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Upcoming Archery Practices and Events

Salve accolens, archers!

Here’s a list of upcoming practices and events for your calendar-ing pleasure:

May 31 – Regular martial practice, PLUS we will be holding our annual tournament to determine the Debatable Lands’ Archery Champion! Anyone who is a resident of the barony may compete, but standing as champion comes with the additional requirement to represent the barony at the Seven Pearls event on August 22nd (this year, it is being held in the Barony of Endless Hills).

June 5-7 – Scarlet Guard Inn, in Brockway, PA. Many of our archers will be in attendance, and there will be more archery than you can propel a stick through the air at! There will be NO ARCHERY PRACTICE on June 7th.

June 14 and 21 – Regular martial practice

June 28 – Regular martial practice, PLUS the next Defender of the Sky Stellar Tournament will be held. There are no requirements for participating in this tournament.

July 5 – Regular martial practice

July 12 – Garb Swap in North Park – NO ARCHERY PRACTICE.

July 19 – Last regular martial practice before Pennsic

July 26, August 2 and 9 – NO ARCHERY PRACTICE, due to Pennsic. Regular practice resumes August 16th.

As always, loaner gear will be available for those who need it.

Yours in Service,

Niall mac Raedwulf

Archery Practices Commence! (Weather Permitting)

Salve accolens, Debatable Lands archers!

As the ice and snow begin to thaw and the temperatures begin to rise, our bows and quivers grow restless, eager to resume their vigilant protection of the barony’s skies.

To that end, our valiant archery marshals will be monitoring weather conditions in the coming weeks, on the lookout for opportune conditions to hold outdoor practices at our regular martial practice site – this includes this coming Sunday, March 8th!

For newcomers, our archery practices run from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm in Highland Park (https://share.google/5FMkIxQRNfVMIXeoO) next to the Northeast Parking Area, at the northern end of the Cat Tail Trail. Loaner gear will be available.

Watch this space for information on cancellations due to inclement weather.

Yours in service,

Niall mac Raedwulf, Captain of the Archers

Archery Stellar Tournament Tomorrow, Thrown Weapons Practice Cancelled (8/24)

Salve Accolens!

Reminder that we will be holding the next Sky List Stellar Tournament during our regular weekly archery practice tomorrow.

The qualifier will be shot on the auxiliary line throughout the normal practice, with the final taking place at 1:30 pm.

Everyone is invited to participate – the Stellar Tournaments were set up as a way to allow people of all skill levels to experience martial tournament formats. The Sky List is usually held monthly, with the winner choosing the format of the next tournament – winners are allowed to defend the title up to three times in a row.

Also, Thrown Weapons practice is cancelled for tomorrow.

YIS, Niall mac Raedwulf

Fencing at the Garb Swap

Hi, folks!

This coming Sunday we will hold fencing practice at the Garb Swap! Practice will start at noon, as usual, and run until 4ish.

Starting around 2pm, we will hold a practice Pennsic Novice Tournament to help all our eligible fencers prepare! Those no longer eligible for the novice tourney are encouraged to participate under their favorite novice persona.

Garb Swap Location:
Avalon Shelter
303 Pearce Mill Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101, USA

Archery Practice Cancelled for 6/8

In case you weren’t at archery practice or the barony social last Sunday, archery practice for Sunday, June 8th is cancelled, due to Scarlet Guard Inn AND Iris Festival the day before.

Archery practice will resume on Sunday, June 15th, where we will be holding both the baronial archery and thrown weapons championships.

Yours in service,

Niall mac Raedwulf

Barony Social and Meeting, June 1st

It’s supposed to be rainy and ugly all week, EXCEPT SUNDAY. So let’s enjoy being outdoors. Not only do we have the fencing and heavy tournaments, we’ll have our belated May barony social as well. June 1, 11:30-5:30, at the summer practice site on Washington Blvd. Parking is tight when we are all there. Please park close (pretend I drew lines again) and if you can please drop off your stuff then park down at the bike track. Bring your own food and drink, and projects if you want. We’ll have a quick meeting between the two tournaments.

Yours in service,

Ceindrech

Upcoming Archery Practices and Stellar Tourney

Salve Accolens, Archers!

I wanted to post about the schedule for the next few weeks of archery practice:

<b>May 18:</b> Regular practice will be CANCELLED due to War Practice at Cooper’s Lake Campground. Range will be open (weather permitting) near the barn on Friday afternoon from 2:00-4:30 pm. On Saturday, the range will be open from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, with the qualifiers for the Kingdom Archery Champion Tournament running from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, with the finals starting at 1:00 pm.

<b>May 25:</b> We will return to our regular practice at the Highland Park site from 11-2, and this practice will also feature the return of our monthly Sky List Stellar Tournament. The winner of this tournament will have the opportunity to represent the Debatable Lands in the Scarlet Guard Challenge at Scarlet Guard Inn on June 7th.

<b>June 1:</b> Regular practice from 11-2.

<b>June 8:</b> Scarlet Guard Inn weekend. Practice status TBD – watch this space.

Yours in service,

Niall mac Raedwulf, Captain of the Archers

Archery Practice tomorrow (5/4) is a GO!

Salve Accolens!

After consulting with the sages who portend the weather, reading the tea leaves, and sacrificing a goat (at least one of those things didn’t happen – your guess!), I’m making the call that Archery Practice tomorrow will proceed as planned.

I checked the site this morning, and apart from a few puddles near the parking lot outside of our normal traffic area, there was nothing I saw that would hinder us from having our regular practice. That said, there is rain forecasted from now until the time that practice usually starts, so the ground will be soggy and you will want to wear appropriate footwear.

Also, be aware that the Pittsburgh Marathon is tomorrow, and there will be several road closures that may obstruct your route to the practice site, so check <a href=”https://p3r.org/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMjUvMDQvMTUvNGliMTF1cW92cV8yMDI1X0RTR1BNX1NlY3Rvcl9NYXAucGRmIl1d/2025%20DSGPM%20Sector%20Map.pdf“>this map of closures</a> (we’re off to the northeast of the blue O in the upper right corner) before planning your drive in, and be prepared for related traffic delays.

I’ll continue to keep an eye on the weather and if it escalates to sudden downpours or persistent rain beyond what’s been forecasted, I’ll make a last-minute call should the need arise. Watch this and all our other usual spaces.

Yours in service,

Niall mac Raedwulf, Captain of the Archers

Sunday Archery Cancelled (6/2), Mid-Week Practice Tuesday PM

Hi all from Niall!

Due to many of our archers attending Scarlet Guard Inn this weekend, I am cancelling our regular archery practice this Sunday, June 2nd.

I will happily set up the range on Tuesday, June 4th, starting at 5:30 pm, for a mid-week archery practice for anyone who can attend, and we’ll go until it’s dark or we drop, weather permitting.

Yours in service,
Niall mac Raedwulf