Eleven members of the Harrisburg Hornet Shooting Team competed in an ATA Registered Shoot at Remington Gun Club at Lonoke, AR on April 27, 2008.

(Event I) Singles, Jordan Harper won B-Class with a score of 91. Garrett Grubbs won C-Class with a score of 97. Brett Long won D-Class with a score of 90. Haden Zirbel and Daniel Grubbs tied for “Sub-Junior” category with scores of 88.

(Event II) Handicap, Jordan Harper won the Championship with a score of 97. Clay Keiffer, Brett Long and Haden Zirbel tied for short yardage (19-21 yard line) with a score of 90. In a shoot off for the short yardage title, Haden won shooting 24 of 25 targets.

(Event III) Doubles, Jordan Harper won A-Class with a score of 96. Haden Zirbel won D-Class with a score of 88.

(Event IV) Handicap Marathon, Brett Long and Haden Zirbel tied for short yardage (19-21 yard line) with scores of 92.

Our team continues to improve and this was a good shoot for our team. This was the first time we have shot a 400 target shoot in one day. Trying to stay focused for that long under extreme conditions (cold and rain) is not easy to do. I am proud of the way all of the kids responded to the challenge they faced in this competition.

Our next shoot will be competing for the Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports Program (AYSSP) Regional State Championship in Lonoke, AR. May 3, 2008. We will have to place in the top four to advance to the State Championship on June 7, 2008. There will be 25 schools (600 + kids) competing in our region and around 2400 kids competing for the State Title.

Our kids have a big Bull-Eye on their backs this year since they are the State Champions from last year. I believe that our team will respond to the pressure in a positive way.