Christian County AFJROTC defeats Clark AFJROTC
Christian County AFJROTC defeated Clark AFJROTC 1026 to 992 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fifth win in a row, Christian County AFJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 5 - 1 record. Christian County AFJROTC was led by Daniel Foti who shot a 268. The remaining contributing members were Nathaniel Stewart, Dakota Steward, and Megan Graff. Christian County AFJROTC is from Hopkinsville, KY, and is coached by Maj Robert Marlow.
Snapping a four game win streak Clark AFJROTC dropped to 4 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Clark AFJROTC was led by Alexandra Ruckstuhl who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were Ethan Martin, Isaiah Esquivel, and Drake Adkins. Clark AFJROTC is from San Antonio, TX, and is coached by Col Jerry Couvillion.
Next up Christian County AFJROTC will compete against Wando AFJROTC from Mount Pleasant, SC. Wando AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 5 record. Clark AFJROTC will compete against South Panola AFJROTC from Batesville, MS. South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 6 - 0 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=1.1.763297408.1
06 - 12 Nov 2017