Mattoon AJROTC defeats Rockcastle County AJROTC
Mattoon AJROTC defeated Rockcastle County AJROTC 917 to 869 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Julia Pearson who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Larissa Kelly, Lance Thorne, and Dakota Haworth. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Snapping a two game win streak Rockcastle County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. Rockcastle County AJROTC was led by, Jacob Rice who shot a 227. The remaining contributing members were Jasmine Hanson, Caleb Tompkins, and Jade Hanson. Rockcastle County AJROTC is from Mount Vernon, KY, and is coached by Darren Sundys.
This coming week Mattoon AJROTC has a bye week. While Rockcastle County AJROTC will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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=1.1.918223100.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1234
Rockcastle County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1247
21 - 27 Oct 2019