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Show Thursday, January 4, 2007 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 7 IS Local hunter asks besi way to sight-in a rifle 1 ft Li W US Courtesy photo The eighth-grade boys AAU American Fork Scorch won the Idaho Premier Holiday Tournament last week. Team members include (front row, from left) Tanner LeBaron, Michael Welle, Brett Miller, Kadan McMurtrey, (second row) Ryker Matthews, Nate Ensign, Josh Wilson, Taft Christensen, (top tow) coaches Shirl LeBaron and Craig Ensign. Scorch victorious at 16-team tourney NORTH COUNTY The American Fork Scorch, an eighth-grade boys AAU team, captured the title in the Idaho Premier Holiday Tournament in Idaho Falls last weekend. On Saturday, the Scorch won the tournament with a victory over the Smithf ield Storm 45 -31. The event was a bracketed 16-team tournament with participants from Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. "This was a good game for us," said coach Shirl LeBaron. "Our defense was outstanding and our offense pulled away for the win after leading by one at halftime." The Scorch had a 30-25 rebound edge and caused 12 turnovers in the second half against the Storm. Down the stretch, the Scorch protected the ball and made free throws to seal the victory. Tanner LeBaron led the Rewind Continued from Page 6 opportunity to get some good minutes. Derek Danklef came in and shot the ball very well. . He had a good week in all of the JV games. He has a great-looking great-looking shot and is starting to learn what we are doing." This victory put the Cavemen Cave-men at the top of their pool, which lined them up in the championship game for their division with Capistrano Valley, Val-ley, a team that came in with a 13-2 record and had won all their games in this tournament by a 20 points or more. I Dec. 30 Capistrano Valley, Val-ley, Calif., 66, American Fork 48: American Fork struggled Smith Continued from Page 6 and the benefits of that have already al-ready manifested themselves." Smith's event times are already much improved from either of her previous seasons, and Crump said she will make the travel team again. "She's going to swim with us in conference again this year," he continued. "Her training has been outstanding , ' - v s i .3 X i r a f : .r-.-o-i t r nan it team with a game-high 12 points with two treys and three steals. Brett Miller added 13 rebounds and four steals. "Brett did a great job inside, blocking out and helping contain con-tain their post players," said LeBaron. "Michael Wells also had a solid game with 10 points and 4 assists." In the semifinals, the Scorch dominated Spanish Fork, winning win-ning 70-21. The American Fork team jumped out to a 24-2 first-quarter first-quarter lead behind Wells, who scored 16 first-half points with two treys The Scorch held Spanish Fork to five field goals for the game while shooting 51 percent per-cent themselves. Ryker Matthews Mat-thews had 10 rebounds. Kadan McMurtrey, Taft Christensen and LeBaron were also in double dou-ble figures for scoring. The quarterfinals on Friday the 29th saw the Scorch downing down-ing Rigby, Idaho, 51-37 behind the hot shooting of LeBaron, to find an answer to Capistrano Capist-rano Valley's 6-foot-9 center in the second half of the championship cham-pionship game of the division Saturday night. Robert Curtis led Capistrano with 24 points and helped his team hold American Fork to just 15 points in the final two quarters. Jayce Ross led American Fork with 10 points, including includ-ing a pair of treys. Zach Enosa added nine for the Cavemen. Brady Mason was named to the all-tournament team. "They are very talented with their big center and a 64 No. 4 man," said coach Doug Meacham. "We started our game out with a smaller lineup, which forced them to adjust to us. the last six to eight weeks and we haven't seen her try to do too much. "That will really help the team," he said. "I think she's going to do wonderfully and we're really excited. I think she'll be dynamite." Some highlights of Smith's season so far: I Took second against the University of New Mexico and Northern Arizona University in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.50 (11206) . - i. f .' . i t i ' I fn 1 j, r n who poured in 28 points on 11-of-22 shooting, including five treys. The Scorch broke a close game open in the fourth quarter, quar-ter, outscoring Rigby 16-6 in the final period. Josh Wilson and Miller had 10 rebounds each. In the opening round, the Scorch overcame a slow start and defeated Idaho Falls 66-43. 66-43. With a four-point halftime lead, the Scorch went on a 26-0 run to close out the third quarter. The Scorch held Idaho Falls to 29 percent shooting and had a 40-21 rebounding edge. LeBaron had a game-high 18 points with four treys. McMurtrey Mc-Murtrey added 10 points and two 3-pointers. Nate Ensign had nine rebounds and three steals. "This was a tournament competitive and challenging to win," LeBaron said, "I am pleased with our progress at this point in the season." "The game was tied at the quarter break and they went up by four at halftime. This game we really struggled with rebounding," the coach said. "We need to really improve in this area if we want to do well in our league. "We also seemed to give in to fatigue a little bit," he continued. "Our shooting percentage per-centage from two was a poor 26 percent, while our 3-point percentage was 15.8. "This game helped expose some things we need to do defensively de-fensively and this group really needs to buy into rebounding," Meacham said. "We only