Christian County AFJROTC defeats Northgate AFJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Christian County AFJROTC defeated Northgate AFJROTC 1085 to 964 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Christian County AFJROTC finishes the season in second place in their Division with a 5 - 1 record. Christian County AFJROTC was led by Anthony Marlow who shot a 280. The remaining contributing members were Bradley Robert, Dakota Stewart, and Nathan Stewart. Christian County AFJROTC is from Hopkinsville, KY, and is coached by Maj Robert Marlow.
Northgate AFJROTC dropped to 3 - 3 on the season. They finish the season in fourth place in their Division. Northgate AFJROTC was led by Tanner Kelly who shot a 259. The remaining contributing members were Jackson Ridgeway, Logan Faber, and Savannah Jimenez. Northgate AFJROTC is from Newnan, GA, and is coached by James Dorsey.
By virtue of finishing in the top four in the Champions Division this season, both Christian County AFJROTC and Northgate AFJROTC will once again be squadded in the Champion's Division in the 2017 season.
These two teams are competing in the Air Force JROTC 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 Division is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now. Followed by a single-elimination tournament, for the top eight teams who will compete for the league championship.
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 http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.688329194.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016