REGIONAL- The North Woods archery season got underway last weekend with a Jan. 7 competition at Greenway, and Grizzlies archers came home with a slew of medals.
The stars of the day for North Woods were eighth-grader Merilee Scofield and sixth-grader Brady Swanson, who both won their grade division, middle school grouping, and overall top spot for the tourney. Scofield bested 192 girls for the title, while Swanson outshot 203 boys for the win.
In the elementary division, Conner Anderson took first place among fourth-grade boys and third place overall. Kaidence Scofield took second place in the fifth-grade girls category, and Shay Wilcox placed fourth among fourth-grade girls.
Laurin Glass was the champion in the sixth-grade girls group and placed third among middle schoolers.
Blaze Markwardt was on point in the boys’ high school category, taking first in ninth grade, third in high school, and fourth overall. On the girls’ side, Cadence Nelson nabbed third place among 11th-grade girls and fourth in the high school division.
The team will be back in action again on their home turf when North Woods hosts a tournament on Sat., Jan. 21 at the school.