Thanks to the incredibly hard work of a long list of individuals, we’re thrilled to announce that the 2024 State BB Gun Championship was a huge success!

If you aren’t familiar with the Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match and the way that match and individual state championship matches are set up, you may have no idea just how much work goes into making these events happen for youth shooters looking to learn and grow in the shooting sports.

Your Kansas State Rifle Association team was on the ground in Oskaloosa on Saturday, March 23 to talk to competitors and their families, provide moral support for the volunteers, and help present the awards to the victors.

But while we got to participate in the fun, the hard work in making this wonderful event happen was done by an incredible team of volunteers led by Jenifer Weishaar. Showing up at Oskaloosa High School long before registration started at 7:30 AM, and far from done when awards were presented that evening, the hosting team and amazing volunteers put in the elbow grease needed to give competitors an opportunity to compete and qualify for nationals.

This is the hosting team: kids/coaches/coordinator:
Caleb Weishaar (Coach), Ronnie Sellens (Coach), Rod Deekan (Range Officer/Former Coach), Jayden Herrman (Junior Coach), Bentley Weishaar (Champion), Ian Hoffman (Champion), Theodore Weishaar (Team member), Nathan Hale (Alternate), Billy Kabus (Team member), Lucille Weishaar (Team member), Aurora Hoffman (Team member), Mason Baker (Champion), KayLee Meyer (Champion), Cooper Smith (Champion), Eli McGaughy (Alternate), Harlee Sellens (Team members), Chris Hoffman (Coach), Bill Kabus (Coach), Sam Smith (Coach), Gary Hoagland (Range Officer/Former Coach) and Jenifer Weishaar (Coordinator)

We’d also like to give a special shout-out to our KSRA Airgun Committee Chair Sally Stroda who puts in the work to develop the test for these events and so many other things to make the Kansas Airgun and BB gun sports a success.

Enjoy a few photos of the competitors receiving their awards. And if you know any of the competitors, coaches, parents, or the many others involved in the state championship shoot, be sure to thank them for doing their part to promote the youth shooting sports!

Alternate category: Prone Position
5th: William Lukert (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
4th: Nick Slobodnik (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
3rd: Brooke Senst (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
2nd: Vincent Glotzbach (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
1st: Gauge Fritz (Central Kansas District) (Not Pictured)
*5th place is on the far right. So from left to right it goes 2nd-5th
Alternate category: Standing Position
5th place: Riley Zongker (Reno County) Not pictured
4th place: Tye Malmberg (Central Kansas District)
3rd place: Mac Bowe (Jackson/Nemaha Bullmasters)
2nd place: Austin Glotzbach (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
1st place: Gauge Fritz (Central Kansas District) Not Pictured
*From left to right it goes 2nd-4th
Alternate category: Sitting Position
5th place: Michael Cota (Reno County)
4th place: Izzy Harris (Jackson/Nemaha Bullmasters)
3rd Place: Gauge Fritz (Central Kansas District) Not pictured
2nd Place: Tye Malmberg (Central Kansas District)
1st Place: Vincent Glotzbach (Flint Hills Junior Shooters) 
Alternate Category: Kneeling Position
5th place: Vincent Glotzbach (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
4th place: Tye Malmberg (Central Kansas District)
3rd Place: Gauge Fritz (Central Kansas District) Not pictured
2nd Place: Nick Slobodnik (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
1st place: William Lukert (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
Alternate Category: Total Aggregate (including test)
5th Place: 430-4: Mac Bowe (Jackson/Nemaha Bullmasters)
4th place: 435-9: Nick Slobodnik (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
3rd Place: 436-7: William Lukert (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
2nd Place: 446-11: Vincent Glotzbach (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
1st Place: 450-14: Gauge Fritz (Central Kansas District) Not Pictured
Team member: Prone Position
5th Place: 97-6 Theodore Weishaar (Jefferson County)
4th Place: 97-7 Chase Perico (Wyandotte County)
3rd Place: 97-7 Kenadee Henry (Jackson/Nemaha Bullmasters)
2nd Place: 99-6 Leityn Bolinder (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
1st Place: 99-7: Ethan Reimer (Johnson County)
Left to right: 1st-5th
Team member: Standing position
5th place: 92-3: Vera Bahadori (Riley/Pott Sharp Shooters)
4th place: 94-4: Chase Perico (Wyandotte County)
3rd place: 95-3: Taylor Bryant (Riley/Pott Sharp Shooters)
2nd place: 95-4: Ian Glynos (Wyandotte County)
1st place: 95-4: Liam Howard (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
Team members: Sitting Position:
5th place: 97-5: Evan Boggs (Johnson County)
4th place: 98-6: Daniella Winkle (Wyandotte County)
3rd place: 98-6: Ian Glynos (Wyandotte County)
2nd place: 99-9: Troy Wisbey (Central Kansas District)
1st place: 100-8: Hannah Ringel (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
Team member: Kneeling position
5th place: 96-3: Micah Weldele (Wyandotte County)
4th place: 97-4: Obadiah Geib (Johnson County)
3rd place: 97-5: Chase Perico (Wyandotte County)
2nd place: 98-4: Mikey Streit (Wyandotte County)
1st place: 98-5: Ethan Reimer (Johnson County)
Team member: total aggregate (including test)
5th place: 470-13: Obadiah Geib (Johnson County)
4th place: 471-7: Liam Howard (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
3rd place: 474-19: Hannah Ringel (Flint Hills Junior Shooters)
2nd place: 478-16: Mikey Streit (Wyandotte County)
1st place: 481-19: Chase Perico (Wyandotte County)
3rd place team: Riley/Pott Sharp Shooters: Taylor Bryant, Sofia Scheerer, Vera Bahadori, Adley O’Shea, Maggie Bryant (Alternate: Will Roe)
2nd place team: Flint Hills Junior Shooters: Hannah Ringel, Liam Howard, Leityn Bolinder, Kate Edds, Gabby Hall (Alternates: Vincent Glotzbach, William Lukert)
1st place team: Wyandotte County: Chase Perico, Mikey Streit, Ian Glynos, Daniella Winkle, Micah Weldele (no alternates)
All of the top 3 teams.
Testing in progress.

Full results from the match are posted here.

Want to learn more about the airgun sports? Check out these resources and the official rulebook from the NRA.

Category: Matches

Author: Moriah Day