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Archers from across Horizon School Division were taking

Archers from across Horizon School Division were taking aim at a district title with shoots over the last couple of weeks.

Archers from across Horizon School Division were taking aim at a district title with shoots over the last couple of weeks.

Given the circumstances surrounding the bus accident in Humboldt, the district championships were lumped in with the provincial championships, which were moved to Melville.

With some shooters unable to shoot at provincials, those shooters were allowed to host a formal shoot in their own school.

A total of 12 schools took part in the district championship including, Humboldt Collegiate, Englefeld, Raymore, Imperial, Wadena, LeRoy, Watson, Winston High, Quill Lake, Lanigan Elementary, George Gordon, and Watrous Elementary, where they competed in one of boys or girl bantam, junior, and senior shoots.

While archers were taking aim at individual titles, there were also team titles on the line.

Lanigan Elementary emerged as the big winner in the bantam team competition, compiling a score of 1,349 as they outscored second place Raymore by 134 points.

Finishing nearly 200 points behind Raymore was LeRoy, while Watrous Elementary wrapped up the bantam standings with a score of 947.

The junior competition did not feature a school who was eligible to compete, while the senior competition had just one as Wadena was the senior champion, firing a score of 1,290.

Humboldt

Given the circumstances surrounding the bus accident in Humboldt, the district championships were lumped in with the provincial championships, which were moved to Melville.

With some shooters unable to shoot at provincials, those shooters were allowed to host a formal shoot in their own school.

The Humboldt Collegiate Mohawks were the lone Humboldt based school in action, where they enjoyed decent results, claming two medals, and four top tens despite having just five shooters in action.

The Mohawks’ best results came in senior girls action.

Lyka Calong claimed the gold medal in the senior girls event, posting a score of 241 to win the gold medal by 13 points.

Finishing just shy of making it a one-two finish for the Mohawks was Jhane Ayam.

Ayam claimed a third place finish after posting a score of 227, finishing just one point back of second place.

The Mohawks added two other top ten finishes, as Andrea Gonzales finished eighth with a score of 214 and Jessabelle Aswigue claimed tenth after posting a score of 183.

Rounding out the Mohawks’ contingent was Coby Matalski, whose score of 195 points was good enough for 13th place in the junior boys competition.

Englefeld

The Englefeld Eagles enjoyed a solid district shoot as they sent seven archers to compete, managing one podium finish and three other top tens.

Kara Miskolczi was Englefeld’s most successful shooter as she claimed a district silver medal after compiling a score of 228 in the senior girls competition.

Managing to sneak into the top five was Ethan Murray, who claimed a fifth place finish in the junior boys competition, where he posted a score of 241.

Rounding out the top ten finishes for the Eagles were Taevan Athmer and Tanner Venderbuhs, who each finished seventh as Athmer fired a 218 in senior boys competition, and Venderbuhs a 214 in bantam boys action.

Lanigan Elementary

One of the largest contingents came from the Lanigan Elementary squad, where they sent 14 archers to compete, posting solid results that saw Lanigan earn one gold, one silver, one bronze, and five other top tens.

Lanigan’s best event was the bantam boys competition, where they claimed a pair of medals and six top nine finishes.

Lyndon Campbell led the way for Lanigan finishing second after posting a score of 237, while Ryker Hayter finished one point back of Campbell in third.

Jaxon Prouse, Vincent Worobec, Brayden Nivon, and Riley Bieber rounded out Lanigan’s bantam boy finishers as they posted scores of 227, 220, 210, and 210 to earn finishing positions of fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth respectively.

Tynell Mack picked up Lanigan’s lone gold medal, after winning the bantam girls competition thanks to a score of 234.

Brooklyn Sereda rounded out Lanigan’s top ten finishers, after posting a score of 195 to finish eighth in bantam girls action.

LeRoy

The largest contingent came from LeRoy, who sent 16 archers to the competition, where they enjoyed a decent amount of success claiming one gold, one silver, two bronze medals, and five other top tens.

LeRoy’s best event was in the junior girls category, where they posted two medal finishes, and five top eight’s.

Brynne Bunyan was the top LeRoy finisher as she claimed the junior girls gold medal after posting a score of 208.

Cassidy Bunyan made it a gold-silver sweep for LeRoy in junior girls action after posting a score of 206, beating third place by nine points.

