Lebanon AJROTC defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Lebanon AJROTC defeated South Brunswick AJROTC 1088 to 1053 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Lebanon AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 2 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Logan Hibbert who shot a 278. The remaining contributing members were Destry Brooks, Katerina Slingluff, and Amber Witherell. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
South Brunswick AJROTC dropped to 0 - 2 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Tommy Nguyen who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Kourtney Burton, Tony Nguyen, and Taylor Morgan. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by LTC Tom Blue.
Next up Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Flowing Wells AJROTC from Tucson, AZ. Flowing Wells AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.763303072.1
02 - 08 Oct 2017