Pickaway Diabolos defeats Versailles American Legion
Shooting their highest score of the season Pickaway Diabolos defeated Versailles American Legion 980 to 943 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Pickaway Diabolos is in sixth place in their Division with a 2 - 1 record. Pickaway Diabolos was led by Max Martinez who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Trinity Marcum, Tyler Goodwin, and Grace Marcum. Pickaway Diabolos is from Circleville, OH, and is coached by Rico Martinez.
Snapping a two game win streak Versailles American Legion dropped to 2 - 1 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Versailles American Legion was led by Jamie Thomas who shot a 253. The remaining contributing members were Nathan May, Courtney Grable, and Richard Block. Versailles American Legion is from Versailles, IN, and is coached by Steve Scoggins.
Next up Pickaway Diabolos will compete against West Virginia Jr Marksmanship Program from Montgomery, WV. West Virginia Jr Marksmanship Program currently has a 0 - 3 record. Versailles American Legion will compete against Bears Ears Sportsman Club from Craig, CO. Bears Ears Sportsman Club currently has a 2 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Distinguished 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, 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=1.1.763340682.1
09 - 15 Oct 2017