Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeats Fort Payne AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Stewarts Creek AJROTC defeated Fort Payne AJROTC 1021 to 964 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Their fourth win in a row, Stewarts Creek AJROTC is in third place in their Division with a 4 - 0 record. Stewarts Creek AJROTC was led by Christina Johnson who shot a 263. The remaining contributing members were (required) Hatcher, Kyle Garrett, and Marissa England. Stewarts Creek AJROTC is from Smyrna, TN, and is coached by LTC Joel Payne.
Fort Payne AJROTC dropped to 2 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fifth place in their Division. Fort Payne AJROTC was led by Haley Tooley who shot a 265. The remaining contributing members were Devin Thomason, Alex McKaig, and Zach Goodman. Fort Payne AJROTC is from Fort Payne, AL, and is coached by LTC John Walker.
Next up Stewarts Creek AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record. Fort Payne AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 4 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Distinguished 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 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=1.1.688454506.1
24 - 30 Oct 2016