Carroll County 4-H Defeats Pickaway Diabolos
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 1009 points, Carroll County 4-H defeated Pickaway Diabolos. Their second win in a row, Carroll County 4-H is in fourth place in their Division with a 2 - 2 record. Carroll County 4-H was led by Deana Bailey who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Collin Grubbs, Serria Brooks, and Morgan Frank. Carroll County 4-H is from Carrollton, GA, and is coached by Joel Grubbs.
Pickaway Diabolos dropped to 0 - 4 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Pickaway Diabolos is from Circleville, OH, and is coached by Rico Martinez.
Next up Carroll County 4-H will compete against Lake Region Shooting Sports from Devil's Lake, ND. Lake Region Shooting Sports currently has a 3 - 1 record. Pickaway Diabolos will compete against Kealakehe Rifle Team from Kailua-Kona, HI. Kealakehe Rifle Team currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club 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 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=1.1.688455719.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016