Imperial FFA wins both divisions at Area 3 range judging contest
Imperial FFA won the senior and junior team divisions at the Area 3 range judging contest Sept. 16, sweeping the top three individual places in the senior division and the top four in the junior division. Perkins County placed fourth among senior teams and eighth among junior teams.
Luke Kuenning won the senior division with 473 points. Imperial teammates Aidan Vlasin placed second with 458, Bennett Kuenning third with 455 and Sawyer Sauder fifth with 425. Together, they scored 1,811 points to win the team title.
Perkins County’s senior team placed fourth with 1,089 points. Tanner Paintin placed 16th individually with 338 points, Anley Sauder was 19th with 302, Kolten Kuper was 24th with 246 and Jesus Marquez was 29th with 203.
Imperial’s Hayden Worth won the junior division with 501 points. Damien Barger placed second with 473, Clayson Thayer third with 465 and Truman Olsen fourth with 452. The four won the junior team title with 1,891 points.
Imperial’s next junior team placed second with 1,530 points. Thomas Maddux placed fifth individually with 404 points, Anna McNair seventh with 379, Hayden Fowler eighth with 375 and Tatum May ninth with 372.
A third Imperial junior team placed fifth with 1,239 points. Its members were Grady Wilson, 14th individually with 323 points; Canton Skomp, 15th with 322; Lexi Stanley, 19th with 300; and Emerson Beemer, 23rd with 294.
Perkins County’s eighth-place junior team scored 1,123 points. Grant Gloy placed 13th individually with 324 points, Ryliegh Johnson 29th with 288, Lila Hill 35th with 264 and Kipton Sauder 42nd with 247. Another Perkins County junior team placed 23rd with 420 points. Jentry Wallin placed 50th individually with 232 points, and Paisley Holmstedt placed 69th with 188.
Imperial’s remaining junior team placed 18th with 752 points. Dietrich Pursley placed 26th individually with 290 points, Noah Briggs 30th with 287 and Virginia Siverson 76th with 175.
Randy Vlasin of Imperial FFA scored 479 points in the adult division.