Martha Layne Collins AJROTC defeats New Caney AJROTC
Martha Layne Collins AJROTC defeated New Caney AJROTC 1011 to 985 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row, Martha Layne Collins AJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 3 - 2 record. Martha Layne Collins AJROTC was led by Morgan Kehrer who shot a 254. The remaining contributing members were Kevin Arrieta, Alex Satterwhite, and Kaitlyn Thompson. Martha Layne Collins AJROTC is from Shelbyville, KY, and is coached by Keith Gramig.
New Caney AJROTC dropped to 1 - 4 on the season. They are currently in seventh place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season New Caney AJROTC was led by Riley Bernardic who shot a 256. The remaining contributing members were Kade Rawlins, Steven Hall, and Trevor Gaines. New Caney AJROTC is from New Caney, TX, and is coached by CW5 Jimenez.
Next up Martha Layne Collins AJROTC will compete against Leavenworth AJROTC from Leavenworth, KS. Leavenworth AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. New Caney AJROTC will compete against Captain Shreve AJROTC from Shreveport, LA. Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Elite 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 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=1.1.763305073.1
30 Oct-05 Nov 17