Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League Upsets Versailles American Legion
Shooting their highest score of the season Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League upset Versailles American Legion 860 to 859 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League was able to win despite averaging 288 points lower than Versailles American Legion coming into this game.
With the win, Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League is in fifth place in their Division with a 2 - 2 record. Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League was led by Abigail Brodsky who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Victoria James, Morgan Hendi, and Benjamin Roche. Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League is from Monrovia, MD, and is coached by Eduardo Mondonedo.
Versailles American Legion dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Versailles American Legion was led by Nathan May who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Jamie Thomas, Kaitlyn Schwanholt, and Courtney Grable. Versailles American Legion is from Versailles, IN, and is coached by Steve Scoggins.
Next up Wildlife Achievement Chapter Izaak Walton League will compete against Coweta Co 4-H from Senoia, GA. Coweta Co 4-H currently has a 2 - 1 record. Versailles American Legion will compete against Coweta Co 4-H from Senoia, GA. Coweta Co 4-H currently has a 2 - 1 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=1.1.688457021.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016