Archers take aim at nation’s best-WCMS team competes against 3,000 shooters

Warren County’s newest sports team took its talent to the national stage earlier this month, as the middle school archery squad competed against over 3,000 shooters at the NASP tournament in Louisville. Almost 200 schools were represented in the tournament, with Warren County finishing 25th in the nation out of the 47 middle schools competing. Kyle Pelham finished 17th out of 560 shooters in the boys’ division, scoring a 280 out of a possible 300 total score. Sixth-grader Jake Driver, who was added to the team for the national tourney, finished 85th out of 530 shooters in the sixth-grade division. Melanie Rush represented the WCMS girls admirably, with a 264 for 41st out of 400 girls competing. As a team, WCMS finished with a score of 2,947, the highest total of any school from Tennessee. The Warren County squad accomplished this lofty finish despite being in just its second year of competition.