Kansas team, individual prevail in shooting sports at 4-H nationals

Several Kansans recently participated in the National 4-H Invitational for shooting sports in Kerrville, Texas.

Robert Schifferdecker, who will be a junior at Wichita Collegiate, competed in shotgun and took part in three events: trap, skeet and sporting clays. His highest finish was in skeet; he placed 24th of 92 shooters.

One Kansan, Grant Adams of Manhattan, took first place at nationals. Adams won in slow-fire bullseye, one of three air pistol events. He placed fourth overall in air pistol.

The Kansas team prevailed in smallbore pistol. Boys and girls from the Sunflower State earned 93 points overall, ahead of second-place Mississippi with 88. A nearby state, Missouri, rounded out the top three with a score of 82.

Three Kansans finished among the top 20 in smallbore pistol. Luke Hull, a member of the Riley/Pottawatomie 4-H Straight Shooters, earned second place individually. Olivia Taylor-Puckett of Jefferson County was fourth. Jacob Stroda of Manhattan finished 10th.