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Trigg County Arrowcats win first world title

After winning titles at the region, state, and national level, the Trigg County Arrowcats have won their first world championship after taking first place at the National Archery in Schools World Championships over the weekend at Walt Disney World in Orlando.

Trigg County shot a score of 3,422 out of a possible 3,600 points to take first place over Alma Bryant High School from Alabama who shot a 3,408.  Anderson County (Ky.) was sixth and Meade County (Ky.) was seventh. 

Kaylin Smith was the lone elementary school shooter for Trigg County, and she took third in the division and 15th overall with a score of 288.

In the high school division, Jake McNab shot a 294 to finish fifth overall and fourth in the high school division.  Brandon Schafer shot a 286 to finish 23rd in the high school division and 36th overall.

For the ladies, Sloane Patterson shot a 285 to finish 9th in the high school division and 25th overall, while Shaye Patterson shot a 283 to finish 14th and 36th.

Other high school finishers with their score, HS finish, and (overall finish) were:

Lucas Hyde - 282, 35th (66th)

Ellen Shipley - 282, 20th (44th)

Alexis Wiseman - 281, 24th (50th)

Jordan Futrell - 280, 44th (85th)

Sarah Shipley - 280, 26th (56th)

Jonathon Fuller - 279, 50th (93rd)

Andrea Hall - 278, 30th (66th)

Evan Smith - 267, 89th (233rd)

Emily Holder - 244, 98th (354th)

In the middle school division, Clay Stevens shot a 287 to finish sixth in the division and 24th overall, while Deanna Ladd shot a 287 to finish eighth in the division and 18th in the middle school girls division.

Other middle school finishers with their score, MS finish, and (overall finish) were:

Kaila Cunningham - 287, 10th (22nd)

Kimberlee Shelton - 271, 45th (134th)

Lora Lee Heady - 269, 52nd (146th)

Cole Holland - 265, 88th (241st)

Katelyn Futrell - 264, 68th (182nd)

 

Trigg County Arrowcats win two more state titles

The Trigg County Arrowcats won two more state archery titles and placed all three schools on the platform at the awards ceremoney.

Trigg County High defeated Anderson County by 33 points and Meade County by 43 points to win their first state title in three years and fourth overall since 2005.

Trigg County Middle School bettered Stuart Pepper Middle School by 79 points and Anderson County Middle School by 85 points to win their second straight title and sixth overall, adding to their titles won in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2011.  Trigg County had three female shooters in the top five to help them to the title.

Trigg County Intermediate School finished in third place, 71 points behind Southern Middle School for the top spot.

The top finishers for Trigg County in each category were:

High School Males

Matthew Brokering, 12^th, 289;

Skylar Pool, 13^th, 289;

Jeremy Alexander, 18^th, 288;

Jonathon Fuller, 26^th, 287;

Brandon Schafer, 28^th, 287

 

High School Females

Sloane Patterson, 4^th, 290;

Ellen Shipley, 6^th, 288

Shaye Patterson, 8^th, 287

Kelsey Miller, 18^th, 283

Alexis Wiseman, 32^nd, 281

 

Middle School Males

Clay Stevens, 15^th, 285

Cole Holland, 29^th, 280

Robert Deason, 35^th, 279

 

Middle School Females

Kaila Cunningham, 2^nd, 295

Kimberlee Shelton, 4^th, 291

Elizabeth Wagoner, 5^th, 290

Deanna Ladd, 8^th, 286

Shyanne Perry, 15^th, 282

 

Elementary School Males

Marshall Evans, 57^th, 269

Elementary School Females

Kaylin Smith, 7^th, 277

Lexie Wright, 22^nd, 269

Macy Mitchell, 41^st, 264

 

Photo from Faye Stevens

 

Clay Stevens is the top sixth grade archer in America

Trigg County's Clay Stevens is the top sixth grade archer in the U.S. after shooting a 291 at the National Archery in Schools World Tournament in Orlando, Florida.

Stevens took second place overall in the Elementary Division with 21 10s or bullseyes.  His score was also 13th overall in the male category out of 296 competitors.

In the middle school division, Cole Holland shot a 265 to finish 78th, which was also 213th overall.

For the ladies, sixth grader Kimberlee Shelton shot a 279 to finish in third place out of 209 archers in the elementary division.

Meanwhile, seventh grader Kaila Cunningham finished fourth in the middle school division with a score of 286, which placed her second among all seventh graders.

Sarah Shipley finished ninth overall and sixth among eighth graders, and Elizabeth Wagoner finished 14th overall and seventh among seventh graders.  There were 136 archers in the middle school division.

In the high school division, Alexis Wiseman finished seventh out of 105 archers with a score of 286.  She was second among all high school juniors.

Shaye Patterson finished 13th overall and fifth among freshmen, while Breanna Messmer was 24th overall and sixth among juniors.  Sloane Patterson came in 40th, which was 12th among all juniors.

 

 

 

Trigg Arrowcats win two state titles

Trigg County's Arrowcats won two state titles Tuesday at the Kentucky Archery in Schools State Tournament in Louisville, while a third team finished second.

Both the elementary and middle school teams at Trigg finished in first place.  The high school team took second.  All three will advance to the national tournament in May.

Trigg County Intermediate bested Jackson County Middle School by 48 points to win the state title.  Anderson County finished in third place, and Henderson North Middle was sixth.

Clay Stevens was Trigg's top shooter in the Intermediate School division with a score of 279, good for 12th place.  Kimberlee Shelton finished in 13th place with a score of 278.  The top five boys scores were Stevens, Cody Wilson (275), Braydon Miller and Grayson Ford (272), and Jeffrey Ross (265).

The top five female scores were Shelton, Brookelyn Skinner (275), Lora Lee Heady (271), Kaylin Smith (269), and Rebecca Rutzler (259).

Akira Umar of Paris was the top female shooter (282), while Logan Webb of Payneville and Nick Casada of Somerset tied for the top male score at 288.

The state title is the fifth for the elementary school (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011).

Trigg County sweeps Region I Archery Meet

Trigg County swept the Region I Archery Meet held Friday and Saturday at Trigg County High School, with all three schools qualifying for the state meet March 28-29 in Louisville.

Trigg's Sloane Patterson was the top shooter of the meet (male of female) with a score of 293 out of a possible 300.  Logan County's Logan Smotherman was the top male shooter with a score of 291.

Over 300 archers utilized the Matthew Genesis Bow and Easton 1820 Aluminum Arrows while shooting at Morrell Targets during the two-day competition.

Thanks to Dan Dickerson for the photos.

 
Trigg County's Sloane Patterson was the top shooter of the Region I Meet with a score of 293.

