Shoals American Legion Narrowly Defeats Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports
Shoals American Legion edged out Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports 813 to 808 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Shoals American Legion is in tenth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Shoals American Legion was led by, Wyatt Asbell who shot a 222. The remaining contributing members were Austin Gilbert, Kayden Goller, and Chase Crowder. Shoals American Legion is from Shoals, IN, and is coached by Jason Maschino.
Snapping a two game win streak Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports currently has a 2 - 1 record. Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports was led by, Titus Mill who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Stetson Shook, Amanda Bannon, and McKenzie Deal. Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports is from Winfield, KS, and is coached by Austin Waite.
This coming week Shoals American Legion has a bye week. While Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916767299.1
Shoals American Legion team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1265
Cowley 4-H Shooting Sports team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1260
14 - 20 Oct 2019