TUPELO – Add archery to the extensive list of sanctioned sports at Tupelo High School. The district school board voted unanimously Tuesday morning to field a team that will begin competition in the spring.
THS athletic director Danny Porter requested the board to add the sport because there has been a lot of interest at the school. Archery is a Mississippi High School Activities Association sanctioned sport, and more than 20 schools in the state currently have programs.
North Pontotoc will also be adding an archery program this year, while Nettleton has interest in starting one.
Schools in the Daily Journal’s coverage area that already have archery programs include East Union, West Union and Lafayette County.
Practice would begin in February and the first meets would be in March. Porter said the team would accept any student who >>> click here to read more from Chris Kieffer.
