Earl Warren AFJROTC Defeats Fork Union Military Academy
In an undisputed contest, scoring 805.5 points, Earl Warren AFJROTC gets the win over Fork Union Military Academy. With the win, Earl Warren AFJROTC is in seventh place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Earl Warren AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Hendrick who shot a 229.3. The remaining contributing members were Iaasc Silva, Richard Burton, and James Fink. Earl Warren AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Kevin Keaney.
Fork Union Military Academy currently has a 0 - 1 record. Fork Union Military Academy is from Fork Union, VA, and is coached by MAJ David Wallace.
Next up Earl Warren AFJROTC will compete against Langham Creek AFJROTC from Houston, TX. Langham Creek AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Fork Union Military Academy will compete against Central Arkansas Hawkeyes from Conway, AR. Central Arkansas Hawkeyes currently has a 0 - 1 record.
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=1.1.2022092213155375.1
Earl Warren AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2008
Fork Union Military Academy team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2046
03 - 09 Oct 2022