Assiniboine River Archery Club holds another successful 3-D shoot
The Assiniboine River Archery Club held its annual 3-D shoot on August 12 and 13 at the Dale and Chad Swetlishnoff farm near Canora, said Desiree Owchar, club president.
About 140 archers from across Saskatchewan took part in the competition, coming from as far away as Weyburn in the south and Spiritwood in the north.
Owchar said archers have come to appreciate the challenging setting of the competition.
“The geography includes hills, trees, and all the challenges to really test your archery skills, including spots where you need to shoot between branches to hit the target”, said Archer.
But not everyone comes to the event as a competitor. Some enjoy walking the scenic courses and watching the participants do their thing.
At last count, the Assiniboine Archery Club had 33 members, ranging in age from six to 17, she said. The members and their families do the majority of the work in preparation for the annual 3-D archery shoot.
Two special awards are presented each year to deserving members: the Travis Sleeva Memorial Award and the Colleen Tiechko Memorial Award, said Owchar. These awards go to the male and female archers in the club who display a love and dedication for archery, good sportsmanship and are always willing to lend a hand, qualities which the club encourages in all of its members.
The 2017 Travis Sleeva Memorial Award went to Everett Paley.
“Everett has been a member of our club for three years, starting when he was nine years old. Everett is a very quiet, respectful individual. He has a great attendance record and is always there to help out. He displays a positive attitude and is a fantastic role model for the younger archers.”
The Colleen Tiechko Memorial Award went to Makayla Heshka, who, according to Owchar, was deserving of the award in her own unique way.
“Makayla has been a member of our club for three years, starting when she was six years old. Makayla is (also) a respectful individual, with a good attendance record and always willing to help. Makayla is a little spitfire, full of life and pizzazz. She always comes to me and says, ‘Guess what my score was today.’ Good or bad, she always displays a positive attitude.”
The first Assiniboine River Archery Club 3-D shoot was held in 1992. Over the years the popularity of the event has grown to where, for this year’s event, it attracted close to 100 different sponsors.
Sponsorship support includes two new bows, one pink and one camouflage-coloured, awarded to one boy and one girl by draw. This year the pink bow was won by Cairwyn Bailey, sponsored by Renegade Plumbing and Heating. The camo bow went to Everett Paley, sponsored by Preeceville Archery Products. Both winners are members of the Assiniboine River Archery Club.
The competition is made up of two courses. The A course has targets of animals commonly found in Canada, while the targets on the B course, also known as the exotic course, are native to other countries.
Scores are kept for each of the two days, and then added together for an aggregate total.
The competition is split up into various categories and age groups, giving everyone an opportunity to win, whether new to the sport or an experienced competitor.
Hunter-male
The hunter-male competition was won by Dean Bocking, with a Saturday total of 348 points and a Sunday total of 345 points, for an aggregate of 693. Mike Owchar finished second with an aggregate of 638 points, while Travis Buzinski was third, with a score of 590.
Real-life conditions pose welcome challenge at 3-D archery shoot
Hunter-female
Brookelyn Tratch came in first in the hunter-female category after shooting a 278 score on Saturday and 325 on Sunday, for an aggregate score of 603, barely edging out Sandra Baron who shot a two-day aggregate of 601. Jo-Ann Pearce and Leann Yurkiw tied for third with 542 points each.
Compound fixed pin-male
Lonny Gray finished first in the compound fixed pin-male category with a Saturday total of 350 points and a Sunday total of 383 points for an aggregate of 733. Donnie Selinger finished second with an aggregate total of 677 points, followed by Stephen Bass in third with an aggregate of 663.
Compound fixed pin-female
Belinda Bocking was the only competitor in the compound fixed pin-female category. She totaled 208 points on Saturday and 235 on Sunday for an aggregate of 443.
Compound unlimited-male
Clinton Leis finished first in the compound unlimited-male category after shooting 391 points on Saturday and 406 on Sunday for an aggregate total of 797. Darren Diehl came in second with an aggregate of 705 while Joe Smigelski finished third at 645 points.
Compound unlimited-female
Andrea Wiens won the compound unlimited-female grouping by shooting 347 points on Saturday and 364 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 711 points. Shelley Leis finished second with an aggregate total of 589 points. Taylor Silva shot only on Sunday, accumulating a total of 317 points, good enough for third place.
Master 50 male
Myles Pearce won the master 50 male category by shooting 360 on Saturday and 368 on Sunday for an aggregate total of 728. Al Bohn finished second with an aggregate total of 714, while Kelly Lazurko came in third with an aggregate of 442.
Master 50 female
Karen Lazurko was the only competitor in the master 50 female category. She accumulated 162 points on Saturday and 180 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 342.
Master compound 60-male
There were two competitors in the master compound 60- male category. Merle Bass finished first after shooting 301 points on Saturday and 241 on Sunday for an aggregate total of 542 points. David Mann shot only on Sunday, and scored 335 points.
Recurve unaided-male
Robert Parent won the recurve unaided-male category by shooting 317 points on Saturday and 343 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 660. Vince Bailey came in second with an aggregate total of 496 points, while Darcy Rewakowsky was third with 269 points.
Junior compound-female
In the junior compound-female category, where the maximum age is 20, Dana Bocking was the only competitor. She produced 190 points on Saturday and 206 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 396 points.
Cadet compound-male
In the cadet compound-male grouping, maximum age 17, William Diehl finished first by shooting 355 points on Saturday and 311 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 666. All other shooters in the category only competed on one day. Connor Nagy came in second with 283 points while Decan Cybak finished third at 180 points.
Cadet compound-female
In the cadet compound-female category, maximum age 17, Rebekah Thomas finished first with 214 points on Saturday and 177 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 391. Kara High came in second with an aggregate of 235 points, and Tessa Spokes was third with 181 points.
Cub compound-male
The cub compound male category, maximum age 14, was won by Randall-Dre Friday when he shot 377 points on Saturday and 388 on Sunday for an aggregate total of 765 points. Alden Baron placed second with an aggregate of 718 points, while Eric MacDonald finished third at 561 points.
Cub compound-female
Emily Owchar won the cub compound-female category, maximum age 14, by shooting 335 points on Saturday and 328 on Sunday for an aggregate total of 663 points. Skylar Yurkiw finished second with an aggregate of 474 points, and Bella Mykytyshyn came in third with 428
points.
Pre-cub compound-male
In the pre-cub compound-male category, maximum age 12, Wyatt Mastrachuk finished first with a Saturday score of 349 points and a Sunday total of 343 points for an aggregate score of 692 points. Matthew Makowsky placed second with an aggregate of 612 points, while Everett Paley came in third with 563 points.
Pre-cub compound-female
In the pre-cub compound-female grouping, maximum age 12, Annabelle Jain came in first with 216 points on Saturday and 218 points on Sunday for an aggregate score of 434 points. Zoe Thomas was second with an aggregate of 396 points, while Brookelyn Reine came in third with 377 points.
Peewee-male
Jordan Makowsky won the peewee-male category, maximum age nine, by shooting 352 points on Saturday and 369 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 721 points. Andrew Owchar came in second with a 684 aggregate score, while Cooper Kraynick was third with 648 points.
Peewee-female
Cierra Bocking won the peewee-female category, maximum age nine, with 237 points on Saturday and 292 points on Sunday for an aggregate total of 529 points. Cairwyn Bailey was second with an aggregate total of 460 points, and Brenna Reine finished third at 436 points.
