Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeats Ball AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeated Ball AJROTC 952 to 814 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Jayce Hatcher who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Logan Chapman, Zachary Parsons, and Fady Thabet. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Ball AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Ball AJROTC was led by Fatima Estrada who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were Taylor Alexander, Caleb Grimmett, and Joelle Dondonay. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Mattoon AJROTC from Mattoon, IL. Mattoon AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. While Ball AJROTC will compete against American Legion Post 41 from Elk Garden, WV. American Legion Post 41 currently has a 0 - 2 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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.840364831.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=893
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=838
08 - 14 Oct 2018