Kealakehe Rifle Team Defeats Kauai High School
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 771 points, Kealakehe Rifle Team defeated Kauai High School. With the win, Kealakehe Rifle Team is in fifth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Kealakehe Rifle Team was led by HANALEI AKAZAWA who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were ARIANA KANESHIRO, MICHAEL PETRALBA, and LUKE TOGUCHI. Kealakehe Rifle Team is from Kailua-Kona, HI, and is coached by 1st Sgt David Starnes.
Kauai High School dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Kauai High School is from Lihue, HI, and is coached by Kelii Morgado.
Next up Kealakehe Rifle Team will compete against Carroll County 4-H from Carrollton, GA. Carroll County 4-H currently has a 0 - 2 record. Kauai High School will compete against Pickaway Diabolos from Circleville, OH. Pickaway Diabolos currently has a 0 - 2 record.
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 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 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=1.1.688455699.1
03 - 16 Oct 2016