HATTIESBURG — Lincoln, Franklin and Lawrence County schools traveled to Hattiesburg this week to compete in the Archery in Mississippi Schools South State Competition. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks helps run the AIMS program and publishes the scores online. 

In the AIMS Elementary 1A competition, Topeka-Tilton Attendance Center finished second with a score of 2,294. In the 2A Elementary competition, Franklin County Elementary School is currently second out of four schools with a score of 2,358. 

Enterprise Attendance Center is first in the AIMS 1A High School Division with a score of 3,231 while West Lincoln is third with a score of 2,895. Salem High School is the last school to shoot. 

Loyd Star currently is in second in the AIMS 2A High School division with a score of 2,912 with Our Lady Academy the final school left to shoot in that division. 

Franklin County High School leads the AIMS 3A High School division with a score of 3,070. West Marion is the final school yet to shoot in the division. 

In the AIMS Middle School 1A competition, Topeka-Tilton is in second place with a score of 2,870 with three schools left to shoot. New Hebron Attendance Center is in sixth place with a score of 2,588 in the AIMS Middle School 2A division. Enterprise Attendance Center is in fifth place with a score of 2,650 in the division with one more team left to shoot. 

In the AIMS Middle School 3A competition, Franklin County Middle School is in 7th place out of 10 schools with a score of 2,702. Two schools are left to shoot. 

In the MAIS High School 5A division, Brookhaven Academy is in fourth place with a score of 2,982 with one more school left to shoot. 

Bogue Chitto Attendance Center finished in third place in the  MHSAA 1A High School division with a score of 3,077. Lawrence County is in ninth place in the MHSAA 2A High School division with a score of 2,980. 

MDWFP Chief of Law Enforcement Jerry Carter said they had 3,229 participants in the south state competition at a commission meeting Thursday. He said AIMS is a way to get Mississippi’s youth involved in hunting. 

The state competition will be April 8-12, 2024 in Jackson at the Mississippi Trade Mart.