Walhalla AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Kelly Walsh MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Walhalla AJROTC edged out Kelly Walsh MCJROTC 1083.9 to 1073.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in seventeenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by, Bianca Montieth who shot a 293.7. The remaining contributing members were Keagan Dean , Elaine Saint, and Sara Holcombe. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. After the loss they are in eleventh place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Kelly Walsh MCJROTC was led by, Payton Raffensperger who shot a 289.4. The remaining contributing members were Brayden Steele, Tyanna Montgomery 1, and Olivia Stark. Kelly Walsh MCJROTC is from Casper, WY, and is coached by MGySgt Fred Pickering.
Next up Walhalla AJROTC will compete against David Crockett NJROTC from Jonesborough, TN. David Crockett NJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. While Kelly Walsh MCJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316200557.1
Walhalla AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1601
Kelly Walsh MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1607
04 - 10 Oct 2021