Barren County AJROTC defeats Kealakehe Rifle Team
Shooting their highest score of the season Barren County AJROTC defeated Kealakehe Rifle Team 872 to 811 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. They finished the season with a 5 - 1 record. Barren County AJROTC was led by, McKenzie Martinez who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were Wesley Liverman, Hunter Seiler, and Isaac Shackelford. Barren County AJROTC is from Glasgow, KY, and is coached by Phil Gearlds.
Kealakehe Rifle Team finished the season with a 0 - 6 record. Kealakehe Rifle Team was led by, Dylan Geril who shot a 237. The remaining contributing members were Keoki Villasenor, Tyler Geril, and Sidney Stephens. Kealakehe Rifle Team is from Waikoloa, HI, and is coached by 1SG Dave Starnes.
Next up Barren County AJROTC will compete against Hirschi AJROTC from Wichita Falls, TX. Hirschi AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. While Kealakehe Rifle Team will compete against Elliott County AJROTC from Sandy Hook, KY. Elliott County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 5 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=1.1.846168433.1
Barren County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=870
Kealakehe Rifle Team team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=819
05 - 11 Nov 2018