Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC Narrowly Defeats Lebanon AJROTC
Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC edged out Lebanon AJROTC 1077 to 1064 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 2 - 1 record. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC was led by Brianna MITTA who shot a 272. The remaining contributing members were Aquamarine Alvarez, Alexander Ball , and Aireonna GONZALES. Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC is from Fountain, CO, and is coached by Rodney Smith, 1SG David Tomlinson, and Perry Fouts.
Snapping a two game win streak Lebanon AJROTC dropped to 2 - 1 on the season. They are currently in third place in their Division. Lebanon AJROTC was led by Destry Brooks who shot a 271. The remaining contributing members were Lara Lewis, Logan Hibbert, and Jake Slingluff. Lebanon AJROTC is from Lebanon, OR, and is coached by Mark Smith.
Next up Fountain Fort Carson AJROTC will compete against West Creek AJROTC from Clarksville, TN. West Creek AJROTC currently has a 0 - 3 record. Lebanon AJROTC will compete against Summerlin Academy AJROTC from Bartow, FL. Summerlin Academy AJROTC currently has a 3 - 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=1.1.688451023.1
17 - 23 Oct 2016