Lebanon AJROTC defeats Walhalla AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lebanon AJROTC defeated Walhalla AJROTC 1099 to 1049 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Lebanon AJROTC finishes the season in first place in their Division with a 7 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Destry Brooks who shot a 278. The remaining contributing members were Logan Hibbert, Amber Witherell, and Katerina Slingluff. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Walhalla AJROTC dropped to 3 - 4 on the season. They finish the season in fifth place in their Division. Walhalla AJROTC was led by Matthew Smith who shot a 275. The remaining contributing members were Jessica Elder, Chase Kuhlman, and Levi Tippett. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Lebanon will go on to represent Army JROTC in the post-season Championship Tournament. They are the number two seed and will compete against seventh seed South Panola AFJROTC in the opening round game. The post-season will begin the week after Thanksgiving.
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=1.1.763303082.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017