Mattoon AJROTC defeats Creek Wood AJROTC
Mattoon AJROTC defeated Creek Wood AJROTC 943.9 to 640.1 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Mattoon AJROTC is in eighteenth place overall and fourth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 1 - 0 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, LaRissa Kelly who shot a 254.4. The remaining contributing members were Isabel Spear, Nevaeh Ledbetter, and Conner Pickering. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Creek Wood AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Creek Wood AJROTC was led by, Ethan Serna who shot a 197.9. The remaining contributing members were Eddie Forrest, Bradley Stoker, and Andre Mendoza. Creek Wood AJROTC is from Charlotte, TN, and is coached by MAJ Buford Rachford.
Next up Mattoon AJROTC will compete against Brooke Point NJROTC from Stafford. Brooke Point NJROTC currently has a 0 - 0 record. While Creek Wood AJROTC has a bye week.
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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316452112.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1664
Creek Wood AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1636
27 Sep-03 Oct 21