Bryce Wosoba, son of Aaron and Stacy Wosoba, El Dorado Springs and a member of Cedar County 4-H, represented the state of Missouri at the 2019 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in June as a member of the state Recurve Archery Team. The team took home daily awards in each event and as a team. All four team members were recognized at least once individually in the top ten and the team placed 2nd, 3rd and 5th in FITA, Field and 3 D respectively. Bryce is the first Cedar County 4-Her to ever qualify for and compete in the National Championships which are currently held in Grand Island, NE.

Missouri took 4th place overall this year in the Grand Championship Sweepstakes. There were 36 states competing and Missouri was represented by 36 state team members and three Shooting Sports Ambassadors. To qualify for a Missouri 4-H Shooting Sports Team, an individual must be 14-18 years old, be a 4-H member in good standing in his or her club and be enrolled in that shooting sports project for that year. Cedar County offers the following disciplines: Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Archery (Compound or Recurve), Shotgun, Small Bore Rifle and Small Bore Pistol. State fields teams in Muzzleloading and Hunting Skills.

Each shooting sports discipline varies in their tryout procedure, but shooters must compete at the State level to make the State Team. Archery required three weekend tryouts in Columbia, with the final standing being determined by the top two scores. Once qualified, Bryce had to attend numerous practices in the Springfield and Columbia areas.

Cedar County 4-H Shooting Sorts provided opportunities to 4-H youth to learn and practice the fundamentals of their chosen discipline and to compete locally at the Land-O-Lakes Youth Fair in El Dorado Springs, regionally at West Central Regional Match in Bolivar and the state shoot in Linn Creek and Columbia, as well as competing for the State Team.

Cedar County can be proud, not only of Bryce for his significant achievement, but off all the boys and girls and their instructors who strive to do their best in 4-H Shooting Sports.