Lake Houston 4-H Narrowly Defeats West AJROTC
Lake Houston 4-H edged out West AJROTC 1498.6 to 1493.4 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Lake Houston 4-H is in second place overall and first place within their 'Junior Rifle Club' conference. They currently have a 3 - 1 record. Lake Houston 4-H was led by, Ainsley Day who shot a 401.8. The remaining contributing members were Olivia Schammel, Kayla Ressler, and Chance Stephens. Lake Houston 4-H is from Kingwood, TX, and is coached by Steven Schammel.
West AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in fourth place overall and third place within their 'Jrotc' conference. West AJROTC was led by, Hillary Trejo-Nava who shot a 376.5. The remaining contributing members were Jennifer Diaz, Daniel Luna-Brown, and Kimberly Irazoque-Soriano. West AJROTC is from Denver, CO, and is coached by Jeffrey Wilson.
Next up Lake Houston 4-H will compete against Marion AJROTC from Marion, IN. Marion AJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While West AJROTC will compete against SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC from Wilmington, NC. SGT Eugene Ashley NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 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=1.1.919677064.1
Lake Houston 4-H team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1167
West AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1176
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