Sickles AFJROTC Upsets Tombstone AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Sickles AFJROTC upset Tombstone AJROTC 1050 to 1043 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Sickles AFJROTC was able to win despite averaging 20 points lower than Tombstone AJROTC coming into this game.
Their third 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 3 - 2 record. Sickles AFJROTC was led by, Nordiz Fuenttes who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Gwen Ellis, James Bagwell, and Isabella Idell. Sickles AFJROTC is from Tampa, FL, and is coached by MSG William Robinson.
Tombstone AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in thirteenth place overall and fifth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Tombstone AJROTC was led by, Abigail Uterhardt who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Cameron Young, Jadan Olson, and Ian Panighetti. Tombstone AJROTC is from Tombstone, AZ, and is coached by Tom Gross.
Next up Sickles AFJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Tombstone AJROTC will compete against Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC from Fountain, CO. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 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=1.1.844620041.1
Sickles AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=935
Tombstone AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=942
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