Morgan County 4-H defeats NorthWest Shooters
Shooting their highest score of the season Morgan County 4-H defeated NorthWest Shooters 1829.1 to 1727.9 last week in the National BB Gun League. With the win, Morgan County 4-H is in fifth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Morgan County 4-H was led by Hunter Kiepper who shot a 382.8. The remaining contributing members were Harrison Buck, Natalie Ross, Drew Biersmith, and Silas McHugh. Morgan County 4-H is from Madison, GA, and is coached by Randy Ross.
NorthWest Shooters dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season NorthWest Shooters was led by Nathan Windham who shot a 371.3. The remaining contributing members were Olivia Brooks , Avery Bolt, Conrad Gonzalez, and Owen Miller. NorthWest Shooters is from Cypress, TX, and is coached by Randall Jennings.
Next up Morgan County 4-H will compete against Candler County 4-H from Metter, GA. Candler County 4-H currently has a 0 - 2 record. NorthWest Shooters will compete against Roaring Rifles from Germantown, MD. Roaring Rifles currently has a 1 - 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 scored with tenth of a ring accuracy and worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.788847613.1
Morgan County 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=808
NorthWest Shooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=810
05 - 11 Feb 2018