Capt. Barb Blanke, assigned to the Utah National Guard, and a member of its biathlon team skis and shoots toward a first place finish at the Western Regional National Guard Biathlon Championship at Casper Mountain Biathlon Club in Casper Wyoming Jan. 12. National Guard biathletes from nine states competed in the first of two races at the competion leading to the National Guard championship. The sprint race was won by Travis Cooper from the Alaska National Guard team. The teams will compete in the pursuit race Jan 14. (Wyoming Army National Guard

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