Fort Payne AJROTC defeats North AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Fort Payne AJROTC defeated North AJROTC 1061 to 1016 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Fort Payne AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 4 - 2 record. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Kristen Fowler who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Devin Thomason, Alex McKaig, and Lilly Sparks. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
North AJROTC dropped to 3 - 3 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. North AJROTC was led by Bella Oakley who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Angel Alvarado, Brandon Barranco, and Quang Nguyen. North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Next up Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 6 - 0 record. North AJROTC will compete against Leavenworth AJROTC from Leavenworth, KS. Leavenworth AJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite 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 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=1.1.763305077.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017