Binghamton Rifle Club defeats Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club
Binghamton Rifle Club defeated Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club 947 to 913 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Binghamton Rifle Club is in twelfth place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Binghamton Rifle Club was led by Jonah Allen who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Simon Joyner, Claudia Allen, and Jennifer Huang. Binghamton Rifle Club is from Binghamton, NY, and is coached by Peter Matwey.
Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club was led by Emily Macias who shot a 246. The remaining contributing members were Josue Valverde Ortiz, Kylar Lee, and Diego Huerta. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club is from San Jose, CA, and is coached by Michael Davis.
This coming week Binghamton Rifle Club has a bye week. While Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club will compete against Lake Houston 4-H from Kingwood, TX. Lake Houston 4-H currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883944.1
Binghamton Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=889
Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=882
01 - 07 Oct 2018