Contributing author – Al Campsall
On Saturday February 01 2020, Williams Lake Sportsmen’s Association and the Cariboo Archers held a joint annual “Wild Game Banquet”. This is a chance to recognize members in both organizations for the success in hunting/fishing and our youth who have excelled in archery
On this evening 5 young archers were recognized for their skill with a bow.
RECORD SETTERS WELL DONE !!
Setting a BC or Canadian archery record is a milestone event. When we consider the fact that no other person in HISTORY has ever accomplished the same score, it makes it an exciting event. Three of the young people we are honouring tonight have (collectively) set 13 such records. The other two champions are well on their way to setting similar records.
Al Campsall – Cariboo Archers
Kylie Sharman
Kylie Sharman won two silver medals and one bronze in the 2019 BC Archery Championships and shot her way to being selected to the BC Winter Games Zone 8 Team.
Isaac Bedford
Isaac Bedford won two silver medals at the 2019 BC Championships, ascended to the BC Winter Games Zone 8 Team and recently shot a perfect 300/300 indoor score
To put the accomplishment into perspective, place a tonnie ($2.00 Canadian coin piece is 28 mm diameter (1.10 inches) ) on edge on a table. Now pace off 18 meters (20 yards – 60 feet) and imagine trying to strike the coin with an arrow 30 times! To make it fair we remove the arrow each time to give you a clear shot. Each time you did you are awarded 10 points, sorry no cash incentive, for a perfect score of 300
Ty Whaterhouse
Ty Waterhouse has won six gold medals at the 2018 and 2019 BC Championships, two gold and one silver at the 2019 Canadian Championships and set a new BC record in Field archery. He has only been beaten once in his last nine BC and Canadian Championships
Joelle Thurow
Joelle Thurow is the most dominant Cub aged female archer in Canada is Jolle Thurow.
She has won 13 Gold medals at BC Championships; 8 gold and 2 silver medals at Canadian Championships; as well as setting 4 BC archery records and 4 Canadian archery records. This young lady has never been beaten in:
The Canadian 3D Championships or BC 3D Championships
The BC Field Archery Championships
The BC Indoor Target Championships
Ty Thurow
Ty Thurow has won 13 Gold medals at BC Championships; 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal at Canadian Championships; has set 2 BC Archery Records and 2 Canadian Archery records; recently, having outshot all other archers, he was selected to the BC Winter Games Zone 8 Team and has shot six perfect 300/300 indoor scores in the last few months (almost all of his shots hit the DIME SIZED X). Not to be outdone by his little sister, this fellow has never been beaten in:
The Canadian 3D Championships or BC 3D Championships.
The BC Field Archery Championships
The BC Indoor Target Championships
