CANORA- Under sunny skies and near ideal conditions, The Assiniboine River Archery Club 3D shoot was held on Aug. 10 and 11. The 29th annual event took place at the Doug and Debby Lapitsky farm east of Canora for the second year in a row, with 90 archers registered on Saturday and 59 on Sunday.
“It was a good turnout,” said Club President Desiree Owchar. “We brought back the shishliki supper for the first time in a number of years, and we had a turnout of 145 for that. Ryan Monette did a great job putting it together for us. Hopefully we can do it again.”
The shoot was set up with A and B courses, with the A course in the trees and more shaded, while the B course was placed more in the open along a hillside, near the Whitesand River.
“Keeps it interesting and realistic for archers,” said Owchar. “The targets are positioned so they might have to shoot between branches, around a tree, things like that.”
The two-day archery competition was based on one shoot per day, with a possible score of 800 points.
In Compound Unlimited Fixed Pin Male, Mike Owchar was first with a two-day total of 688 points. Devon Paley placed second with 411 points over the weekend.
Emily Owchar won the Compound Unlimited Fixed Pin Female category with 538 points.
In Compound Unlimited Male completion, Scott Green had the top score with 719 points. Second place went to Dave Talbot with 695 points, while Keith Ostafie placed third at 652 points over the two days.
Andrew Owchar was first in Hunter Male with a near-perfect score of 790 points. Brother Michael was not far behind with 745 points over the two days. Third place went to Dean Bocking at 741 points
In the Hunter Female category, Desiree Owchar was the winner at 688 points. Second place went to Bailee Zuravloff with 651 points, and Belinda Bocking finished third with a two-day total of 587 points.
The younger shooters also performed well over the two-day competition.
First place in the U10 Female category went to Keira Owchar with 581 points, followed by Lilly Frost in second (533 points), Courtney Pozniak in third (420 points), and Emersyn Malach finished fourth with 239 points.
Lincoln MacPherson won U10 Male with a two-day total of 247 points. Daxton Malach finished second at 159 points.
In U13 Female, Presley Owchar was the top shooter with 666 points, followed in second place by Olivia Owchar with a two-day total of 492 points.
Chance Weinbender was the winner in U13 Male at 698 points. Second place went to Nickolas Rewakowsky with 514 points over two days, with Connor Pozniak in third at 493 points.
Lucas Thompson captured first place in U15 Male by shooting 660 points. Second was earned by Colby Fast at 599 points, Jacob Rewakowsky was close behind in third with 593 points
Aubrie Monette won the U15 Female category with a two-day total of 491 points
In U18 Female, first place went to Cierra Bocking with 519 points, and Cairwyn Bailey placed second with 187 points.
There were a couple of new targets on the course for 2024.
“We had a lot of positive feedback about them, kept the course interesting for all age levels,” said Desiree Owchar. “I do have a couple new ideas for next year, so stay tuned!”
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