Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeats Dallastown Area MCJROTC
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC defeated Dallastown Area MCJROTC 1464 to 1112 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 5 - 0 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Shelby Balajadia who shot a 373. The remaining contributing members were Logan Schartung, Jared Tipton, and Jeric Wandasan. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith.
Dallastown Area MCJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in eighth place in their Division. Dallastown Area MCJROTC was led by Caleb Moxley who shot a 380. The remaining contributing members were Garrett Richard, Ana Weinfurter, and kaitlyn Baldwin. Dallastown Area MCJROTC is from Dallastown, PA, and is coached by Matthew Corwin.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against Los Alamos NJROTC from Los Alamos, NM. Los Alamos NJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. Dallastown Area MCJROTC will compete against Lafayette AJROTC from Lafayette, GA. Lafayette AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688457954.1
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