Walhalla AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Walhalla AJROTC edged out Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1039 to 1028 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 2 - 1 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by Matthew Smith who shot a 280. The remaining contributing members were Chase Kuhlman, Jessica Elder, and Carter Duke. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Snapping a two game win streak Abraham Lincoln AJROTC dropped to 2 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by Crystal Galvan who shot a 262. The remaining contributing members were Marina Banuelos, Mauricio Portillo, and Christian Sanchez. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
Next up Walhalla AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 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.
This story was corrected, previously Walhalla was erroneously reported to have a DNS.
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=1.1.763303090.1
16 - 22 Oct 2017