Lebanon AJROTC defeats Clear Falls AJROTC
Lebanon AJROTC defeated Clear Falls AJROTC 1056 to 1012 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Lebanon AJROTC finishes the regular season in third place in their Division with a 5 - 2 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Lara Lewis who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Logan Hibbert, Tyler Still, and Destry Brooks. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Lebanon AJROTC season will continue next week in the Post-Season tournament. They received an at large bid and will be seeded sixth. They will compete against third seed Summerline Academy AJROTC in the opening game.
By virtue of finishing in the top four in the Champions Division this season, Lebanon AJROTC will once again be squadded in the Champion's Division in the 2017 season.
Clear Falls AJROTC dropped to 3 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in fifth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Clear Falls AJROTC was led by Hannah Schroeder who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Adrian Zingre, Erik Bohrnstedt, and Zachary Schewe. Clear Falls AJROTC is from Seabrook, TX, and is coached by Brett Jackman.
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=1.1.688451019.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016