Middletown Marksmen defeats Jackson County 4-H
Shooting their highest score of the season Middletown Marksmen defeated Jackson County 4-H 1875 to 1787 last week in the National BB Gun League. With the win, Middletown Marksmen is in third place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Middletown Marksmen was led by McKenna Logan who shot a 381. The remaining contributing members were Cadence Logan, Nick Suhr, Dale Suhr, and Ethan Kercher. Middletown Marksmen is from Middletown, PA, and is coached by Kourtney Morton and Dave Fisher.
Jackson County 4-H dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Jackson County 4-H was led by Rachel Slizewski who shot a 384. The remaining contributing members were Hayden Mays, Carter Isaacs, Garrett Isaacs, and Jaden Knight. Jackson County 4-H is from Jefferson, GA, and is coached by Bryan Mays.
Next up Middletown Marksmen will compete against Hall County 4-H from Gainsville, GA. Hall County 4-H currently has a 0 - 2 record. Jackson County 4-H will compete against Montgomery County 4-H from Conroe, TX. Montgomery County 4-H currently has a 2 - 1 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 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 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=1.1.714478456.1
13 - 19 Feb 2017