Summerlin Academy AJROTC Narrowly Defeats West Creek AJROTC
Summerlin Academy AJROTC edged out West Creek AJROTC 1078 to 1065 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Summerlin Academy AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Trevor Grimes who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Ronald Aytona, Allen Gubbini, and Zarek Pearce. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
West Creek AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. West Creek AJROTC was led by Dakota Tapp who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Shashawna Ross, Jenna Maglaughlin, and Kayleigh Sommermeyer. West Creek AJROTC is from Clarksville, TN, and is coached by Keith Arnold.
Next up Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC from Fountain, CO. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. West Creek AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688451001.1
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