 
Trigg County Elementary Arrowcats

 
Trigg County Middle School Arrowcats

 
Trigg County High School Arrowcats

Region I Archery Results

Grade 4 Female

1^st place: Sydney Lee, Lewisburg 264

2^nd place: Madison Collins, Lewisburg

3^rd place: Kaylee Yakuboff, Lewisburg

4^th place: Maria Wells, Lewisburg

5^th place: Sara Montgomers, Chandlers

 

Grade 4 Male

1^st place: Daren Anderson, Lewisburg 257

2^nd place; Bradley Spivey, Lewisburg

3^rd place, Trenton Hopkins, Lewisburg

4^th place, Caleb Jenkins, Chandlers

5^th place, Jake Shoemake, Chanlders

 

Grade 5 Female

1^st place: Kaylin Smith, Trigg  278

2^nd place: Alyssa Lowe, Chandlers

3^rd place; Anna Malone, Trigg

4^th place: Kristen Hendricks, Adairville

5^th place: Cara Stanger, Chandlers

 

Grade 5 Male

1^st place: Austin Rayno, Adairville 266

2^nd place: Marshall Evans, Trigg

3^rd place:  Brilee Harris, Lewisburg

4^th place: Braden Stranger, Chandlers

5^th place: Hunter Rosser, Lewisburg

 

Grade 6 Female

1^st place:  Kaitlyn Foster, Lewisburg 280

2^nd place: Kimberlee Shelton, Trigg

3^rd place: Arianna Brown, Trigg

4^th place: Caitlin Hardison, Lewisburg

5^th place: Lora Lee Heady, Trigg

 

Grade 6 Male

1^st place:  Braden Miller, Trigg 284

2^nd place: Clay Stevens, Trigg

3^rd place: John Austin York, Lewisburg

4^th place: Aaron Baugh, Lewisburg

5^th place: Blake Taylor, Lewisburg

 

Middle School Female

1^st place:  Kaila Cunningham, Trigg 287

2^nd place:  DeAnna Ladd, Trigg

3^rd place:  Sarah Shipley, Trigg

4^th place:  Elizabeth Wagoner, Trigg

5^th place: Laurie Snellem, Murray

 

Middle School Male

1^st place: Brandon Schafer, Trigg 289

2^nd place: Jonathan Fuller, Trigg

3^rd place:  Jackson Wells, Lewisburg

4^th place:  Skylar Pool, Trigg

5^th place:  Devin Litchfield, Trigg

 

High School Female

1^st place:  Sloane Patterson, Trigg 293

2^nd place: Alexis Wiseman, Trigg

3^rd place: Kelsey Miller, Trigg

4^th place:  Marah Harris, Logan County High School

5^th place;  Ellen Shipley, Trigg

 

High School Male

1^st place;  Austin Smotheman, Logan County High School 291

2^nd place: Jake MacNab, Trigg

3^rd place: Matthew Brokering, Trigg

4^th place: Dillain Craftain, Logan County High School

5^th place: Jeremy Alexander, Trigg

 

Overall Champion Female:

Sloane Patterson, Trigg 293

 

Overall Champion Male:

Austin Smotheman, Logan County High School 291

 

Team Standings

Elementary:

1^st Trigg County Intermediate

2^nd Lewisburg Elementary

3^rd Chandlers Elementary

4^th Auburn Elementary

 

Team Standings Middle School:

1^st Trigg County Middle

2^nd Adairville Middle

3^rd Lewisburg Middle

4^th Chandlers Middle

 

Team Standings High School:

1^st Trigg County High school

2^nd Logan County High School

3^rd Murray High School

4^th Russellville High School

 

Trigg Arrowcats bring home two national titles

Trigg County's Arrowcats have brought home two national titles following the National Archery In Schools Competition Saturday in Louisville.

The High School team won by the narrowest of margins.  Their score of 3,397 actually tied Breckinridge County High School, but Trigg County had 200 10s (or bullseyes) compared to 191 for Breckinridge County.  Just one point back was Meade County in third place.

In the female division, Sloane Patterson finished in 22nd place with 285 points, just 11 points out of first place.  Jennifer Hyde (284) finished in 27th place, followed by Breanna Messmer (283) in 37th place; Ellen Shipley (280) in 52nd; Emily Shipley (280) in 53rd; Kyler Herndon (278) in 63rd; and Alexis Wiseman (275) in 94th out of 742 archers.

For the guys, Jeremy Alexander was Trigg's top finisher in 34th place with a score of 288, followed by Austin Hart (287) in 38th; Matt Brokering (287) in 42nd; Jordan Futrell (284) in 65th; and Zack Fuller (281) in 97th out of 1,133 archers.

Trigg County Intermediate School won the Elementary Division by 27 points over Breitling School of Alabama and by 44 points over third place Woodlawn Elementary School of Chatsworth, Georgia.

Rheanna Bostick finished in eighth place out of 1,046 archers in the female division with a score of 284, just four points out of first place.

Elizabeth Wagoner (279) finished tied for 16th, Kaila Cunningham (277) was 23rd; Deanna Ladd (275) was 32nd; Koryn Hatfield (273) finished 43rd; and Alexa Agosto (270) was 57th.

In the male division, Braden Miller was Trigg County's top finisher in 33rd place with a score of 278, followed by Clay Stevens (278) in 35th; Gabe Nolcox (273) in 76th; and Cody Wilson (270) in 117th.

Trigg County Middle School finished in second place with 3,346 points, which was 32 points behind first place Ashville, Alabama.

However, Trigg County's Shaye Patterson took first place overall in the division with a score of 295 out of a possible 300 points, besting 2,166 other archers -- male and female -- in the middle school division.

Elsewhere in the female division, Sarah Shipley and Patsy Banister (281) finished in 18th and 19th place respectively, followed by Kelsey Miller (277) in 38th; Ashley Wyatt (274) in 53rd; Virginia Cundiff (271) in 73rd; and Lexie Hyde (268) in 95th place.

In the male division, Jake McNab led Trigg County with a 32nd place finish (283); followed by Brent Jones (283) in 35th; Skylar Pool (282) in 38th; and Devin Litchfield (274) in 121st.

The National titles are the seventh and eighth for the Arrowcats.  The High School has won three (2005, 2006, 2010), and the Elementary School has won three (2005, 2009, 2010).

Trigg Arrowcats bring home top three finishes at state meet

Trigg County's Arrowcats came home with top three finishes at the Kentucky Archery in Schools State Competition in Louisville.

Trigg Elementary finished in second place, with Elizabeth Wagner and Kimberlee Shelton tying for fifth place in the female division wih a score of 275.

Brooklyn Stevens finished 12th (271); Kayla Bingham was 16th (270); and Kaila Cunningham was 17th (270).  There were 371 archers in the elementary female division.

Clay Stevens was Trigg's top male shooter in the elementary division with 15th place finish and a score of 277.  Braden Miller was 20th (275); Gabe Nolcox and Cole Holland tied for 44th place (266); Dakota Overton was 51st (264); and Cody Wilson was 62nd (260) out of 588 archers.

Trigg County Middle also took second, with Skylar Pool taking first place overall in the male division with a score of 291.  Jake MacNab finished 11th with a score of 282, followed by  Devin Litchfield in 28th (276); Evan Smith in 45th (272); Alan Fox in 49th (271); and Colton Livingston in 51st (270) out of 494 archers.

In the female division, Shaye Patterson finished in third place with a score of 287.  Emily Holder and Sarah Shipley tied for 19th with a score of 276; Patsy Banister was 29th (270); Lexie Hyde was 37th (269); and Ashley Wyatt was 52nd (266) out of 278 archers.

Trigg County High finished third with Alexis Wiseman taking fifth place in the female division with a score of 288.  Sloane Patterson took sixth place with a score of 287.  Emily Shipley was 19th (280); Breanna Messmer was 21st (280); Ashley Allen was 24th (280); Kyler Herndon was 26th (279); and Jennifer Hyde was 28th (277) out of 270 archers.

For the guys, Matthew Brokering had Trigg's top finish in 13th place with a score of 289.  Jeremy Alexander finished 21st (286); Jordan Futrell was 34th (283); Landon Sumner was 44th (281); and Mark Ledford was 58th (278) out of 391 archers.

