Lebanon AJROTC defeats Henderson County AJROTC
Lebanon AJROTC defeated Henderson County AJROTC 1069 to 1042 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Lebanon AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 1 - 0 record. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Logan Hibbert who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Lara Lewis, Jake Slingluff, and Destry Brooks. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Henderson County AJROTC dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in sixth place in their Division. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Landon Nelson who shot a 281. The remaining contributing members were Cindy Gilbert, Kattie Simpson, and Aaron Teeter. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Victor Rosentreter.
Next up Lebanon AJROTC will compete against West Creek AJROTC from Clarksville, TN. West Creek AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Clear Falls AJROTC from Seabrook, TX. Clear Falls AJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army 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=1.1.688451003.1
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