There were 266 youth in attendance at the Feb. 10 event at the N.D. State Fairgrounds, with 49 from Ward County. Ward County hosted the match last year and saw a growth of 43 more youth attending the match this year.

Indoor archery matches are grouped by age and bow type. Ages are Beginner (eight-10 years old), Junior (11-13), and Senior (14-18). There is also a Masters division for those at least 14 years old and have qualified for a national contest in their age and bow division. The bow divisions are Barebow, which has no sights or releases on the bow and Freestyle, which holds either a sight or a release.

Results for Ward County participants from the match are as follows:

Senior Freestyle division

Submitted Photo Archers from the traditional shoot are, from left to right, Brynlee Bloms, Breanna Mindt, Paislee Everson and Quade Everson.

– 7th place – Teagan Strilcov, Minot, with a score of 286

– Also representing Ward County were Wade Asmundson, Berthold; Brooklyn Bloms, Carpio; Clay Carpenter and Faith Carpenter, Granville; McKinley Shcultz and Cole Whitcher, Minot; Carson Moore, Rock Lake; and Stetson Brandvold, Ryder.

Senior Barebow division

– 4th place – Elizabeth Michel, Berthold, 268

– Also representing Ward County was Rebecca Tetrault, Bowbells; and Clara Potts, Minot.

– The team of Michel, Tetrault and Potts placed third with a combined score of 746.

Junior Freestyle division

– 4th place – Tyson Perdue, Minot, 146

– 6th place – Quade Everson, Minot, 144

– Also representing Ward County were Lillyanna Wright, Balfour; Jean DeHaan, Burlington; Teigen Bloms, Carpio; Owen April, Granville; Paislee Everson, Breanna Mindt, Grady Mostad, Hunter Schultz and Hadley Yoder, Minot; Greyson Moore, Rock Lake; Kendall Janz, Ryder; and Tyson Barden, Blake Guritz and Tabitha Hauge, Surrey.

– The team of Perdue, Q. Everson, P. Everson and Mindt placed third with a combined score of 426.

Junior Barebow division

– 1st place – Raegan Albert, Ryder, 268

– 3rd place – Janz, 264

– 5th place – Brynlee Bloms, Carpio, 260

– Also representing Ward County were Abrielle Michel, Berthold; P. Everson, Q. Everson, Mindt, Emmy Novak and H. Schultz, Minot; Taryn Albert, Ryder; Nolan Lee, Sawyer; and Tayler Knoke, Surrey.

– The team of R. Albert, Janz, Brynlee Bloms and Q. Everson won with a combined score of 792.

Beginner Freestyle division

– 2nd place – Owen Peterson, Minot, with a score of 140

– Also representing Ward County were Foxhall Leavitt and Heston Seifert, Burlington; Beckett Bloms, Carpio; Weston Sebastian and Kelbie Yoder, Minot.

– The team of Peterson, K. Yoder, Leavitt and Seifert placed third with a combined score of 325.

Beginner Barebow division

– Representing Ward County were Olivia Michel, Berthold; Rhett Bloms, Carpio; Cate Fitzpatrick, Charlotte Fitzpatrick, Henry Fitzpatrick and Daisy Zietz, Minot; and Tanner Lee and Zane Lee, Sawer.

The contest also offered a fun “traditional” shoot where archers used a recurve bow. All four competitors were from Ward County.

– 1st place and winning a $200 gift card, Brynlee Bloms

– 2nd place and winning a $100 gift card, Q. Everson

– 3rd place and winning a $50 gift card, Mindt

– 4th place and winning a $50 gift card, P. Everson