Canora student archers bring home impressive haul of medals from provincials

The Canora National Archery in the Schools Program had 65 archers from Canora Junior Elementary School and Canora Composite School attend Provincials in Moose Jaw on Saturday April 22, according to coaches Jennifer Prychak, Thomas Lowes, Lisa Fast and Rod Steciuk.

“The archers did an excellent job representing their community, schools and themselves.”

All three teams from Canora brought home medals.

The Grade 4 and 5

Elementary Team and the Grade 6, 7 and 8 Middle School Team each won provincial gold medals, and the Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12 High School Team won the provincial silver medal.

Six archers won individual medals:

• Natalie Kosar shot a 270 and won a provincial gold medal in the Middle School Girls Division.

• Olivia Tratch shot a 269 and won a provincial silver medal in the Middle School Girls Division. Olivia was also the top Grade 7 Girls shooter at

Provincials.

• Brandyn Woicichowski shot a 267 and won a provincial silver medal in the Middle School Boys Division. Brandyn was also the top Grade 6 Boys shooter at Provincials.

• Abigail Boulanger shot a 194 and won a provincial silver medal in the Elementary Girls Division

• Kenzee Kopelchuk shot a 193 and won a provincial bronze medal in the Elementary Girls Division

• Jacob Lowes shot a 266 and won a provincial bronze medal in the Middle School Boys Division. A number of other individual Canora archers produced excellent results and earned top-10 placings in their respective divisions:

• Chance Weinbender shot a 236 and placed CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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• Kolton Unick shot a 231 and placed sixth in Elementary Boys.

• Logan Menton shot a 226 and placed eighth in the Elementary Boys Division. Logan was also the top Grade 4 Boys shooter at Provincials.

• Seth Propp shot a 193 and placed 10th in Elementary Boys.

• Cora Tomcala shot a 186 and placed fifth in the Elementary Girls Division. Cora was also the top Grade 4 Girls shooter at Provincials.

• Jackson Palagian shot a 260 and placed fifth in Middle School Boys.

• Joshua Prychak shot a 257 and placed sixth in Middle School Boys.

• Mickayla Maygard shot a 253 and placed sixth in Middle School Girls.

• Merrick Derkatch shot a 248 and placed seventh in Middle School Girls.

• Tessa Prychak shot a 239 and placed 10th in the Middle School Girls Division. Tessa was also the top Grade 6 Girls

Archers who represented Canora at Provincials in Moose Jaw in the National Archery in the Schools program, from left, were: (ba ck row) Jackson Palagian, Jennifer Prychak (coach), Josh Prychak, Thomas Lowes (coach), Chase Curtis, Jacob Lowes, Ferlyn Brass, Liam Trask, Jacob Rewakowsky, Sofia Tratch, Sophia Hvidston, Olivia Tratch, Falyn Ostafie, Natalie Kosar, Jessee Kopelchuk, Tessa Prychak, Paisley Wolkowski, Noah Prychak, Chloe Doogan, Maddy Dutchak, Jace Wolos, Cooper Kraynick, Makayla Heshka, Porter Wolkowski, Ashton Strelioff, Kale Strelioff, Brandyn Woicichowski, Gasper Thomas, Hayden Strelioff, Latifah Severight, Meadow Ostafie, Methyl Trask, Zoe Thomas, William Sliva, Landin Ball, Mickayla Maygard, Lisa Fast (coach) and Rod Steciuk (coach); (middle row) Kolton Unick, Chance Weinbender, Ty Korol, Addison Burym, Jayden Burym, Kirsten Snoeij, Rori Love, Mahra Collingridge, Meekah Unick, Merrick Derkatch, Levi Lowes, Seth Propp, Kenzee Kop elchuk, Abigail Boulanger and Gabby Ball; and (front row) Ben Burkatsky, Logan Menton, Roman Zaika, Jayden Dergousoff, Talia Collingridge, Cora Tomcala, Isabelle Kondratoff, Lucas Bushell, Odin Fullawka, Bentley Bodnar, Skyler Brass, Kaiden Brodeur, Echo Stevens, Archer Saunders, Camryn Burym and Declan Unick shooter at Provincials.

• Jessee Kopelchuk shot a 272 and placed fourth in the High School Girls Division. Jessee was also the top Gr. 10 Girls shooter at Provincials.

• Methyl Trask shot a 272 and placed fifth in the High School Girls Division.

“The Canora Junior Elementary School and the Canora Composite School would like to thank the Canora Wildife

Federation and the River Ridge Wildlife Federation for the continued support of NASP and for their assistance in promoting such a great program for kids,” said the coaches. The Nationals this year will be held as a virtual tournament.