Archers on target at Augusta, Cadott; Medford shoot is this weekend

NASP ARCHERY

The busy season of competition for local youth archers makes its annual stop at Medford Area Middle School this weekend for the ninth annual Medford Archery Club bullseye and third annual 3-D tournaments.

After being a virtual event last March, the tournament is back to an in-person shoot. In the past the tournament has attracted 300-400 bullseye contestants. Two years ago, there were 161 3-D archers as well.

The event starts with three bullseye flights at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. and two 3-D flights at 6:15 and 7:15 p.m. on Friday. A full day of competition on Saturday includes 10 bullseye flights that start at the top of each hour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 3-D flights one hour apart that start at 8:15 p.m.

Each 3-D and bullseye archer is entered into a drawing for a Genesis bow, raffles will be available both days with a Traeger grill being one of the top prizes and full concessions will be available all day on Saturday. The awards ceremony is expected to start at about 6:30 p.m.

In recent weeks, archers from both Taylor County programs have been busy.

Augusta shoot

In Augusta Saturday, Medford’s Landen Viergutz took high school boys championships in both the bullseye and 3-D shoots with identical scores of 292. In both cases he hit the 10-point ring 22 times and the nine-point ring eight times in his 30 shots.

Raiders Jenna Wickersheim and Kirsten Weix were second and third among high schools in the bullseye shoot with scores of 289 and 288, while Gilman’s Colton Lang swept the elementary boys championships in the bullseye and 3-D shoots with his scores of 259 and 261, respectively.

Weix was the girls high school champion in the 3-D shoot with a score of 284, while Wickersheim was one point behind and Gilman’s Tatum Weir was fourth at 274. Gilman’s Reece Weir was fourth among middle school girls in the bullseye meet with a 268 and Wyatt Stephens was fourth in the elementary boys division at 248. Medford’s Brody Peche was fourth in the 3-D middle school boys division with his 274.

Gilman placed third as a team in both middle school competitions. The Pirates scored 3,009 points in the bullseye meet to beat Cornell (2,802) and trail Cadott (3,186) and St. Patrick’s of Sparta (3,119). They scored 1,470 points in 3-D competition to beat Auburndale (1,445) and trail St. Patrick’s (1,602) and Cornell (1,518).

The summary of local results follows:

Augusta bullseye results High school boys: 1. Landen Viergutz, Med., 292; 34. Tyrel Mravik, Gil., 260; 59. Matthew Brunner, Med., 234.

High school girls: 2. Jenna Wickersheim, Med., 289; 3. Kirsten Weix, Med., 288; 17. Hailey Reilly, Med., 278; 21. Naomi Fleegel, Med., 274; 26. Tatum Weir, Gil., 272; 28. Alexis Fleegel, Med., 271; 36.

Tana Rappe, Med., 264; 42. Jaylyn Orth, Gil., 258; 44. Hannah Fleegel, Med., 257; 47. Mattie Gebert, Med., 255; 48. Christine Czeshinski, Med., 255; 49. Olivia Buske, Gil., 255; 50. Kaedence Ecklund, Med., 255.

Middle school boys: 7. Brody Peche, Med., 273; 12. Ashton Behling, 270; 23. Dawson Robinson, Gil., 255; 33. Makii Austin Mallo, Gil., 248; 42. Wyatt Orth, Gil., 244; 46. Hank Paul, Med., 240; 67. Jacob Fleegel, Med., 221; 75. Xander Schmidt, Med., 200.

Middle school girls: 4. Reece Weir, Gil., 268; 6. Mylie Stephens, Gil., 263; 12. Misty Mravik, Gil., 256; 16. Ella Ewings, Gil., 253; 20.

Kella Gebert, Med., 249; 21. Rayanna Romig, Gil., 247; 23. Kodi Rappe, Med., 246; 24. Jazymyn Robinson, Gil., 245; 33. Kadence Weix, Med., 241; 42. Destiny Bertsinger, Gil., 215; 43. Kennedy Buske, Gil., 211.

Elementary boys: 1. Colton Lang, Gil., 259; 4. Wyatt Stephens, Gil., 248; 17. Cade Kowalczyk, Gil., 223; 30. Karson Ecklund, Med., 203; 47. Chet Paul, Med., 130; 48. Jaylin Mallo, Gil., 123.

Augusta 3-D results High school boys: 1. Landen Viergutz, Med., 292.

High school girls: 1. Kirsten Weix, Med., 284; 2. Jenna Wickersheim, Med., 283; 4. Tatum Weir, Gil., 274; 6. Mattie Gebert, Med., 269; 11. Kaedence Ecklund, Med., 259; 13. Olivia Buske, Gil., 253; 14.

Jaylyn Orth, Gil., 246; 16. Tana Rappe, Med., 242.

Middle school boys: 4. Brody Peche, Med., 274; 10. Ashton Behling, Med., 263; 15. Makii Austin Mallo, Gil., 251; 24. Dawson Robinson, Gil., 236; 33. Wyatt Orth, Gil., 217.

Middle school girls: 7. Reece Weir, Gil., 249; 10. Kella Gebert, Med., 243; 12. Jazymyn Robinson, Gil., 242; 16. Kadence Weix, Med., 237; 18. Ella Ewings, Gil., 231; 19. Kodi Rappe, Med., 224; 20. Mylie Stephens, Gil., 224; 25. Kennedy Buske, Gil., 205; 28.

Destiny Bertsinger, Gil., 180.

Elementary boys: 1. Colton Lang, Gil., 261; 9. Wyatt Stephens, Gil., 224; 16. Cade Kowalczyk, Gil., 194; 26. Karson Ecklund, Med., 149.

