X Shots Shooting Club defeats Haughton AFJROTC
X Shots Shooting Club defeated Haughton AFJROTC 1050.8 to 990.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. X Shots Shooting Club was led by Logan Chong who shot a 263.5. The remaining contributing members were Rowen Balagtas, Sophia Ching, and Trinity Vong. They are from Aiea, HI, and are coached by Yuji Hata.
X Shots Shooting Club is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in sixth place. Within the Junior Rifle Club Conference they are in second place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Snapping a thre game win streak Haughton AFJROTC was led by Leland Merritt who shot a 257.3. The remaining contributing members were Katelyn Lewis, Candice Giddings, and Erin Rigsby. Haughton AFJROTC is from Haughton, LA, and is coached by Tony Zucco.
Haughton AFJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in eleventh place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Next up X Shots Shooting Club will compete against Warrenton Rifles from Warrenton, VA. Warrenton Rifles currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Haughton AFJROTC will compete against Kofa MCJROTC from Yuma, AZ. Kofa MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.2022103115255973.1
X Shots Shooting Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2035
Haughton AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2005
07 - 13 Nov 2022