KHSAA will conduct state archery championships at four sites

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association announced today that this year's state archery championships will be conducted at four sites instead of one.

KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett said in a news release that the combination of the pandemic, venue restrictions by the state due to the pandemic and the number of qualifiers made the objective of one site "unattainable." 

A mimited number of tickets will be sold through GoFan, the KHSAA digital ticketing platform.

Scores will be collected from the four sites to determine the statewide results and awards. 

Mason County archers will compete at Ryle High School which will host archers from Region 4, Region 6 and Region 7 on April 23 and 24.

The Mason County boys' team qualified for state with a runner-up finish in the Region 7 Tournament on April 3. Two Mason County girls -- Laney Gifford and DeAnna Roberts -- qualified for state as individuals.

The other three sites for the state championships are Warren East, Anderson County and Lexington Christian Academy.

Mason County boys' archery team is runner-up in region, qualifies for state, Gifford and Roberts also qualify for

The Mason County boys' archery team qualified for the KHSAA state tournament with a runner-up finish in the Region 7 Tournament today at Robertson County.

Two Mason County girls -- Laney Gifford and DeAnna Roberts -- qualified for the state tournament as individuals.

The Royals had a team score of 1930. Harrison County won the region championship with a team score of 1968.

Mason County was led by 8th grader Colton Kinney. He had a score of 279 with 11 Tens. Dalton Hargett and Jacob Brown followed with 277s. Hargett had 13 Tens and Brown had 12 Tens. 

Brown and Brad Kegley were named Academic Archers.

The Lady Royals finished third with a team score of 1873. Gifford led the way with a score of 280. She had 17 Tens. Roberts followed with a score of 277. She had 12 Tens.

Lindsey Saunders and Breanna Mellenkamp were named Academic Archers.

Mason County archery team takes third place at Pendleton County state qualifier

The Mason County archery team took third place in the Pendleton County state qualifier Saturday in Butler.

The Royals had a team score of 3,137. Harrison County won the tournament with a score of 3,266. Scott was the runner-up with a score of 3,196.

Jacob Brown and DeAnna Roberts led the Royals. Brown had a score of 281 with 13 tens. Roberts posted a score of 279 with 16 tens.

Mason County archery team qualifies for Elite Tournament

The Mason County archery team finished 31st out of 133 teams in 3D and 113th out of 262 teams in Bullseye at the National Archery in Schools Program National Eastern tournaments in Louisville.

Landen Bowling led the Royals in both tournaments. He had scores of 284 in both tournaments with 17 Tens in 3D and 15 Tens in Bulls eye.

Shalee Bess had Mason County's second highest scored in 3D: 280 with 16 Tens. She was followed by Anthony Ventura with a 278 and Jake Hardeman, DeAnna Roberts and Jacob Brown with 275s.

Ventura had a 281 in Bullseye with 13 Tens followed by Roberts and Anastasia Williams with 279s.

Mason County qualified for the Elite Tournament in Nashville in both divisions.

Here are links to Mason County's scoresheets:


3D

Bullseye

Mason County archers 2nd in Mason County Fall Shoot

The Mason County archery team finished second in the Mason County Fall Shoot Saturday at The Fieldhouse.

Ryle won the tournament with a score of 3,357. Mason County had a score of 3,282.

Mason County junior Landen Bowling was fourth in the boys' standings with a score of 284. He had 16 tens.

Mason County senior Anthony Ventura took fifth place with a score of 283 and 18 tens.

Three Mason County girls were in the Top 10 of the high school girls' standings- sophomore DeAnna Roberts was fifth with a score of 279 and 13 tens, senior Anastasia Williams was seventh with a score of 277 and 11 tens and freshman Laney Gifford was eighth with a score of 273 and 11 tens.

Here is a link to the complete results.

Mason County archery team makes first trip to the KHSAA state championships

In its first trip to the KHSAA Archery State Championship, the Mason County boys team finished in 22nd place today.

The Royals, the 7th Region champions, had a team score of 1,884. Bullitt Central won the boys state championship with a score of 2,030.

Sophomore Landen Bowling led Mason County with a score of 286 out of a possible 300. He finished in 59th place. Bowling had 19 Tens.

8th grader Jacob Brown had Mason County's second best score at 279 and had 12 Tens and sophomore Elijah Throckmorton followed with a score of 267. He had eight Tens.

Three Lady Royals qualified for the state tournament as individuals. Sophomore Shaelee Bess had a score of 274 with 10 Tens, freshman DeAnna Roberts had a score of 270 with 13 Tens and junior Stacey Williams had a score of 257 with eight Tens. 

