Denver North AJROTC defeats Abraham Lincoln AJROTC
Denver North AJROTC defeated Abraham Lincoln AJROTC 1049 to 1016 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Denver North AJROTC is in ninth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Denver North AJROTC was led by Dakota Bliven who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Elena Farrell, Binh Nguyen, and Rose Kelly. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in seventeenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC was led by Jacob Lara who shot a 255. The remaining contributing members were Ana Toledo, Fatima Hernandez, and Saul Claustro . Abraham Lincoln AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by MSG Mark Beasley.
This coming week Denver North AJROTC has a bye week. While Abraham Lincoln AJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.837883032.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=926
Abraham Lincoln AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=916
24 - 30 Sep 2018