2006 Pressey Silhouette Championships
Tom Keith

Broken Bow, Neb. – Eighty young Nebraska shooters participated in the 2006 Pressey High School Silhouette Championships held at the Pressey Wildlife Management Area south of Broken Bow on Sept. 30, according to Mike Streeter, hunter education coordinator for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Cole Bures of Odell is the 2006 State Champion with a score of 36 out of 40, and Micaela Jochum of Beatrice was high girl shooter score of 36 out of 40, making this the third consecutive year she has won that honor.

Silhouette .22-caliber rifle shooting is fired at small metal targets that fall when hit. During the match each competitor fires 40 shots, 10 shots each at 43, 66, 72 and 109 yards, shooting from a standing, or off-hand, shooting position.

“Shooting sports such as the Pressey silhouette championship in the fall and the Cornhusker Trap Shoot held each spring at Doniphan are lifetime sports that participants can enjoy for many years,” Streeter said. “Equipment requirements for the Pressey championship are very simple,” he added. “Any .22-caliber rifle, with or without a scope, and a box of .22- caliber ammunition is all that is required.”

The annual Pressey silhouette shoot is sponsored by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Nebraska Shooting Sports Association, Hornady Manufacturing of Grand Island and the Pony Express Ramrodders Club of Gothenberg.

According to Streeter, the Pressey shoot is open to all Nebraska Hunter Education graduates who are 12 years of age and in grades 7 through 12. Shooters can compete as individuals and awards are also provided for high school, junior high school, open teams and 4-H teams of four shooters.

For more information on the annual Pressey High School Silhouette Championship or the Cornhusker Trap Shoot, contact Mike Streeter, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, (402) 471-6134 or mike.streeter@ngpc.ne.gov.

2006 PRESSEY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

STATE CHAMPION: Cole Bures 36X40

HIGH BOY: Luke Schilousky Ewing 35X40

HIGH GIRL: Micaela Jochum, Beatrice 36X40

RUNNER-UP BOY: Kelly Troester, Marsland 34X40

RUNNER-UP GIRL: Mariah Kenney, Beemer 32X40

THIRD BOY: Clint Sejkora, Burchard 34X40

THIRD GIRL: Jamie Myers, Stuart 32X40

FIRST B CLASS: Alex Niedfeldt, Beatrice 34X40

SECOND B CLASS: Lane Troester, Marsland 33X40

THIRD B CLASS: Trenton Carda, Berwyn 31X40

FIRST UNCLASSIFIED: Corey Ballue, Beatrice 26X40

SECOND UNCLASSIFIED: Amber Staroscik, Beatrice 25X40

THIRD UNCLASSIFIED: Matt Langley, Beatrice 24X40

FIRST LIGHT SCOPE: Michael Krause, Brunswick 29X40

SECOND LIGHT SCOPE: Malaki Nekuda, Wisner 28X40

THIRD LIGHT SCOPE: Grace Moore, Inman 27X40

FIRST HEAVY SCOPE: Dave Dierking, Broken Bow 29X40

SECOND HEAVY SCOPE: Tobin Stithem, Litchfield 29X40

THIRD HEAVY SCOPE: Timothy Schultz, Beemer 29X40

FIRST LIGHT IRON: Mike Morgan, Beatrice 23X40

SECOND LIGHT IRON: Nick Hawley, Superior 19X40

THIRD LIGHT IRON: Calen Weidner, Culbertson 19X40

FIRST HEAVY IRON: Alyssa Wolken, Beatrice 29X40

SECOND HEAVY IRON: Eric Panowicz, Ravenna 20X40

THIRD HEAVY IRON: Jarod Weidner, Culbertson 19X40

FIRST SENIOR: Brody Wullschleger, Stanton 28X40

SECOND SENIOR: Alex Ferguson, Ansleyld 28x40

THIRD SENIOR: Joseph Knobbe, West Point 28X40

FIRST JUNIOR: Stephen Sobotka, Inman 25X40

SECOND JUNIOR: Lacey Clarke, Berwyn 21X40

THIRD JUNIOR: Aaron Spenner, West Point 21X40

FIRST NOVICE: Craig Guilkey, Superior 15X40

SECOND NOVICE: Brock Vitosh, Odell 15X40

THIRD NOVICE: Trevor Ohlman, Palmer 15X40

TEAM RESULTS

FIRST OVERALL TEAM: Homestead 4-H Shooting Club #1, Beatrice 124X160

Team members: Micaela Jochum, Alex Niedfeldt, Alyssa Wolken, Amber Staroscik

FIRST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Litchfield #1 94X160

Team members: Tobin Stithem, Mindy Shepardson, Andrerw Kittoe, Eric Panowicz

SECOND HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Broken Bow High School 87X160

THIRD HIGH SCHOOL TEAM: Litchfield #2 63X160

FIRST 4-H TEAM: Southeast Nebraska shooting Sports-Black 123X160

Team Members: Cole Bures, Clint Sejkora, Sheena Mahloch, Corey Ballue

SECOND 4-H TEAM: Holt County Top Guns 116X160

THIRD 4-H TEAM: Cuming County Sharpshooters A 109X160

FIRST OPEN TEAM: Open #1 93X160

Team members: Kelly Troester, Lane Troester, Jennifer Holste, Rebecca Hofaker

SECOND OPEN TEAM: Cuming/Holt Shooting Sports 79X160

THIRD OPEN TEAM: Grand Island Rifle Club 74X160