Stewarts Creek AJROTC Narrowly Defeats North Mesquite AJROTC
Stewarts Creek AJROTC edged out North Mesquite AJROTC 987 to 985 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Christina Johnson who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Kyle Garrett, Jayce Hatcher, and Dylan Conaster. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
North Mesquite AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. North Mesquite AJROTC was led by Jesse Spyker who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Alma Duran, Bradley Srader, and Matthew Wallace. North Mesquite AJROTC is from Mesquite, TX, and is coached by Billy Tollison.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Brandon AJROTC from Brandon, MS. Brandon AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. North Mesquite AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Distinguished 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=1.1.688454472.1
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