Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club defeats Bears Ears Sportsman Club
Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club defeated Bears Ears Sportsman Club 862 to 710 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club is in fourth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club was led by Carlos Huerta who shot a 231. The remaining contributing members were Kylar Lee, Mickenzie March, and Sanjana Nandi. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club is from San Jose, CA, and is coached by Michael Davis.
Bears Ears Sportsman Club dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Bears Ears Sportsman Club was led by Spencer Ashley who shot a 208. The remaining contributing members were Chase Delamater, Forrest Siminoe, and Zack Durham. Bears Ears Sportsman Club is from Craig, CO, and is coached by Amanda Ott.
Next up Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club will compete against West Virginia Jr Marksmanship Program from Montgomery, WV. West Virginia Jr Marksmanship Program currently has a 0 - 2 record. Bears Ears Sportsman Club will compete against Southern Indiana RPC from Floyds Knob, IN. Southern Indiana RPC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.763340670.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017