Midland Young Guns defeats Ward County 4-H
Midland Young Guns defeated Ward County 4-H 863 to 552 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Midland Young Guns is in first place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Midland Young Guns was led by Brooke Willhite who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Cash Willhite, J.W. Yeary, and Cinco Yeary. Midland Young Guns is from Midland, TX, and is coached by Kevin Willhite.
Ward County 4-H dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Ward County 4-H was led by Draven Duncan who shot a 172. The remaining contributing members were Cameron Breeding, Evan Hernandez, and Fischer McCarty. Ward County 4-H is from Monahans, TX, and is coached by Marc Fuentes.
Next up Midland Young Guns will compete against Bears Ears Sportsman Club from Craig, CO. Bears Ears Sportsman Club currently has a 1 - 0 record. Ward County 4-H will compete against TAG Team from Traer, IA. TAG Team currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Elite 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 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=1.1.688457624.1
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