Young archers compete Sunday at Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club. Photo by Lena Zielie
Checking the target Sunday afternoon at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club Archery Range. Photo by Lena Zielie
Ready to shoot an arrow at a three-dimensional target at the Los Alamos Sportsmen’s Club archery range. Photo by Lena Zielie
BY LENA ZIELIE
Los Alamos County 4-H
Los Alamos and Rio Arriba County 4-H members competed Sunday in the Northern Counties Shooting Sports Qualifier for Archery and Shotgun at the Los Alamos Sportsman’s Club. There are 3 age groups within 4-H Novice (3rd – 5th Grade), Junior (6th & 7th Grade) and Senior (8th – 12th Grade).
For Archery the Novice and Junior members shoot 6 rounds of 5 arrows at paper targets within a given time limit. The Senior members shoot a total of 36 arrows at paper targets at various distances within a given time limit, and a 3-D target course.
For Archery we had 3 Novices, Archer Stanek and Maliyah Vigil of Los Alamos and one member from Rio Arriba County, and for the Juniors Nicholas Booton of Los Alamos and 1 member from Rio Arriba County qualified for the Northeastern District Contest later this June in Raton. There were 2 Seniors, Alexandra Booton of Los Alamos and 1 member from Rio Arriba County qualified for the New Mexico State 4-H Shooting Championship this May held in Raton.
For Shotgun the Novice and Junior members shoot Trap, 1 round of 25 targets, 5 from each of the 5 shooting stations at 16yards,. The Seniors shoot Skeet, singles and doubles from stations 1, 2, 6, and 7 and singles from station 3, 4, ,5 and 8, for a total of 50 targets and Trap, 2 rounds of 25 targets from each of the 5 shooting stations at 16 yards. 1 Novice member from Rio Arriba County qualified for the Northeastern District Contest later this June in Raton, and 4 Senior members, Donovan Allen, Kadin Hansel, and Colton Hollander of Los Alamos and 1 member form Rio Arriba County qualified for the New Mexico State 4-H Shooting Championship this May held in Raton.