Barren County AJROTC defeats Hawthorne NJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Barren County AJROTC defeated Hawthorne NJROTC 861 to 763 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. They finished the season with a 4 - 3 record. Barren County AJROTC was led by, Wesley Liverman who shot a 233. The remaining contributing members were William Poynter, Hunter Seiler, and Dalia Gonzalez. Barren County AJROTC is from Glasgow, KY, and is coached by Phil Gearlds.
Hawthorne NJROTC finished the season with a 1 - 5 record. Hawthorne NJROTC was led by, Andrew Huitron who shot a 214. The remaining contributing members were Ekene Chukwuma, Jonathon Priebe, and Veronica Harris. Hawthorne NJROTC is from Hawthorne, CA, and is coached by CDR Don Urquidez.
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=1.1.923979426.1
Barren County AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1237
Hawthorne NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1301
18 - 24 Nov 2019