Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Jill Bock/Standard Democrat

The Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament at New Madrid County Central High School and Middle School on Jan. 27, 2024, had more than 250 archers competing for honors. Schools taking part included Cambell, Gideon, New Madrid County, Notre Dame Regional High School, Portageville, St. Ambrose in Chaffee, St. Augustine in Kelso, Holcomb High School and Covington, Tennessee. Portageville earned first place in both bullseye and 3D while New Madrid County High School placed second in 3D and third in Bullseye.

New Madrid County Central High School senior Lucas Polk takes airm during the 3D competition. Polk placed first in the 3D competition and second in the bullseye competition at Saturday's Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament.
Seniors Lucas Polk (center), Ryder Sindle (far right) and Avery Towery check on their shooting positions with New Madrid County R-1 archery coach Melanie Crow during the New Madrid County R-1 Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament on Jan. 27.
Students prepare to upload their scores after shooting during the 3D competition at the Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament on Jan. 27. More than 250 archers from nine schools took part in the event.
Laine McElveen, right, with the New Madrid County Central High School archery team, and Juliana Noble, a member of the Portageville High School archery team, compile their scores with help from one of the judges, Joe Don Johnnson of Portageville during the Riverbend Regional Tournament on Jan. 27.

Arrows await the archers at the Riverbend Regional Archery competition on Jan. 27 at New Madrid County Central High School.
At the Jan. 27 Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament at New Madrid County Central High School and Middle School more than 250 archers competed for honors. Schools taking part included Cambell,, Gideon, New Madrid County, Notre Dame Regional High School, Portageville, St. Ambrose in Chaffee and St. Augustine in Kelso and Covington, Tenn.,
Archers take care to ensure their scoring is correct during the New Madrid County R-1 Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament on Jan. 27.
Adan Campbell, right, a member of the New Madrid County Central High School archery team watches as her points are tallied during the bullseye competition at the Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament on Jan. 27. Scores are uploaded digitally enabling archers and the audience to know almost immediately their standing during the tournament.
The Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament at New Madrid County Central High School and Middle School on Jan. 27 had more than 250 archers competing for honors. Schools taking part included Cambell,, Gideon, New Madrid County, Notre Dame Regional High School, Portageville, St. Ambrose in Chaffee and St. Augustine in Kelso and Covington, Tenn.,
More than 250 archers took part in the Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament on Jan. 27 at New Madrid County Central High School and Middle School.
Carson Bradley, a member of the Portageville archery team watches as Wyatt Taylor with the New Madrid County Central High School archery team uploads his score during the Riverbend Regional Archery Tournament on Jan. 27. The electronic score keeping enabled participants to learn their scores and the audience could follow along as well.