Henderson County AJROTC defeats Marion AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Henderson County AJROTC defeated Marion AJROTC 999 to 945 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 1 - 3 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Dalton Hinkle who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were Kattie Simpson, Megan Carpenter, and Dayton Spille. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Rosentreter Victor.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Marion AJROTC was led by Kaleb Starr who shot a 247. The remaining contributing members were Dj Smith, Tayler Garriott, and Jillayne Bass. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Fort Payne AJROTC from Fort Payne, AL. Fort Payne AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. While Marion AJROTC will compete against Clarkrange AJROTC from Clarkrange, TN. Clarkrange AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 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=1.1.843225835.1
Henderson County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=927
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=918
22 - 28 Oct 2018