Lake Houston 4-H defeats SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Lake Houston 4-H defeated SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC 1596.6 to 1505.9 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lake Houston 4-H is in first place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 2 - 1 record. Lake Houston 4-H was led by, Olivia Schammel who shot a 405.0. The remaining contributing members were Alyssa Ward, Ainsley Day, and Kayla Ressler. Lake Houston 4-H is from Kingwood, TX, and is coached by Steven Schammel.
Snapping a thre game win streak SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. After the loss they are in third place overall and second place within their 'Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC was led by, Brandon Brown who shot a 390.9. The remaining contributing members were Jayden Kline, Lance Autry, and Jeremiah Jordon. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC is from Wilmington, NC, and is coached by Thomas Frost.
Next up Lake Houston 4-H will compete against West AJROTC from Denver, CO. West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 1 record. While SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC will compete against Battle Ground AFJROTC from Battle Ground, WA. Battle Ground AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 3 record.
These two teams are competing in the Junior Rifle Club Precision 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 the JROTC and Junior Rifle Club divisions.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.918220787.1
Lake Houston 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1167
SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1168
21 - 27 Oct 2019