State Archery In The Schools Tournament Scores Announced
PRATT – The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism hosted the 9th Annual State Archery in the Schools Tournament on Saturday, April 7, at Blythe Family Fitness Center in Pratt where 336 students aimed to prove their archery skills.
Archers shot for individual and team honors, as well as the opportunity to compete at the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) competition in Louisville, Ken. this June. Each Kansas state competitor shot 30 arrows – fifteen arrows from 10 meters and fifteen arrows from 15 meters. A bullseye scores 10 points, so a perfect score would be 300.
Following the last flight, a five-arrow “Senior Shoot-off” named two $1,000 scholarship winners – Tatum vonWinklepleck of Pittsburg High School and Jason Goff, shooting for Erie Arrows. The scholarship donations were made possible by the Kansas Bowhunters Association (KBA), The Peoples Bank in Pratt, and NASP.
Participating schools included: Chapman School District, Clay Center School District, Clearwater School District, Dodge City Central Elementary, Dodge City High School, Douglass High School, Erie Arrows, Greeley County Schools, Heritage Academy, Jackson Heights High School, Neosho Heights Elementary, Pittsburg High School, Riverton High School, Service Valley Charter Academy, Southeast Junior High School, and Chaparral High School.
Scores were as follows:
Top Team Scores (top 12 scores per team)
High School
Chapman: 3,264
Dodge City: 3,156 (98 tens)
Pittsburg: 3,156 (94 tens)
Riverton: 2,888
Middle School
Chapman: 3,229
Clearwater (Team #1): 3,179
Service Valley: 3,083
Chapman (Team #2): 2,925
Southeast: 2,792
Clearwater (Team #2): 2,645
Chapman (Team #3): 2,527
Elementary
Clearwater: 2,867
Neosho Heights: 2,440
Dodge City: 1,535
Top Individual Scores
High School – Boys
Zachery Ferris, Chapman: 291
Jason Goff, Erie Arrows: 283
Trent Vulgamore, Clearwater: 281
High School – Girls
Jaydan Rogers, Clearwater: 285
Tatum vonWinklepleck, Pittsburg: 279
Lauren Hill, Chapman: 278
Middle School – Boys
Aidan Brockman, Clearwater: 290
Jesse Blumer, Service Valley: 282
Torin Cavanaugh, Chapman: 276
Middle School – Girls
Gretchen Hill, Chapman: 279
Iliana Bond, Chapman: 273
Noel Preston, Clearwater: 268
Elementary – Boys
Cooper Lewis, Chapman: 276
Brogan Ede, Clearwater: 271
Jonay Frey, Chapman: 253
Elementary – Girls
Taya Rowley, Chapman: 255
Chesney Brackett, Chapman: 252
Hope Guinn, Clearwater: 249
In between watching competitors, onlookers also had the opportunity to visit with several conservation-based groups on-site, including the KBA and Pheasants Forever, as well as Kansas Hunter Education instructors.
Pratt Rotary Club members played a vital role in bringing the tournament to the Pratt community by providing a $3,000 district grant, which covered the cost of the event’s 200-foot safety curtain. Club members also volunteered to assist.
To view all tournament statistics, visit nasptournaments.org.
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