Granbury MCJROTC defeats Lafayette AJROTC
Granbury MCJROTC defeated Lafayette AJROTC 1509 to 1435 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Granbury MCJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Granbury MCJROTC was led by Kayla Hitshew who shot a 389. The remaining contributing members were Tamara Peters, Brittney Pinckard, and Clarissa Layland. Granbury MCJROTC is from Granbury, TX, and is coached by LtCol Scott Casey.
Lafayette AJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Lafayette AJROTC was led by Emma Sargeant who shot a 376. The remaining contributing members were Alyssa Kiser, Kailaigh Roerdink, and Emiley Jenkins. Lafayette AJROTC is from Lafayette, GA, and is coached by Perry Fouts and 1SG David Tomlinson.
Next up Granbury MCJROTC will compete against Kaiserslautern AFJROTC from Kaiserslautern, Germany. Kaiserslautern AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. Lafayette AJROTC will compete against Douglas MacArthur AJROTC from San Antonio, TX. Douglas MacArthur AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688457940.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016