Shooting Wire

Frankfort, Kentucky – Ben Blevins of Pulaski County High School scored 296 points and Raven Krampie of Henderson County High School scored 288 points to win the overall competition at Kentucky’s National Archery in the Schools state tournament March 18 in Louisville.

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.

Courtney Campbell of Meade County High School and Taylor Knott of Stuart Pepper Middle School won $1,250 in the scholarship shoot-off to help pay future college expenses. The shoot-off pitted the top archers in the tournament.

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

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
Tie 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
Tie 4. Tyler Fulcher, Henderson County High School
4. 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
Listed by name, school and scholarship amount

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

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