Cadott shoot

Viergutz and Gilman’s Casey Grunseth both earned scores of 290 out of a possible 300, Tatum Weir shot a 289 and Weix shot a 287 to lead local youths in the ninth annual Cadott National Archery in the Schools Program tournament on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Viergutz and Tad Weiss of Cadott tied for first place among 75 high school boys, 219 boys and 488 archers total with their 290s. They both hit the 10-point ring 21 times. Grunseth came out third on the tiebreaker by hitting 20 10-point shots in his 30 attempts, 15 from 10 meters and 15 from 15 meters.

Weir was the top archer out of 72 high school girls with her 289 that included 21 10-point shots, while Weix ranked third with her 287 that included 18 10-point shots. Weir had the top female score of the day and was fourth overall behind the top three boys. Weix was the third-ranked female and ranked eighth overall among all 488 participants.

Gilman’s middle school team placed fifth out of nine teams with 2,958 points, while Medford was seventh with 2,801. Medford eighth grader Ashton Behling earned a score of 280 to place second out of 112 middle school boys. Gilman’s Lang and Stephens both shot 250s to place fourth and fifth out of 32 elementary boys.

The summary of local results follows:

High school boys: 1. Landen Viergutz, Med., 290; 3. Casey Grunseth, Gil., 290; 21. Caleb Egle, Med., 272; 34. Coy Loucks, Med., 265; 35. Wyatt Webster, Gil., 265; 40. Tyrel Mravik, Gil., 263; 45. Matthew Brunner, Med., 260; 62. Logen Underwood, Med., 245.

High school girls: 1. Tatum Weir, Gil., 289; 3. Kirsten Weix, Med., 287; 13. Jenna Wickersheim, Med., 279; 16. Jaylyn Orth, Gil., 277; 24. Alison Krizan, Gil., 267; 31. Kaedence Ecklund, Med., 264; 37.

Olivia Buske, Gil., 260; 44. Mattie Gebert, Med., 254; 45. Melanie Kreklau, Med., 253.

Middle school boys: 2. Ashton Behling, Med., 280; 9. Colin Irwin, Gil., 269; 33. Dawson Grunseth, Gil., 251; 34. Anthony Graf, Med., 250; 35. Ethan Emmerich, Med., 249; 42. Makii Austin Mallo, Gil., 247; 50. Logan Langdon, Med., 244; 62. Wyatt Orth, Gil., 237; 76.

Hank Paul, Med., 227; 77. Xander Schmidt, Med., 226; 86. Levi Zuleger, Med., 218. 95. Tate Krizan, Gil., 200; 106. Jossiah Jackson, Gil., 168.

Middle school girls: 25. Reece Weir, Gil., 252; 27. Mylie Stephens, Gil., 250; 30. Kella Gebert, Med., 245; 35. Rayanna Romig, Gil., 241; 36. Misty Mravik, Gil., 240; 39. Kaitlynn Madlon, Gil., 235; 41. Kadence Weix, Med., 232; 50. Ella Ewings, Gil., 228; 52. Ashlyn Kropp, Med., 226; 58. Alexis Zuleger, Med., 216; 60. Ava Webster, Gil., 216; 63. Kennedy Buske, Gil., 214; 66. Destiny Bertsinger, Gil., 207; 70. Sabrina Underwood, Med., 188.

Elementary boys: 4. Colton Lang, Gil., 250; 5. Wyatt Stephens, Gil., 250; 8. Cade Kowalczyk, Gil., 236; 23. Karson Ecklund, Med., 172; 24. Nicholas Langdon, Med., 168; 30. Jaylin Mallo, Gil., 119; 32.

Chet Paul, Med., 93.

Elementary girls: 12. Kyra Scheithauer, Med., 209.

Centershot tourney

The Medford Archery Club had some success in the Wisconsin State Centershot Tournament in Wausau Feb. 26.

Viergutz was the top archer out of 83 boys, 30 high school boys and 148 competitors overall with a 294 that included 24 10-point shots and six 9-point shots. With her 284, Weix was the top female out of 65 entrants and 21 high schoolers. Mattie Gebert was fourth among high school girls with a 267.

Behling was second out of 40 middle school boys with a 279, Brody Peche was eighth with a 263 and Ezra Hillebrand was 15th with a 251. Kella Gebert was 13th out of 28 middle school girls with her score of 250, while Kadence Weix was 24th with her 224.

In the 3-D portion of the event, Viergutz again was the top-scoring archer. He shot a 293 with 23 10-point shots top a field of 33 boys overall and 11 high school boys. Kirsten Weix was the top female out of 26 entrants with a 271. Gebert was fourth out of five high school girls with a 254.

Peche was third out of 16 middle school boys with his 268, Behling was fourth at 262 and Hillebrand was fifth at 260. Kella Gebert was second out of 14 middle school girls with her 247 and Kadence Weix was 11th at 219.

Other shoots

Kirsten Weix also competed in the De Pere Redbirds Hunters Edge tournament on Friday, Feb. 18 and shot a solid 287 with 18 10-point shots. That put her in a firstplace tie with West De Pere’s Lillian Blasczyk in a field of 39 high school girls and 96 girls overall. Those two were third in the entire shoot behind Caden Hewitt, an eighth grader from West De Pere (290) and Prestin Tennessen, a senior from West De Pere (288).

Hillebrand was fourth-highest scoring archer and middle school boys at this past Saturday’s Wisconsin Bowhunters Shootout in Stevens Point with a score of 272, while Jake Erl was sixth with his 262.