Bend of the River Narrowly Defeats Roaring Rifles
Shooting their highest score of the season Bend of the River edged out Roaring Rifles 1890.6 to 1883.2 last week in the National BB Gun League. Their second win in a row, Bend of the River is in second place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Bend of the River was led by Mallory Johnson who shot a 390.3. The remaining contributing members were Colton Smith, Landon Smith, Aliyah Carr, and Cora Beth Curd. Bend of the River is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by Charles Pardue.
Snapping a two game win streak Roaring Rifles dropped to 3 - 2 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Roaring Rifles was led by Emily Shioutakon who shot a 383.4. The remaining contributing members were Michael Gruber, Asiya Abdullah, Aj Cavanaugh, and Adam Reinsch. Roaring Rifles is from Germantown, MD, and is coached by Ed Compton.
Next up Bend of the River will compete against Morgan County 4-H from Madison, GA. Morgan County 4-H currently has a 3 - 2 record. Roaring Rifles will compete against Buffalo County 4-H from Kearney, NE. Buffalo County 4-H currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 scored with tenth of a ring accuracy and worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.788847615.1
Bend of the River team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=806
Roaring Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=807
05 - 11 Mar 2018