Williamsburg, KY – Kentucky S3DA and the Impact Archery S3DA Team recently held the 4th annual Fisher Barton Memorial Archery Tournament at the Whitley County Middle School in Williamsburg, KY. Archers gathered from across the state to participate in this very special tournament that has generated more than $8,000 in awarded scholarships to KY S3DA archers since its inception. All proceeds from this tournament benefit the Fisher Barton Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides at least two scholarships each year to seniors that are active within Kentucky S3DA.

Proceeds from the tournament came through concessions, entry fees, admission, raffle tickets and t-shirt sales. KY S3DA State Conservation also kicked off the 2023 #livelikefisher Wolf CVA Muzzleloader raffle which will run through the KY State Indoor Championship in February. This same raffle last year raised $1,200 for the scholarship fund. The day ended with many of the spectators staying to participate in the “Vegas Fun Shoot,” which was held following the Kentucky S3DA regional indoor qualifier. The fun shoot allowed S3DA archers along with parents, coaches, and the public the opportunity to shoot and have fellowship with each other.

Fisher Barton was a member of the S3DA club, Impact Archery, in Williamsburg, Kentucky. He passed away on October 4th, 2019, as the result of an ATV accident. Amanda Long, former Impact Archery coach had this to say, “Fisher was a guy that just lit up the room wherever he was. He was fun loving, had a great sense of humor and an incredible work ethic – often working more than one job while also attending high school full-time and keeping up with his archery and skeet practice. At the time our team felt that the best way to honor his memory was to keep it alive and pass on the opportunities he was blessed with to others. We created the Fisher Barton Memorial Scholarship Fund to do just that.”

Impact Archery student member, Morgan Huddleston said, “I know that having this tournament was hard work for everyone, but we all loved Fisher and he would have enjoyed seeing so many people come together to honor his memory. This tournament is a great reminder to everyone to #livelikefisher.”

About Scholastic 3-D Archery

Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) is a unique, family-oriented youth archery program which has grown exponentially across the United States as a next-step initiative to follow introductory archery programs. The mission of the Scholastic

3-D Archery program is to foster, educate and guide youth in the areas of 3-D, indoor target, and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting practices. The goal of the S3DA program is to provide archery and bowhunting opportunities to youth in after-school settings, as well as with archery-affiliated clubs and businesses in the community. S3DA students participate in 3-D and target archery using compound and traditional archery equipment. Students can participate at regional, state, and national archery events and earn college scholarships from colleges and universities across the United States. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3–12.

Contact the Scholastic 3-D Archery National Office at:

www.s3da.org or 410 Sycamore Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Ph: 606.524.3685

Media contact Kayla Bolton at kayla@s3da.org, Ph: 423.494.2204