Alaska Eagle Eye Shooting Club Defeats Statesboro AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1404 points, Alaska Eagle Eye Shooting Club defeated Statesboro AJROTC. Their second win in a row. With the win, Alaska Eagle Eye Shooting Club is in fifth place overall and second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Alaska Eagle Eye Shooting Club was led by Madeline Biddinger who shot a 360. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Reifel, Emma MacKenzie, and Lindsey Foshee. Alaska Eagle Eye Shooting Club is from Eagle River, AK, and is coached by Samantha Taylor.
Statesboro AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall. Statesboro AJROTC is from Garfield, GA, and is coached by Roy E Heffner.
Next up Alaska Eagle Eye Shooting Club will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Statesboro AJROTC will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision Distinguished 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 regular season going on now. Followed by a single game conference title game for the top two teams in the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.837882770.1
Alaska Eagle Eye Shooting Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=968
Statesboro AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=963
01 - 07 Oct 2018