Though the results of Saturday's district competition in Columbus still have not given the Black Knights a definitive answer on whether they will make a trip to Ellerbe this year, the Robbinsville shooting team targeted its first two tournaments of the year with increased precision.
At the MidWest competition in Canton on Feb. 8, Robbinsville High School finished with a collective total of 2,651 points. At the FarWest event in Marble on Feb. 22, Robbinsville bumped its team score to 2,767.
Individual scores from the season opener are as follows:
* Archery: Ryan Lynn, 191; Avery Brown, 183; Gabby Hernandez, 182; Myley Hyde, 174; Murphy Shanahan, 172; Mason Satterfield, 162; Colton Galloway, 147; Deacon Hyde, 140; Sharea Kirkman, 132; Precious Maney, 85.
* Rifle: Lynn, 187; Galloway, 184; Myley Hyde, 177; Brown, 171; Kirkman, 160; Deacon Hyde, 157; Shanahan, 156; Hernandez, 136; Satterfield, 115; Maney, 93.
* Shotgun: Lynn, 200 (second overall); Shanahan, 190; Galloway, 170; Brown, 160; Myley Hyde, 150; Hernandez, 140; Satterfield, 100; Maney, 90; Deacon Hyde, 60; Kirkman, 60.
For the Feb. 22 competition in Marble, Robbinsville scored as follows:
* Archery: Brown, 197; Lynn, 196; Shanahan, 188; Triston Perere, 184; Hernandez, 169; Galloway, 163; Myley Hyde, 153; Kirkman, 151; Satterfield, 130; Wade Fradano, 121; Deacon Hyde, 106.
* Rifle: Lynn, 185; Brown, 176; Myley Hyde, 173; Shanahan, 165; Galloway, 164; Perere, 155; Hernandez, 148; Fradano, 134; Deacon Hyde, 131; Satterfield, 126; Kirkman, 109.
* Shotgun: Lynn, 200; Brown, 200; Galloway, 200; Hernandez, 190; Myley Hyde, 180; Shanahan, 170; Perere, 170; Deacon Hyde, 160; Fradano, 120; Satterfield, 100; Kirkman, 50.
Middle school
Both competitions were peppered with shooters from Robbinsville Middle School, as well.
Feb. 8's event in Canton ended with the following scores:
* Archery: Jace Garrison, 163; Abel Britton, 151; Anthony Smith, 93; Gage Stewart, 75; Haylen Lovelace, 40.
* Rifle: Garrison, 168; Britton, 132; Stewart, 127; Lovelace, 110; Smith, 107.
* Shotgun: Britton, 170; Garrison, 170; Smith, 120; Lovelace, 100; Stewart, 80.
Rounding out the confirmed results thus far was the FarWest event Feb. 22:
* Archery: Garrison, 152; Smith, 112; Britton, 109; Lovelace, 80.
* Rifle: Garrison, 171; Britton, 149; Smith, 124; Stewart, 101; Lovelace, 57.
* Shotgun: Garrison, 160; Britton, 140; Lovelace, 110; Stewart, 80; Smith, 70.
As a unit, Robbinsville Middle scored 1,806 team points Feb. 8 and 1,615 on Feb. 22.