Lebanon AJROTC defeats South Panola AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lebanon AJROTC defeated South Panola AFJROTC 1098 to 1072 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lebanon AJROTC is in third place overall and first place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 5 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by, Hailey Clevenger who shot a 285. The remaining contributing members were Jake Slingluff, Amber Witherell, and Kate Slingluff. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
South Panola AFJROTC currently has a 4 - 1 record. After the loss they are in sixth place overall and first place within their 'Air Force Jrotc' conference. South Panola AFJROTC was led by, Nicholas Rudd who shot a 274. The remaining contributing members were Kayla Walker, Raven Hudson, and Jason Robertson. South Panola AFJROTC is from Batesville, MS, and is coached by Col Robert Mims.
Next up Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Denver North AJROTC from Denver, CO. Denver North AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While South Panola AFJROTC will compete against Zion Benton NJROTC from Zion, IL. Zion Benton NJROTC currently has a 4 - 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=1.1.844620035.1
Lebanon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=921
South Panola AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=925
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