Lake Region Shooting Sports Defeats Kauai High School
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1001 points, Lake Region Shooting Sports defeated Kauai High School. Their second win in a row, Lake Region Shooting Sports is in third place in their Division with a 5 - 1 record. Lake Region Shooting Sports was led by Brandon Alexander who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Maria Rosa-Nieves, Christopher Morstad, and Jacob Vaagen. Lake Region Shooting Sports is from Devil's Lake, ND, and is coached by Rick Jorgensen.
Kauai High School dropped to 0 - 6 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Kauai High School is from Lihue, HI, and is coached by Kelii Morgado.
Next up Lake Region Shooting Sports will compete against Humboldt Sharpshooters from Hartford, SD. Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 6 - 0 record. Kauai High School will compete against Carroll County 4-H from Carrollton, GA. Carroll County 4-H currently has a 2 - 4 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=1.1.688455731.1
07 - 13 Nov 2016