{"id":10374,"date":"2015-04-16T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=10374"},"modified":"2015-04-16T00:00:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T04:00:53","slug":"local-cadets-hit-the-mark-at-provincials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/local-cadets-hit-the-mark-at-provincials\/","title":{"rendered":"Local cadets hit the mark at Provincials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Coach Roger Romses stands with his team Nicholas Ertl, Maya Neuman, Emily Woodhouse, Tyler McKechnie, &#038; Ethan Hoyes grinning widely after accepting their Silver Medals at last weekend\u2019s Cadet Provincial Marksmanship Competition. Photo by Sergeant Kev Parle<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Five local cadets hit the mark in Trenton last week, facing fierce competition at the Regional &#038; National Marksman Championships. <\/p>\n<p>Representing the 2799 Queen\u2019s York Rangers Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, the team came second out of 291 teams from across the Province. Cadet Tyler McKechnie achieved a second Silver Medal for being ranked #2 out of all individual competitors and was consequently selected as a member of Team Ontario for the National Air Rifle Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The cadet marksmanship program is based upon Olympic-style competition, with the focus on teaching cadets the proper use and safe handling of firearms.  Air rifle training is an activity that builds confidence, self-discipline and respect through a progressively challenging, gender-neutral recreational sport.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10374&#038;t=Local%20cadets%20hit%20the%20mark%20at%20Provincials&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10374&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F04%2F2015-04-16-14.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Local%20cadets%20hit%20the%20mark%20at%20Provincials\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10374&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Local%20cadets%20hit%20the%20mark%20at%20Provincials&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F10374\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five local cadets hit the mark in Trenton last week, facing fierce competition at the Regional &#038; 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