Marion AJROTC defeats Stewarts Creek AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Marion AJROTC defeated Stewarts Creek AJROTC 1039 to 927 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Marion AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 3 - 2 record. Marion AJROTC was led by TAYLOR SORAH who shot a 264. The remaining contributing members were RHIANNA GARY, LEVI HOFMANN, and HAILEY TEEGUARDEN. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Stewarts Creek AJROTC dropped to 1 - 3 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Jayce Hatcher who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Jaxon Pierce, Fady Thabet, and Ryan Sutphin. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Next up Marion AJROTC will compete against Ridge View AJROTC from Columbia, SC. Ridge View AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against North Brunswick AJROTC from Leland, NC. North Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Distinguished 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=1.1.763338872.1
23 - 29 Oct 2017