Cowley County 4-H Defeats West Carteret NJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 829 points, Cowley County 4-H defeated West Carteret NJROTC. With the win, Cowley County 4-H is in eighth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Cowley County 4-H was led by McKenzie Deal who shot a 225. The remaining contributing members were Stetson Shook, Titus Mill, and Amanda Bannon. Cowley County 4-H is from Winfield, KS, and is coached by AustinWaite.
West Carteret NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. West Carteret NJROTC is from Moorehead City, NC, and is coached by Col Giani.
Next up Cowley County 4-H will compete against Joliet Central AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While West Carteret NJROTC will compete against Pickaway Diabolos from Circleville, OH. Pickaway Diabolos currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.837883626.1
Cowley County 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=879
West Carteret NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=835
24 - 30 Sep 2018