor Tennant qualified for the PA State Air Rifle Team. The air rifle team placed second in the senior division.

Pictured above - L to R: Tommy Welch, Mckenzie Wagner, Hunter Moore, Zach Nichollela, Mckenzie Robinson, Morgan Duerr, Chris Thomas & Sylvia Dreistadt.

Pictured below, Sylvia Dreistadt qualified for the third time in as many years for membership on a State National Team. In 2014 she will be on the Air Pistol Team. This is her third State Championship, rifle and air rifle being her two other gold medals.

Frazier Simplex well represented at the 2013 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational on June 23-28

Fifteen 4-H members represented Pennsylvania at the 2013 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational during the week of June 23-28 in Grand Island Nebraska. The Pennsylvania Teams participating in the event were .22 Rifle, Air-Rifle, Shotgun and Compound Archery.

The .22 Smallbore Team composed of Nicolle Thiry and Taylor Tennant from Frazier-Simplex 4-H, Washington County, and Sarah Sroka and Hannah Rohrer from Somerset County 4-H placed second and was awarded the Silver Medal in the NRA 3-Position Match with a score of 1549.

A team from Louisiana won first place with a score of 1552. All four members of Team Pennsylvania placed in the top 10 on an individual level. Nicolle Thiry placed 3rd, Sarah Sroka placed 7th, Taylor Tennant placed 8th and Hannah Rohrer placed 9th.

The Pennsylvania Air-Rifle Team composed of Morgan Duerr, Sylvia Dreistadt and Kaylee Hobgood from Frazier-Simplex, Washington County, placed 4th in the 40 Shot Standing Match. Morgan Duerr placed 4th in the individual standings.

In Compound Archery, Brendon Smith of Cambria County placed 8th in the individual archery standings.

The National Competition will be held in Grand Island, Nebraska for the next three years. 15 members from the Frazier-Simplex 4-H Rifle Club will participate in the Penn State 4-H Achievement Days on August 7, 2013, in an attempt to qualify for a place on a Pennsylvania Team in the 2014 National Invitational.

Smallbore Team l-r: Hannah Rohrer, Nicolle Thiry, Sarah Sroka, Taylor Tennant

Air Rifle-Team l-r: Kaylee Hobgood, Morgan Duerr, Sylvia Dreistadt