Topeka West AJROTC defeats Thomasville AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Topeka West AJROTC defeated Thomasville AJROTC 850 to 761 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They finished the season with a 3 - 3 record. Topeka West AJROTC was led by, Austin Rice who shot a 224. The remaining contributing members were Victoria Pfannenstiel, Scarlett Hendricks, and Kaylee Mauer. Topeka West AJROTC is from Topeka, KS, and is coached by James Hall.
Thomasville AJROTC finished the season with a 0 - 6 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Thomasville AJROTC was led by, De'shaun Richardson who shot a 214. The remaining contributing members were Alexis Hargrove, Zachary Wright, and Jordan Miller. Thomasville AJROTC is from Thomasville, NC, and is coached by Rober Merkel.
Next up Topeka West AJROTC will compete against Wando AFJROTC from Mount Pleasant, SC. Wando AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record. While Thomasville AJROTC will compete against Englewood AJROTC from Jacksonville, FL. Englewood AJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 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=1.1.846168445.1
Topeka West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=881
Thomasville AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=869
05 - 11 Nov 2018