Granbury MCJROTC defeats Concordia Lutheran AJROTC
Granbury MCJROTC defeated Concordia Lutheran AJROTC 1503 to 1208 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Granbury MCJROTC finishes the regular season in third place in their Division with a 6 - 1 record. Granbury MCJROTC was led by Kayla Hitshew who shot a 382. The remaining contributing members were Tamara Peters, Elizabeth Plecity, and Freeman Hawker. Granbury MCJROTC is from Granbury, TX, and is coached by LtCol Scott Casey.
Grandbury MCJROTC's season will continue next week in the Post-Season tournament. They received an at-large bid and will be seeded fifth. They will compete against fourth seed Los Alamos NJROTC in the opening game.
By virtue of finishing in the top four in the Champions Division this season, Grandbury MCJROTC will once again be squadded in the Champion's Division in the 2017 season.
Concordia Lutheran AJROTC dropped to 2 - 5 on the season. They finish the season in seventh place in their Division. Concordia Lutheran AJROTC was led by EVAN SCHMIDT who shot a 347. The remaining contributing members were IAN BROWN, BRINN MILLER, and JOHN SHEAFFER. Concordia Lutheran AJROTC is from Ft. Wayne, IN, and is coached by Alan Conrad.
These two teams are competing in the JROTC Precision 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 Standing Air Rifle match. The match is almost identical to the air rifle events in the Olympic Games. Each athlete shoots 40 shots in the standing position, the most difficult position in rifle competitions. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 40 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=1.1.688457920.1
14 - 20 Nov 2016