Rio Salado Sportsman's Club defeats Cumberland Beagle Club
Rio Salado Sportsman's Club defeated Cumberland Beagle Club 2381.1 to 2318.8 in the 2023 National Precision Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Rio Salado Sportsman's Club was led by Michael DiSanto who shot a 602.9. The remaining contributing members were Xavier Ellis, Hayden Macklin, and Ryan Wu. They are from Mesa, AZ, and are coached by John Karadsheh.
Rio Salado Sportsman's Club is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in first place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in first place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Cumberland Beagle Club was led by Ava DeAmaral who shot a 587.2. The remaining contributing members were Hadley Bausman, Jonny Proulx, and Madison Clarke. Cumberland Beagle Club is from Cumberland, RI, and is coached by Tim Flanagan.
Cumberland Beagle Club is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in second place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in second place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Next up Rio Salado Sportsman's Club will compete against American Legion Post 295 from Green Springs, OH. American Legion Post 295 currently has a 6 - 0 record. While Cumberland Beagle Club will compete against Sickles AFJROTC from Tampa, FL. Sickles AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record.
Weekly league recaps are available at https://www.scopos.tech/news/category/national-leagues.
Complete league standings are available at https://www.orionscoringsystem.com/team/LeaguePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023091512010588.3
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is nearly identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 60 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Scored in decimal, each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 60 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
The National Air Rifle League is sponsored by Scopos. Scopos is the makers of the Orion Scoring System, the Athena Electronic Scoring Target System, and Rezults, the worlds first mobile friendly result website for shooting. Scopos is located in Manassas, VA.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2023103015432761.1
Rio Salado Sportsman's Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2203
Cumberland Beagle Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2316
06 - 12 Nov 2023