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<span style='font-size: 17pt'>Youth Archers Square off at State Championships </span>
DES MOINES - The Iowa high school girls basketball tournament won't crown the only state championship at the Iowa Events Center complex this weekend. More than 500 young archers from across the state will be competing as part of the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) state championships on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Auditorium as part of the Iowa Deer Classic.
The National Archery in the Schools Program is international-style target archery offered as part of an in-school curriculum (typically physical education) for grades 4-12. The program is being offered in over 5,000 schools world-wide and in more than 100 schools in Iowa. All competitors in the state championship NASP event must have NASP-style target archery offered as part of an in-school curriculum, although most teams competing also have after-school archery clubs. Individual and co-gender team awards will be presented to the top teams and individuals at the state championship events. College scholarships in the amount of $1,000 will be presented to the top scoring senior boy and top scoring senior girl archer on behalf of the Iowa State Archery Association and Iowa Bowhunters Association.
Many archers attending the state championships have also participated in the statewide archery season consisting of local archery matches hosted by other schools and clubs. The season started on January 1 and concluded February 28. Season participants who also attend state will be eligible for All-State Team honors. All State Teams will be calculated using the top season score plus the scores shot at the state championship match. Top teams and individuals at the state championship match will be eligible to qualify for the NASP National Championship event to be held May 9/10 at Louisville, Ky.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources hosts the state championship event and offers a one day training course for schools and community volunteers wishing to start the program. Cost share equipment grants are available through the Iowa Archery in the Schools foundation.
For more information, visit the DNR Website, or contact Ben Berka, DNR shooting sports coordinator at 515-281-0140 or [email protected].
The following schools will be participating in the Iowa NASP State Championship event: ADM 6 -7 Middle School, Adel; Alburnett Elementary and Junior-Senior High School, Alburnett; Anamosa High School, St. Patrick School, Strawberry Hill, West Middle School, all from Anamosa; Bellevue High School and Marquette High School, Bellevue; Boone Middle School; North Iowa High School, Buffalo Center; Central City Elementary and High School; West High School, Davenport; Diagonal Elementary and Junior-Senior School; Earlham Elementary, Middle and Senior High School; Cardinal Elementary and Middle-Senior High School, Eldon; Johnston Middle School and Senior High School; Lake Mills Middle School and Senior High School; Central Decatur Jr-Sr High School, Leon; Mount Vernon Middle School and High School; North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School, New Sharon; Spencer Middle School and High School; North Iowa Middle School, Thompson; and West High School, Waterloo.
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Ron Wyllie
Southwest Iowa IBA Area Representative
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