Southern Indiana Sharpshooters Defeats Charlotte Rifle and Pistol Club
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 868 points, Southern Indiana Sharpshooters defeated Charlotte Rifle and Pistol Club. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 4 - 2 record. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was led by Abby Seitz who shot a 219. The remaining contributing members were Lane Parks, Emilee Seitz, and Seth Hartwick. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is from Jasper, IN, and is coached by Daniel Lawson, Brad Hartwick.
Charlotte Rifle and Pistol Club dropped to 0 - 6 on the season. They finish the season in seventh place in their Division. Charlotte Rifle and Pistol Club is from Fort Mill, NC, and is coached by Marshall Hampton.
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. 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=1.1.688457001.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016