Southern Indiana Sharpshooters Narrowly Defeats Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters edged out Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League 844 to 825 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is in third place in their Division with a 2 - 1 record. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was led by Lane Parks who shot a 220. The remaining contributing members were Emilee Seitz, Seth Hartwick, and Abby Seitz. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is from Jasper, IN, and is coached by Daniel Lawson, Brad Hartwick.
Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League was led by Abigail Brodsky who shot a 223. The remaining contributing members were Victoria James, Morgan Hendi, and Ellie Feaga. Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League is from Monrovia, MD, and is coached by Eduardo Mondonedo.
Next up Southern Indiana Sharpshooters will compete against Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club from San Jose, CA. Santa Clara Valley Rifle Club currently has a 2 - 1 record. Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League will compete against Versailles American Legion from Versailles, IN. Versailles American Legion currently has a 1 - 2 record.
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=1.1.688457017.1
17 - 23 Oct 2016