Rounding out the LeRoy contingent were Emily Hamilton, Divine Cortz, and Jessica Nelson, who posted scores of 149, 147, and 114 to finish sixth, seventh, and eighth respectively.

Wyatt Panter added a third medal after posting a score of 237 to finish third in senior boys, and Carter Timmerman made it four with his third place finish in junior boys action, thanks to a score of 251.

Rounding out LeRoy’s top ten finishes were Shannon Hamilton and Sheila Villareal, who finished fourth and ninth respectively in bantam girls action thanks to respective scores of 206 and 183.

Quill Lake

It was an even quieter championship for Quill Lake, who sent just three shooters to districts.

Jordan and John Hill were the lone top ten finishers for Quill Lake as the pair finished fourth and seventh respectively in junior boys action after posting scores of 247 and 227.

Raymore

While Raymore failed to win the team competition, the Rebels’ 15 contingents enjoyed a great deal of success, claiming one gold, one silver, and one bronze, as well as six other top tens.

Josh Frankl was the district’s best shooter as his score of 263 was good enough for top spot in the junior boys competition, and was also the top score posted at the championships.

Tony Ullman rounded out the junior boys top ten finishers for Raymore, posting a score of 224, which was good enough for a ninth place finish.

Just missing out on making it a pair of gold medals was Inez Blind, who posted a score of 234 in the bantam girls competition to tie for top spot, but Blind lost in the tiebreaker and was forced to settle for silver.

Finishing right behind Blind in the bantam girls competition was Presley Saul, whose score of 226 was good enough for the bronze medal.

The third and final finisher in bantam girls action was Alyssa Macomber, who posted a score of 200 to finish sixth.

The senior girls competition was the next best category for Raymore, as Nidahnia Blind finished fourth with a score of 219, and Kiona Blind finished ninth after posting a score of 184.

Raymore’s remaining two top ten finishes both came in the bantam boys competition, with Dylan Third finishing sixth after posting a score of 219, and Tayden Marshall tenth after firing a 204.

Wadena

The Wadena Blue Devils sent 15 archers to the district championship where they enjoyed relatively excellent results, collecting gold and silver medals, and eight other top tens.

The Blue Devils’ top finisher was Leevi Sowa, whose score of 254 was good enough to capture the senior boys district title by 14 points.

Just missing out on joining Sowa on the top step of the podium was Keenan Sowa who matched Leevi with a score of 254, but missed out on the junior boys title by nine points.

Rounding out the top five spots was Adrian Byman who collected 201 points to finish fifth in the bantam girls event.

The senior boys competition was the Blue Devils’ best as three other archers joined Leevi in the top ten, with Tyson Byman finishing eighth, Charles Douglas claiming ninth, and Evan Klatt rounding out the top ten.

While Leevi had a trio of teammates finish behind him, Keenan also enjoyed some company in the top ten as Koby Faubert finished sixth and Brett Fogg tenth.

Rounding out the top ten finishers from Wadena were Brittany Andreas and Julia Pomedli, who finished sixth and seventh in the senior girls competition.

Watson

While LeRoy boasted one of the largest contingents, Watson brought one of the smallest, with just six archers in action.

Despite carrying a smaller squad, Watson enjoyed solid results, picking up one gold, one silver, and three other top tens.

Watson’s best event was the senior boys competition, where Kevin Huiting won silver after posting a score of 240, with Dorian Green just missing out on the podium, finishing fourth after firing a 231.

Kayden McKnight brought home Watson’s lone gold medal as he won the bantam boys competition after posting a score of 251.

Rounding out Watson’s results were Ethan Friesen who finished eighth in the junior boys competition after firing a 225, and Emery Sobchyshyn who finished tenth in bantam girls action after posting a score of 178.

Winston High

Winston High sent an even smaller contingent to that of Watson, with only five archers in action.

Despite the small squad, the Wildcats enjoyed some steady results managing one podium finish and three other top tens.

The Wildcats’ best event came in the junior girls competition, as Bailee Wilson finished third with a score of 197, and Autumn Duke fourth with a score of 192.

Ben Gil and Seth Dreger rounded out the Wildcats’s top ten finishes as they pair finished fifth and sixth in senior boys competition, after posting respective scores of 228 and 220.

Other schools

Just two other schools sent archers to the district championship, with George Gordon’s three shooters failing to reach the top ten, and the same with Watrous Elementary’s six archers.