CLICK HERE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Trigg's teams just missed winning a couple of state titles.  In the elementary division, Trigg's score of 3238 was five behind Shopville Elementary of Somerset.

In the Middle School division, Trigg's second place score of 3308 was seven behind the winner, Bondurant Middle of Frankfort.

At the high school level, Meade County High won with 3394, Madison Southern was second with 3392, and Trigg County was third with 3388 points. 

All three Trigg teams advance to the National Competition to be held in Louisville in May.

Trigg Elementary Arrowcats win National Archery title

 

Trigg County's Elementary Arrowcats topped 55 other schools to win the National Archery in Schools National Competition in Louisville.

Trigg County Intermediate scored 3,233 points, which was 38 points more than second place Meigs (Ohio) Intermediate School.  Last year, Meigs edged Trigg County by seven points to win the national title.

The elementary school also won a national title in 2005.

Kaila Cunningham finished fourth in the elementary girls division with a score of 279, which was four points out of first place.  Elizabeth Wagoner finished 13th with a score of 273, followed by Sarah Shipley 16th (272), Deanna Ladd 21st (271), Virginia Cundiff 27th (269), and Brooklyn Stevens 32nd (267).

For the guys, Brent Jones was Trigg's top finisher in 13th place with a score of 276, which was 16 points out of first place.  Skylar P'Pool was 31st (273), and Gabe Nolcox was 32nd (273).

Trigg County's High School team took second place, just 38 points behind champion Henderson County.  Trigg finished third to Henderson County last year.  There were 84 schools in this year's event.

Danielle Reddick took second place in the female division with a score of 291.  Jessica Nystrom of Hartland (Mich.) High School won, finishing two points shy of a perfect score with 298 points.

Reddick later won $2,000 in a scholarship shootout.

Sloane Patterson finished 10th (286), followed by Emily Shipley in 22nd (282), Jennifer Hyde in 31st (280), Christi Wilson in 37th (278), and Ellen Shipley in 38th place with 278 points.

For the guys, Timmy Blakeley was Trigg's top finisher in a ninth place tie with 291 points.  Grady Cofield finished 28th (287), Landon Sumner 54th (284), Jeremy Alexander 78th (282), and Ryan Russel 100th (280).

In the middle school division, Trigg County finished seventh but produced an individual national champion.

Patsy Banister, last year's national elementary champion, repeated the feat at the middle school level with a score of 288, winning a tie breaker for the title.

Shaye Patterson finished one point behind Banister in third place.  Shelby King finished 26th in the female division with a score of 276, followed by Lexie Hyde in 50th (272) and Kelsey Miller in 64th place (269).

For the guys, Ryan McCloud was Trigg's top finisher with a score of 279 while Duncan Mangels was 101st with a score of 272.

Asheville (Ala.) Middle School won the team title, edging Henderson South Middle School by 32 points to claim the team title.  Trigg was seventh, some 92 points back.

 

Trigg County High School took second place at the National Archery in Schools Competition.

 

Patsy Banister is a national champion for the second year in a row.  She won the elementary division last year and the middle school division this year.  It's the third straight year a Trigg County female has won a national title.

 

Danielle Reddick (center) took second place in the high school division and won a $2,000 scholarship in the scholarship shootout.

 

Kaila Cunningham finished fourth in the elementary school female division.

(Thanks to Joy Colbert for the pics!)

Trigg ArrowCats claim two more state titles

Trigg County claimed two more state titles at the National Archery in Schools Program State Competition Tuesday in Louisville.  It marks the seventh straight year that Trigg County has won a state title.

Trigg County's High School team also took first with a score of 3,397.  Trigg had four of the top five archers, including the overall female champion in Danielle Reddick (right), who scored a 290 and hit the bullseye 22 times.  Reddick also won the David T. Wilson Elementary School Scholarship Shoot-Off and earned $1,250. 

Jennifer Hyde finished second, Sloane Patterson 4th, Ellen Shipley 5th, Emily Shipley 22nd, Kyler Herndon 23rd, Brianna Mesmer 27th, Kameo Bingham 35th, Haley Thomas 48th, Christi Wilson 57th, Taylor Davis 62nd, and Amber Billham 142nd.

Sloane Patterson also took second in the scholarship shoot-off and won $1,000, while Jennifer Hyde was third and won $750.

For the guys, Timmy Blakeley finished 10th, Josh Hyde 15th, Jeremy Alexander 17th, Landon Sumner 22nd, Matt Brokering 30th, Grady Cofield 41st, Kyler Black 50th, Ryan Russell 51st, Jordan Futrell 69th, Connor McCloud 101st, Caleb Rawlins 133rd, and Mark Ledford 141st.

Trigg's elementary team won the state title with a team score of 3,137 points.  There were 586 male archers in this category, with Brent Jones finishing 12th.  Other Trigg finishers were Devin Litchfield 23rd, Skylar Pool 36th, Austin Humphries 38th, Dakota Overton 61st, Gabe Nolcox 65th, Brandon Schafer 72nd, Evan Smith 87th, Conner Knight 89th, Dallas McCloud 95th, Montgomery Smith 95th, Jacob Oliver 107th, Zack Colbert 137th, Cole Holland 171st, Graham Lawrence 274th, and Tristan Calhoun 388th.

There were 332 female archers in the elementary girls division, with Kaila Cunningham winning third place with a score of 271.  Other finishers were Deanna Ladd 10th, Sarah Shipley 17th, Tabby Rawlins 21st, Elizabeth Wagoner 23rd, Alexa Agosto 24th, Virginia Cundiff 59th, Lexie Terrell 64th, Kayla Bingham 69th, and Brooklyn Stevens 87th.

The Trigg County Middle School team finished third with a score of 3,232 points.  Patsy Banister, last year's national champion, took second place at the state level with a score of 282 out of 245 archers.  Other finishers were Shaye Patterson 12th, Lexie Hyde 13th, Emily Holder 15th, Shateanna Stewart 32nd, Kelsey Miller 41st, Shelby King 72nd, and Hannah Cross 106th.

For the guys, Duncan Mangels finished 14th out of 466 archers.  Chance Lancaster finished 36th, followed by Kendal Merrick 44th, Zach Johnson 57th, Garrett Brown 63rd, Jake MacNab 65th, Ryan McCloud 153rd, Tyler Knight 177th, Tristan Goodwin 204th, and Allen Humphries 225th.

Over 2,300 students from 104 schools competed in the state tournament.  All three of Trigg County's teams will advance to the national competition to be held May 7-9 in Louisville.

