Stratford Sharp Shooters’ success

By Casey Krautkramer

Both Stratford Sharp Shooters NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) middle and high school bullseye and 3D teams, along with many individual middle and high school archers, shot well enough at last weekend’s state competition in Wisconsin Dells to qualify for nationals on May 8-10 in Louisville, Ky.

The high school bullseye target squad took second place with a score of 3,385 and the middle school placed third with 3,197. Ali Griepentrog took first place among high school females shooting bullseye with a score of 292, followed by Alaina Bangart in second with 289. Austin Bohman placed second among middle school male bullseye competitors with a score of 288. All three of them qualified for nationals.

Other Stratford archers who qualified for nationals include Zac Brooks who took seventh place among middle school males at state with a score of 280, Jacob Woodford placing ninth among high school males with 286 and his sister, Haley Woodford, taking 10th place among high school females with 283.

Stratford High School’s 3D archery team, in which archers shoot at lifelike animal targets, took second place at state with a score of 1,649. The middle school squad placed third at state with a score of 1,604. Both of Stratford’s 3D teams qualified for nationals.

Alexa Krieg took third place among high school female 3D archers at state with a score of 282 and Amanda Budtke placed fourth among high school females with 280. They both qualified for nationals.

Other Stratford 3D archers who qualified for nationals include Austin Bohman who took ninth place among middle school males with a score of 274, Kate Cordes who placed sixth among middle school females with 273 and Makayla Miller who placed 10th among middle school females with 270.

Stratford Sharp Shooters NASP held a home tournament on March 14-15 with the bullseye competition in the middle/ high school gym and the 3D competition in the elementary school gym. Just under 600 archers were signed up to shoot in nearly 900 flight positions.

The following Stratford archers obtained new personal best scores while shooting bullseye: Brock Hernandez, 273; Teddy Plaszcz, 195; Tanner Reckner, 233; Christopher Stuttgen, 274; Les VanDer-

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INTENSE FOCUS - Stratford High School sophomore Jacob Woodford has the bullseye in his eyesight during the home tournament. STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER

3D TEAM CHAMPIONS - Stratford High School’s archery team won first place in the 3D competition during its home tournament on March 14-15. Team members pictured, from left to right, are: Freshmen Noah Bornbach and Tyler Lange, junior Amanda Budtke, freshman Jayelynn Shanks and senior Dylan Lange.

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Leest, 230 and Mason Weichelt, 240.

Stratford’s high school bullseye team took first place with a score of 3,351 and the middle school squad also placed first with a score of 3,217. Alaina Bangart placed first among high school females shooting bullseye with a score of 287 while Tyler Lange placed second among high school males with 286 and Garrett Drexler was third among high school males with 285.

The following Stratford archers obtained new personal best scores while shooting 3D: Archer Bores, 201; Ruby Casperson, 219; Alizabeth Griepentrog, 276; John Guralski, 258; Tyler Lange, 277; Keirstyn Mannigel, 277; Makayla Miller, 261; Madison Newburry, 254; Danielle Stuttgen, 222; Mason Weichelt, 234 and Haley Woodford, 271.

Stratford’s high school 3D team took first place with a score of 1,678. Amanda Budtke took first place among high school females shooting 3D with a score of 285 while John Guralski placed second among elementary school males with 258, Noah Bornbach was third among high school males with 282 and Austin Bohman was third among middle school males with 280.

Jeff and Cindy Braun, who own and operate AMS Bowfishing in the Stratford Business/Industrial Park, founded the non-profit Eau Pleine Outdoors Club which built an indoor archery range in 2015 in the Stratford Business/Industrial Park where the Stratford Sharp Shooters practice.

TAKING ANOTHER GLANCE AT HER TARGET - Stratford High School junior archer Eire Fisher looks back at how she performed while putting her bow on the rack during the bullseye competition.

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NEW PERSONAL BEST - Stratford fourth graderTeddy Plaszcz goes back to retrieve his bow during the bullseye competition recently held in the Stratford middle/high school gym. He obtained a personal best score of 195.

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DETERMINED ARCHERS - Stratford seventh grader Makayla Miller gets ready to assume her shooting position at the bullseye target. Stratford High School archer Baylee Winkler can be seen in the background. STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER