Summerlin Academy AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lebanon AJROTC
Summerlin Academy AJROTC edged out Lebanon AJROTC 1079 to 1074 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row, Summerlin Academy AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 4 - 0 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Ronald Aytona who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Nick Cheshire, Zarek Pearce, and Jordan Timmons. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
Lebanon AJROTC dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lebanon AJROTC was led by Destry Brooks who shot a 278. The remaining contributing members were Lara Lewis, Logan Hibbert, and Tyler Still. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Next up Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against Cookeville AJROTC from Cookeville, TN. Cookeville AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 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=1.1.688451035.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016