Blythewood AJROTC Defeats West Ashley NJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1011 points, Blythewood AJROTC defeated West Ashley NJROTC. With the win, Blythewood AJROTC is in ninth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Blythewood AJROTC was led by Katelyn Yates who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Collin Flores, McAyla Clarke, and Faith Mull. Blythewood AJROTC is from Blythewood, SC, and is coached by LTC Charles White.
West Ashley NJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in sixth place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. West Ashley NJROTC is from Charleston, SC, and is coached by Art Ladler.
Next up Blythewood AJROTC will compete against Joliet West AJROTC from Joliet, IL. Joliet West AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. While West Ashley NJROTC will compete against McDowell NJROTC from marion, NC. McDowell NJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.843237103.1
Blythewood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=842
West Ashley NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=911
22 - 28 Oct 2018