Sickles AFJROTC defeats Captain Shreve AJROTC
Sickles AFJROTC defeated Captain Shreve AJROTC 1032 to 999 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, Sickles AFJROTC is in fourteenth place overall and second place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 2 record. Sickles AFJROTC was led by, Isabella Idell who shot a 265. 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.
Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. After the loss they are in twenty-fourth place overall and tenth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Captain Shreve AJROTC was led by, Ash Mclain who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Anieya Hilliard, James Moore, and Mallory Kelley. Captain Shreve AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by Everett Craig.
Next up Sickles AFJROTC will compete against O'Connor AFJROTC from Helotes, TX. O'Connor AFJROTC currently has a 2 - 4 record. While Captain Shreve AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.846165555.1
Sickles AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=935
Captain Shreve AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=929
05 - 11 Nov 2018