Lake Houston 4-H defeats Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League
Shooting their highest score of the season Lake Houston 4-H defeated Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League 947 to 864 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Lake Houston 4-H finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 6 - 0 record. Lake Houston 4-H was led by Ethan Day who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Matthew Wallace, Ainsley Day, and Carissa Wallace. Lake Houston 4-H is from Kingwood, TX, and is coached by Steven Schammel.
Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League dropped to 2 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in sixth place in their Division. Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League was led by Abigail Brodsky who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Morgan Hendi, Victoria James, and Benjamin Roche. Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League is from Monrovia, MD, and is coached by Eduardo Mondonedo.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club 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 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=1.1.688457003.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016