Results of the Kentucky National Archery in the Schools Tournament Listed by order of finish

High School Division (grades 9-12), team

1. Trigg County High School

2. Henderson County High School

3. Breckinridge County

Middle School Division (grades 7-8), team

1. Henderson County South Middle School

2. Boyd County Middle School

3. Trigg County Middle School

Elementary School Division (grades 4-6), team

1. Trigg County Intermediate School

2. Shopville Elementary School

3. Payneville Elementary School

High School Division, individual Female:

1. Danielle Reddick, Trigg County High School

2. Jennifer Hyde, Trigg County High School

3. Sloane Patterson, Trigg County High School

4. Shelby Miller, Meade County High School

5. Ellen Shipley, Trigg County High School

 Male: 1. Nathan Parcell, Meade County High School

2. Josh Bostrom, Breckinridge County High School

3. Zach Short, Madison Southern High School

4. Samuel Howard, Elliott County High School

5. Will Thompson, Breckinridge County High School

Middle School Division, individual Female:

1. Brianna Gilliam, Elliott County High School

2. Patsy Banister, Trigg County Middle School

3. Meaghann Dunn, Stuart Pepper Middle School

4. Sammy Smith, Boyd County Middle School

5. Katelyn Geer, James T. Alton Middle School

Male: 1. Taylor Knott, Stuart Pepper Middle School

2. Billy Miller, Henderson County South Middle School

3. Hunter Brown, J. D. Adams Middle School

4. Michael McIver, The Frankfort Christian Academy

5. Mckinley Minix, J. D. Adams Middle School

Elementary School Division, individual Female:

1. Kayla Dowell, Payneville Elementary School

2. Presley Adkins, Boyd County Middle School

3. Kaila Cunningham, Trigg County Intermediate School

4. Ryan Cunningham, Somerset Christian School

5. Emily Jones, Glenn Marshall Elementary School

Male: 1. Blake Taylor, Lewisburg Elementary School

2. Jeremy Elliott, Corbin Intermediate School

3. Colin Crump, David T. Wilson Elementary School

4. Cameron Peyton, Anderson County Middle School

David T. Wilson Elementary School Scholarship Shoot-Off Listed by name, school and scholarship amount

Female: 1. Danielle Reddick, Trigg County High School, $1,250

2. Sloane Patterson, Trigg County High School, $1,000

3. Jennifer Hyde, Trigg County High School, $750

4. Kayla Dowell, Payneville Elementary School, $500

Male: 1. Nathan Parcell, Meade County High School, $1,250

2. Zach Short, Madison Southern High School, $1,000

3. Samuel Howard, Elliott County High School, $750

4. Josh Bostrom, Breckinridge County High School, $500

(Thanks to Joy Colbert for the pics)

More on the Cofields

Last week, we told you about Graham and Grady Cofield competing at the World Archery Festival in Las Vegas.

Here is a press release from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife that gives you some more information:

Two Kentucky archers recently posted high finishes at the World Archery Festival held Feb. 6-8 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Graham and Grady Cofield of Trigg County, brothers who both got their start in Kentucky’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP), each placed in the top five in their classifications.

The Festival was sponsored by the National Field Archery Association and featured nearly 1,500 shooters competing for more than $500,000 in prize money. Competitors shot 30 arrows each day of the three-day competition, with a bull’s-eye worth 10 points.

Graham Cofield, a junior at Murray State University and four-time NASP state and national champion, took second place in the Freestyle Limited Compound Championship. He scored 878 points out of a possible 900 and hit the bull’s-eye 49 times. This is his fifth year competing in the Las Vegas tournament. “I don’t necessarily like the big city, but I like the shooting part, anyway,” Cofield said. “In the class I shoot in, there are several people right at the top. I guess I got lucky this time.”

Grady Cofield took third place in his flight of the Freestyle Limited competition. Cofield is a senior at Trigg County High School. “I think he did awfully well,” said Graham Cofield. “I believe he was pretty happy with it.”

This isn’t the first year the Cofields have finished at the top of their divisions. “Last year, Grady won his division and Graham finished fourth,” said Jennie Richardson, Kentucky’s state NASP coordinator. “Very seldom does an archer finish in the top five in two consecutive years. The competition is that stiff.”

Richardson said more than 10 other Kentucky NASP shooters competed in this year’s World Archery Festival. This year’s National Archery in the Schools Program state championship tournament is set for March 17 at the International Convention Center in Louisville.

Trigg Arrowcats sweep Region Meet

Trigg County swept the competition at the National Archery in Schools Program held at Logan County High School Saturday.

Trigg County's girls swept the top eight spots in helping the high school team beat Logan County by 142 points.

Danielle Reddick won the female division with a score of 288 points, followed by Sloane Patterson (286), Emily Shipley (283), Ellen Shipley (280), Jennifer Hyde (278), Taylor Davis, Christi Wilson, and Brianna Messmer.

For the guys, Grady Cofield finished one point out of first place, taking second with 291 points.  Timmy Blakeley finished third with 289 points, followed by Jordan Futrell (287) in fifth, Jeremy Alexander in sixth place, and Landon Sumner in eighth place.

In the middle school division, Trigg County had a score of 3,252, which was 101 points better than second place Lewisburg and third place Chandlers Middle.

Ryan McCloud won the middle school boys division with 284 points.  Duncan Mangels finished third with 274 points, followed by Chance Lancaster in sixth place, Kendall Merrick in seventh, and Tyler Knight in 10th.

For the ladies, Shaye Patterson was second with a score of 284, six points behind the winner Marah Harris of Lewisburg Middle, who was also the overall girls winner.

Patsy Banister took third place with 278 points, followed by Kelsey Miller in fifth, Emily Holder in sixth, Lexie Hyde in seventh, and Shateanna Stewart in eighth place.

In the Elementary Division, Trigg County won with 3,137 points, followed by Adairville Elementary (3,006) in second and Lewisburg Elementary (2,989) in third place.

Kayla Bingham took second in the elementary girls division with a score of 265, followed by Alexa Agosto in fourth with 264, which was the same as Brooklyn Stevens in fifth place.  Kaila Cunningham was sixth, Elizabeth Wagoner seventh, and Virginia Cundiff in eighth.

For the guys, Brent Jones finished second with a score of 270 points, which was 14 points off the lead.  Devin Litchfield was sixth with 263 points, Brandon Schafer was eighth, followed by Austin Humphries in tenth place.

All three of Trigg County's teams advance to the state competition to be held March 17 in Louisville.

Archery team hosting "Shooting in the Dark"

Starting today, the Trigg County Archery Building and TCHS coaches are hosting "Shooting in the Dark"  -- an open gym session of shooting archery for any high school student.  It will begin at 9:00 P.M. and end at 10:30 P.M.   

This is open for any high school student whether they have any experience or not.  Coaches and volunteers need to be at the building by 8:45pm to assist.  All safety rules will be reviewed and followed. 

This will be held every first and third Monday of the month.

Trigg County ArrowCat banquet

The Trigg County ArrowCats held their annual awards banquet Thursday night at the school cafeteria.

Here are the award winners:

ELEMENTARY TEAM

Most Improved: Kayla Bingham and Brent Jones

Top Female: Patsy Banister

Top Male: Jake McNab

Spirit Award: Dakota Overton and Lexie Terrell

110% Award: Lexie Hyde, Kelsey Miller, Tabby Rawlins, and Dallas McCloud

Captains: Patsy Banister and Benton Miller

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM

Most Improved: Hannah Cross and Mark Ledford

Top Female: Sloane Patterson

Top Male: Landon Sumner

Spirit Award: D.J. Wilson and Garrett Brown

110% Award: Cody Brashears, Kameo Bingham, Jordan Futrell, Ryan McCloud

Captains: Jordan Futrell and Ellen Shipley

HIGH SCHOOL TEAM

Most Improved: Jennifer Hyde and Andrew McCord

Top Female: Taylor Davis

Top Male: Grady Cofield

Spirit Award: Timmy Blakely, Kody Davis, Kyler Black

110% Award: Ethan Jones, Andrew McCord, Atalaya Ayala, Caleb Rawlins, and Haley Thomas

Hanging Tough Award: Cody Brashears

Save the Best for Last: Caleb Rawlins, Atalaya Ayala, Haley Thomas, Timmy Blakeley

Hard Worker Award: Josh Hyde, Ethan Jones, and Mr. Shannon Jones

Senior Awards: Ethan Jones, Kody Davis, Atalaya Ayala, and Ronnie Weeks

Captains: Ethan Jones and Jennifer Hyde

A special award was given to Sam and Lynn Cofield for their involvement with the program.

