ESTEVAN — The Estevan Archery Club had two great days of competition for a 3D shoot Saturday and Sunday at its outdoor range near the Boundary Dam Power Station.
The club had shooters entered in different divisions, according to their age and what type of bow and additional equipment they use.
The top three finishers in each division were:
•Known 50: Theron Mattei (first), Craig Branton (second) and Hunter Chipley (third).
•Master 50: Ken Chipley (first), Theron Mattei (second) and Dana Hamilton (third).
•Unlimited: Craig Branton (first), Keith Hamilton (second) and Marlin Cogswell (third).
•Fixed pins: Paul Fladeland (first).
•Hunter: Keith Hamilton (first), Cory Rucks (second) and Dana Duke (third).
•Traditional: Nicole Grass (first) and Stacey Gedak (second).
•Cadet: Nevada Sernick (first).
•Cub: Ryker Wall (first), Nevada Sernick (second) and Sophia Hall (third).
•Pre-cub: Harbyn Rucks (first), Nevaeh Duke (second) and Taigan Duke (third).
•Peewee: Fentyn Rucks (first), Kamdyn Rucks (second) and Tylan Lavoie (third).
More than 70 archers were entered during the two days of competition. It also served as a way to shake off the dust after the winter and get ready for archery hunting season.
Dana Duke said they had people of all ages competing in the event. Entrants had the option of shooting Saturday and/or Sunday.
They also had a number of people from outside of the community come to Estevan for the competition.
The course was nicely set up, she said, and it was in really good shape.
The winners are determined based off of total points after shooting both courses. Each course consists of 20 targets, and the archers shoot one arrow at each target. Eleven points is the highest score that one can get on each target, followed by 10, eight and five, depending on where the arrow strikes. A miss results in zero points.
