Union HS AFJROTC defeats Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports
Shooting their highest score of the season Union HS AFJROTC defeated Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports 966.1 to 940.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. Union HS AFJROTC finishes the season in fourth place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. They finished the season with a 5 - 1 record. Union HS AFJROTC was led by, Chloe Shannon who shot a 255.5. The remaining contributing members were Payge Wilson, Abigail Sotomayor, and Red Khanal. Union HS AFJROTC is from Broken Arrow, OK, and is coached by Rick Turner.
Snapping a four game win streak Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. They finishes the season in sixth place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports was led by, Rachel Haines who shot a 272.0. The remaining contributing members were Lucky Myers, Blake Simone, and Ava Jones. Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports is from Houston, TX, and is coached by Laura Haines.
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=1.1.2021110809465525.1
Union HS AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1701
Montgomery County 4-H Shooting Sports team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1684
15 - 21 Nov 2021