Lyon County 4-H Narrowly Defeats Carroll County 4-H
Shooting their highest score of the season Lyon County 4-H edged out Carroll County 4-H 949 to 937 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lyon County 4-H is in sixth place in their Division with a 2 - 4 record. Lyon County 4-H was led by Kaitlyn Karjala who shot a 251. The remaining contributing members were Karalyn Karjala, Garland Hanlin, and Isaac Cushenbery. Lyon County 4-H is from Emporia, KS, and is coached by Trenna Hanlin and Bev Hilbish.
Snapping a two game win streak Carroll County 4-H dropped to 4 - 2 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Carroll County 4-H was led by Will Hanson who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Addison Altman, Matthew Bailey, and James Capes. Carroll County 4-H is from Carrollton, GA, and is coached by Joel Grubbs.
Next up Lyon County 4-H will compete against Lake Houston 4-H from Kingwood, TX. Lake Houston 4-H currently has a 1 - 4 record. Carroll County 4-H will compete against Coweta Co 4-H from Senoia, GA. Coweta Co 4-H currently has a 2 - 3 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 conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763539188.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017