Western Nebraska Shooting Sports Upsets Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers
Shooting their highest score of the season Western Nebraska Shooting Sports upset Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers 1760 to 1732 last week in the National BB Gun League. Western Nebraska Shooting Sports was able to win despite averaging 60 points lower than Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers coming into this game.
Western Nebraska Shooting Sports finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 7 - 0 record. Western Nebraska Shooting Sports was led by Danika Bohl who shot a 372. The remaining contributing members were Austin Rahmig, KatieJo Blankenship, James Heldt, and Hayden Heine. Western Nebraska Shooting Sports is from Mitchell, NE, and is coached by Troy Svoboda.
Snapping a four game win streak Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers dropped to 5 - 2 on the season. They finish the season in second place in their Division. Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers was led by Rachel McCollum who shot a 356. The remaining contributing members were Noah Contreras, Jose Contreras, John Ames, and Cameron Bryson. Harrisburg Hunters and Anglers is from Harrisburg, PA, and is coached by Burt Stockton.
These two teams are competing in the Elite 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 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 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=1.1.714479428.1
20 - 26 Mar 2017