Hoke County AJROTC Upsets Loveland AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Hoke County AJROTC upset Loveland AJROTC 932 to 888 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Hoke County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 32 points lower than Loveland AJROTC coming into this game.
They currently have a 5 - 2 record. Hoke County AJROTC was led by, Aricelis Torres who shot a 243. The remaining contributing members were Zackary Homan, Colby Rainey, and Megan Surprise. Hoke County AJROTC is from Raeford, NC, and is coached by Harold Thacker.
Snapping a four game win streak Loveland AJROTC currently has a 4 - 2 record. Loveland AJROTC was led by, Hunter Martin who shot a 229. The remaining contributing members were Kaylee Johnson, Scotty Bowen, and Seth Menard. Loveland AJROTC is from Loveland, CO, and is coached by Harold Johnson.
This coming week Hoke County AJROTC has a bye week. While Loveland AJROTC will compete against Henry J Kaiser AJROTC from Fontana, CA. Henry J Kaiser AJROTC currently has a 3 - 3 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=1.1.922541966.1
Hoke County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1235
Loveland AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1250
11 - 17 Nov 2019