The NRHEG Clay Target team posted some lower-than-average scores in week three of the MSHSCTL Fall League, but managed to hold onto their lead in Conference 6 over the team from Hermantown.
The most notable drop was from Waseca's Sam Bartz who had a rough week posting a 38/50 targets broken after posting a nearly perfect 49/50 last week. It wasn't just Sam who struggled as about half of the top 50% of the team’s shooters posted lower-than-average scores.
The team was able to compensate, however, by seeing higher-than-average scores from the bottom 50% of the team. This is a key statistic when you consider that many of the top shooters do not have as much to add on to their top averages as the bottom half.As noted by coach Dan Sorum, "This a whole team sport. There are no bench players so when one person struggles it is important that others can step up and fill in the gaps."
It wasn't all low scores, however. Last spring's top shooter, Collin Christenson, posted a perfect round of 25 and an overall score of 48/50 while Frank Altrichter posted a 47/50. Frank is now the top shooter in the conference and holds the #10 spot in the top 100 shooters in the state. NRHEG currently has five of the top 10 shooters for the conference.
The others shooters are Collin Christenson (3), Tyler Raimann (4), Sam Bartz (6), and Zachary Eustice (7). The same six shooters are also all ranked in the state’s top 100.
The team, which consists of 20 athletes from NRHEG, Waseca, and Albert Lea now has just two weeks of competition left. They shoot Wedneday evenings at the Owatonna Gun Club south of Hope.
Class A - Conference 6
Team Name Total Points
NRHEG 5611
Hermantown 5454.5
Anoka 4522.5
Kasson-Mantorville 4388.5
Robbinsdale Armstrong 3194.5
Spring Lake Park 3173
International Falls 2262
Norman County 2141