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Quesnel archers win 10 medals at provincial championships

The Quesnel River Archers competed at the 2019 B.C. 3D Provincial Championships June 22-23
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Marc Valois of the Quesnel River Archers competing Sunday at the BC 3D Archery Championships in Williams Lake, hosted by the Cariboo Archers. Greg Sabatino/Black Press photo

Members of the Quesnel River Archers won 10 medals at the 2019 B.C. 3D Provincial Championships this past weekend (June 22-23) in Williams Lake.

At the provincials, Sky-Lynn Roth won a gold medal in Cub Traditional Female with a two-day total of 160.

Diana Freel won gold in Masters 50 Female with a total of 420, while Lora-Lee Murray won gold in Barebow Female with a two-day total of 553.

With a total of 564, Dan Yalowega won a silver medal in Masters 50 Traditional Male.

Kayla Erickson won a silver medal in Pre-Cub Traditional Female with a total of 144, and Angelique Justason won silver in Instinctive Female with a total of 356.

McKayla Bolitho won a silver medal in Cub Compound Female with a total of 502, and Louise Smith won silver in Masters 60 Female with a total of 560.

A two-day total of 517 gave Kayden D’Entremont a bronze medal in Pre-Cub Compound Male, while Layton Smith won a bronze in Masters 70 Male with a total of 672.

Tristan Yalowega, Dale Chapplow and Dan Freel also added to the Quesnel River Archers’ strong showing, with Tristan Yalowega earning 575 points in Instinctive Male, and Dan Freel earning 207 points in Masters 50 Male. Chapplow competed in Known 50 Male and had a DNF.

One hundred and 30 shooters competed at the provincials, which were hosted by the Cariboo Archers in Williams Lake for the second year in a row.

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From left, Gary Forsyth of Oliver, Dan Yalowega of Quesnel and Lorne Barron of Williams Lake calculate their scores at this grizzly bear which had, apparently, recently treed an unsuspecting dummy archer. Greg Sabatino/Black Press photo


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