Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeats Mattoon AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeated Mattoon AJROTC 1007 to 705 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in nineteenth place overall. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Jayce Hatcher who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Zachary Parsons, Jaxon Pierce, and Logan Chapman. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Mattoon AJROTC was led by Griffin Paul who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Marko Verdin, Lance Thorne, and Jerry Stewart. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against St Stephens NJROTC from Hickory, NC. St Stephens NJROTC currently has a 2 - 0 record. While Mattoon AJROTC has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the Distinguished 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 league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.841802487.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=893
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=885
15 - 21 Oct 2018