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NRA conducted the second annual National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) Light Rifle Championship during the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyoming, July 18-24, 2005, resulting in $5,500 in scholarships awarded to the top shooting teams. This is NRA's second year as a national sponsor of NHSRA.
Almost 100 individuals competed in the match from throughout the U.S. as well as Australia and Canada, with rifles donated by the Henry Repeating Arms Company. The Gillette Gun Club also helped to make this event possible by providing the use of their range as well as volunteers and range officers. "Light Rifle" refers to typical sporting rifles in .22 caliber, not precision target firearms.
Over 100,000 people attended this year's rodeo, which has been held annually since 1949, when it started in Halletsville, Texas. Currently, the NHSRA boasts approximately 10,500 members from 40 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia.
The 2005 Light Rifle Championship winning teams were:
Winner: Idaho Team - Score 194
Wyatt Williamson (Eagle, ID)
Katlen Schimmelpfenning (Eagle, ID)
Each receives $1,000
Second: South Dakota Team - Score 189
Wanda Maude (Hermosa, SD)
Les Tiltrum (Hermosa, SD)
Each receives $750
Third: Wyoming Team - Score 184
Blake Henry (Douglas, WY)
Tel Stephans (Glen Rock, WY)
Each receives $500
Fourth: Florida Team #2 - Score 177
Michael Grimaldi (Groveland, FL)
KW Lindsey (Bell, FL)
Each receives $250
Fifth: Minnesota Team #2
Weddle Cameron (Milaca, MN)
Ling Coleman (Windem, MN)
Each receives $250
According to Matt Szramoski, Youth Programs Manager with the Education and Training Division of NRA, "Our partnership with the National High School Rodeo Association demonstrates NRA's commitment of reaching out to non-traditional audiences and teaching them the enjoyment of the shooting sports."
To learn more about NHSRA, please visit www.nhsra.org. To learn more about the NRA Youth Programs Department, please call (703) 267-1505 or email youth_programs@nrahq.org. |