Hoke County AJROTC defeats Ansbach AJROTC
Hoke County AJROTC defeated Ansbach AJROTC 990.7 to 948.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Hoke County AJROTC was led by Savanna Boettge who shot a 279.1. The remaining contributing members were Xavier Scott, Jaiden Johnson, and Justin Rippy. They are from Raeford, NC, and are coached by Harold Thacker.
Hoke County AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in twenty-first place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in eighth place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Ansbach AJROTC was led by Sydney Mendoza who shot a 267.6. The remaining contributing members were Richard Telesco, Seth Henry, and Hailey Tudor. Ansbach AJROTC is from Ansbach, Germany, and is coached by Christopher Buchanan.
Ansbach AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-first place. They have a 1 - 4 record.
Next up Hoke County AJROTC will compete against Liberty County AJROTC from Bristol, FL. Liberty County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. While Ansbach AJROTC will compete against Bonanza AJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Bonanza AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record.
Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022101714313062.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2045
Ansbach AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1989
24 - 30 Oct 2022