Mattoon AJROTC Upsets Western Alamance NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mattoon AJROTC upset Western Alamance NJROTC 898 to 762 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Mattoon AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 53 points lower than Western Alamance NJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 1 - 4 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Griffin Paul who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Marko Verdin, Jacob Stewart, and Dakota Haworth. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Western Alamance NJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. Western Alamance NJROTC was led by, Cameron Allen who shot a 248. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Schoch, Jonathon Harrell, and Kevin Stuart. Western Alamance NJROTC is from Elon, NC, and is coached by Dirk Butler.
Next up Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Oxford MCJROTC from Oxford, MS. Oxford MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Western Alamance NJROTC will compete against Cookeville American Legion Post 46 from Cookeville, TN. Cookeville American Legion Post 46 currently has a 1 - 2 record.
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=1.1.844632504.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=885
Western Alamance NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=900
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