Cookeville AJROTC Defeats Palo Verde Valley AJROTC
In an undisputed contest, scoring 909 points, Cookeville AJROTC defeated Palo Verde Valley AJROTC. Cookeville AJROTC finishes the season in sixth place in their Division with a 2 - 5 record. Cookeville AJROTC was led by Spencer Cupp who shot a 244. The remaining contributing members were Lainee Darrow, Emily Roach, and Gracelita Felix. Cookeville AJROTC is from Cookeville, TN, and is coached by 1SG Doug Romero.
Palo Verde Valley AJROTC dropped to 1 - 6 on the season. They finish the season in eighth place in their Division. Palo Verde Valley AJROTC is from Blythe, CA, and is coached by Tony McBride.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Governors 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 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=1.1.763305686.1
13 - 19 Nov 2017