Battle Ground AFJROTC Defeats Northwood AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 461.0 points, Battle Ground AFJROTC gets the win over Northwood AJROTC. With the win, Battle Ground AFJROTC is in tenth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Battle Ground AFJROTC was led by, Matthew Long who shot a 236.2. The remaining contributing members were Brianna Hall, Hailey Goldsmith, and Hannah Goldsmith. Battle Ground AFJROTC is from Battle Ground, WA, and is coached by Lt Col Andrew Woodrow.
Northwood AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Northwood AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by LTC Byron Lafield.
Next up Battle Ground AFJROTC will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Northwood AJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2022092213155320.1
Battle Ground AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2009
Northwood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2032
03 - 09 Oct 2022