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On Friday, March 6th, the Shady Point Archery team won the ORES Division II State Championship in Shawnee. The Warriors entered the tournament ranked #1 and sustained their position with a score of 3,246.
Team members competing in the ORES state tournament were Rider Baker, Brayli Beason, Gunner Blaylock, Jake Cauthen, Sadie Deiter, Cadyn Hilton, Ariana Loggains, Anistyn Marrow, Abi Miller, Abi Parker, Addison Parker, Rachel Prince, Jordyn Rivera, Ty Wiles, Adam Woodral and Jaxon Woodral.
Ty Wiles finished 1st among all boys, earning the top male award in DII. He, along with fellow Warriors Brayli Beason, Gunner Blaylock, Abi Parker, Addison Parker, Rachel Prince, Jordyn Rivera and Adam Woodral, were all named to the All-State Archery team.
ORES (Organization of Rural Elementary Schools) is the member organization for all K-8 schools in Oklahoma. This was the first year the organization separated it’s 46 archery teams into divisions, by school size, as it does for all other sports.
“We are very proud of these Warriors,” said Hank Austin, Shady Point archery coach. “They keep setting new team and individual goals and achieving those goals. I can’t say enough about how hard they work every week. They are a very dedicated group of kids.”
The Warriors will travel to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the National Archery Tournament with over 14,000 other archers in May.
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