Northside AJROTC defeats Dinwiddie AJROTC
Northside AJROTC defeated Dinwiddie AJROTC 950 to 865 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Northside AJROTC finishes the season in third place in their Division with a 5 - 2 record. Northside AJROTC was led by Koi Hampton who shot a 243. The remaining contributing members were Martin Peralta, Rafael Orellana, and Rudy Vasquez. Northside AJROTC is from Fort Smith, AR, and is coached by 1SG Steve Lowdermilk.
Snapping a two game win streak Dinwiddie AJROTC dropped to 4 - 3 on the season. They finish the season in fourth place in their Division. Dinwiddie AJROTC was led by JOHNATHAN TRAMMELL who shot a 245. The remaining contributing members were STEVEN MATTHEWS, BRIAN ELSESSER, and JASMINE GUADALUPE. Dinwiddie AJROTC is from Prince George, VA, and is coached by 1SG Darrold Harper.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Leaders 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=1.1.763306501.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017