Fort Payne AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Tempe Union High School District AJROTC
Fort Payne AJROTC edged out Tempe Union High School District AJROTC 1005 to 992 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fort Payne AJROTC is in twelfth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Kristen Fowler who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Jade Robison, Ibet Perez, and Kaiya Chitwood. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by John Walker.
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record. After the loss they are in nineteenth place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC was led by, Blair Chance who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Alexandria Dodd , Joseph Sweeney, and Ariana Copley. Tempe Union High School District AJROTC is from Tempe, AZ, and is coached by MAJ Robert Fore.
Next up Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Tempe Union High School District AJROTC will compete against Waimea AJROTC from Waimea, HI. Waimea AJROTC currently has a 1 - 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919678109.1
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1184
Tempe Union High School District AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1188
28 Oct-03 Nov 19