GREAT THINGS ARE GOING ON
IN TENNESSE YOUTH MARKSMANSHIP
Meghan Lockwood of Jonesborough, TN has been awarded the Junior Air Rifle Distinguished Badge. This achievement is a result of long hard hours of practice, long drives and competition in numerous matches.
Junior Air Rifle Distinguished Badge
#440 Wesley Brown II, Iuka, MS
#441 Alexi Henry, Batesburg, SC
#442 Scott Miller, Pelion, SC
#443 Meghan Lockwood, Jonesborough, TN
#444 Jedidiah Huie, Oneonta, AL
Members of the
RIPLEY H.S. ARMY JROTC RIFLE TEAM WINS NATIONAL TITLE
It has been two years since Ripley High School Army JROTC won the Daisy Invitational National Air Gun Championship, held 5-7 July 2009 at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. This was the first national title for the Ripley team. Members of the team were Cadets Austin Crutchfield, Chelsea Rhoads, Caitlin Townshend, and Ashley Prescott. Alternate was Cory Sparks and coach was Major Hugh T. Cook. Ripley shot a 4134 beating second place Homestead 4-H Shooting Club from Nebraska. This is only the 2nd time in 14 years that Homestead has been defeated at this match. The Ripley team could not have attended this competition without the contributions from local sponsors. These sponsors include The Bank of Ripley, Bancorp South of Henning, Ms. Pam Rhoads, and other anonymous donors. One of the great things about Ripley, TN is that they have a sign at the city limits which proclaims the achievements of the Ripley High School JROTC Rifle Team. The sign on the right memorializes their 2005 State Championship. 
Jason Sharbel and Ryan Limpus, Mid-State Home Schoolers Excel at National Match
Jason Sharbel and Ryan Limpus, both home schooled shooting athletes from Middle Tennessee competed along some of the nation's most competitive air rifle athletes in the Champion of Champions match at the Army Marksmanship Unit in Ft Benning, GA from 29-30 September. Limpus shot a personal best of 569 on day 2 of the match and along with Sharbel, made the finals. When the dust settled Sharbel found himself in first place among the junior shooters with an aggregate score of 1238.4 out of a possible 1300. Limpus and Sharbel will be action next at the Montgomery Bell Academy Fall Standing Air Rifle match on 4 October. 
