Logan County High School’s Archery team hosted Region One and Region Two Archery tournaments on February 27th and 28th. This was LCHS first opportunity to host the prestigious tournaments and the reviews were outstanding as Charlie Richardson and Jeanie Moore did an outstanding job of organizing and carrying out the event. The tournament grew large crowds both days despite a rainy Saturday. Over 300 participants from 7 schools vied for honors and a chance to advance to the State Tournament in Louisville on March 17th.

With the two top shooters coming from the land of Logan the awards ceremony was one to remember. LCHS Dustin Crafton shot a tournament high 292 to win the overall male title and seventh grader Marah Harris won the overall female title with a 288. Considering the talent and tradition that Trigg and Henderson bring with them for two local kids to win these titles is a great honor for Logan County Archery. Marah as a seventh grader who out shot some of the Nations best high school shooters is truly a remarkable feat.

The gym at LCHS must have been designed for Archery because it is the best facility for Archery most coaches and students had ever shot in, the lighting and width of the gym is perfect for Archery.

Region one is one of the strongest regions in the state from top to bottom and it showed in the scoring in the Elementary division. Perennial Champion Trigg County would not be denied another Regional Championship as they edged out Adairville for the second week in a row by outshooting the Cardinals 3137 to 3006. Lewisburg was third shooting a 2989 only 17 points short of second place. All three teams will advance to the State tournament and will battle once again this time the prize will be a State tournament title. Trigg was led by Brent Jones and Kayla Bingham shooting a 270 and 265 respectfully. Adairville once again was led by Alex Hughes with a 267 and Laura Hendricks with a 265. Laura had a perfect score of 50 out of 50 on her second attempt at 10 meters. Lewisburg was led by Blake Taylor with a 284 and Kaitlyn Foster with a 270. Blake shot an incredible 150 out of 150 from 10 meters that is fifteen consecutive tens.

Chandler’s Elementary finished fourth shooting a 2605 and continues to improve each time out Luke Woodall led the Bears in scoring with a 250 score followed by Victoria Sweetsir with a 238. Chandler’s top shooters will advance to the state tournament as individuals based on their scores.

An ever improving R E Stevenson team shot a 2463 score and was led by Josh Stratton with a 263, placing Josh in the top 5 Elementary males. Jada Morris shot a very respectful 227 to lead the Panther girls. Josh will advance to the state as an individual.

Murray shot 2426 to round out the Elementary division and was led by Kenzley Sparks shooting a 236 followed closely by Hayes Finkiea with a 232.

For the Middle School division Trigg County took first place with a 3252 score were led by Shaye Patterson with a 284 and Ryan McLoud with a 284 also. Lewis burg Middle came in second place with a 3151 score and were led by Marah Harris 290 and Kristen Hudson with a 272. Chandlers came in a close third with a 2965 score and were led by Jordan Huff with a 279 and on the girls side Brittany Cropper came in with a 244 score.

For the High School division Trigg County won with a 3252 score and was led by last years top shooter at state Grady Coefield with a 291 and on the girls side Danielle Riddick shot a 288.

Logan County High finished second in Region One with a 3253 and was led in scoring by Dustin Crafton’s 292 which was the highest score shot in the tournament. LCHS’s David Foster finished second for the Cougars with a 288. Both Trigg and Logan will advance to the State Tournament.

Thanks to all the volunteers who manned the gates, registration, concession, helped set up, break down, and helped with the scoring. Logan County made a great impression with its hospitality and sportsmanship. Great job Charlie and Jeannie.

Henderson County is the only school in Region Two at this time and they automatically advance to the state tournament on March 17th.