Porterville Christian School archers who placed high at the recent state meet were, from left, Cambrie Kuzar (second in girls elementary), Mark Haller (first in middle school boys) and Olivia Musguire (second in middle school girls).

PORTERSVILLE — Mark Haller may have become the face of the Portersville Christian School archery program.

And there are plenty of faces to choose from.

Haller had the best score among 800 sixth-graders at last year's high school nationals in Louisville, Ky. He recently placed first among all middle school boys at the state meet this year, earning a $1,000 scholarship in the process.

He shot a 287 out of a possible score of 300.

But he's not alone in terms of an archer realizing success wearing a PCS uniform.

“Everyone has gotten so much better,” said Haller, who was been with the program through all four years of its existence. “It seems like there's three times as many kids here as there were before.”

There were 30 students on the team during its debut season in 2014. Last year, there were 34.

This season, there are 54, including the Warriors' first high school team. The program previously consisted of elementary and middle school teams.

Last year, PCS qualified for the national tournament and world competition for the first time.

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