Chosen few return home with second place finish

By Ginna Young For some of the Lake Holcombe archers, a different experience was undertaken, before competing in a normal shoot.

Feb. 28 Stevens Point A dozen of the archers headed to Stevens Point, for the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association bullseye shoot, chosen, based on their leadership and team-first qualities.

“They did a very nice job, obtaining a second place team finish,” said coach Ashley Carothers.

Hitting the mark for the program, was freshman Andrea Friedman, with 280, followed by senior MacKenzie Bera, with 258, and seventh grader Logan Hoffner, who shot 255. Sophomore Donovan Bera followed that up with a score of 247, while eighth grader Lillian Goeldner scored 245.

Seventh grader Dylon Richards scored 242, as did sophomore Trevor Tripp, followed by eighth grader Katelyn Armstrong, with 224. Sixth grader Connor Barrois came next, with 221, while sophomore Austin McGinnis had 214 and senior Jordanna Brown scored 210.

Eighth grader Aleigha Richards followed with a score of 208 and senior Hunter Fasbender scored 197.

March 1 Augusta The next day, it was off to Augusta, where Friedman again came up with a great score of 278, followed by Tripp and M. Bera, with 257, while Hoffner had 255. D. Bera scored 247, with Armstrong following that with 242 and Barrois adding a score of 238.

“They all did such a great job there,” said Carothers. Coming next, was seventh grader Bryler Sigmund, with 237, with A. Richards scoring 233, followed up with a score of 232 by junior Brody Miller. McGinnis was not far behind, with a score of 229, while Goeldner had 227 and D. Richards shot for 226.

Brown followed with a score of 224, with Fasbender scoring 153, while seventh grader Audrae Adams shot 148, with sixth grader Arianna Potter scoring 147 and sophomore Cloey McGinn shooting 141.

Out of the 18 archers who competed, 11 achieved a personal record.

“That is a testament to the hard work and dedication that they are continuously putting in,” said Carothers. “I am so proud of all of them.”