Summerlin Academy AJROTC defeats Cookeville AJROTC
Summerlin Academy AJROTC defeated Cookeville AJROTC 1073 to 959 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, Summerlin Academy AJROTC is in first place in their Division with a 5 - 0 record. Summerlin Academy AJROTC was led by Ronald Aytona who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Zarek Pearce, Nick Cheshire, and Trevor Grimes. Summerlin Academy AJROTC is from Bartow, FL, and is coached by Steven beck.
Cookeville AJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Cookeville AJROTC was led by Andrew Loftis who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Donald Tulodieski, Lainee Darrow, and Montanah Schopieray. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Next up Summerlin Academy AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. Cookeville AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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=1.1.688451043.1
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