Trigg County Elementary ArrowCats

Trigg County Elementary ArrowCat award winners

Trigg County Middle School ArrowCats

Trigg County Middle School ArrowCat award winners

Trigg County High School Golden Horseshoe Award winners (Top 12 scorers)

Trigg County High School ArrowCats

Trigg County High School ArrowCat award winners

Lynn and Sam Cofield were recognized for their work and contributions to the Trigg County archery program

Patsy Banister wins national archery tournament

Trigg County sixth grader Patsy Banister (right) won the elementary division of the National Archery in Schools Program's national competition Saturday in Louisville.

She bested 390 other entrants with a score of 285, including 18 in the center target, known as "10s".  It was six shots better than second place Mallory Spring of Maysville (Ohio) Elementary School.

Banister is the second straight Trigg female to win at the national level.  Amber Abate won the middle school division last year.

Shaye Patterson (bottom right) finished fifth with a score of 274, while Emily Holder (272) was seventh, Shateanna Stewart (270) was 10th, Kelsey Miller (262) was 24th, Kaila Cunningham (261) was 25th, and Kayla Bingham (260) was 31st.

For the guys, Jake McNab finished 13th with a score of 275, which was 14 points behind the winner, Mitchell Monforton of Grandview (MN) Middle School.

Brandon Schaffer was 55th with a score of 260.

Those scores helped Trigg County finish second in the elementary division with a score of 3,171 -- just seven points behind Meigs Intermediate School of Middleport, Ohio.  Maysville Elementary School of Zanesville, Ohio was third with 3,096 points.

In the Middle School Division, Sloane Patterson finished sixth with a score of 279, including 15 "10s".  That score was 11 points behind the winner, Meaghann Dunn of Stuart Pepper Middle in Meade County.

Katie Coons finished 21st with a score of 272 and Ellen Shipley was 22nd with an identical score of 272.  Hannah Cross (260) finished 53rd and Amanda Fowler (260) was 55th.

For the guys, Matt Brokering finished 24th with a score of 278 that included 15 "10s".  Landon Sumner was 32nd (277); and D.J. Wilson was 46th with a score of 273.

Trigg County Middle School finished in fourth place overall.  Henderson South Middle School won with a score of 3,334 -- just four points better than Stuart Pepper Middle School from Meade County.

At the High School Division, Taylor Davis led Trigg County with a seventh place finish.  Her score of 285 included 18 "10s" and was 11 points behind the winner, Courtney Campbell of Meade County.

Danielle Reddick finished eighth with a score of 281.  Haley Thomas (279) finished 11th; while Atalya Ayala (278) was 17th; Jennifer Hyde (274) was 25th; and Emily Shipley (265) was 58th.

In the Male Division, Timmy Blakeley was 34th with a score of 283, followed by Grady Cofield in 38th with a score of 282; and Shawn Sizemore in 76th with a score of 276.

Those scores helped the high school finish third with a total score of 3,331.  Henderson County Middle School won with a total of 3,354, and Maysville (Ohio) Middle was second with a total score of 3,347.

Trigg County Elementary School Arrowcats

Trigg County High School Arrowcats

Thanks to Joy Colbert for the pictures

Trigg Elementary ArrowCats win state title

(Photos courtesy of Joy Colbert)

The Trigg County elementary ArrowCats kept their streak alive, marking the sixth straight year that a Trigg school has won a state title.

Trigg beat Lewisburg and Paynesville Elementary School Tuesday in Louisville.

Patsy Banister won the elementary division and placed third in the scholarship shoot-out, winning $750.

More than 1,700 students from 37 elementary, 42 middle and 35 high schools from all over Kentucky competed in the tournament. Each participant shot 30 arrows in the competition from either 10 or 15 meters for a possible 300 points. A bull’s eye is worth 10 points.

All of the top three finishers in the team divisions for elementary, middle and high schools qualify for the national archery tournament scheduled for May 10 in Louisville. The top finishers in the individual awards for each division also qualify for the national tournament.

High School Division, team

1. Henderson County High School

2. Trigg County High School

3. Pulaski County High School

Middle School Division, team

1. Henderson County South Middle School

2. Stuart Pepper Middle School (Brandenburg)

3. Trigg County Middle School

Elementary School Division, team

1. Trigg County Elementary School

2. Lewisburg Elementary School

3. Payneville Elementary School

High School Division, individual

Female:

1. Raven Krampie, Henderson County High School

2. Courtney Campbell, Meade County High School

3. Megan Parcell, Meade County High School

4. Brandi Waters, Meade County High School

4. Jenna Hess, Henderson County High School

Male:

1. Ben Blevins, Pulaski County High School

2. Chad Leigh, Pulaski County High School

3. Marcus Lowhorn, Clinton County High School

T4. Tyler Fulcher, Henderson County High School

T4. James Roberts, Henderson County High School

Middle School Division, individual

Female:

1. Laurel Regan, Henderson County South Middle School

2. McAlpin Kennedy, Northern Pulaski Middle School

3. Sloane Patterson, Trigg County Middle School

4. Shelby Miller, Stuart Pepper Middle School

5. Meaghann Dunn, Stuart Pepper Middle School

Male:

1. Cody Durbin, Stuart Pepper Middle School

2. Taylor Knott, Stuart Pepper Middle School

3. Josh Milburn, Eastside Middle School (Mt. Washington)

4. Taylor Cundiff, Somerset Meece Middle School

5. Landon Sumner, Trigg County Middle School

Elementary School Division, individual

Female:

1. Patsy Banister, Trigg County Elementary School

2. Marah Harris, Lewisburg Elementary School

3. Brooklyn Gilford, Henderson County South Middle School

4. Jacey King, Henderson County South Middle School

5. Sarah Shipley, Trigg County Elementary School

Male:

1. Charles Sprouse, Isonville Elementary School

2. Craig Norton, Breckinridge County Middle School

3. Michael McIver, Frankfort Christian Academy

4. Ethan Steele, Anderson County Middle School

5. Allen Humphries, Trigg County Elementary School

Scholarship Shoot-Off

Female:

1. Courtney Campbell, Meade County High School, $1,250

2. Megan Parcell, Meade County High School, $1,000

3. Patsy Banister, Trigg County Elementary School, $750

4. Raven Krampie, Henderson County High School, $500

Male:

1. Taylor Knott, Stuart Pepper Middle School, $1,250

2. Ben Blevins, Pulaski County High School, $1,000

3. Chad Leigh, Pulaski County High School, $750

4. Cody Durbin, Stuart Pepper Middle School, $500

State Archery Tournament is today

Trigg County ArrowCats are in Louisville today for the National Archery in Schools Tournament.

Trigg's three schools -- elementary, high, and middle -- will be among 100 schools and 1,800 students at the tournament.  Trigg Elementary is the defending state champion.

The daylong tournament begins at 9:15 a.m. at the Louisville International Convention Center on Fourth Street.

“The kids are really excited,” said Jennie Richardson, archery program coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “The winning teams get to take back tournament championship banners – and all the kids want a banner for their school.”

Kentucky began the National Archery in the Schools Program in 2002. The first tournament attracted 651 participants. Since then, the program has spread to schools across the United States and several foreign countries. Still, Kentucky hosts the largest state tournament in America.

Kentucky’s tournament has grown so large that students now must qualify in regional tournaments to reach the state. More than 6,000 students participated in nine regional tournaments held around the state this winter for the right to shoot in Louisville.

