Pierre Junior Shooters defeats Forsyth County 4-H
Pierre Junior Shooters defeated Forsyth County 4-H 1898 to 1833 last week in the National BB Gun League. Pierre Junior Shooters finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 7 - 0 record. Pierre Junior Shooters was led by Justin Merriman who shot a 382. The remaining contributing members were Jenna Kruger, Alee Smith, Jessica Hays, and Natalie Mohr. Pierre Junior Shooters is from Pierre, SD, and is coached by Sean Kruger and Jon Hays.
Pierre Junior Shooters, by virtue of winning the Champions Division, earned one of the two automatic bids to the post season tournament. Based on seasonal average they are seeded second in the four team tournament. Their quarter final game this week is against fellow South Dakota team Humboldt Sharpshooters.
Forsyth County 4-H dropped to 5 - 2 on the season. They finish the season in third place in their Division. Forsyth County 4-H was led by VIVIAN MUNCE who shot a 379. The remaining contributing members were NICKY BRAZIER, PAYTON WALTMAN, SARI WATERS, and AUSTIN HAGLE . Forsyth County 4-H is from Cumming, GA, and is coached by Freddy Flannigan.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Division is comprised of the top teams in the league. 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=1.1.714477796.1
20 - 26 Mar 2017