Christian County AFJROTC defeats Northgate AFJROTC
Christian County AFJROTC defeated Northgate AFJROTC 1023 to 935 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row, Christian County AFJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 1 record. Christian County AFJROTC was led by Megan Graff who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Daniel Foti, Chelsy Biddle, and David Johnson. Christian County AFJROTC is from Hopkinsville, KY, and is coached by Maj Robert Marlow.
Northgate AFJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in ninth place in their Division. Northgate AFJROTC was led by Hannah Zeise who shot a 250. The remaining contributing members were Amber Clay, Logan Faber, and Evan Knight. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
Next up Christian County AFJROTC will compete against Treasure Coast AFJROTC from Port St. Lucie, FL. Treasure Coast AFJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Northgate AFJROTC will compete against Bethel AFJROTC from Spanaway, WA. Bethel AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force 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, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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=1.1.763296805.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017