St Pauls AJROTC defeats Dickson County AJROTC
St Pauls AJROTC defeated Dickson County AJROTC 993 to 901 last week in the National Air Rifle League. St Pauls AJROTC finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. St Pauls AJROTC was led by Caitlyn Crenshaw who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Luis Monter, Trevor Everitte, and Dezmon Bridges. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by Stephen Hill.
Dickson County AJROTC dropped to 0 - 7 on the season. They finish the season in eighth place in their Division. Dickson County AJROTC was led by Mary Markem who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Bryanne Barrett, Nicholas Smith, and Ethan Early. Dickson County AJROTC is from Dickson, TN, and is coached by LTC David Bates.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite 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 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=1.1.688451571.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016