Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC Defeats Clear Falls AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1062 points, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Clear Falls AJROTC. Their third win in a row, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 4 - 1 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Aireonna GONZALES who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Brianna MITTA, Aquamarine Alvarez, and Alexander Ball . Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Clear Falls AJROTC dropped to 2 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Clear Falls AJROTC is from Seabrook, TX, and is coached by Brett Jackman.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. Clear Falls AJROTC will compete against West Creek AJROTC from Clarksville, TN. West Creek AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 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=1.1.688451039.1
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