Both the Mason County Middle School and Mason County High School teams will compete in the National Archery in the Schools Program Eastern Nationals May 10 in Louisville.

Boys Results

Girls Results


(Updated to correct that the Royals are the 7th Region champions, not the 10th Region champions)

Mason County post a school-record score in NASP state tourney

The Mason County High School archery team had a school-record score of 3,197 at the National Archery in the Schools Program Kentucky State Tournament today in Louisville.

Sophomore Landen Bowling had Mason County's best score at 287. He had 19 Tens. He ranked 42nd out of 1,154 high school boys and 12th out of 335 sophomores.

The Mason County Middle School archery team had a score of 3,003 with eighth grader Jacob Brown leading the way with a score of 278. He had 13 Tens.

The Mason County teams will find out next month if they qualified for NASP National Tournament.

The Mason County boys team and three Lady Royals will compete in the KHSAA State Archery Championship April 26 at Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington. The Royals qualified for the state tournament by winning the 7th Region title earlier this month. Bowling was the individual region champion. Three Lady Royals -- Stacey Williams, Shaelee Bess and DeAnna Roberts -- also qualified for the state tournament as individuals.

Check out the scores with these links:

Mason County High School scoresheet

Mason County Middle School scoresheet

Mason County boys archery team and Landon Bowling win region titles, three Lady Royals also qualify for state

The Mason County Royals won the 7th Region archery championship and Mason County sophomore Landen Bowling won the boys individual region title today at Harrison County.

The regional titles are the first in the seven-year history of the Mason County archery program.

The Royals had team total of 1,931 points. Harrison County was second with 1,930 points and Pendleton County was third with 1,928 points.

Bowling had a score of 291 with 22 Tens.

Harrison County won the girls region championship with 1,939 points. Pendleton County was second with 1,920 points and Mason County was third with 1,878 points.

The top two teams advance to the state tournament.

Three Lady Royals- Stacey Williams, Shaelee Bess and DeAnna Roberts- qualified for the state tournament as individuals.

Bridget White is the Mason County archery coach.

Here are the Mason County archers scores:

Boys

Landen Bowling 292 (22 Tens)

Jacob Brown 278 (12 Tens)

Elijah Throckmorton 277 (12 Tens)

Nathan  Jones 275 (10 Tens)

Anthony Ventura 272 (11 Tens)

Alden Lawson 269 (13 Tens)

Andrew Jones 269 (8 Tens)

Samuel Blevins 268 (6 Tens)

Brad Kegley 233 (2 Tens)

Jackson Jones 217 (2 Tens)

Girls

Stacey Williams 277 (14 Tens)

Shaelee Bess 276 (14 Tens)

DeAnna Roberts 272 (10 Tens)

Savannah Sims 267 (9 Tens)

Laney Gifford 265 (8 Tens)

Olivia Kirk 265 (8 Tens)

Shelby Wallace 256 (7 Tens)

Danielle Nicole Baker 247 (5 Tens)

Taylor Grigson 239 (7 Tens)

Aubrie Fogleman 238 (6 Tens)

Annika Strunk 229 (3 Tens)

News and notes

Here are some local sports news and notes:

• Former Mason County basketball and football standout Jordan Gilbert has joined the boys' basketball coaching staff at Clark County. Gilbert played college basketball at Transylvania University and Asbury University. He was the freshman coach at Mercer County last season. 
• Mason County senior Whitney O'Mara started and scored four points for the Kentucky All-Stars in an 82-74 victory in the 26th Annual Holloway Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game Sunday.
• The Mason County football team began spring practice Monday. The spring game is scheduled on April 27.
• The KHSAA State Archery Championship is Thursday, April 20 at Kentucky Basketball Academy in Lexington. Mason County archers competing in the state championship include Landen Bowling, Joshua Brown, DeAnna Roberts and Anthony Ventura. Gates open to the public at 8:30 a.m.
• May 30th-June 1st are the dates for the St. Patrick Saints Basketball Camp. The camp is for girls and boys in grades 2 through 8 in the 2017-18 school year. The fee is $35 per child if enrolled by May 19th or $40 after May 19th.
• The 5th Annual Darius Miller and Chris Lofton Skills Camp is set for June 21st-23rd at the Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club. The early bid fee is $100 until May 1st. The fee after May 1st is $125.Check out the camp website for more information.

(Updated to correct the date for the State Archery Championship)