Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeats Stuttgart AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeated Stuttgart AJROTC 1025 to 859 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in seventh place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by, Zachary Parsons who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Logan Chapman, Journey Lanius, and Anthony Lamantia. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by Joel Payne.
Stuttgart AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Stuttgart AJROTC was led by, Kate Swett who shot a 231. The remaining contributing members were Leila Ybarra, Michael Legens, and Adam Alexander. Stuttgart AJROTC is from Stuttgart, Germany, and is coached by SFC Raul Pinon.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Elliott County AJROTC from Sandy Hook, KY. Elliott County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record. While Stuttgart AJROTC will compete against American Legion Post 290 from Stafford, VA. American Legion Post 290 currently has a 2 - 0 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.916767333.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1224
Stuttgart AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1253
14 - 20 Oct 2019