Taylor County AJROTC defeats Alvin C. York Institute
Shooting their highest score of the season Taylor County AJROTC defeated Alvin C. York Institute 889 to 705 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Taylor County AJROTC is in sixth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Taylor County AJROTC was led by Joseph Swearingen who shot a 235. The remaining contributing members were Cody Nabakowski, Kasey Cruse, and Sydney Aman. Taylor County AJROTC is from Monticello, FL, and is coached by Christopher McDaniel.
Alvin C. York Institute dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in tenth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Alvin C. York Institute was led by Coltan Jones who shot a 190. The remaining contributing members were Zachary Holdren, Alekxandra Dunkle, and James Atkins. Alvin C. York Institute is from Jamestown, TN, and is coached by 1SG Mark Lillie.
Next up Taylor County AJROTC will compete against Auburn AJROTC from Rockford, IL. Auburn AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Alvin C. York Institute will compete against Dinwiddie AJROTC from Dinwiddie, VA. Dinwiddie AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors 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=1.1.688452589.1
07 - 16 Oct 2016