The tournament is open to the public. The cost is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Kids under five are admitted free.

The tournament is divided into three flights, beginning at 9:30 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Eastern time. The top shooters also compete for college scholarships prior to the 6 p.m. awards ceremony.

Several members of the ArrowCats were on the Saturday Morning Sports Report with me three days ago. 

CLICK HERE to listen to the ArrowCats talk about the state tournament and their preparation

Arrowcats in Action

You can click on the link below to see Dan Dickerson's photo gallery from the Trigg County Arrowcats at the recent Region I Meet.

CLICK HERE to visit the Arrowcats' website and view the photo gallery

Cofields place high at World Archery Festival

Trigg County brothers Grady and Graham Cofield continue to place high in archery competitions at the national level.

The Cofields competed in the World Archery Festival over the weekend in Las Vegas.

Grady won the Adult Compound Limited Release Class, scoring an 865 out of a possible 900 points in the three-day event.  He won a tie-breaker over Pennsylvania's John Greshock by hitting 30 centers compared to Greshock's 26.

Cofield bested 35 other archers in the division to claim the title.

Meanwhile, older brother Graham finished seventh in the Freestyle Limited Compound Division with a score of 869 out of 900 points.  Graham's score was 23 points behind California's Jeff Fabry for the title.  Cofield had a total of 21 centers and shot a single day high of 293 on the first day.  There were 19 competitors in Cofield's division.

There was over 1,700 archers competing in 12 different divisions at the festival, billed as the largest archery show in the west.

Elementary Arrowcats win Region I title

The Trigg County Elementary Arrowcats won the region title, besting four other schools at the Region I Archery Meet Saturday.

Trigg's high school team finished second, and the middle school team took third place.  All three teams will advance to next month's state tournament in Louisville.

Trigg County freshman Amber Abate won her second straight region title, this time at the high school level as her score of 288 included 20 tens (bullseyes).  Taylor Davis finished second with a score of 283, and Danielle Reddick was fourth with 279.

In the elementary division, Trigg's Benton Miller won the male division with a score of 273, which was one point better than teammate Brandon Schaffer, and five better than Jake McNab.

Here are the results from the Region I Meet:

HIGH SCHOOL

TEAM RESULTS

1. Henderson County 3,343

2. Trigg County 3,291

3. Logan County 3,097

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

BOYS

1. Keith Phillips (Henderson County) 287

5. Shaun Sizemore 281

9. Grady Cofield 278

10. Connor McCloud 278

12. Ethan Jones 273

20. Ryan Russell 269

22. Cody Davis 263

23. Josh Hyde 260

24. Chris Allen 258

GIRLS

1. Amber Abate 288

2. Taylor Davis 283

4. Danielle Reddick 279

7. Atalya Ayala 272

9. Emily Shipley 266

12. Kyler Herndon 261

13. Tya Wilson 259

17. Jennifer Hyde 254

18. Haley Thomas 247

MIDDLE SCHOOL

TEAM SCORES

1. Henderson County 3,271

2. Lewisburg 3,182

3. Trigg County 3,167

4. Chandler Middle 2,720

5. Murray 2,297

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

BOYS

1. David Foster (Lewisburg) 290

7. Landon Sumner 276

9. Ryan McCloud 275

10. Matt Brokering 273

11. Jordan Futrell 272

15. Duncan Mangels 268

28. Garrett Brown 252

31. D.J. Wilson 247

32. Tyler Knight 242

GIRLS

1. Laurel Regan (Henderson South) 275

2. Sloane Patterson 271

3. Katie Coons 268

8. Brianna Messmer 260

9. Ellen Shipley 258

11. Christi Wilson 247

12. Kameo Bingham 247

13. Hannah Cross 246

21. Amanda Fowler 234

23. Carly Oliver 228

24. Amber Billham 227

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TEAM SCORES

1. Trigg County 3,098

2. Lewisburg 2,958

3. Adairville 2,468

4. R.E. Stevenson 1,842

5. Murray 1,233

INDIVIDUAL SCORES

BOYS

1. Benton Miller 273

2. Brandon Schaffer 272

3. Jake McNab 267

6. Devin Litchfield 257

7. Chance Lancaster 257

10. Allen Humphries 246

13. Cody Huntsman 241

19. Jacob Oliver 233

21. Brent Jones 229

GIRLS

1. Brooklyn Gilford (Henderson South) 278

2. Emily Holder 266

4. Patsy Banister 264

7. Shaye Patterson 257

8. Shateanna Stewart 254

9. Kaila Cunningham 244

11. Kayla Bingham 224

14. Kelsey Miller 222

19. Lexie Hyde 214

20. Sarah Shipley 210

Arrowcats to host Region I Meet today

The Kentucky National Archery in Schools Program's Region I tournament will get underway tonight at Wildcat Gym, with over 300 archers from nearly 10 schools participating.

This is the second year for the region meet, created due to the statewide growth of the archery in schools program.

In addition to Trigg County, teams from Henderson County, Logan County, Murray, Adairville, and Lewisburg will be competing in the region meet.

The Arrowcats will be shooting in two flights tonight at 5pm and 7pm.  In addition, the entire high school flight will be shot tonight as well.  The remaining flights will continue all day Saturday.

Anna Knicklebein and Grady Cofield are the defending region champions at the high school level, while Amber Abate is the defending middle school region champion for Trigg County.

The Arrowcats invite everyone to come to Wildcat Gym and watch them compete.

Taylor Davis wins Henderson archery meet

The Trigg County ArrowCats took part in the second annual Henderson Invitational Archery Tournament Saturday at Henderson South Middle School.  The tournament saw 177 archers participate from 11 different schools. 

Trigg County sophomore Taylor Davis dominated the day by shooting a phenomenal 294 out of 300 points to take overall high individual honors (both boys and girls) as well as Top Female High School archer.

Other top 12 finishers in the High School girls division were Amber Abate - 4th; Kyler Herndon - 5th; Danielle Reddick 6th; Emily Shipley-11th and Haley Thomas 12th place. 

The Trigg County High School Boys were led by Grady Cofield in 8th place and Ethan Jones in 9th.

Winning the Girls Middle School division was Trigg County 8th grader Sloan Patterson with a score of 278.  Brianna Messmer was 6th, and Ellen Shipley was 7th. 

Trigg's Middle School boys were led by Landon Sumner in 10th place and Jordan Futrell in 11th.

The Trigg Elementary Arrowcats had a good showing in the first event of the year.  Emily Holder finished second with a 268, followed by Shaye Patterson in 4th, Sarah Shipley in 5th and Kayla Cunningham in 7th. 

The Trigg Elementary boys were paced by Brandon Schafer who was second with a 261, Jake MacNab 3rd; Allen Humphries 4th; Jacob Oliver 6th; and Zack Colbert 8th.

The Trigg Co. Arrowcats will host their own invitational on Saturday Feb. 2nd at the Trigg Co. Middle School Gym.

Flight times will begin at 9 am and run throughout the day with awards given out about 5 pm.  The public is invited to come and watch the Arrowcats in Action. 

ArrowCats off to good start

The Trigg County ArrowCats got off to a good start Saturday in a match at Henderson County.

Amber Abate had the high score of the day in all divisions with a 288 of 300.

Taylor Davis finished second in the high school girls' division with a score of 284.  Others placing in the top 10 in the girls division were Kyler Herndon (4th), Ashleigh Scott (7th), and Haley Thomas (10th).

