Buffalo County 4-H defeats NorthWest Shooters
Shooting their highest score of the season Buffalo County 4-H defeated NorthWest Shooters 1781.0 to 1656.4 last week in the National BB Gun League. Their second win in a row, Buffalo County 4-H is in sixth place in their Division with a 2 - 3 record. Buffalo County 4-H was led by Luke Olson who shot a 370.8. The remaining contributing members were Zach Olson, Evan Kinneson, Bryana Royle, and Carlee Mashek. Buffalo County 4-H is from Kearney, NE, and is coached by Kevin Taylor.
NorthWest Shooters dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season NorthWest Shooters was led by Avery Boldt who shot a 340.8. The remaining contributing members were Nathan Windham, Conrad Gonzalez, Owen Miller, and Olivia Brooks . NorthWest Shooters is from Cypress, TX, and is coached by Randall Jennings.
Next up Buffalo County 4-H will compete against Roaring Rifles from Germantown, MD. Roaring Rifles currently has a 3 - 2 record. NorthWest Shooters will compete against Lyon County 4-H from Emporia, KS. Lyon County 4-H currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished Division of the Orion National BB Gun League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for BB Gun teams. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top four teams who will compete for the league championship.
BB Gun programs teach gun safety and competitive marksmanship skills to athletes 8 to 15 years of age. Each game in the league teams compete in what is known as a four-position match. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in four different shooting positions, prone, standing, sitting and kneeling at a distance of 5m. Each shot is scored with tenth of a ring accuracy and worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best five athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/BBGunLeague, or contact Orion Scoring System at league@shooterstech.net or +1 703.596.0099.
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.788847619.1
Buffalo County 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=809
NorthWest Shooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=810
05 - 11 Mar 2018