Archers wow in Wilton

The Rockets performed well in Wilton on Saturday, Feb. 10. Local archers competed in both bullseye and 3D competitions and brought home many accolades both individually and as a team.

The middle school and high school teams both took home the first place trophy in the bullseye tournament. In team competition, the top individual scores in each division are combined and the trophy goes to the team that ends up with the most total points.

Freshman Layton Jacobson gave his best performance of the season, earning the Top Overall Male Archer awards and first place among high school boys in both bullseye and 3D.

In bullseye, Jacobson shot a 295, which is a tie of his personal best score. In 3D, he finished with a 287.

Sawyer Huso finished atop the middle school boys’ division in bullseye with a 282 and took home the gold medal. Koy Zieman scored a 267 and finished in fourth place among middle school boys.

Raegyn Lange topped the Rocket girls in the bullseye tournament with a 267. She finished in seventh place among middle school girls.

Several other Rocket archers finished in the top 10 of their division in the bullseye tournament:

• Eli Alfstad (266), HSB 10th place

• Tillie Swart (255), HSG 7th place

• Braylon Alfstad (264), MSB 6th place

• August Meier (260), MSB 8th place

• Tyler Zieman (255), MSB 10th place

• Taylin Jacobson (263), MSG 10th place

• Ashtyn Lies (225), EG 7th place

• Averie Alfstad (224), EG 8th place

Over in 3D, Braylon Alfstad was the best among the middle school boys. His 275 earned him the silver medal. Sawyer Huso and Koy Zieman finished right behind him in third and fourth place, respectively. Huso shot a 267 and Zieman scored 262.

Tillie Swart topped the Rocket girls in 3D. She scored a 244 and finished 10th overall among high school girls.

Four other NR-S archers finished on the leaderboard in the 3D tournament:

• Bradyn Collier (276), HSB 6th place

• Chaztin Wobbema (268), HSB 10th place

• Tyler Zieman (254), MSB 9th place

• Gabe Smith (253), MSB 10th place

• Lydia Huso (233), EG 7th place

Layton Jacobson wasn't the only archer to shoot a personal best score in Wilton, as 15 other archers shot their best ever.

• Averie Alfstad, 224 (B)

• Braylon Alfstad, 275 (3D)

• Leah Bullinger, 190 (B)

•Kaylynn Chamberlain, 258 (B)

• Khloe Dudymott, 198 (B)

• Westyn Dudymott, 206 (B)

• Coy Enget, 196 (B)

• Theodore Hall, 236 (B)

• Ty Jerrel, 258 (B)

• Ashtyn Lies, 225 (B)

• Ziarah Reisenauer, 197 (B)

• Kierra Scevers, 163 (B)

• CJ Schmaltz, 202 (B)

• Amelia Smith, 167 (B)

• Khloe Wallace, 160 (B)

The Rockets head to Barnes County North on Saturday, March 2 for a bullseye tournament.