Sustained success
Erich Mietenkorte holds up his trophy after winning the U.S. High-Power Silhouette National Championship in Ridgway, Pennsylvania earlier this month.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ERICH MIETENKORTE
Erich Mietenkorte has been participating in competitive shooting for a decade, winning 10 national high-power silhouette championships along with a plethora of state and regional competitions.
Ian Bivona serves as the Columbia Basin Herald’s sports reporter and is a graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys the behind-the-scenes stories that lead up to the wins and losses of the various sports teams in the Basin. Football is his favorite sport, though he likes them all, and his favorite team is the Jets. He lives in Soap Lake with his cat, Honey. | August 22, 2024 3:00 AM
EPHRATA — Gearing up for a competition is all about being in the right mentality, no matter the sport. Ephrata resident and Royal High School band and choir director Erich Mietenkorte draws influence from being a musician — taking away the experience of performing on a stage and translating it to performing in competition shooting.
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