Washington archery holds Orange and Black Shoot-Out

WASHINGTON — Less than an hour after Friday night’s boys basketball tournament game at Washington High School, the Demons’ home gym was littered with bull's-eyes, as the school prepared for the 2022 Orange and Black Shootout, an archery event which took place on Saturday.

The Demon’s high school archery team placed second overall, finishing the day with a final score of 3,287. That mark was behind only Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Jonathan Moore, who won the event with a 3,340.

Washington junior Jonathan Moore finished second place overall to lead the team. He finished the day with a final score of 287, three behind Prairie’s Noah Reu.

Washington’s Lana Frana scored a 285, fourth place overall and most among members of the senior class.

Manuel Rangel was the third Demon boy in the Top-10, taking seventh place with a final score of 277. Allison Rees was Top-10 on the girls’ side, scoring 272.

Cardinal sophomore Paityn Carnes was the top female archer in the contest. Carnes beat out 34 other high school girls, shooting a 284 to take the top spot. Teammate Cameron Wheaton finished ninth on the girls’ side, to give the Comets two girls in the Top-10.

Mid-Prairie senior Zane Fisher took sixth place on the boy’ side, scoring a 283. Zoe Fisher, another Golden Hawk senior, took 10th on the girls’ side, shooting 270, and Paytin Swartzentruber, a junior, took 12th on the girls’ side with a 266.

Washington’s middle school team took first place overall, winning the bullseye team title with a 3,223.

Teage Pepper, a seventh-grader, led the middle school teams with a 273, good enough for second place on the boys’ side. Teammate Ethan Hotchkiss, another seventh-grader, was third for the boys, with a 267. Nicholas Charlier gave the Demons three in the Top-6, with a 263.

Mid-Prairie eighth-grader Elijah Statler dominated the middle school ranks with a 282 to take first place. Teammate Tommy Miller took fifth, at 265.

Washington eighth-grader Lily Brown took third place on the middle school girls’ side, scoring a 267. Teammate Emma Hlfrich, a seventh-grader, took fifth with a 261. Hannah Lipski, another seventh-grader, was seventh, with a 258.

Mid-Prairie’s Lael Seale was the top sixth-grade girl and the fourth best girl overall, scoring a 261. She won the tiebreaker over Washington’s Helfrich by beating her on tens, 8-7.

Cardinal’s top middle school girl was seventh-grader Emma Short. She was eighth overall on the middle school girls side, with a 255.