Lake Region Shooting Sports defeats Carroll County 4-H
Lake Region Shooting Sports defeated Carroll County 4-H 1017 to 972 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lake Region Shooting Sports is in third place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Lake Region Shooting Sports was led by Maria Rosa-Nieves who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Alexander, Christopher Morstad, and Jacob Vaagen. Lake Region Shooting Sports is from Devil's Lake, ND, and is coached by Rick Jorgensen.
Snapping a two game win streak Carroll County 4-H dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Carroll County 4-H was led by Collin Grubbs who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Luke Grizzard, Morgan Frank, and Addison Altman. Carroll County 4-H is from Carrollton, GA, and is coached by Joel Grubbs.
Next up Lake Region Shooting Sports will compete against Kauai High School from Lihue, HI. Kauai High School currently has a 0 - 5 record. Carroll County 4-H will compete against Saint Thomas Academy from Mendota Heights, MN. Saint Thomas Academy currently has a 4 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club 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 Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 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=1.1.688455729.1
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