Ethan Jones was Trigg's top finisher on the boys' side in sixth place.

Katie Coons won the middle school girls division with a score of 278, while Sloane Patterson was fifth.

In the middle school boys' division, Garrett Brown took second place, while Landon Sumner was 7th and Matthew Brokering was 11th.

Final Arrowcat Results from Nationals

First, let's make a correction to Sunday's story.

Trigg County's Amber Abate won the middle school division of the National Archery in Schools competition with a score of 287 out of 208 archers, which was six points better than second place Kendra Harper of Elliott County.

Overall, she finished second only to Madison Central's Morgan Floyd, who shot a 288.  Abate also took home $1,500 in scholarship money for her efforts.

Congratulations to Amber, who will be a freshman this fall and will move up to the high school division.

Now, on to the results.

High School Division, Male

35. Grady Cofield - 279

38. Austin Hart - 278

41. Cole Davis - 278

49. Ethan Jones - 277

69. Kenny Gipson - 272

76. John Mark Adams - 271

82. Tommy Wyatt - 270

117. Ronnie Weeks - 262

119. Thomas Tyler - 262

126. Alex Scott - 261

136. A.J. Parrish - 259

180. Josh Hyde - 250

High School Division, Female

9. Ashleigh Scott - 281

15. Taylor Davis - 275

26. Danielle Reddick - 270

41. Tiffany Dankovic - 264

43. Emily Shipley - 263

52. Kyler Herndon - 261

54. Anna Knickelbein - 261

79. Lindsey Darnall - 251

Middle School Division, Female

1. Amber Abate - 287

10. Sloane Patterson - 269

25. Carly Oliver - 257

28. Brianna Messmer - 256

41. Ellen Shipley - 252

64. Kameo Bingham - 244

88. Amber Billham - 236

120. Taylor Sulfridge - 222

Middle School Division, Male

7. Ryan Russell - 280

28. Jordan Futrell - 271

30. Landon Sumner - 271

86. Matthew Brokering - 259

119. Mark Ledford - 253

123. Aaron Yielding - 253

140. Caleb Rawlins - 250

148. Conner McCloud - 249

185. Chris Allen - 240

195. Cody Brashears - 238

Elementary Division, Female

11. Emily Holder - 266

14. Lyndsey Choate - 261

16. Katie Coons - 261

39. Sarah Shipley - 248

44. Hannah Cross - 246

74. Shateanna Stewart - 234

78. Cybill Knickelbein - 232

79. Patsy Banister - 232

100. Shayne Patterson - 222

185. Kelsey Miller - 180

215. Caroline Thomas - 112

Elementary Division, Male

41. Garrett Brown - 256

72. Ryan McCloud - 247

81. Dalton Davis - 246

85. John Mark Pearman - 245

95. Tyler Knight - 242

109. Duncan Mangels - 238

116. Benton Miller - 237

156. Josiah Brand - 228

157. Peyton Taylor - 228

171. Trevyn Payne - 225

234. Jake McNab - 205

280. Conner Knight - 169

TEAM SCORES

Elementary/Intermediate Schools (16 teams)

1. Lewisburg (KY) - 3062

2. Payneville (KY) - 3003

3. Maysville (OH) - 2993

4. TRIGG COUNTY - 2993

5. Isonville (KY) - 2989

Middle Schools (32 teams)

1. Henderson County (KY) South - 3254

2. Charles Henderson (AL) - 3203

3. TRIGG COUNTY - 3158

4. Somerset Northern (KY) - 3158

5. Staurt Pepper (KY) - 3147

High School (27 teams)

1. Henderson County (KY) - 3422

2. Maysville (OH) - 3334

3. Meade County (KY) - 3328

4. Pulaski County (KY) - 3303

5. Southwestern (KY) - 3294

6. TRIGG COUNTY - 3278

Amber Abate takes third at national archery meet

Trigg County's Amber Abate took third place in the middle school division of the National Archery in Schools competition Saturday in Louisville.

Abate, who won the state meet back in April, scored a 287 out of 300 to finish third out of about 60 archers.  She also finished third in the scholarship contest, just missing out on the tie-breaker.  Abate won a $1,250 scholarship for finishing third.

Abate helped the middle school Arrowcats finish third.

Archery coach Teresa Russell said the elementary school placed in the top five at the event.  Other results are expected to be posted on the Archery in Schools website in a matter of days.

Russell did want to thank the community and the parents for their support during the season.

Henderson County won the middle school and high school division.

Over 1,800 archers from 26 states took part in the fifth annual competition, that was held at the Louisville Fair and Exposition Center.

Archery scholarship winners

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife has posted pictures of the statewide scholarship winners from last week's state archery meet on their website.

Grady Cofield (left) won a $1,250 college scholarship by winning the mini-tournament. 

Amber Abate ($750) and Danielle Reddick ($500) also won college scholarship money in the female division.

The picture below is a group photo of the top archery shooters in the state.

 

Elementary ArrowCats win state title

Trigg County continued their streak of winning a state title at the fifth annual Kentucky National Archery in Schools state championship Monday at the International Convention Center in Louisville.

The elementary school won the state title and qualified to head to the national competition in Louisville in June.

The high school team finished third, missing second place by 11 points.  The middle school team didn't place in the top three, but missed third by 21 points.

Both the high school and middle school also qualified for the national competition.

Sophomore Danielle Reddick, who finished third at the state level last year, finished second overall this year.

Sophomore Grady Cofield finished second overall in the male division.

I hope to have some more results from the state meet later in the week.

Trigg archers at state meet today

Trigg County will be among the 1,600 archers competing in the fifth annual Kentucky National Archery in Schools state championship Monday at the International Convention Center in Louisville.

For the first time, schools had to qualify for the state championship because of the increase in participation.

According to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, nearly 160 elementary, middle and high schools will field teams for the tournament.

Each student shoots the same type of bow and cannot use shooting aids, such as sights or bowstring releases. Students take 15 shots at 10 meters and another 15 shots at 15 meters. The top male and female archers will compete for college scholarship funding.

The 12 best scores go toward the team score, comprised of the top four males and top four females then the next four highest scores regardless of gender.

Trigg County's flight will shoot at 2pm eastern time.  The awards ceremony begins at 6 p.m.

General admission to the tournament is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Admission is free for children under five.

The top finishers in the state tournament will go on to compete in the national tournament scheduled for June 9 in Louisville. Teams from 21 states are set to compete in the nationals.

Arrowcats take second at Region I Meet

Trigg County finished second in the first-ever Region I Archery Competition Saturday, but had the top two individuals in the meet.

Freshman Anna Knicklebein won the girls' title with a score of 281, winning the tie-breaker with Henderson County's Audrey Slaughter by having two more bullseyes (15 to 13).

Sophomore Grady Cofield won the boys' title with a score of 291, which was two better than Henderson County's Kohl Oelette.  Cofield also had 21 bullseyes.

Here are the results from Saturday's competition at Trigg County Middle School.  The state meet will be held April 2 in Louisville.

