Sickles AFJROTC defeats Warrenton Rifles
Shooting their highest score of the season Sickles AFJROTC defeated Warrenton Rifles 1050 to 1008 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Sickles AFJROTC is in fifteenth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 2 record. Sickles AFJROTC was led by Isabella Idell who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Gwen Ellis, Nordiz Fuenttes, and Matthew Crotts. Sickles AFJROTC is from Tampa, FL, and is coached by MSG William Robinson.
Warrenton Rifles currently has a 0 - 5 record. After the loss they are in second place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Warrenton Rifles was led by Jacob Schoonenberg who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Seth Carver, Alexis Jerde, and John Childers. Warrenton Rifles is from Warrenton, VA, and is coached by Claude Davenport.
Next up Sickles AFJROTC will compete against Tombstone AJROTC from Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. While Warrenton Rifles will compete against Fontana MCJROTC from Fontana, CA. Fontana MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 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 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=1.1.843225827.1
Sickles AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=935
Warrenton Rifles team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=933
22 - 28 Oct 2018