Walhalla AJROTC Narrowly Defeats South Brunswick AJROTC
Walhalla AJROTC edged out South Brunswick AJROTC 1041 to 1033 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Walhalla AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Walhalla AJROTC was led by Matthew Smith who shot a 270. The remaining contributing members were Jessica Elder, Lakyn Tippett, and Chase Kuhlman. Walhalla AJROTC is from Walhalla, SC, and is coached by Kevin Mangan.
South Brunswick AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. South Brunswick AJROTC was led by Christina Girard who shot a 261. The remaining contributing members were Tony Nguyen, Taylor Morgan, and Cassi Bailey. South Brunswick AJROTC is from Southport, NC, and is coached by Gary Crowden.
Next up Walhalla AJROTC will compete against Pueblo County AJROTC from Pueblo, CO. Pueblo County AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. South Brunswick AJROTC will compete against Lebanon AJROTC from Lebanon, OR. Lebanon AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC 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 conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions 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=1.1.763303064.1
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