Mattoon AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Ball AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Mattoon AJROTC edged out Ball AJROTC 920 to 902 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. They finished the season with a 3 - 4 record. Mattoon AJROTC was led by, Griffin Paul who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Lance Thorne, Jerry Stewart, and Marko Verdin. Mattoon AJROTC is from Mattoon, IL, and is coached by Todd Stokes.
Snapping a four game win streak Ball AJROTC finished the season with a 5 - 2 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Ball AJROTC was led by, Fatima Estrada who shot a 252. The remaining contributing members were Caleb Grimmett, Taylor Alexander, and Joelle Dondonay. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
These two teams are competing in the 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 regular season going on now, followed by a single game Conference Title Game for the top two teams in each conference.
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=1.1.847559976.1
Mattoon AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=885
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=838
12 - 18 Nov 2018