Taylor County AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Coral Glades AJROTC
Taylor County AJROTC edged out Coral Glades AJROTC 830 to 825 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Taylor County AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Taylor County AJROTC was led by Caroline Hornsby who shot a 230. The remaining contributing members were Sarah Buzbee, Elizabeth Blue, and Sydney Aman. Taylor County AJROTC is from Perry, FL, and is coached by Christopher McDaniel.
Coral Glades AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Coral Glades AJROTC was led by Jem Greaves who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Lady David, Sofia Chagin, and Christopher Olivia. Coral Glades AJROTC is from Coral Springs, FL, and is coached by Charles Dean.
Next up Taylor County AJROTC will compete against Northside AJROTC from Fort Smith, AR. Northside AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Coral Glades AJROTC will compete against Ball AJROTC from Galveston, TX. Ball AJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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 round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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=1.1.763306491.1
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