Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports defeats Marion AJROTC
Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports defeated Marion AJROTC 943.5 to 908.3 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. With the win, Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports is in sixth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 5 - 1 record. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports was led by, Rachel Haines who shot a 279.1. The remaining contributing members were Lucky Myers, Ava Jones, and Blake Simone. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports is from Houston, TX, and is coached by Laura Haines.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 6 record. Marion AJROTC was led by, Nick Elliott who shot a 232.2. The remaining contributing members were Stephany Miksch, Andrew Harris, and Steven Fuller. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports will compete against Union HS AFJROTC from Broken Arrow, OK. Union HS AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. While Marion AJROTC will compete against Hoke County AJROTC from Raeford, NC. Hoke County AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 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=1.1.2021110113225421.1
Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1684
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1631
08 - 14 Nov 2021