Archers excel at regional tournament as three teams advance to state

Posted: January 9, 2024

Three Newport News Public Schools archery teams and six individual archers placed first at the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Regional Tournament on January 6 at Achievable Dream Middle and High School.

More than 200 students from 10 schools participated as Denbigh, Menchville and Warwick high schools; Gildersleeve, Ella Fitzgerald and Passage middle schools; and B.C. Charles, Richneck, Yates and Dutrow elementary schools were represented.

Team winners were for high schools Menchville, coached by Dan Cerny, with a score of 3087; for middle schools Ella Fitzgerald, coached by Josh Cerny, with 2922; and for elementary schools Richneck, coached by Lindsay Sessions, with 2301.

Winning teams will advance to the NASP State Tournament in Doswell on March 9.

Individual Place Winners

High schools:

Female: 1. Kyla Leggette (276), Menchville; 2. Elizabeth Ng (271), Menchville; 3. Kayla Osborne (270), Menchville
Male: 1 (tie). Nicholas Mazzola (275), Menchville and James Salyers (275), Menchville; 3. Sebastian Arsenault (268), Menchville

Middle schools:

Female: 1. Sonnet Kleinfieldt (275), Ella Fitzgerald; 2. Paige Deloach (268), Ella Fitzgerald; 3. Lillian Roman (263), Ella Fitzgerald
Male: 1. Fenton Weymouth-German (273), Gildersleeve; 2. Anthony Roman (251), Ella Fitzgerald; 3. Drake Meredith (248), Gildersleeve

Elementary schools:

Female: 1. Isabella Norman (230), Richneck; 2. Marleigh Parham (220), Richneck; 3. Leah Walton (213), Richneck
Male: 1. Corey Piggott (241), B.C. Charles; 2. Frank Felton (228), Richneck; 3. Landon Coleman (219), B.C. Charles