Lebanon AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Denver North AJROTC
Lebanon AJROTC edged out Denver North AJROTC 1072 to 1056 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Lebanon AJROTC is in third place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 6 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by, Hailey Clevenger who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Logan Hibbert, Kate Slingluff, and Jonathan Smith. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Denver North AJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in fifteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Denver North AJROTC was led by, Katrena Silletto who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Dakota Bliven, Elena Farrell, and Suriana Mendez. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Next up Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Denver North AJROTC will compete against Tombstone AJROTC from Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.846165543.1
Lebanon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=921
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=926
05 - 11 Nov 2018