Lake Region Shooting Sports Narrowly Defeats Carrollton High School
Lake Region Shooting Sports edged out Carrollton High School 1488 to 1479 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Lake Region Shooting Sports is in fourth place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. Lake Region Shooting Sports was led by Brandon Alexander who shot a 386. The remaining contributing members were Maria Rosa-Nieves, Hannah Vaagen, and Jacob Vaagen. Lake Region Shooting Sports is from Devils Lake, ND, and is coached by Rick Jorgensen.
Carrollton High School dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Carrollton High School was led by Morgan Frank who shot a 381. The remaining contributing members were Thomas Harris, Taylor Berry, and Collin Grubbs. Carrollton High School is from Carrollton, GA, and is coached by Mike Lewis.
Next up Lake Region Shooting Sports will compete against Minnesota Centershots from Anoka, MN. Minnesota Centershots currently has a 0 - 1 record. Carrollton High School will compete against Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club from Golden, CO. Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club currently has a 0 - 3 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 conference. 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=1.1.763345458.1
09 - 15 Oct 2017