had nine turnovers against this team, which was a positive, and we shot 15-of-20 at the free throw line." I Took third against San Diego State University in the 400 IM with a time of 4:36.8 (111006). I Took fifth against University Univer-sity of Nevada -Las Vegas in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:55.86(111106). Helped BYU win the 2006 Speedo Cup, where 22 different differ-ent schools competed (1116-111806). (1116-111806). Took 15th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.41 at the Speedo Cup. Adelle McClellan and her granddaughter Michelle Thorsen Anderson & Sons Mortuary wishes to thank all of the people who have visited the Christmas Memory Tree to pay tribute to loved ones who have passed away. lthough most veteran hunters have their own process, and i"mmr know what it LJ A takes to sight-in their weapon, not all are so experienced. With each passing year we can expect to see many new hunters and shooters. This past week, I received a phone call from a young hunter who received a new rifle and scope for Christmas. He asked if I could give him some pointers as to how one can best sight-in a gun. Although I have covered this topic before, I feel that it may be beneficial to revisit the process one more time so here goes. While I realize that each person may choose one of several sev-eral options , I do have certain preferences. I will begin with the basics. This to include bore sighting andor the old manual process. When we go to the rifle range, we all want to be able to at least hit the paper target. The first step begins when you take possession of or purchase a new firearm. Whenever you buy a rifle or a new scope, you should start by having it bore sighted. This can be done by one of our local hunting retailers. retail-ers. Having your gun bore sighted will save you a lot of time and will insure that the bullet will hit somewhere on or near the paper. If you choose not to have your gun bore sighted, you can choose to view a particular particu-lar target through your barrel, providing that it is a bolt-ac- Sophomore Science Earn up to $27,000 with an EnergySoutions Foundation Scholarship The EnergySoIutions Foundation scholarship program pro vides money for students to apply toward a bachelor's degree program in math, science, and engineering at a college or university Scholarships are awarded to 10th grade students attending high school throughout Utah. Each high school's winning student will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Winners will also enrolled in a grand prize contest for an additional $25,000, $5,000, or $2,500 scholarship. For full information, application and scholarship requirements, visit AAAAA.energysolutionsfoundation.org 1 S- The tntrgySolutions Foundation Scholarship program funded by the EnargySoufons Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to enriching the lives of the communities communi-ties in which EnergySouftbnt operates The foundation awards grants to scholarships in math, science or engineering to high school students fcnCTCI V SOlUtlOtlS within these communities. ft) Dallas John On Hunting tion type firearm (make certain cer-tain that it is unloaded). You will need to remove the bolt and view the target by looking through the barrel. You can then make adjustments adjust-ments on your scope so the cross-hairs are also on the same spot. Believe me, having it bore sighted is the best place to start. Many hunters will begin or start out by shooting at a target tar-get distance of 25 yards. After verifying the distance, the shooter can now fire a series of three shots to get a grouping. group-ing. You will want to start sighting it in to the center of this group. You can now begin adjusting your elevation and windage. Your goal is to get your bullet to hit where you are looking through the scope. Although this method does work, you must first know how these adjustments work and how they may vary from one rifle to another. Continue to adjust the crosshairs cross-hairs on your scope until it is true to your three-shot group. Once you have achieved your www.heraldextra.comyellowpages Will of their choice. goal at 25 yards, move to 100 yards and repeat the same procedure. Now that you understand your option to bore sighting, lets decide at what distance to sight -in your gun. Most hunters I know use the 1 V-inch V-inch high at 100 yards, which will put you at "zero" when shooting at a 200-yard target. Unfortunately, this will leave you several questions when it comes to distances beyond this 200-yard mark. There is an alternative to this 1 Vi-inch process. I have always believed that if you sight -in your gun at 3-inch high at 100 yards, you will be happier with the end result. The reason I say this is because if a hunter sights-in his or her rifle at 3-inch at a distance of 100 yards, you'll be dead on at 300 yards. Yes, if your target is at around 100 yards, you will hit at 3-inch high, but this will still find vitals when shooting at almost any big-game animal. I especially espe-cially like my "zero" mark at a greater distance because in all my years of hunting, most of my shots have been at 300-plus 300-plus yards. All hunters should know their "bullet drop" at any given giv-en distance. I shot an Ithaca .270 with a 130-grain bullet. If I make my "zero" mark at 200 yards, I can expect to hit plus-1.30 high at 100 yards; minus-6.04 bullet drop at 300 yards, and a minus-17.60 drop at 400 yards. ) Dallas John can be reached at 344-2972 or at djohnheraldextra.com. I rUU f iaV?.J h -i be i-J - - - - - FOUNDATION FYl |