Bellevue West defeats Kaiser High School
Shooting their highest score of the season Bellevue West defeated Kaiser High School 986.3 to 887.6 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Bellevue West was led by, Claire Denton who shot a 274.2. The remaining contributing members were Ryan Brevik, Jesse Viramontes, and Nathan Brown. Bellevue West is from Bellevue, NE, and is coached by Stephen Vanderhoof.
Kaiser High School currently has a 0 - 5 record. Kaiser High School was led by, Malia Faulkner who shot a 249.0. The remaining contributing members were Michael Mann, Taleina Murata, and Kacie Nagaoka. Kaiser High School is from Honolulu, HI, and is coached by James Olson.
Next up Bellevue West will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While Kaiser High School has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
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 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.944360742.1
Bellevue West team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1386
Kaiser High School team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1407
24 Feb-01 Mar 20