Webb City AJROTC defeats Marion AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Webb City AJROTC defeated Marion AJROTC 1107.5 to 983.8 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their second win in a row. With the win, Webb City AJROTC is in sixth place overall and second place within their 'Army Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 2 - 0 record. Webb City AJROTC was led by, Gabe Elder who shot a 280.4. The remaining contributing members were Yaisa Walker, Johnathan Tatum, and Aleena Arias. Webb City AJROTC is from Webb City, MO, and is coached by LTC Dustin Elder.
Marion AJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record. Shooting their highest team score of the season Marion AJROTC was led by, Jerrica Cheung who shot a 249.2. The remaining contributing members were Stephanie Miksch, Isabel Khalouf, and Shan Reed. Marion AJROTC is from Marion, IN, and is coached by David Farlow.
Next up Webb City AJROTC will compete against Bradley Central AJROTC from Cleveland, TN. Bradley Central AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record. While Marion AJROTC will compete against Liberty County AJROTC from Bristol, FL. Liberty County AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions 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 Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
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 shoot 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 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=1.1.2022092213242583.1
Webb City AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1993
Marion AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1997
03 - 09 Oct 2022