Hannibal youth BB gun league goes over with high level of success

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The return of the Hannibal Area Shooter’s Education Youth BB Gun League at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center was an unqualified success.

Travis Moore, program coordinator, said about 28 youngsters finished the program, which teaches safe firearms handling and teamwork. He said the theme for the year was “Back in Black,” which had several meanings.

“First, Covid prevented us from having a traditional season last year,” Moore said. “This year’s participant T-shirts were black.  So, we literally were back in balck  And the goal of every shooter is to hit the center portion of the target, the black section, every time. We literally aim to be ‘in the black’ with every shot. And I can tell you that many of our young folks were ‘back in black’ again this season.”

Individual awards went to: 

Top Pistol — Trinity Tutor;

Most Improved — Aurora McCoy;

Sportsmanship — Daniel Wellman and Nolan Lowes;

Hatton Award — Noah Lawson.

Top shooting positions by age division were:

8–10 division

Prone — Payton Barlow

Sit — Keaton Sapp

Kneel — Aurora McCoy

Stand — Keaton Sapp

Top Gun — Keaton Sapp

11–13 division

Prone — Coleton Hall

Sit — Coleton Hall

Kneel — Kylee McMillen

Stand — Sydney Shelley

Top Gun — Coleton Hall

14–18 division

Prone — Noah Lawson

Sit — Trinity Tutor

Kneel — Katherine Painter

Stand — Katherine Painter

Top Gun — Trinity Tutor.