Versailles American Legion defeats Pickaway Diabolos
Versailles American Legion defeated Pickaway Diabolos 1005 to 970 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Versailles American Legion finishes the season in twentieth place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. Versailles American Legion was led by, Richard Block who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Joseph Cairns, Maggie Holt, and Trenton Franklin. Versailles American Legion is from Versailles, IN, and is coached by Steve Scoggins.
Versailles American Legion will advance to the postseason to compete in the Junior Rifle Club Conference Title game. They will compete against Binghamton Rifle Club who has a 5 - 2 record. This game is scheduled for 26 November to 2 December 2018.
Snapping a two game win streak Pickaway Diabolos finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. They finishes the season in fourth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pickaway Diabolos was led by, Mallory Hite who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Grace Marcum, Bryson Dudgeon, and Brady Tschiggfrie. Pickaway Diabolos is from Circleville, OH, and is coached by Patrick Cherry.
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=1.1.847559934.1
Versailles American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=816
Pickaway Diabolos team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=878
12 - 18 Nov 2018