Lincoln County’s Patrick Hubble of the 4-H Anchor Point Archery Club and Colby Robeson of the 4-H Coastal Ranchers Club stand in 46^th and 48^th place, respectively, after the first day of competition in the 2018 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Grand Island, Neb.

Both earned medallions and qualified for the three-day competition last June at the Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports State Contest.

Nearly 700 4-H youth, ages 15-19, from across the nation are competing in Grand Island in the national championships.  Several disciplines are offered to youth to compete in, including Archery, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Smallbore Rifle, Smallbore Pistol, Muzzle Loading, Hunting Skills and Wildlife Management.

Twelve youth from Oregon are in Nebraska representing Archery, Shotgun, Smallbore Rifle, Hunting Skills and Wildlife Management. Hubble and Robeson are representing Lincoln County 4-H.

For more information about the Lincoln County 4-H Program or the Oregon 4-H Shooting Sports Program, call Lincoln County 4-H Program Coordinator and Assistant State Shooting Sports Coordinator Todd Williver at the OSU Extension Office, 541-648-6815.

Visit https://4h.unl.edu/4hssnationalchamp/ for photos, up to date competition results and more information about the National Shooting Sports Championship.

Results for the Oregon Youth After Day 1:

Smallbore Rifle

Daniel Geroux – 1st

Ashley Myers – 8th

Archery

Drayson Gibson – 6th

Patrick Hubble – 46th

Colby Robeson – 48th

Allison Dixson – 66th

Archery Team – 8th (of 24 teams)

Shotgun

Elias Tollefson – 10th

Devon Brittner – 41st

Ian Hull – 56th

Tanner Crawford – 85th

Shotgun Team – 10th (of 28 teams)

Hunting Skills and Wildlife Management

Brandon Bailey-Baird – 28th

Jake Hedrick-Allen – 48th