Heritage Classical Christian Academy defeats Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club
Heritage Classical Christian Academy defeated Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club 971 to 910 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Heritage Classical Christian Academy finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 4 - 3 record. Heritage Classical Christian Academy was led by Kaylee Shirreffs who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Isaac Joback, Carissa Steele, and AJ Kramer. Heritage Classical Christian Academy is from Fenton, MO, and is coached by Erik Shirreffs.
Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club dropped to 0 - 7 on the season. They finish the season in eighth place in their Division. Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club was led by Christina Correia who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Jason Cole, Zachary Molitor, and Morgan Watson. Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club is from Woonsocket, RI, and is coached by Amie Dubois.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Champions 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 Champions Division is the most difficult division in the conference. 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=1.1.763539158.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017