Fort Payne AJROTC defeats Marion AJROTC
Fort Payne AJROTC defeated Marion AJROTC 1004 to 866 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fort Payne AJROTC is in seventeenth place overall and seventh place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Devin Thomason who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Kristen Fowler, Jade Robison, and Ibet Perez. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Marion AJROTC was led by Kaleb Starr who shot a 235. The remaining contributing members were Evan Browder, Jaron Hofmann, and Tayler Garriott. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
This coming week Fort Payne AJROTC has a bye week. While Marion AJROTC will compete against Humboldt Sharpshooters from Hartford, SD. Humboldt Sharpshooters currently has a 0 - 2 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=1.1.837883301.1
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=941
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=918
01 - 07 Oct 2018