North Salem sophomore Taylor Gibson won the precision championship at the American Legion Junior 3-Position National Air Rifle Championship July 23 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
North Salem High School sophomore Taylor Gibson won the American Legion national championship in precision shooting.
Gibson, competing for Four Corners Rod and Gun Club and sponsored by American Legion Post 9, received a $5,000 college scholarship for winning.
Gibson won with a score of 2,476.7 points, six points more than second-place Sarah Osborn. She set the American Legion national record for precision with a score of 104.7.
She will attend the Aug. 26 through 30 American Legion national convention in Cincinnati where she will be honored alongside other American Legion youth program champions.
Camp
McNary’s volleyball program will host camps for high school players and middle schools camps Aug. 8 through 11.
A middle school camp for those in grades six through eight will run from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day and those in grades nine through 12 will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The camp will be run by McNary’s volleyball coaches and guest coaches from local middle schools.
Players can register by picking up a form in McNary’s athletic office, downloading it off the McNary Volleyball twitter page or registering the day of the camp. The cost is $50 and includes a t-shirt.
For more information, contact McNary coach Bruce Myers at 541-580-1780 or myers_ronald@salkeiz.k12.or.us.
Physicals
Salem Health’s Medical Clinics and Community Health Education Center will offer complete sports physicals for $10 for 200 student athletes in the Salem area.
Doctors will perform the exams to middle and high school students, but they must bring a parent or guardian.
The exams will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 2 at South Salem, 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 at West Salem, 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 4 at North Salem, from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 8 at McNary and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at North Salem.
Students must preregister for the physicals. To preregister, call 503-814-2432 or at http://www.salemhealth.org.
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