Pierre Jr Shooters defeats Homestead 4-H
Shooting their highest score of the season Pierre Jr Shooters defeated Homestead 4-H 1994.1 to 1927.8 last week in the National BB Gun League. With the win, Pierre Jr Shooters is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Pierre Jr Shooters was led by Justin Merriman who shot a 405.7. The remaining contributing members were Alee Smith, Jenna Kruger, Wyatt Rose, and Griffin Gates. Pierre Jr Shooters is from Pierre, SD, and is coached by Sean Kruger.
Homestead 4-H dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Homestead 4-H was led by Colt Dittbrenner who shot a 395.3. The remaining contributing members were Ty Dittbrenner, Anna Ideus, Anna Rohrer, and Jaden Guernsey. Homestead 4-H is from Beatrice, NE, and is coached by Mike Jochum.
Next up Pierre Jr Shooters will compete against Forsyth County 4-H from Cumming, GA. Forsyth County 4-H currently has a 3 - 1 record. Homestead 4-H will compete against Carroll County 4-H from Bowden, GA. Carroll County 4-H currently has a 0 - 4 record.
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 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=1.1.788873214.1
Pierre Jr Shooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=797
Homestead 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=799
05 - 11 Mar 2018