Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club defeats Kealakehe Rifle Team
Shooting their highest score of the season Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club defeated Kealakehe Rifle Team 969 to 798 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club is in sixth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club was led by Christina Correia who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Jason Cole, David Yabut, and Alex Carreiro. Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club is from Cranston, RI, and is coached by Michael Dennen.
Kealakehe Rifle Team currently has a 0 - 4 record. Kealakehe Rifle Team was led by Dylan Geril who shot a 207. The remaining contributing members were Keoki Villasenor, Annalisse Nolder, and Tyler Geril. Kealakehe Rifle Team is from Waikoloa, HI, and is coached by 1SG Dave Starnes.
This coming week Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club has a bye week. While Kealakehe Rifle Team also has a bye week.
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=1.1.841802465.1
Manville Sportsman's Rod and Gun Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=864
Kealakehe Rifle Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=819
15 - 21 Oct 2018