Sparkman AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Decatur AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Sparkman AJROTC edged out Decatur AJROTC 962.6 to 950.2 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Sparkman AJROTC was led by Charles McMahan, who shot a 270.9. The remaining contributing members were Isaiah Stephens, Damian Huffman-Powell, and Chandler Buzzell. They are from Harvest, AL, and are coached by LTC Lloyd M. Nathan Sr..
Sparkman AJROTC is competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-third place. They have a 1 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Decatur AJROTC was led by John Stallions who shot a 251.1. The remaining contributing members were Owen Murphy, Isreal Hernandez, and Yamilet Ortiz. Decatur AJROTC is from Decatur, AL, and is coached by LTC Michael Snyder.
Decatur AJROTC is also competing in the Distinguished Division where they are currently ranked in thirty-seventh place. They have a 0 - 2 record.
Next up Sparkman AJROTC will compete against Central Arkansas Hawkeyes from Conway, AR. Central Arkansas Hawkeyes currently has a 0 - 2 record. While Decatur AJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Selma, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 1 - 1 record.
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 the post-season.
The Champions Division is reserved for the top teams in the country. The top eight teams from the Champions Division regular season will compete in a single elimination tournament for the league championships.
The Distinguished Division are the second tiered teams, followed by the Elite Division.
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=1.1.2022100317274865.1
Sparkman AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1965
Decatur AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2023
10 - 16 Oct 2022