FIELD TWP- Middle school archers stepped to the fore for Ely and North Woods at archery meet at North Woods School, with the Wolves capturing the team title in 3D target shooting and the Grizzlies winning the bullseye competition.
The 3D middle school competition was fierce, with Ely edging runner-up North Woods by only two points, 1508-1506, in the seven-team competition.
Seventh-grader Hayden Weidemann led the way for Ely, placing first in his grade level and first overall among 58 middle school boys. Payson Kundinger found the mark on the girls’ side, placing second among eighth grade girls and second out of 42 middle school girls overall. Other top finishers for Ely included eighth-grader Hunter Kosinski, fifth in his class and 16th overall, eighth-grader Trynn Weisinger, sixth in his class and 18th overall, and eighth-grader Ryann Schlosser, seventh in her class and 11th overall.
Eighth-grader Cooper Long paced the Grizzlies to their second-place finish, ranking second in his grade and fourth overall among middle school boys. Clark Danielson placed fourth among seventh-grade boys and sixth overall. Michaela Brunner topped the middle school girl shooters with a fifth-place finish among eighth-graders and sixth overall, followed closely by eighth-grader Tikka Debeltz, who placed sixth in the class and seventh overall. Sixth-grader Shay Wilcox placed fourth in her class.
Elementary 3D
Fifth-grader Bailey Brunner shot lights out in 3D competition, logging the highest score of any age of Grizzlies’ archers with a 274, placing her first among fifth-graders and first among all 34 elementary girls. Fourth-grader Chester Talberg took fourth place in his class and seventh overall for the boys. North Woods was not entered in the team scoring competition.
The Wolves placed third in the five-team elementary division, with fifth-grader Sawyer Kannas topping Ely archers with a fifth-place finish in his class and fifth overall. Classmate Ryker Russ was right behind with sixth-place finishes in the class and overall, and fellow fifth-grader Elam Moran placed eighth in the class and ninth overall. Eve Chase had the best performance on the girls’ side, notching fourth place in the fourth-grade girls group and eighth overall.
High School 3D
The Wolves placed fourth in the seven-team competition, led by Sabrah Hart’s team-high score of 283, slotting in second among 11th-grade girls and second overall among the 47 division competitors. Ninth-grader Laydan Hart also took second in his class and second overall among the boys. Taylor Hren placed third among tenth-grade girls and eighth overall, while 11th-grader Cylvia DeBeltz placed fifth in her class and ninth overall.
John Danielson was the top-ranking Grizzlies archer with a second-place finish among 11th-grade boys and tenth overall. Classmate Lincoln Antikainen was right behind in third and 11th overall. Merilee Scofield, the only girl shooting for North Woods in high school 3D, placed tenth among tenth-grade girls.
Middle school bullseye
The Grizzlies’ Cooper Long captured the eighth-grade championship in leading North Woods to a first-place team finish in middle school bullseye competition. Long’s score of 279 was the best among all ages of North Woods archers and ranked third among 87 middle school boys and seventh among all archers. Seventh-grader Brock Long took second in his class and ninth overall, while eighth-grader Brady Swanson scored a sixth-place finish in his class and 11th overall. Michaela Brunner turned in the top girls’ performance in the division with a fifth-place finish in eighth-grade and sixth overall. Tikka Debeltz placed eighth among eighth-graders and 13th overall. Seventh-grader Kaidence Scofield nabbed fourth place in her class and 14th overall.
The Timberwolves finished third in the competition. Seventh-grader Hayden Weidemann nabbed his second first-place class finish of the day and ranked second among all middle school boys. Eighth-grader Payson Kundinger turned in another stellar performance as well, placing second in her class and second overall. Sixth-grader Aspen MacCoy placed third in her class, sixth-grader Owen Kurnava placed sixth in his class, and eighth-grader Ryann Scholsser took ninth in her class.
Elementary bullseye
Both schools had individual archers shooting in the elementary division but did not compete for the team title.
The Grizzlies’ Bailey Brunner claimed her second double first of the day, winning the fifth-grade girls class and ranking first among all 54 elementary girls. Brunner’s score of 269 ranked 15th among all grades competing at the meet. Chester Talberg placed fourth among fourth-grade boys and Brittany Phillips placed seventh among fifth-grade girls.
For the Wolves, Sawyer Kannas scored fourth place among fifth-grade boys and fourth overall. Eve Chase finished fourth among fourth-graders and 11th overall.
High school bullseye
Again, neither school was entered in the team competition for this division, but had several outstanding individual performances.
Laydan Hart had Ely’s top score of the day in bullseye with a 283, placing second among ninth-grade boys, third in the division, and third among the 208 boys of all ages. Tenth-grader Taylor Hren was tops in her class, sixth overall, and eighth among the 180 girls of all ages. Eleventh-grader Sabrah Hart finished fourth in her class, ninth in the division, and 13th among all shooters.