Niamh has core skills for archery contest

Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men had nothing on the youngsters who took part in the Renfrewshire Schools Archery Championships.

There was some excellent shooting with a bow and arrow from the 22 local primary and secondary pupils who took part in the competition, held at St Andrew’s Academy, in Paisley.

The top eight archers will now go on to compete in an inter-authority competition against teams from East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde. This will be the first time a schools archery contest will be held between the different local authority areas.

At the Renfrewshire championships – organised by Renfrewshire Leisure – first place in the club archers’ section went to Linda Lay, from Renfrew High; second was Hannah Coulter, from Gleniffer High and third place went to Amy Lieberman, also from Gleniffer High.

In the beginners’ section, first place went to Daniel Evans, from Gryffe High; second was Lewis McGeachin, also from Gryffe High and third pace, went to Reece Nicholl, from St Andrew’s Academy.

Joyce McKellar, chief executive of Renfrewshire Leisure said: “It was great so much enthusiasm among the youngsters for the sport of archery and there was some fine shooting during the competition.
“We’re keen to encourage people to try all kinds of sport as it’s important to experience as many different sorts as you can when you are young, so you cam find one particular sport that you enjoy and can excel at.

“We’d also like to thank students from West College Scotland who volunteered to act as scorers and assist in the running of the competition and to St Andrew’s Academy for hosting the event.”