Bears Ears Sportsman Club Upsets Southern Indiana RPC
Shooting their highest score of the season Bears Ears Sportsman Club upset Southern Indiana RPC 806 to 749 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Bears Ears Sportsman Club was able to win despite averaging 53 points lower than Southern Indiana RPC coming into this game.
With the win, Bears Ears Sportsman Club is in fifth place in their Division with a 2 - 1 record. Bears Ears Sportsman Club was led by Chase Delamater who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Spencer Ashley, Jentry Bacon, and Bridget Hazlett. Bears Ears Sportsman Club is from Craig, CO, and is coached by Amanda Ott.
Southern Indiana RPC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Southern Indiana RPC was led by john hamilton who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were maxwell stenberg, ashton smith, and zeke bell. Southern Indiana RPC is from Floyds Knob, IN, and is coached by Jamie McKown.
Next up Bears Ears Sportsman Club will compete against Versailles American Legion from Versailles, IN. Versailles American Legion currently has a 2 - 0 record. Southern Indiana RPC will compete against Dueling Tree Range from Canehill, AR. Dueling Tree Range currently has a 0 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.763340676.1
09 - 15 Oct 2017