Abraham Lincoln AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Flowing Wells AJROTC
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC edged out Flowing Wells AJROTC 1033 to 1030 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by Nathan Lara who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Crystal Galvan, Christian Sanchez, and Marina Banuelos. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
Flowing Wells AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Flowing Wells AJROTC was led by Anthony Duran Phoumphaka who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Samuel Salazar, Zack Parsons, and Jesus Martinez. Flowing Wells AJROTC is from Tucson, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Bob DeWitt.
Next up Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Flowing Wells AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763303070.1
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