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2024 OALC Shooters Who Competed

With the end of the 2024 tournament season, we thought a final group shot of the OALC archers who competed was appropriate. We had fifty-one OALC shooters compete this year. You guys did a great job and brought home the medals including two OAA Shooter-of-the-Year awards.You guys did a great and I'm proud of you all!:

Pictured left to right: Back row - Caroline Williams, Erin Burns, Erica DiNovo, Brian Ott, Thomas Gazley, Jeffery Buelow, Sam Bell, Greyson Fischer, Tim Trobenter, Ed Zgrabik, Terry Keller, Zahra Amin, Jacob Nienaber, Shawn Lewis, and Asher Rosenberg. Second row - Gabrielle Petek, Robin Ott, Kayana Martin, Geneva Foster, Lara Proegler, Margaret Wu, Carolyn Lee, Kristine Sovich, Amanada Geremia, and Jeanine Hubbell. Front row - Julianna Chan (OAA-SOY), Nicole Castleberry, Ella Cotton, Teagan Keller, Kaithie Buresch, Azra Saka, Carrick McClintock, Emmeline Brugger, Sarafina Galinac, Cimaron Fischer, Auberon Fischer (OAA-SOY), and Anna Spataro. Not pictured - Sean Bencsath, Megan Bender, Alex Carter, Liam Conway, Stacy Conway, Caleb Gianzero, Phoebe Hodina, Elliott Harder, Brian James, Kylee Litnar, Nick Luzius, Reagan Milan, Mike Milan, and Dean Stebner.

2025 Tournament Schedule

I'll have the complete 2025 Tournament Schedule of events we will participate in around October 27, 2024. It will be posted on the wall and the bulletin board with all the alternate dates for OAA mail-ins, registration closing dates for the national shoots I'm considering, etc., etc. It will include all the USA Archery Virtual Tournaments and Nocking Point Archers club meeting dates. We will be going to the USA Archery Indoor Nationals in Mason, MI again and will probably pass on the NFAA Indoor Nationals due to it being in dowtown Chicago (a very expensive stay unless NFAA comes up some great room rates). I want to try and make it to the NFAA Field Championship in Mechanicsburg, PA in July. I'll post more as it becomes available.

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OALC and Nocking Point Archers
at 2024 OAA 900 Round

Twenty-four OALC and Nocking Point Archers participated in the 2024 OAA/NFAA 900 Round at Miller's Gun in Sugarcreek, Ohio on August 24, 2024 with 13 of them finishing first, second or third place in their respecive classes including two Shooter-of-the-Year award winners, Auberon Fisher and Julianna Chan. Complete results can be found on the Ohio Archers website. Weather was perfect the day of the tournament and everybody put in a great effort. I'm proud of you! That closes the 2024 OAA/NFAA tournament season with 2025 tournament season starting in January, 2025. OALC students put in a hell of an effort throughout the year and continued to improve throughout the year. They showed tournament shooters in the state and the nation how good they are.

OALC and WKYC Channel 3 Morning Show

Ohio Archery Center was featured on WKYC, Channel 3 Morning show on Friday, August 2nd as one of the Olympic sports that you can do locally. This link takes you to the video from the morning show. I appreciate the crew from WKYC coming out and three of my archers (Megan Bender, Emmeline Brugger and Carolyn Lee) for helping out the news crew. If you are interested in learning archery, register for classes here.

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OALC and Nocking Point Archers
at 2024 Pan American Master Games

Eight of OALC and Nocking Point Archers participated in the 2024 Pan American Master Games at Chagrin Valley Polo Field, Oh and finished in the top of their respecive classes. Congratulations...great shooting!:

• Jeffrey Buelow - Compound 40+ Men, 4^th Place
• John Pfoh - Compound 70+ Men, 3^rd Place
• Denise Andres - Recuver 60+ Women, 10^th Place
• Sam Bell - Barebow 30+ Men, 2^nd Place
• Thomas Gazley - Barebow 70+ Men, 5^th Place
• Amanda Geremia - Barebow 30+ Women, 1^st Place
• Geneva Foster - Barebow 50+ Women, 1^st Place
• Erica DiNovo - Barebow 50+ Women, 2^nd Place

Nocking Point Archers' Club
October 'Halloween' Club Meeting

Nocking Point Archery Club will meet at Punderson State Park Archery Range from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, October 27, 2024. This link provides directions to the location. This will probably be our last outdoor event for the year depending on the unpredictable Northeast Ohio weather. Club members can work on outdoor achievement pins by shooting a 360 round. This is not a virtual tournament. It is only for pins and fun.

There will be special shoots going on for gift cards and other gifts. Other things will be planned for this event to make it more fun and to challenge club members skills.

We'll meet at 1pm. Food and drinks welcome include costumes.

If the weather is going to be bad, it will be moved indoors to the range. Which will limits how many can work on pins. If you have any questions, feel free to contact John.

Kids & Archery ...

Archery plays prominent roles in movies, TV shows and video games. Kids routinely see superheroes and Disney princesses shooting archery. They imagine themselves as Katniss, Merida and Hawkeye, and many ask parents if they can try the sport. Kids will think it's cool to shoot. Bows are featured in their video games after all! If archery intrigues your child, maybe it is time to sign him/her up for introductory lessons.

Archery is a great introductory sport for anyone of any age or skill. Many athletes shoot archery without having played other sports or honed any athletic skills. That makes it appropriate for any age. Archers must only focus on their form, not their individual strength or stamina. In addition, archery tournaments have age divisions for all kids who enjoy competing, so they can take their archery passions from the range to the tournament stage whenever they like.

• Archery is the oldest sport still practiced today, and while the equipment has changed, archery basics is remarkably unchanged.
• Archery gets your kids outside away from their phones/tablets where they can soak in that vitamin D and fresh air.
• Archery can help your kids develop their ability focus, and concentrate.
• Archery will strengthen your kids' confidence by giving them a skill that they can steadily improve upon.
• Archery can provide a positive outlet for a competitive kid.
• Archery can also be a great way for kids to develop new relationships like friendships with people of all ages and coaching relationships.
• As a parent if you shoot archery as well, then you and your kids can bond more by being coached together.

Maybe archery is the solution you've been looking for. Ohio Archery Center can provide your child with the structured program that will improve his/her skills, focus and self-esteem. Today is the day to sign up for lessons. No equipment is required.

Service Work ...

We service and tune most compound and recurve bows. New bow strings (Joey's Bowstrings), tuning, D-loops, minor repairs, inspections, etc. We also build arrows for hunting, target and traditional shooting. Arrows are custom ordered. We do not do any work on crossbows. We don't have a press for cross bows.