Month: April 2022

On Saturday April 2nd Heartland Archery and staff hosted a Diabetes Fundraiser Shoot in memory of community volunteer and ‘Archery Dad’ Troy Richards. The event goal was to register 40 shooters to compete in a Lancaster flighted cash prize competition, and raise funds for Diabetes Canada. With the limited indoor season we had in 2022, and the fact that an NFAA cash prize event hadn’t been hosted in recent memory, the organizers weren’t sure what to expect. That uncertainty quickly changed as the event attracted interest, filling up and requiring a wait list.

On the morning of the event, the range was busy with a full group of archers filling the upper and lower range. Organizers were pleased to see a diverse group of archers new to competition, the ‘usual competition’ crowd, and some shooters that haven’t been out in a while.  Spectators joined to catch the excitement off elimination matches, and purchase 50/50 and silent auction prizes provided by sponsors. Heartland Archery and Archery Manitoba would like to thank sponsors Black Eagle Arrows, Brava Creations, G5, Skre, Black Bear Remedies, FireWire Custom Bow Strings, Bowtech, LOTW Sports Headquarters, Bulldog Targets, and Matthews for their support of the event. In addition to sponsorship, Archery Manitoba was proud to partner with Heartland to provide judging support from Michael Oneschuk and Travis Boucher. Thank you to those judges for taking the time to support the event.

The event ended on a high note, with a group of 15 shooters taking home cash prizes, including $500 to first place in the top two flights. In addition to the competition being a success, the fundraiser brought in almost $2000 for Diabetes Canada. Thank you to all the archers, volunteers, and spectators for your support of this fantastic event. A full listing of the flight winners is as follows:

The winners of the flights are as follows:

1st Flight
Allan Gunter
Joel Brugger
Liam Tulloch

2nd Flight
Bryanne Lameg
Brendan Mills
Josten North

3rd Flight
Keri Lafrance
Brady Holm
Devun Groot

4th Flight
Greg Dole
Justin Threlfall
Anthony Klassen

5th Flight
Jeremy Malanik
Kara Richards
Dustin Fournier

Join us for the 2022 Archery Manitoba Indoor 3D & Target Championships. Archery Manitoba is excited to host the championships simultaneously on Sunday May 1^st at the Normac Centre in MacGregor, Manitoba. The event will be the first provincial indoor championship hosted in our community since 2020, and final opportunity for archers to shoot the indoor formats this year. Archers interested in participating in both 3D and Target events can register for a full day for shooting. The event is an open championship offering a opportunity for archers of all ages, and abilities to participate. For more details, and to register, see the link below:

https://archerymanitoba.ca/event/2022-archery-manitoba-indoor-3d-target-provincials/

Archery Canada News Post Source

PHOENIX, USA – Chris Waterman (MB) competed as the sole Canadian at the Arizona Cup this past weekend. Waterman traveled down to Arizona to compete with program coach Duncan Crawford, Head Paralympic Coach.

Following a couple days of practice with blue skies, the competition got underway for the Canadian on Saturday April 2. Chris’ score in the qualification round counted in two different categories, both the compound senior men and compound open men categories. He shot a score of 631, landing him in 56th in the senior category and 8th in the para one.

The next day, he was slated to shoot against Steve Marsh out of Colorado, USA. Marsh qualified in 9th place with a score of 703. The two athletes shot five rounds against each other, with Marsh coming out on top with a score of 146-121.

“Arizona Cup was an excellent event,” says Crawford. “It was well run with beautiful weather. Chris had a great event, with a new personal best achieved. With over 700 athletes attending this was a colossal event; we performed well and had a great time!”

The next events up on the docket for the para-archery program are the Canada Cups, Outdoor National Championships, and then the Pan Am Championships in Chile later this year.