Lake Region Shooting Sports Narrowly Defeats Maspenock Rod and Gun Club
Lake Region Shooting Sports edged out Maspenock Rod and Gun Club 1493 to 1489 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lake Region Shooting Sports is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Lake Region Shooting Sports was led by Brandon Alexander who shot a 386. The remaining contributing members were Maria Rosa-Nieves, Jacob Vaagen, and Christopher Morstad. Lake Region Shooting Sports is from Devils Lake, ND, and is coached by Rick Jorgenson.
Maspenock Rod and Gun Club dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Maspenock Rod and Gun Club was led by ALIYA BUTT who shot a 380. The remaining contributing members were BRENDAN SEITZ, RIO FERGUSON, and ZUZU DEMETRIUS. Maspenock Rod and Gun Club is from Milford, MA, and is coached by Manuel Snyderman.
Next up Lake Region Shooting Sports will compete against Bridgeport Rifle Club from Stratford, CT. Bridgeport Rifle Club currently has a 0 - 1 record. Maspenock Rod and Gun Club will compete against Home of Champions Junior Club from Ft. Benning, GA. Home of Champions Junior Club currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688454937.1
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