Time was not wasted before the newly formed Easton Van Nuys Archery Center made a mark on the archery tournament scene. The center, which opened in April 2011 by the Easton Foundations, sent a team of archers to the State Indoor Championship in Tulare, California, in January and brought home five medals. The team's coach, Rene Paguia, was thrilled with the results.

"I think the team's performance was good considering it was the first tournament for most of them," Paguia said. "I worked with each individual to set a goal for this tournament and all of them accomplished that said goal."

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