Leading the pack of several successful advanced students, Quintin shot out 5 candle flames without touching the candle itself. Well done, Quintin.
Kathleen Millar
Shane Bryson top in 2024 SNAS Nutrition Challenge
Congratulations to Shane Bryson, who topped all other students both adults and youth with an almost perfect score during our annual Nutrition Week Challenge.
All students in the advanced classes keep track of their food intake for one week in accordance with the Canada Food Guide, plus earn bonus points for reducing empty calories, fried food and caffeine.
Many of our students either improved or stayed the same score as in 2023 – very few did worse.
So, congratulations to all our students during National Nutrition Month and the annual SNAS Nutrition Challenge!
2024 Mail matches & House Leagues ended
SNAC had a much better post-COVID-19 turn-out for leagues this year and there were terrific scores shot both provincially and nationally. The mail match results are posted on all 3 websites: SNAC’s, Archery Ontario, and Archery Canada.
We hope to have a small celebration and awards ceremony in the late spring. More details to follow.
Note: With the end of leagues, Saturday mornings are now available for private lessons and general shooting indoors.
More about leagues and mail matches:
For those archers who want to test themselves a little more, but like the comfort of staying close to home in the winter time, house leagues and mail matches are events you should sign up for at South Nation Archery.
Starting on Saturday, January 06 and running until the end of March, from 9am until noon, you can participate in any or all of:
- house leagues
- provincial mail matches (membership required – sign up on-line)
- national mail matches (membership required – sign up on-line)
All rounds are 30 arrows, shot at 18m. We follow national rules for target face sizes and equipment divisions.
Cost per round: $10.00
2024 Regional Indoor Champ Results at SNAC
Thank you, and congratulations, to our club members who competed on Sunday, March 03 in the 2024 Regional Indoor National Championship, held regionally at SNAC.
You will find our site scores with the link below.
Note that the national recording system known as i@nseo will not recognize 21+ Hunter separately from Masters Hunter (+50). Travis Tyo shot in the 21+ age category, while Larry E. Smith and John Philpott shot as Masters. The results are correct on the Archery Canada live results site – link below.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRJf3Ujadjw-QJP8Jiz4O6HDCO5_R_Q8znqb3ksgfHVmspjYfmoWjfZv7sKjilAucsnP37WkVWOsKxY/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true
A big congratulations go out to Serenity Last U18 Female Recurve, who blew away her PB with an outstanding 554.
SNAC’s next and last indoor tournament of the year will be MICA on Sunday, March 24.
2024 Ontario Winter Games – an archery first
South Nation Archery was represented well at the first indoor version of Ontario Games in Thunder Bay February 22-28, 2024. Usually, archery has been in the summer games, but was switched into the winter for these games.
Serenity Last won her age category for both the 600 round and elimination day. Congratulations, Serenity and keep up the good work! Kathleen Millar was Eastern Zone Coach along with Garnett Last as Eastern Zone Manager. Eastern Zone archers medalled in each division athletes were registered in.
Thank you to Archery Ontario for funding our training camp in January, and to Jess Watson in particular for all her work.
2024 Provincial 10-ring Championship Results
Thank you to our club members who shot the provincial championships on February 18, 19 and 21, 2024. This 10-ring version of the championships was registered nationally and internationally for records and award pins.
Congratulations to Shawn Matheson and Travis Tyo for setting new provincial records (conditional).
This file link takes you to the results for all our club members, but the final results are supposed to be posted within 2-4 days of the last date when the championships could be held (February 25).
Our next registered tournament is coming up very quickly. The national Regional Indoor Championships will be held at SNAC on Sunday, March 03. If you have not pre-registered, please do so before Friday, March 01, 2024. Thank you.
Kathleen Millar Eastern Zone Coach for Ontario Winter Games
Kathleen Millar, team coach, along with manager Garnett Last, will be supporting the Eastern Zone archery team to the 2024 Ontario Winter Games, February 22-26th, 2024. The Games are taking place in Thunder Bay, ON.
This is the first time that archery has been assigned to the Winter Games, and therefore, archers will be shooting indoors at 18m. The team age categories, U21 and younger, include recurve and compound archers from across the zone.
Archers are looking forward to all the aspects of competition and Games. There is a wide cross-section of archer experience and age on this team for males and females, from first-time major games participation to Pan Am youth championships.
While the Games are running, Kathleen Millar will not be available for private coaching from February 21 to 28, 2024. In the meantime, for further information on private lessons, please contact South Nation Archery at 613-989-2943 and speak with Larry.
2024 Provincial Indoor IFAA Championships at SNAC
Thank you to our competitors and guests who joined us to shoot this championship on Sunday, January 28. Attendance was a little smaller this year due to the fact that quite a few of our regular competitors were attending the Lancaster Archery Tournament in Pennsylvania.
That didn’t stop 2 of our members from setting unofficial provincial records for this round.
Travis Tyo in 21+ men’s hunter division shot a 300 with 46 5s
Shawn Matheson in 21+ Para Open Recurve shot 266 to break his own record.
Congratulations to Pam Leclair, who also shot a PB on this round.
Club results follow. For full results, please consult the Archery Ontario website.
2024 Regional Indoor Champs & MICA Event at SNAC
SNAC is pleased to host the 2024 edition of the indoor national 10-ring championship, and MICA Pan American Event. These events has been registered for both national and international records and award pins.
Regionals Date: Sunday, March 03, 2024
MICA Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024
9am practice; 10am scoring
1pm practice; 2pm scoring
Pre-registration is compulsory and closes 3 days before the event at 9pm. Call 613-989-2943 or e-mail: info@southnationarchery.com
Bring dry, indoor footwear please.
Fees: 21+ & 50/60+ $30 U21 & younger $20
2024 WA18M Tournament Results with 3 PBs
Congratulations to all of our competitors who shot on January 14, 2024.
In particular, special shout-out to PB shooters Serenity Last, Garnett Last and Shawn Matheson (who set an unofficial AWAD indoor 18M national record).
The results can be found at:
or at:
https://can.service.ianseo.net/General/CompetitionDetail.php?Competition=2024029