Lyon County 4-H Defeats Lake Houston 4-H
In an undisputed contest, scoring 877 points, Lyon County 4-H defeated Lake Houston 4-H. Lyon County 4-H finishes the season in sixth place in their Division with a 3 - 4 record. Lyon County 4-H was led by Karalyn Karjala who shot a 235. The remaining contributing members were Kaitlyn Karjala, Garland Hanlin, and Isaac Cushenbery. Lyon County 4-H is from Emporia, KS, and is coached by Trenna Hanlin and Bev Hilbish.
Lake Houston 4-H dropped to 1 - 6 on the season. They finish the season in seventh place in their Division. Lake Houston 4-H is from Kingwood, TX, and is coached by Steven Schammel.
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=1.1.763539162.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017