Lots of youngsters were honored at awards banquet for the Hannibal Area Shooter’s Education Youth BB Gun League program.
Travis Moore, program coordinator, said about 57 youngsters finished the program, which teaches safe firearms handing and teamwork.
Moore thanked Mayor James Hark, former mayor Roy Hark, Hannibal Parks & Recreation assistant director Aron Lee, Bill Hatton and Roy Deitel for supporting the program; and Hannibal Parks & Recreation, Early-Bird Kiwanis and National Rifle Association for funding the program.
Individual awards went to:
Top Pistol-Katherine Painter
Most Improved-Keaton Sapp
Sportsman’s-Taylor Painter
Hatton Award-Emma Watkins
Top Positions
8 – 10 year old
Prone – Myles Arrowsmith
Sit – Eli Clayton
Kneel – Andrew Hart
Stand – Emma Clayton
Top Gun – Myles Arrowsmith
11 – 13 year old
Prone – Ayden Shortridge
Sit – Nicholas Lawson
Kneel – Ayden Shortridge
Stand – Aron Logsdon
Top Gun – Ayden Shortridge
14 – 17 year old
Prone – Astrid Davis
Sit – Hannah Davis
Kneel – Emma Watkins
Stand – Noah Lawson
Top Gun – Noah Lawson
Top Teams
3rd Place – Team 7 (198.2) Matt Lawson – coach, Aron Davis – coach, Aurora Shepherd –assistant coach, Reece Crane, Daniel Wellman, Devontae Ecford, Gavin Rickey
2nd Place – Team 4 (207.5) Shelby Patterson – coach, Lauran Painter – coach, Sydney Phillips – assistant coach, Sydney Shelley, Andrew Hart, AJ Kolb, Isabella Logsdon, Deven Hallemeyer
1st Place – Team 8 (223.3) Ayden Shortridge – coach, Astrid Davis – coach. Aron Logsdon – assistant coach, Memphis Miller, JR Gertz, Caden Welch
Score of at least 80 on target: Nicholas Lawson, sit; Aurora Shepherd, sit and prone: Katherine Painter, prone; Ayden Shortridge, prone; Aron Logsdon, standing
10X Recipients: 1 time: Myles Arrowsmith, Tristan Bastian, Andrew Clark, Eli Clayton, Reese Crane, Carly Golian, AJ Herrin, Matthew House, Lily Johnson, Noah Lawson, Nicholas Lawson, Kylee McMillen, Lauran Painter, Sydney Phllips, Keaton Sapp, Sydney Shelley, Braden Treaster, Trinity Tutor
2 times: Aaron Logsdon, Aurora Shepard, Ayden Shortridge, Emma Watkins and Katherine Painter
