Maspenock Rod and Gun Club Advances to Title Game After Defeating Bridgeport Rifle Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Maspenock Rod and Gun Club defeated Bridgeport Rifle Club 1528 to 1505 last week in the National Air Rifle League semi-final game. They will advance to the title game this week to take on top seed and defending league champion Georgia Competitive Shooters.
This was the second time Maspenock Rod and Gun Club and Bridgeport Rifle Club faced off this season. In their regular season meet up, Bridgeport defeated Maspenock 1512 to 1505. Thanks in part to this win, Bridgeport went on to finish second in the Junior Rifle Club Champions Division during the regular season. Maspenock finished third in this same, highly competitive, division.
In their semi-final game Maspenock Rod and Gun Club was led by ZUZU DEMETRIUS who shot a 387. The remaining contributing members were ALIYA BUTT, BRENDAN SEITZ, KRISTINE PETERS, and SHOSHANA TROEN-KRASNOW. Maspenock Rod and Gun Club is from Milford, MA, and is coached by Manuel Snyderman.
In their semi-final game Bridgeport Rifle Club was led by Kayley Pasko who shot a 383. The remaining contributing members were Megan Wilcoxson, Hope Kavulich, Rose Reynolds, and Ryan Horn. Bridgeport Rifle Club is from Stratford, CT, and is coached by Josie Burzynski-Smith.
The post-season tournament is for the top eight teams in the National Air Rifle Precision 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 that concluded in November. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, going on now, 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.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.703185630.1
05 - 11 Dec 2016