Archery competition a terrrific success

In the Sunday finals, two gold medalists from the cumulative events repeated as winners. Erin Liebich from Squamish capped her impressive gold medal showing from the two-day cumulative event in the recurve event with an another gold medal in the sighted recurve competition on Sunday.

Master of Ceremonies, Darren Brown, said that Liebich had achieved "an unbelievable score." Also repeating his gold medal performance was local archer Doug Terpsma, capping off a brilliant weekend with individual gold in Sunday's Male Compound category.

He was tested by close runner-up Edward Mackie from Prince George, who won silver. Spencer Gull from Prince George was the bronze winner. In the Female compound bow category, Shainne Buzuckievich from Maple Ridge won gold, with Shelby Reimer from South Okanagan winning silver and Cranbrook archer Shelby Reimer the bronze.

In the barebow recurve competition, Squamish archers, Nicholas Gulycz and Ethan Gaudry-Gardener won gold and silver respectively. Mathew Perks from Parksville won the bronze.

Eric Walker, Provincial Adviser for the British Columbia Archery Association, termed the Kimberley-Cranbrook BC Winter Games a "very well run event." He credited Elaine Johnson, the local archery chair from Cranbook, and her assistant chair, Vladimir Kopecky from Kimberley for the success of the three-day event.

The archery competition was staged at the Kimberley Tennis Club and was popular with spectators, many of whom wisely remembered to bring binoculars.

Don Rivers: BC Winter Games News Service