High School Girls

1. Anna Knicklebein - Trigg County - 281 (15)

2. Audrey Slaughter - Henderson County - 281 (13)

3. Taylor Davis - Trigg County - 279

4. Danielle Reddick - Trigg County - 278

5. Raven Krampe - Henderson County - 275

6. Emily Shipley - Trigg County - 274

7. Brittney Denton - Henderson County - 272 (13)

8. Atalaya Ayala - Trigg County - 272 (12)

9. Katie Heath - Henderson County - 272 (12)

10. Tiffany Dankovic - Trigg County - 270

High School Boys

1. Grady Cofield - Trigg County - 291

2. Kohl Oettle - Henderson County - 289

3. Nathan Austill - Henderson County - 288

4. Brandon Williams - Henderson County - 286

5. Cole Davis - Trigg County - 285

6. Tyler Fulcher - Henderson County - 282

7. Colt Denton - Henderson County - 280

8. Evan Baird - Henderson County - 278

9. Sam Meyers - Henderson County - 278

10. Landon Stinson - Trigg County - 278

Middle School Girls

1. Amber Abate - Trigg County - 277

2. Sarah Gilliam - Lewisburg Middle - 275

3. Carly Oliver - Trigg County - 265

4. Justus Dixon - Henderson South - 264

5. Briana Ashby - Lewisburg Middle

6. Sloane Patterson - Trigg County - 256

7. Jennifer Boston - Henderson South - 255

8. Brianna Messmer - Trigg County - 251

9. Ellen Shipley - Trigg County - 246

10. Karen Price - Henderson South - 246

Middle School Boys

1. Zack Whilhite - Lewisburg Middle - 286

2. Drew Enlow - Henderson South - 284

3. Caleb Rawlins - Trigg County - 283

4. Jonathon Eunice - Henderson South - 279

5. Nick Potchanant - Henderson South - 279

6. Perry Enlow - Henderson South - 276

7. David Foster - Lewisburg Middle - 274

8. Brad Blair - Henderson South - 271

9. D.J. Wilson - Trigg County - 268

10. Ryan Steenbergen - Chandlers MIddle - 266

Elementary School Girls

1. Laurel Regan - Henderson South - 277

2. Lyndsey Choate - Trigg County - 260

3. Marah Harris - Lewisburg - 254

4. Morgan Hamilton - Lewisburg - 252

5. Katie Coons - Trigg County - 249

6. Mickela Hudnall - Henderson South - 248

7. Kristin Hudson - Lewisburg - 243

8. Patsy Banister - Trigg County 235

9. Sarah Shipley - Trigg County 233

10. Shaye Patterson - Trigg County - 233

Elementary School Boys

1. Scott Paulter - Henderson South - 279

2. Devin Blackwelder - Henderson South - 270

3. Zack Eunice - Henderson South - 265

4. Tyler Wood - Lewisburg - 260

5. Garrett Brown - Trigg County - 257

6. Lucas Grise - Lewisburg - 254

7. Suede Littrell - Henderson South - 254

8. Dalton Davis - Trigg County - 250

9. Tyler Vaughn - Lewisburg - 250

10. Spencer Parsons - Lewisburg - 250

Team Scores

Elementary School

1. Lewisburg - 2,942

2. Trigg County - 2,915

Middle School

1. Henderson South - 3,247

2. Trigg County - 3,177

3. Lewisburg - 3,099

High School

1. Henderson County - 3,359

2. Trigg County - 3,323

Arrowcats prepping for regional tournament

The Trigg County Arrowcats are getting ready for their first regional archery tournament this weekend at Trigg County Middle School.

In past years, archers competed at a single state meet, from which the state and national champions were determined.  However, this year, there will be a regional meet (to be held Saturday), a state meet on April 2, and the national tournament June 9.

The Arrowcats will practice today at 3:30pm, 4:30pm, and 5:30pm and Thursday at 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm.

Davis, Abate take first place honors at Henderson archery meet

Trigg County competed in the first-ever Colonel Classic Archery Competition Saturday at Henderson South Middle School.  There were approximately 59 archers who competed.

Trigg's Dalton Davis took first place in the elementary boys division with a score of 273, while Ryan McCloud was fifth.

In the elementary girls division, Katie Coons finished fourth.

Caleb Rawlins finished second in the middle school boys division, while D.J. Wilson was fourth.

Amber Abate won the middle school girls division with a score of 282.  Sloane Patterson was second, Carly Oliver finished third, and Brianna Messmer was fifth.

In the high school division, Cole Davis was fifth in the boys competition, while Danielle Reddick was fourth place for the girls.

Trigg County will host the regional archery tournament March 17.

Cofield brothers compete at national archery meet

Graham and Grady Cofield of Cadiz competed in the National Field Archery Association's World Festival Feb. 9-11 in Las Vegas and brought home top 10 finishes in their division.

Grady, a sophomore at Trigg County High School, finished sixth out of 24 archers in the Freestyle Limited Flights Division.  Grady's score of 851 was 20 behind the winner, Jeff Wyler of Illinois.  Grady shot better over the three-day event, scoring a 280 in first round, 285 in the second round, and 286 in the third round.

Graham, a freshman agriculture major at Western Kentucky University, finished sixth out of 23 in the Freestyle Limited Compound Championships.  Graham shot a 295, 295, and 290 out of 300 over the three-day event.

Graham's trip the Vegas was paid for by Matthews Bows, who have put him on their staff, according to his mother Lynn Cofield.  She said they pay him to shoot their brand of bow at major competitions.  This was his first pro indoor shoot.

Both Grady and Graham will compete in a pair of outdoor events in the next couple of months in Paris, Texas and Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Graham and Grady are the sons of Sam and Lynn Cofield of Cadiz.

Two Arrowcats take first place at meet

Trigg County eighth grader Amber Abate had the highest score of any female Saturday at the Trigg County Arrowcats' dual archery meet with Henderson County.

Abate hit 15 10-rings (bullseyes) and finished with a score of 282 in the middle school girls' division -- the highest female score of the day.

Abate's total was 16 more than Jennifer Boston of Henderson South Middle School and 21 points more than Trigg's Brianna Messmer, who finished third.  In the same division, seventh grader Sloane Patterson finished ninth for Trigg County with 246 points.

In the high school division, freshman Anna Knicklebein finished third with 276 points, including 12 in the 10-ring, and finished three points out of first place.  Sophomore Tiffany Dankovic was fifth with 272 points, and Emily Shipley and Danielle Reddick tied for seventh place with 269 points.  Atalaya Ayala was ninth with 265 points, and Ashleigh Scott was 10th with 263 points.

In the elementary division, sixth grader Lyndsey Choate finished second with 260 points, just four points out of first place.

Katie Coons was fourth with 243 points, Emily Holder was sixth with 204 points, Shateanna Stewart was seventh with 204 points, and Hannah Cross was ninth with 195 points.

In the elementary boys' division, Trigg County sixth grader Dalton Davis bested the other archers with a score of 261, including seven shots in the 10-ring.

Ryan McCloud finished fourth with 246 points, while Garrett Brown was eighth with 240 points, and Jake MacNab ninth with 231 points.

In the middle school boys' division, Caleb Rawlins took third for Trigg County with a score of 271, which was five points out of first place.  Ryan Russell tied for fifth with 270 points, Mark Ledford was 7th with 268 points, and Aaron Yielding was 10th with 260 points.

At the high school level, Landon Stinson finished fifth for Trigg with a score of 285 -- which was five points out of first place.  Alex Scott finished ninth with 279 points.

Trigg County's next archery meet is Saturday at Henderson County.

Arrowcat Invitational is Saturday

Saturday will be a busy day at Trigg County High School.

The Trigg Arrowcats will be hosting the Arrowcat Invitational all day Saturday at the TCMS Gym.  The meet is just one of two regular season meets (the other is next week at Henderson County) before regional, state, and national competition in the coming months.

Here is a list of the 2007 Trigg County Arrowcat team members.