Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC Defeats Ozark AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 1044 points, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Ozark AJROTC. With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Aireonna GONZALES who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Brianna MITTA, MEGAN ANTONIO, and Alexander Ball . Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Ozark AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Ozark AJROTC is from Ozark, MO, and is coached by MAJ Danny Cazier.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. Ozark AJROTC will compete against Cookeville AJROTC from Cookeville, TN. Cookeville AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688450997.1
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