Bridgeport Rifle Club Narrowly Defeats Queen Anne Marksmanship
Bridgeport Rifle Club edged out Queen Anne Marksmanship 1488 to 1487 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Bridgeport Rifle Club finishes the regular season in second place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. Bridgeport Rifle Club was led by Hope Kavulich who shot a 378. The remaining contributing members were Megan Wilcoxson, Kayley Pasko, and Rose Reynolds. Bridgeport Rifle Club is from Stratford, CT, and is coached by Josie Burzynski-Smith.
Queen Anne Marksmanship dropped to 3 - 4 on the season. They finish the regular season in sixth place in their Division. Queen Anne Marksmanship was led by Matt Dorey who shot a 386. The remaining contributing members were Erin Walsh, Nick Dorey, and Mason Mackenzie. Queen Anne Marksmanship is from Rhodesdale, MD, and is coached by Penny Austin-Richardson.
Both Bridgeport Rifle Club's and Queen Anne Marksmanship's season will continue next week in the Post-Season tournament. Bridgeport Rifle Club received an automatic bid and is seeded third. They will compete against sixth seed Lake Region Shooting Sports. Queen Anne Marksmanship received an at-large bid and is seeded seventh. They will compete against second seed Maspenock Rod and Gun Club.
By virtue of finishing in the top four in the Champions Division this season, Bridgeport Rifle Club will once again be squadded in the Champion's Division in the 2017 season.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688454949.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016