Imperial, MO – Over 1,500 shots from Embark air rifles were taken by students participating in the first Missouri state Student Air Rifle Program (SAR) tournament on Saturday, December 3, 2016.

“It was quite a sight to watch students participate in the first ever SAR tournament,” noted Jan Morris with SAR. “It was evident by the team and individual scores, students had spent time practicing before coming to the tournament. We were pleasantly surprised by the high overall score of 268 out of 300 possible points.”

Helias Catholic High School served as an excellent host for the more than 45 students from various schools who participated. Students shot 5 practice shots followed by 30 scored shots all at a distance of 10 meters.

The results for the 2016 SAR Missouri Tournament are listed below.  

Middle School Team Division

1st Place: Clever

2nd Place: Orion

High School Team Division

1st Place: Crane

2nd Place: Liberty

Middle School Individual Division

1st Place: Alexis Henry, South Harrison

2nd Place: Hunter Armstrong, Clever

3rd Place: Cody Britton, Clever

High School Individual Division

1st Place: Shawn Lammert, Liberty

2nd Place: Koy Essary, Crane

3rd Place: Bobbi LeBlanc, Crane

High Overall Female Division

1st Place: Bobbi LeBlanc, Crane

2nd Place: Alexis Henry, South Harrison

3rd Place: Brooke Hultz, Crane

High Overall Male Division

1st Place: Shawn Lammert, Liberty

2nd Place: Koy Essary, Crane

3rd Place: Will Koester, Liberty

Out of State Division

1st Place: Jacob Biddle, Arkansas

2nd Place: Jordan Biddle, Arkansas

SAR extends appreciation to all students, parents, teachers, coaches, and partners who contributed to the success of the first SAR tournament.

SAR, developed by the Missouri Youth Sport Shooting Alliance (MYSSA™), is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. SAR uses school aligned units of study, teacher training, universal whistle commands, positive language, and standardized equipment to facilitate an introduction to the lifetime sport of target shooting to school-aged youth in grades 4 through 12. Follow SAR on Facebook and Instagram by searching “Student Air Rifle Program-SAR”.

For more information about the Student Air Rifle Program (SAR), visit www.studentairrifleprogram.org.