Denver North AJROTC defeats Captain Shreve AJROTC
Denver North AJROTC defeated Captain Shreve AJROTC 1045 to 1011 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Denver North AJROTC is in fourteenth place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 3 record. Denver North AJROTC was led by, Elena Farrell who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Rose Kelly, Binh Nguyen, and Katrena Silletto. Denver North AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Aaron Sheppard.
Captain Shreve AJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. After the loss they are in twenty-second place overall and ninth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Captain Shreve AJROTC was led by, Ash Mclain who shot a 257. The remaining contributing members were James Moore, Caitlyn Burton, and Shakonna Sudds. Captain Shreve AJROTC is from Shreveport, LA, and is coached by Everett Craig.
Next up Denver North AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 5 - 0 record. While Captain Shreve AJROTC will compete against Sickles AFJROTC from Tampa, FL. Sickles AFJROTC currently has a 3 - 2 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=1.1.844620045.1
Denver North AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=926
Captain Shreve AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=929
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