Southern Garrett AJROTC defeats Chambersburg NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Southern Garrett AJROTC defeated Chambersburg NJROTC 882 to 823 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They currently have a 3 - 2 record. Southern Garrett AJROTC was led by, Talon Lewis who shot a 238. The remaining contributing members were Dalton Perando, Dvon Joseph, and Jeremiah Mellinger. Southern Garrett AJROTC is from Oakland, MD, and is coached by LTC Ralph Sheaffer.
Chambersburg NJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Chambersburg NJROTC was led by, Carlos Antonino who shot a 226. The remaining contributing members were Jaylen Thomas, Edwin Bautista , and Ian Brown. Chambersburg NJROTC is from Chambersburg, PA, and is coached by CDR Bruce Apgar.
Next up Southern Garrett AJROTC will compete against Northgate AFJROTC from Newnan, GA. Northgate AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 4 record. While Chambersburg NJROTC will compete against Houston Junior Shooters from Houston, MN. Houston Junior Shooters currently has a 1 - 0 record.
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=1.1.844632490.1
Southern Garrett AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=874
Chambersburg NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=840
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