Summerlin Academy AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Summerlin Academy AJROTC edged out Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC 1082 to 1078 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Summerlin Academy AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Nick Cheshire who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Allen Gubbini, Ronald Aytona, and Zarek Pearce. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Brianna MITTA who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Aireonna GONZALES, Alexander Ball , and Aquamarine Alvarez. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith, 1SG David Tomlinson, and Perry Fouts.
Next up Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against Clear Falls AJROTC from Seabrook, TX. Clear Falls AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.688451007.1
03 - 11 Oct 2016