Pickaway Diabolos Narrowly Defeats Kellogg MCJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pickaway Diabolos edged out Kellogg MCJROTC 813.7 to 808.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Pickaway Diabolos is in seventh place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 1 - 1 record. Pickaway Diabolos was led by, Avery Hines who shot a 256.9. The remaining contributing members were Anna McComb, Drake Reynolds, and Ethan Rohrbacher. Pickaway Diabolos is from Circleville, OH, and is coached by Patrick D. Cherry.
Kellogg MCJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Kellogg MCJROTC was led by, Tanner Lee who shot a 227.5. The remaining contributing members were Sean Artis, Logan Smith, and Brooklyn Johnson. Kellogg MCJROTC is from Kellogg, ID, and is coached by Major Craig Petersen.
Next up Pickaway Diabolos will compete against Davie County AJROTC from Mocksville, NC. Davie County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Kellogg MCJROTC will compete against Las Vegas AJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 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 10.9 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=1.1.2021092316455894.1
Pickaway Diabolos team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1688
Kellogg MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1678
04 - 10 Oct 2021