However, whoever, 50 years ago, would have thought we’d have
archery in the 21st century.
But we do. It is listed among the
winter sports along with basketball, bowling, and swimming/diving. Archery was born here in the winter of 2014,
and is popular enough to attract about 40 students—it’s a “no-cut” sport. This is great for individual competition, but
because teams must have both boys and girls, our group can’t qualify for team
competitions. There’s light at the end
of the tunnel—yes, the one that runs from NDA to CCH (figuratively
speaking)—since CCH is in the process of forming a team. While all problems aren’t solved thereby, it
is possible that something can be worked out.
How do we handle shooting arrows indoors? Actually, pretty simply. The gym allows for enough space to hold
competitions since the distance between the archer and the target is about half
the width of the basketball court. A
tournament was held here during the holidays drawing many teams and individuals. In the latter division, our archers came in
third. (Side note: if you want to do it
up big this summer in your back yard, you’ll pay about $150 for a good straw
target. If you want to go for less, you
can use multiple layers of corrugated paper—our practice material.)
The other sport that, perhaps, may be even more surprising
to our readers, is the spring sport of bass fishing. But, lest you get to longing for warm breezes
off the river along with comfy spot under a shading tree, etc., too soon, we’ll
save that for another month.
In the meantime, blogger wonders what the next century will
bring. Maybe polo will make it, if it’s
still around. Then again, we must think
22nd century: maybe it will be training for something in space or in
deep ocean, although drawing a cheering crowd will be somewhat of a challenge
with either, one would think. For now,
girls, grab your quivers and bows. We’re
off to another competition.
