Cookeville AJROTC Defeats West Creek AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, shooting their highest score this season, 956 points, Cookeville AJROTC defeated West Creek AJROTC. With the win, Cookeville AJROTC is in sixth place in their Division with a 1 - 2 record. Cookeville AJROTC was led by Andrew Loftis who shot a 266. The remaining contributing members were Lainee Darrow, Montanah Schopieray, and Donald Tulodieski. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
West Creek AJROTC dropped to 0 - 3 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. West Creek AJROTC is from Clarksville, TN, and is coached by Keith Arnold.
Next up Cookeville AJROTC will compete against Henderson County AJROTC from Henderson, KY. Henderson County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. West Creek AJROTC will compete against Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC from Fountain, CO. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC currently has a 2 - 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=1.1.688451025.1
17 - 23 Oct 2016