Solc began archery lessons when her father came home one day (shortly after the Robin Hood effect) and told her he’d signed her up at the now-defunct Blue Mountain Archery in Gananoque. At that time, Solc was the only girl in the club. A year later, she got her first bow, which she named “Charlie,” and started out-shooting the boys in tournaments.
Next Wednesday, Solc will face the biggest challenge of her life yet, as she travels with fellow Team Canada archers to Turkey for the Junior World Championships Oct. 6-11.
“I get very, very, very, very nervous and stressed out at competitions. It was supposed to be in India and I was a bit scared about that. The farthest I’ve been is Florida,” says the self-professed perfectionist who also plays soccer and field hockey at La Salle Secondary School.
“I know I’m too hard on myself sometimes, but I’m glad, because it drives me.”
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Joyceville archer targets Turkey
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Thirteen-year-old Paige Pearce of Red Bluff is living her dream, and there is no stopping her.
Pearce has broken, and, or, currently holds over 85 National, State and Star Fita records.
And as if that is not impressive enough, on Aug. 4-10, Pearce competed in the Junior World Trials at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. and secured one of the three coveted positions on the Compound Cadet United States Junior World Team.
Pearce will be traveling with the team to Antalya, Turkey to compete in the Junior World Championships in October.
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Pearce hits mark with World Team
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Geena Davis may be an actress, and a model, and a superstar, but we love her for being an archer! In 1999 Geena tried out for the US Olympic Archery team. She needed a wildcard to get into the competition held in Australia that year, and she did great but finished 24th.
But despite losing 160-120 in the 18-arrow alternate shot held in windy conditions, she remained upbeat.
“I am humbled by the standard of archers here,” Davis said. “It’s not good to beat yourself up — you must just let each arrow go and concentrate on the next one.
“This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to be exposed to this amount of stress and level of competition. I just focus on my technique and not worry about the result.”
Donning a blue and yellow hat, white Sydney 2000 Olympics top and blue shorts, the Californian admitted archery was more nerve-wracking than acting.
“It’s really worse — in archery there are tangible results — points. It’s character building and it really puts you in touch with yourself,” she said.
“Archery is a battle with yourself, a war with yourself. It’s really addictive.”
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Geena Davis still causing commotion in archery
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Thwap. Bull’s-eye. Thwap. Bull’s-eye. Thwap. Bull’s-eye.
Welcome to archery practice at Dugan Denton’s house.
The 11-year-old sixth-grader picked up a bow only two years ago, but he is already headed to the World Field Archery Champion-ships.
He and his father, Dugie Denton, were scheduled to leave today for the six-day event in Llwynypia, Wales, where Dugan will compete as a member of the U.S. archery team.
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Skillful shooting takes young archer far
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Amit Dror is ready to go: His bow is cocked and so are his arms, tense and taut, veins about to burst, elbow vibrating with violent energy. If archery, like all forms of sport and art, is an expression of self, the bow is an extension of self. The bow “becomes a part of you,” Dror’s coach Yehuda Efrati explains, and Dror says, “You are the gunpowder.”
It is an intensely personal sport, and not only because Dror, who arrived in Beijing this week with the Israeli delegation to compete in the Paralympic Games, is the only high-level archer in the country, but because a bow is rigorously tailored to the measurements and mannerisms of its owner, interlocked in a mutually exclusive relationship.
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Robin Hood on wheels
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Danielle aims for Paralympic glory
An archer who took up the sport just five years ago is representing team GB in Beijing for the Paralympic games.
Danielle Brown is among the 11-strong archery squad and flew out yesterday, ahead of the games which begin on Saturday, September 6.
The 20 year-old, from Lothersdale, is a member of the Aire Valley Archers, who shoot at South Craven School, Cross Hills, near Skipton, and St Ives, Bingley. She suffers from reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which affects her ability to stand.
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Could Andrew be an Olympic contender?
BAMFORD-based Andrew Randall’s archery career is right on target for international success.
The 15-year-old Hope Valley College student has already been the top-scoring boy in a regional competition in which the East Midlands won against the Northern Counties.
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Local Archer Takes Aim at World Competition in Turkey
“She’s been very dedicated. She’s put in a lot of time and the results have really shown,” says Tristan’s Dad Paul Skarvan.
“Her form is terrific and what I was looking for before were inconsistencies in her form to correct them so she does better and it really boosts her confidence,” says Tristan’s Coach Mike Strassman.
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USAToday : Archer Lorig’s journey leads her to fourth Olympic appearance
She is at her fourth Olympics with her third country, this time hoping the “Star Spangled Banner” will be played in her honor. She begins competing Saturday.
“It would be a great pleasure to stand up there — me, personally — and to hear the national anthem,” says Lorig, 34. “The whole world would hear it.”
U.S. head coach Kisik Lee ranks Lorig among the top 11 archers in the world. He says her focus and technical skills have improved in her time with the team.
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yourwestvalley.com : Glendale man aims for the gold
The 19-year-old Glendale resident’s family will fly Tuesday to China to watch him compete in the international games for archery. Ellison is the No. 1-ranked archer in the United States and No. 14 in the world.
“It’s been an amazing journey,” said Julie Nichols, Ellison’s mother. “I thought he would be ready for the 2012 Olympics in London, but I never imagined that it would come this fast, so I’m very happy all the hard work paid off.”
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