Tombstone AJROTC defeats Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC
Tombstone AJROTC defeated Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC 1045 to 948 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Tombstone AJROTC is in eleventh place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Tombstone AJROTC was led by Jadan Olson who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Xavier Keeling, Cameron Young, and Abigail Uterhardt. Tombstone AJROTC is from Tombstone, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Eljer Wandasan who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Madesyn Floyd, Jeffrey Rael, and Angelina Tinerow. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Next up Tombstone AJROTC will compete against Gulfport MCJROTC from Biloxi, MS. Gulfport MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 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=1.1.837883044.1
Tombstone AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=942
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=924
24 - 30 Sep 2018