O'Connor AFJROTC Upsets Sickles AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season O'Connor AFJROTC upset Sickles AFJROTC 1043 to 1030 last week in the National Air Rifle League. O'Connor AFJROTC was able to win despite averaging 45 points lower than Sickles AFJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, O'Connor AFJROTC is in nineteenth place overall and third place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 2 record. O'Connor AFJROTC was led by Alexei Sanchez who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Tyler Cameron, Elisabeth Lopez, and Simon Kreth. O'Connor AFJROTC is from Helotes, TX, and is coached by Bea Fleureau and David Delarue.
Sickles AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. After the loss they are in sixteenth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. Sickles AFJROTC was led by Isabella Idell who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were James Bagwell, Gwen Ellis, and Nordiz Fuenttes. Sickles AFJROTC is from Tampa, FL, and is coached by MSG William Robinson.
Next up O'Connor AFJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Sickles AFJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC 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=1.1.840347733.1
O'Connor AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=943
Sickles AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=935
08 - 14 Oct 2018