Webb City AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club
Shooting their highest score of the season Webb City AJROTC edged out Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club 1120.5 to 1117.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Webb City AJROTC was led by Aleena Arias who shot a 281.7. The remaining contributing members were Preston Burton, Johnathan Tatum, and Yaisa Walker. They are from Webb City, MO, and are coached by LTC Dustin Elder.
Webb City AJROTC is competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in eighth place. Within the Army Jrotc Conference they are in fourth place. They have a 3 - 1 record.
Shooting their highest team score of the season Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club was led by Samantha Erick who shot a 283.6. The remaining contributing members were Noah Richter, Grace Richter, and Samantha Seagle. Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club is from Manassas, VA, and is coached by Alan Lerch.
Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club is also competing in the Champions Division where they are currently ranked in thirteenth place. They have a 2 - 2 record.
Next up Webb City AJROTC will compete against Saint Thomas Academy from Mendota Heights, MN. Saint Thomas Academy currently has a 3 - 0 record. While Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club has a bye week.
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=1.1.2022101115025132.1
Webb City AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1993
Trigger Time 4-H Shooting Education Club team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1979
17 - 23 Oct 2022