Lebanon AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Pueblo County AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lebanon AJROTC edged out Pueblo County AJROTC 1089 to 1085 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Lebanon AJROTC is in fourth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Logan Hibbert who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Jake Slingluff, Hailey Clevenger, and Kate Slingluff. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Snapping a two game win streak Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. After the loss they are in fifth place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Kayla Mihelich who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Knox, Nathaniel Romero, and Hannah Brown. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Next up Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. While Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the 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 league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences 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=1.1.840347719.1
Lebanon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=921
Pueblo County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=936
08 - 14 Oct 2018