Stewarts Creek AJROTC Narrowly Defeats St Pauls AJROTC
Stewarts Creek AJROTC edged out St Pauls AJROTC 1011 to 993 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their third win in a row. With the win, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in seventh place overall and third place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 3 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by, Zachary Parsons who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Logan Chapman, James Williams, and Anthony Lamantia. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by Joel Payne.
St Pauls AJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. After the loss they are in twenty-first place overall and sixth place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season St Pauls AJROTC was led by, Maria DeLeon who shot a 260. The remaining contributing members were Edwin Jimenez, Alex Clark, and Dariana Baeza. St Pauls AJROTC is from St Pauls, NC, and is coached by John Gillespie.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Eldorado NJROTC from Las Vegas, NV. Eldorado NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record. While St Pauls AJROTC will compete against Hickman County AJROTC from Centerville, TN. Hickman County AJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 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 https://www.national-leagues.com/
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.919679682.1
Stewarts Creek AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1224
St Pauls AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1222
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