Langham Creek AFJROTC defeats Ball AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Langham Creek AFJROTC defeated Ball AJROTC 960.5 to 936.0 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row. Langham Creek AFJROTC was led by Juliet Flores who shot a 259.0. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Moss, Leila Menjivar, and Oriana Zamora. They are from Houston, TX, and are coached by Steven Rinehart.
Langham Creek AFJROTC is competing in the Elite Division where they are currently ranked in twelfth place. Within the Air Force Jrotc Conference they are in first place. They have a 4 - 2 record.
Ball AJROTC was led by Elisabeth Warner who shot a 269.1. The remaining contributing members were Jace Apple, Thaddeus Dean, and Sweetly Musick. Ball AJROTC is from Galveston, TX, and is coached by Mark Knight.
Overall Ball AJROTC is ranked eighty-eighth. They have a 1 - 5 record.
This coming week Langham Creek AFJROTC has a bye week. While Ball AJROTC will compete against Stewarts Creek AJROTC from Smyrna, TN. Stewarts Creek AJROTC currently has a 0 - 4 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=1.1.2022102511122114.1
Langham Creek AFJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=2006
Ball AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1987
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