Washington State Junior Rifle Championship results

Junior rifle shooters from the Sandpoint and Kootenai Valley (KV) clubs participated in the Washington State Junior Smallbore Indoor Championships on Saturday, March 8th. They travelled to the Spokane Rifle club to participate while shooters from Western Washington shot the weekend before. Scores were combined and the Idaho shooters proved they are competitors. 

Each individual shot at a distance of 50 feet indoor, using single shot .22 rifles with iron sights. They aim for a dot not larger than the period at the end of this sentence to score 10 points.  

Shooters are scored overall and also split in several ways. By age with Intermediate Juniors (15-17 yr old) and by past scores (A and B Class). 

50 shooters took the line, over the two weekends, and Alora Rasor, of Sandpoint, broke into the top 10 placing 8th with a score of 1050 of the 1200 possible. 

Shooting 40 shots, in the Prone position, Paige Sartell (KV) would place 3rd overall, falling by just one point to the tie for first. This however placed her 1st in the B Class. 

In the Standing position, again 40 shots, Kyalynn Comer (KV) was 10th overall. This also placed her 3rd in the A Class, with Rasor tying for 4th. 

Rasor, in the kneeling position, and another 40 shots, was just 8 points out of 1st, taking 5th place overall. However, she placed 1st out of the shooters at the Spokane range. 

The largest division for this match was Intermediate Junior making up 37 of the 50 shooters, Rasor was 6th, Comer 11th and Sartell 14th. 

In the A Class, Rasor placed 2nd and Comer 5th. In the B Class, Sartell placed 5th out of 16 participants. 

Our shooting teams and competitions are open to everyone – but our local Junior rifle teams are currently dominated by women.    

Those interested in learning more about, or returning to, this sport, please contact a member of the rifle team.