Pueblo County AJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Pueblo County AJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1078 to 1021 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Pueblo County AJROTC is in fifth place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' division. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Jennifer Knox who shot a 278. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Mihelich, Hannah Brown, and Nathaniel Romero. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' division. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Kristen Fowler who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Devin Thomason, Jade Robison, and Caleb Stalvey. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Next up Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Mandeville MCJROTC from Mandeville, LA. Mandeville MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion 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=1.1.837883042.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=936
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=941
24 - 30 Sep 2018