Pueblo County AJROTC Upsets Summerlin Academy AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC upset Summerlin Academy AJROTC 1103 to 1071 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Pueblo County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 17 points lower than Summerlin Academy AJROTC coming into this game.
With the win, Pueblo County AJROTC is in fifth place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Kayla Mihelich who shot a 280. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Knox, Hannah Brown, and Nathaniel Romero. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Snapping a thre game win streak Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Stephanie Salvucci who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Madison Meacham, Sarah Maggard, and Emily Rauscher. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
Next up Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Tombstone AJROTC from Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.841801045.1
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=936
Summerlin Academy AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=920
15 - 21 Oct 2018