Aidan Sands during a prone shooting stage.
The Methow Valley Biathlon Team traveled to competition in Sovereign Lakes, B.C., last weekend, where they took part in events in all age categories.
On Saturday (Dec. 14) there was a sprint race, which has two shooting stages. Skiing distances were age-appropriate for each category.
Team results:
Novice: Madison Williams (Twisp), 7th place with 9/10 targets hits.
Juveniles: Aidan Sands (Mazama), 4th place with 8/10 targets hit; Josie Bolinger (Mazama), 11th place with 4/10 targets hit.
Senior girls: Bella Fox (Cashmere), 8th place with 7/10 targets hit.
Masters men 50: Scott Waichler (Winthrop), 2nd place with 3/10 targets hit; Kris Jensen (Seattle) 6th place with 5/10 targets hit.
On Sunday (Dec. 15), the competition was a pursuit race, where there were three or four shooting stages and finishers started in order of the previous day’s finish results, with a 5-second interval between each.
Team results:
Novice: Madison Williams, 5th place with 14 out of 15 targets hit and a time of 13:36.4.
Juveniles: Aidan Sands, 3rd place with 12/15 targets hit; Josie Bollinger, 11th with 9/15 targets hit.
Senior girls: Bella Fox, 7th place with 12/20 targets hit.
Masters Men 50: Scott Waichler, 2nd place with 12/20 targets hit.
