Ozark AJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Ozark AJROTC edged out South Brunswick AJROTC 1071 to 1054 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Ozark AJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 2 - 2 record. Ozark AJROTC was led by Nathan Obert who shot a 273. The remaining contributing members were Elizabeth Vigneaux, Lauren Frealy, and Wyatt Pelate. Ozark AJROTC is from Ozark, MO, and is coached by 1SG William Crawford .
South Brunswick AJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Victor Ramirez who shot a 269. The remaining contributing members were Christina Girard, Tony Nguyen, and Taylor Morgan. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by LTC Tom Blue.
Next up Ozark AJROTC will compete against Walhalla AJROTC from Walhalla, SC. Walhalla AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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 Divisions is the most difficult division in the conference. 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=1.1.763303096.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017