Cariboo Archers proved to be among the best in the province on the weekend when they played host to the BC 3D Archery Championships June 23-24.
Arrows were zipping through the forest behind the Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association Bond Lake Road Clubhouse as 122 competitors, some from Alberta and the Yukon vied for spots with Team BC for the upcoming Canadian 3D National Archery Championships during the August long weekend in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Cariboo Archers president Lee Jackman said a core group of local volunteers worked tirelessly preparing two courses, both an ‘A’ and a ‘B’ course, for the event. Each course was designed strategically with 20 shots.
“We’re pretty happy with the number of competitors,” Jackman said. “One-hundred-twenty-two is a good number, and there are people from all over the province here.
“The feedback is: people are saying it’s a challenging course, but that’s on purpose. We designed it that way.”
Saturday evening, a dinner was held at the clubhouse where 75 people attended.
“People are really impressed with our grounds here and our facility,” he said. “They’re just blown away.”
During the two-day event, judges also patrolled both courses to answer questions and make sure competitors were doing things properly.
Jackman also said he’d like to thank the numerous local businesses who donated to the event, plus all the volunteers who helped make the provincials possible.
“It’s a lot of work and time to put it all together,” he said. “We had a group of about 10 core volunteers who really stepped up.”
Cariboo Archers, meanwhile, were right in the thick of the medal hunts in multiple categories.
Here are the results from the Cariboo Archers:
• Don Keith – second, masters 70
• Ruth Hendren – second, masters 60
• Lorne Hinsche – sixth, masters 50
• Bob Thurow – third, compound fixed pins
• Adam Lyons – first, hunter
• Fred Streleoff – first, instinctive
• Dan Mobbs – third, instinctive
• Ernie Schmid – fifth, instinctive
• Melanie McComber – fourth, instinctive
• Jessie Mobbs – first, longbow
• Lorne Barron – fourth, masters 50 traditional
• Ty Thurow – first, cadet compound
• Kyle Hubner – fifth, cabet compound
• Cole Schalles – sixth, cadet compound
• Brityn Hinsche – first, cadet compound
• Alexis McComber – third, cadet compound
• Ty Waterhouse – first, cadet compound
• Joelle Thurow – first, pre-cub compound
• Emersyn Sanford – second, pre-cub compound
• Taryn Hinsche – third, pre-cub compound
• Payton Destree – fourth, pre-cub compound
• Al Campsall – first, masters 50
Additional Cariboo Archers entered as non competitors, shooting just for fun. Their scores, however, indicated they would have finished in the following order:
• Ed Oliver – third, masters 50 traditional
• David Corless – first, masters 50 traditional
• John Walker – fourth, compound fixed pins
• Gavin Laukkanen – second, hunter
The following Cariboo Archers will be representing B.C. in the Canadian 3D Archery Championships this August in Truro as part of the 12-member Team BC and its alternates: Joelle Thurow, Ty Thurow, Dan Mobbs, Jessie Mobbs, Fred Streleoff and Al Campsall.
