| The
Constitution State Conference held its Ninth Annual Rifle
Tournament at Quaker Hill Rod and Gun Club in Oakdale, Connecticut
on Friday, February 29, 2008.
In
a closely contested match Grasso Tech of Groton defeated the
regular season conference champions, Vinal Tech of Middletown,
by a single point-906 to 905. This was the closest margin
of victory in the tournament’s history.
Wilcox
Tech of Meriden was third, Ellis Tech of Danielson was fourth
and Abbot Tech of Danbury was fifth.
Grasso’s
winning team consisted of Nick Sautter, Travis Moody, Kat
Mckee, Dan Harris, and Zach Smith. Sautter was recognized
for having both the highest average for the season and placing
tenth over all in the Connecticut High School Rifle League
competition.
Vinal’s
Matt Murray was the match's individual champion with a score
of 191 out of 200. Murray fired a perfect score of 50 in both
the prone and the sitting positions on his way to victory.
Other competitors shooting perfect scores prone were Gunnar
Steinle of Vinal, Peter L'Heureux of Wilcox Tech, Grasso’s
Zack Smith, and Ellis Tech’s Christy LaRochelle.
Named
to the All Conference Team were Nick Sautter, Tom Rafferty,
Travis Moody, and Zack Smith of Grasso, Gunnor Steinle, Matt
Murray, Richard Wall, Tom Tetrault, Jeremy Tetrault, Tyler
Brancifort, and Justin Acri of Vinal, as well as Peter L'Heureux
of Wilcox. |