Fort Payne AJROTC Defeats Gulfport MCJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1022 points, Fort Payne AJROTC defeated Gulfport MCJROTC. With the win, Fort Payne AJROTC is in thirteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 3 record. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by, Kristen Fowler who shot a 280. 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.
Gulfport MCJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 record. After the loss they are in sixth place overall and second place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. Gulfport MCJROTC is from Gulfport, MS, and is coached by LtCol John Owens.
This coming week Fort Payne AJROTC has a bye week. While Gulfport MCJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 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=1.1.922540992.1
Fort Payne AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1184
Gulfport MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1195
11 - 17 Nov 2019