An Anderson county high school freshman has made a name in the shooting world. Addison Smith swept all three categories of competition in the Western heritage project 4-H shooting contest held in Winton, California. The 4-H Western heritage program is an immersion course in old West study coupled with one of the fastest-growing shooting sports disciplines in the world – Western action shooting. Competitors fire replica Western firearms from the 1860-1899 period, dress the part in old West regalia, and learn the history both fact and fiction of the American old West. The competitions entail scoring on 100 rounds of rifle, 100 rounds of pistol and 25 rounds of shotgun shooting, which totals half the competitor’s overall score. Addison won top honors in each of the three categories, racking up the highest possible score to win the “top hand” designation for the intermediate age class. Congratulations Addison!
