Washington County 4-H Youth Compete in 2025 State Shooting Sports Competition
September 9, 2025, 2:35 pm | Sydney Peterson, Celine Beggs-Shoemaker
AMES, Iowa – More than 130 youth from 22 counties participated in the 2025 Iowa 4-H Safety and Education in Shooting Sports State Shooting Competition on Aug. 23 at Brownell’s Big Springs Shooting Complex in Searsboro. Washington County’s 4-H Bows and Bullets club sent nine members to compete.
“I’m so impressed with these members and their dedication,” said Amy Green, Washington County 4-H and Youth Coordinator. “I know their leaders are so proud of the time the kids put in and how much they want to grow. It’s a group of positive kids who have went to the event with big goals for themselves.”
Iowa 4-H members competed at the state level in six disciplines: archery, air rifle, shotgun, smallbore rifle, muzzleloader and wildlife. Youth competed in compound, recurve and Genesis archery subcategories, and in Junior (grades 4–6), Intermediate (grades 7–8) and Senior (grades 9–12) age divisions for awards. Competition results for Washington County 4-H members include:
Archery – Genesis
Junior Division. Third – Nolan Rose, Washington County
Intermediate Division
- First – Brayden Rundell, Washington County
- Second – Cooper Boman, Washington County
- Third – Dean Rose, Washington County
Smallbore Rifle
Intermediate Division – Second – Lovella Peiffer, Washington County
Senior Division – Second – Justin Moore, Washington County
Each discipline’s four top-scoring individuals will be contacted and invited to compete in the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships, scheduled for June 21–26, 2026, in Grand Island, Nebraska. Participants may only attend a National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship Invitational once per discipline and can only compete in one discipline per year.
Sponsors for the event included Brownell’s, the Iowa 4-H Foundation, and the Nebraska and Western Iowa VA Suicide Prevention Program. The Nebraska and Western Iowa VA supported the event by donating 200 gun cable locks to give to families and clubs who attended the event. Kimberly Cavalier, health and human sciences educator with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, passed out the gun cable locks and shared information about suicide awareness, suicide prevention and safe gun storage.
For more information on how to get involved as a participant, volunteer or sponsor of the Washington County 4-H shooting sports activities please contact the Washington County Extension Office at 319-653-4811. Follow “Washington County 4-H – Iowa” on Facebook for up to date 4-H event news.