Henderson County AJROTC defeats Clear Falls AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Henderson County AJROTC defeated Clear Falls AJROTC 1076 to 992 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Henderson County AJROTC is in fourth place in their Division with a 1 - 1 record. Henderson County AJROTC was led by Landon Nelson who shot a 283. The remaining contributing members were Aaron Teeter, Kattie Simpson, and Cindy Gilbert. Henderson County AJROTC is from Henderson, KY, and is coached by Victor Rosentreter.
Clear Falls AJROTC dropped to 1 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Shooting their highest team score of the season Clear Falls AJROTC was led by Hannah Schroeder who shot a 267. The remaining contributing members were Adrian Zingre, Erik Bohrnstedt, and William Emanuel. Clear Falls AJROTC is from Seabrook, TX, and is coached by Brett Jackman.
Next up Henderson County AJROTC will compete against Ozark AJROTC from Ozark, MO. Ozark AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record. Clear Falls AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy 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=1.1.688451011.1
03 - 09 Oct 2016