State Shooting Sports

2023 Results

• Match 2 Unofficial Results - Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. CDT
• Match 1 Official Results

2023 Important Dates

• State Match Registration – March 16 - April 16 | Spring Shoot Teams due – April 27, 5:00 p.m.
• End of Match 3 – April 15 | Scores due – April 16, 9:30 a.m. 
• State Match – April 28-30 – Ft. Pierre/Pierre
• 4-H Summer Outdoor Archery Match – June 3 - 4, Yankton
• 4-H SS National Championships – June 25 - June 30 – Grand Island, Nebraska
• End of Match 4 – July 15 | Scores due to – July 16, 9:30 a.m.
• State Match Registration – August 1 - September 1 | Fall Shoot Teams due September 8, 3:30 p.m.
• End of Match 5 – Aug 31 | Scores due, September 1, 9:30 a.m.
• Fall State Shoot – September 8 - 10 – Mitchell
• Annual Meeting – September 16, 2023

2021 Shooting Sports Hall of Fame Honorees

From Left: SDSU Extension Director Karla Trautman, 2021 Inductees Audrey and Art Kneen, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Safety Field Specialist John Keimig and South Dakota 4-H Program Director Tim Tanner.

Art and Audrey Kneen

Art and Audrey Kneen have devoted more than 25 years to the Sanborn County and South Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports program. Long after their children completed their 4-H careers, the couple’s devotion to the shooting sports projects continues, inspiring many 4-H members. Art has served as a coach for BB gun, air rifle and air pistol, while Audrey is responsible for paperwork and scoring. Art is always seeking out knowledge and tips to help kids improve their shooting skills, and he often offers little challenges or contests to push them one step further. Since 2012, he has also served as a national shoot coach. Audrey works to keep everyone organized by ensuring coaches and members have everything they need. She has manually scored hundreds of targets and manages required paperwork, recordkeeping, supplies and research on the best equipment.

Tom Smith

For more than 15 years, Tom Smith has served as the head shooting sports instructor for Lawrence County. In his time, he has helped 4-H members with BB gun, air pistol, air rifle, Precision 22 and CMP rifle in addition to being the volunteer range officer at local 4-H competitions and junior high rodeo shoots. Smith has served as a National 4-H shooting sports coach and has given time and money to the promotion of 4-H shooting sports in Lawrence, as well as surrounding counties. He has had a profound impact on numerous 4-H members, and he takes teaching safety and the basic principles of shooting seriously.