The 2024 State 4-H 22 Silhouette Match on Saturday March 23 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center was a great event for all participants and coaches! Attendance rose 37% from last year’s program, with 67 4-H’ers from 10 counties across the state participating in morning and afternoon relays. Relay 1’s junior winners were Haley Zigan from Stephens County (1st), Jeannie Lane from Stephens County (2nd), and Hannah Henderson from Colquitt County (3rd). Relay 1’s senior winners were Bethany Shirley from Walton County (1st), Lucy Evans from Bartow County (2nd), and Noah Henderson from Colquitt County (3rd). Relay 2’s junior winners were Isabel Jones from Coweta County (1st), Walter McWaters (2nd), and Logan Conner from Wilcox County (3rd). Relay 2’s senior winners were Drake Hill from Jackson County (1st), Wes Mims from Colquitt County (2nd), and Judson Terry from Wilcox County (3rd). All of these successes would not be possible without the parents and coaches supporting and training these athletes, as well as the Rock Eagle staff who prepared the range and facilities for the event. Special thanks to Doug and Teresa Loftis for all their help in set up, scoring, and serving as Range Officers. They have been involved as 4-H volunteers in Colquitt County for 25 years! Their service as Range Officers for 22 Silhouette and the State 22 Rimfire Match for numerous years has been invaluable to Georgia 4-H.

-Lily Thomas