Press Release
Shady Point School hosted their 3rd Annual Archery Tournament at the Reynolds Center in Poteau on Friday and Saturday, January 15-16. Over 1,300 people attended over the two days, including 545 archers competing from Oklahoma and Arkansas. A strict Covid plan was in place and guidelines followed to ensure a safe environment. “We wanted to maintain safety and still offer students a sense of normality,” said Bruce Gillham, school superintendent.
Shady Point began their archery program four years ago and it has grown into a well-known program statewide. “The first year we held a tournament we did it outside at the school and had six schools participate. Last year we moved it to the Reynolds Center and hosted 348 archers. We far exceeded our expectations this year,” said Hank Austin, Shady Point archery coach.
The following schools participated…Arkoma, Battiest, Brushy, Chandler, Charleston (AR), Coweta, Healdton, Hodgen, Howe, Idabel, Lawton MacArthur, Lexington, Locust Grove, Panama, Rattan, Red Oak, Roland, Salina, Shady Point, Tulsa Area Homeschool Archery, and Wagoner. “We appreciate all of the teams who competed. We had some long-established programs join us, along with some schools who just began their archery program this year. It’s exciting to see more schools realizing the value that this sport can bring to their kids and community,” Austin said. “We hope that our event inspires other schools in the area to compete in the sport.” More LeFlore County schools competed in the tournament this year.
“It takes a lot of people to pull off an event this big. I want to thank all of our parents, school staff, other volunteers, Brian Jackson of Tahlequah, Karen and the Poteau Chamber, Thomas and Chris with the Reynolds Center, everyone who donated items and funds for our hospitality room, all of the archers, coaches, and fans who came, our school board and administration, and most of all our team,” Austin said. “Our kids put in a lot of hours helping prepare and clean-up, in addition to practicing all week and then competing. We are blessed with a great group of kids.”
Individual and team results may be found at NASPtournaments.org. Here are the top teams and individuals receiving awards…
Elementary Division (grades 4-5; six teams) –
Team:
1st Place – Locust Grove 2,934
2nd Place – Charleston 2,588
3rd Place – Brushy 2,438
Individual (female):
1st Place – Karli Bennett (Locust Grove) 266
2nd Place – Kylee Tugmon (Locust Grove) 259
3rd Place – Ali Pierce (Locust Grove) 255
4th Place – Aspen Reed (Locust Grove) 248
5th Place – Keylee Lord (Locust Grove) 246
Individual (male):
1st Place – Conner Davenport (Charleston) 274
2nd Place – Joe Brooks (Brushy) 266
3rd Place – Jett Hardin (Locust Grove) 257
4th Place – Benjamin Cavitt (Charleston) 251
5th Place – Con Bearden (Tulsa AHA) 249
Middle School Division (grades 6-8; twelve teams) –
Team:
1st Place – Locust Grove 3,305
2nd Place – Shady Point 3,188
3rd Place – Charleston 3,129
Individual (female):
1st Place – Jeralyn Ingram (Locust Grove) 291
2nd Place – Raeghan Rivers (Locust Grove) 287
3rd Place – Kylie Bird (Locust Grove) 279
4th Place – Kayla Bunch (Salina) 279
5th Place – Brayli Beason (Shady Point) 278
Individual (male)
1st Place – Wyatt Avery (Locust Grove) 288
2nd Place – Jaeger Ingram (Locust Grove) 284
3rd Place – Christian Moehle (Chandler) 283
4th Place – Caden Eyestone (Chandler) 282
5th Place – Cayson King (Locust Grove) 279
High School Division (grades 9-12; twelve teams) –
Team:
1st Place – Locust Grove 3,324
2nd Place – Lawton MacArthur 3,228
3rd Place – Chandler 3,157
Individual (female):
1st Place (tie*) – Emma Apker (Red Oak) and Felicia Thompson (Locust Grove) 283
3rd Place – Taylor Knight (Chandler) 280
4th Place – Taygen Miller (Chandler) 278
5th Place – Annie Brannon (Chandler) 278
* – The number of 10’s scored by each archer, then 9’s, and so on are counted until the tie is broken. In this case, both archers scored the same number of 10’s, 9’, and 8’s.
Individual (male):
1st Place – Trenton Gardner (Salina) 295
2nd Place – Kolby Chancellor (Salina) 292
3rd Place – Kyzer Guthrie (Chandler) 289
4th Place – Weston Coffey (Red Oak) 288
5th Place – Jeff Adams (Locust Grove) 284
An awards ceremony was not held due to the tournament Covid policy.
Teams shooting in the 4th flight on Friday.
Shady Point Archery Team at the 10-meter line.
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