Lake Region Shooting Sports Defeats Queen Anne Marksmanship
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1490 points, Lake Region Shooting Sports defeated Queen Anne Marksmanship . With the win, Lake Region Shooting Sports is in fourth place in their Division with a 3 - 2 record. Lake Region Shooting Sports was led by Brandon Alexander who shot a 383. The remaining contributing members were Maria Rosa-Nieves, Jacob Vaagen, and Hannah Vaagen. Lake Region Shooting Sports is from Devils Lake, ND, and is coached by Rick Jorgenson.
Queen Anne Marksmanship dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Queen Anne Marksmanship is from Rhodesdale, MD, and is coached by Penny Austin-Richardson.
Next up Lake Region Shooting Sports will compete against Georgia Competitive Shooters from Griffin, GA. Georgia Competitive Shooters currently has a 5 - 0 record. Queen Anne Marksmanship will compete against Home of Champions Junior Club from Ft. Benning, GA. Home of Champions Junior Club currently has a 0 - 5 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688454977.1
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