Pickaway Diabolos Defeats Dueling Tree Range
In an undisputed contest, scoring 996 points, Pickaway Diabolos defeated Dueling Tree Range. Pickaway Diabolos finishes the season in fourth place in their Division with a 5 - 2 record. Pickaway Diabolos was led by Max Martinez who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Grace Marcum, Trinity Marcum, and Tyler Goodwin. Pickaway Diabolos is from Circleville, OH, and is coached by Rico Martinez.
Dueling Tree Range dropped to 0 - 7 on the season. They finish the season in tenth place in their Division. Dueling Tree Range is from Canehill, AR, and is coached by Samuel Hannah.
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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763340686.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017